BILL NO A05710
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Brook-Krasny (MS)
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR Brennan, Colton, Cook, DenDekker, Dinowitz, Glick, Gottfried, Jaffee,
Kellner, Markey, McDonough, Robinson, Schimel, Sepulveda, Weisenberg
Add S125-b, Gen Muni L
Requires street numbers to be displayed on buildings.
BILL NUMBER:A5710
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation
to requiring street numbers to be displayed on buildings
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would ensure that any
building and dwelling is appropriately numbered in a way that can
assist in generating the quickest and most efficient responses of
emergency services personnel. It will provide greater visibility
during evening hours and in times of inclement weather.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would require the owner,
agent, lessee or other person in charge of any building or dwelling
upon a street to which street numbers of buildings or dwellings have
been assigned by the municipality in which such building or dwelling
is situated, shall cause the proper street number or numbers of such
buildings or dwellings to be displayed in such manner that the street
number or numbers may at all times be plainly legible from a vehicle
on the street in front of such building or dwelling under clear
weather conditions at all times of the day. Such number or numbers
shall be equipped with a light source which is in good working
condition, during the period from one-half hour after sunset to
one-half hour before sunrise. The light source shall illuminate the
number or numbers and encompass a two to four inch boarder surrounding
such number or numbers.
JUSTIFICATION: Time is of the essence during medical emergencies. The
purpose of this legislation therefore, in public safety, would be to
ensure that any building and dwelling is appropriately numbered in a
way that can assist in generating the quickest and most efficient
responses of emergency services personnel. Often, the signs that
display the address of a building or dwelling are either deteriorating
or are too small to be seen from a certain distance. Emergency
services, whether it is an ambulance or the police, should be able to
locate their destination in a prompt manner so as to provide the
necessary assistance required. In so doing, this legislation will help
increase the response time of emergency services and will make the
difference between life and death.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: Bill number A10206; A07315; A6040
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after
it shall have become a law.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5710
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 6, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
BRENNAN, COLTON, COOK, DenDEKKER, DINOWITZ, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE,
KELLNER, MAISEL, MARKEY, McDONOUGH, ROBINSON, SCHIMEL, WEISENBERG --
read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring
street numbers to be displayed on buildings
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new
2 section 125-b to read as follows:
3 S 125-B. POSTING OF STREET NUMBERS. 1. REQUIREMENTS. THE OWNER, AGENT,
4 LESSEE OR OTHER PERSON IN CHARGE OF ANY BUILDING OR DWELLING UPON A
5 STREET TO WHICH STREET NUMBERS OF BUILDINGS OR DWELLINGS HAVE BEEN
6 ASSIGNED BY THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH SUCH BUILDING OR DWELLING IS SITU-
7 ATED, SHALL CAUSE THE PROPER STREET NUMBER OR NUMBERS OF SUCH BUILDINGS
8 OR DWELLINGS TO BE DISPLAYED IN SUCH MANNER THAT THE STREET NUMBER OR
9 NUMBERS MAY AT ALL TIMES BE PLAINLY LEGIBLE FROM A VEHICLE ON THE STREET
10 IN FRONT OF SUCH BUILDING OR DWELLING UNDER CLEAR WEATHER CONDITIONS AT
11 ALL TIMES OF THE DAY. SUCH NUMBER OR NUMBERS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A
12 LIGHT SOURCE WHICH IS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, DURING THE PERIOD FROM
13 ONE-HALF HOUR AFTER SUNSET TO ONE-HALF HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE. THE LIGHT
14 SOURCE SHALL ILLUMINATE THE NUMBER OR NUMBERS AND ENCOMPASS A TWO TO
15 FOUR INCH BOARDER SURROUNDING SUCH NUMBER OR NUMBERS. THE TERM "FRONT"
16 AS USED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO MEAN THAT SIDE OF THE
17 BUILDING OR DWELLING WHICH FACES THE STREET ON WHICH THE NUMBER OR
18 NUMBERS OF SUCH BUILDING OR DWELLING HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED. THE NUMBER OR
19 NUMBERS SHALL BE DISPLAYED ON SUCH SIDE OF SUCH BUILDING OR DWELLING.
20 EACH MUNICIPALITY SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ESTABLISH AND ENFORCE RULES
21 AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE SIZE, FORM, VISIBILITY, LOCATION AND
22 LIGHTING OF STREET NUMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
23 SECTION.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07965-01-3
A. 5710 2
1 2. VIOLATIONS. IF THE OWNER, AGENT, LESSEE OR OTHER PERSON IN CHARGE
2 OF ANY BUILDING OR DWELLING UPON A STREET TO WHICH STREET NUMBERS OF
3 BUILDINGS OR DWELLINGS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH
4 SUCH BUILDING OR DWELLING IS SITUATED SHALL FAIL TO DISPLAY THE PROPER
5 STREET NUMBER OR NUMBERS OF SUCH BUILDING OR DWELLING, AS PROVIDED IN
6 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH SUCH BUILDING
7 OR DWELLING IS SITUATED SHALL FORTHWITH SERVE SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS
8 WITH A COPY OF THIS SECTION, AND IF AFTER THIRTY DAYS' NOTICE, THE
9 OWNER, LESSEE, AGENT OR OTHER PERSON IN CHARGE OF SUCH BUILDING OR
10 DWELLING SHALL FAIL OR NEGLECT TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS THEREOF, HE
11 OR SHE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A PENALTY OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS, WHICH SHALL
12 BE SUED FOR AND COLLECTED IN THE NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY. ANY PERSON
13 WHO SHALL CONTINUE ANY SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE PUNISHED BY AN ADDITIONAL
14 FINE OF FIVE DOLLARS FOR EACH DAY SUCH VIOLATION CONTINUES.
15 S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
16 have become a law.
