§ 3-01 House Number Specifications.
RCNY § 3-01
(a)Power of the Borough President. The Borough President is empowered to establish and enforce rules and regulations relating to the size, form, visibility and location of house numbers.
(b)Specifications. All house numbers shall be at least 5 inches in height and may be metal, metal foil, glass, plastic, wood or paint in composition; where such house numbers are displayed in paint, such numbers shall bear an even and uniform 5/8" stroke.
(c)Location. All house numbers shall be located at either 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 center line of the opening and within two (2) feet of the height of the door. All transoms shall be considered part of the building wall for purposes of these Rules and Regulations; or (3) Where an entrance door is recessed in excess of three (3) feet from the building line, the house numbers shall be placed on the front wall of the building nearest the front entrance in accordance with either subdivision (b) or paragraph (2) above; and (4) Such other locations on the front of the building as may be approved by the Office of the Borough President.
(5)The term "front" shall mean the side of the building which faces the street on which numbers have been assigned.
(d)Responsibility for display and illumination. All owners, agents, lessees or other persons in charge of buildings to which house numbers have been assigned by the Office of the Borough President shall be responsible for the conspicuous display of such numbers, so that they may at all times be plainly legible from the sidewalk in front of such buildings. Proper illumination for house numbers shall be provided for all buildings to be constructed, modernized or renovated.
(e)Penalties for violations. Failure to comply with these Rules and Regulations and the Administrative Code applicable thereto, shall subject the owner, lessee, agent or other person in charge of any building to the penalties provided for in the Administrative Code.
