Requires plainly legible display of building numbers on all buildings to which numbers have been assigned; provides for a fine for violations of such requirement.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4980
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 17, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. MURRAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring
identification numbers to be displayed on certain buildings
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Legislative intent and purpose. It is the intent of this
2 legislature to ensure the prompt response of designated agencies to
3 emergency calls and situations. During emergencies time is of the
4 essence and precious moments may be lost when fire, police and other
5 emergency personnel are unable to quickly locate those in need. The
6 legislature therefore declares that it is necessary to require that all
7 premises be identified through the display of their numerical address in
8 a conspicuous location.
9 § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
10 125-b to read as follows:
11 § 125-b. Street numbers. 1. Requirements. The owner, agent, lessee or
12 other person in charge of any building upon a street to which street
13 numbers of buildings have been assigned, in which such building is situ-
14 ated, shall cause the proper street number or numbers of such buildings
15 to be displayed in such manner that the street number or numbers may at
16 all times be plainly legible from the sidewalk in front of such build-
17 ing. The term "front" as used in this section shall be construed to mean
18 that side of the building which faces the street on which the number or
19 numbers of such building, or premises on which such building is situ-
20 ated, have been allotted. The number or numbers shall be displayed on
21 such side of such building or premises. Each city shall have the power
22 to establish and enforce rules and regulations relating to the size,
23 form, visibility and location of street numbers in accordance with the
24 requirements of this section.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 2. Violations. If the owner, lessee, agent or other person in charge
2 of any building in any city upon a street to which street numbers of
3 buildings have been assigned in which such building is situated shall
4 fail to display the proper street number of such building, as provided
5 in the foregoing subdivision, the city in which such building is situ-
6 ated shall forthwith serve such person or persons with a copy of this
7 section, and if after thirty days' notice the owner, lessee, agent or
8 other person in charge of such building shall fail or neglect to comply
9 with the provisions thereof, he or she shall be subject to a penalty of
10 twenty-five dollars, which shall be sued for and collected in the name
11 of the city. Any person who shall continue any such violation shall be
12 punished by an additional fine of five dollars for each day such
13 violation shall continue.
14 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
15 have become a law.
