§ 2-01 Procedure for Issuance of House Numbers.
RCNY § 2-01
The following Regulations are established pursuant to Title 3, Chapter 5, § 3-505 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York.
(a)All house numbers shall be at least five (5) inches in height and may be metal, metal foil, glass, plastic, wood, paint, or other suitable material; where such numbers are displayed in paint, they shall bear an even and uniform brush stroke at least 5/8" in width.
(b)All house numbers shall be located at one of the following locations: (1) on the front wall of the building within two (2) feet of the knob side of the door and not less than four (4) feet from the bottom thereof nor at a height greater than the height of the door; or (2) on the front wall of the building above the door at the centerline of the opening and within two (2) feet of the top of the door; or (3) such other locations as may be authorized by the Office of the Borough President. For the purposes of these Regulations, the term "front wall" shall mean the side of the building facing the street on which house numbers have been assigned.
(c)All house numbers shall be plainly legible at all times from the sidewalk in front of the building.
