The Town Assessor for the Town of Marlborough and, in the absence of the Town Assessor, the Building Inspector for the Town of Marlborough shall be authorized to decide which building or buildings on any particular lot shall be numbered. The Assessor and, in the absence of the Assessor, the Building Inspector shall designate separate numbers for buildings which have no designated street number, and they shall also have the authority to redesignate numbers for buildings when deemed necessary.

Any property owner aggrieved by the determination of the Assessor or Building Inspector may seek review of that determination by the Town Board of the Town of Marlborough upon a written request to the Town Supervisor setting forth the reasons for seeking such review. The Town Board may uphold, modify or change the determination of the Assessor or Building Inspector, and such determination shall be final and binding.

The following numbering system is adopted in order to implement the uniform property numbering system:

Generally, odd numbers shall be used on the west and south sides of any roads.

Generally, even numbers shall be used on the east and north sides of any roads.

When the numbering under Subsections A and B is in conflict, such as when a road runs in two directions, e.g., east then north, or loops, the resolution of the conflict shall be to make a judgment based upon the longest segment of the road.

Generally, when entering dead-end roads or culs-de-sac, odd numbers shall be used on the left and even numbers shall be used on the right, taking into consideration whether said dead-end road or cul-de-sac may be continued with future development of property.

In spacing numbering, a fifty-foot module shall be used with a number assigned to each 50 feet on each side of a road. When there are two structures with access from one driveway in a fifty-foot module, a separate number shall be assigned to each structure. Driveways providing access to three or more structures must have their own road name.

The use of alphanumeric designations is prohibited, except when a number of units, structures and uses coexist on the same parcel of land. Examples of parcels requiring the use of alphanumeric designations include apartment projects, condominium projects, mobile home parks, office parks, planned unit developments, recreational vehicle parks, recreational areas, shopping centers and other uses where the use of alphanumeric designations would clarify the location of an individual unit for public safety purposes. To provide alphanumeric numbers, the Town Planning Board shall work with the owner, principal occupant or person in charge of the project to determine a logical numbering system under this chapter. By way of example, a duplex designated as number seven would have one unit as 7-A and one unit as 7-B. A mobile home park with the street number 11 would then have each lot within designated by a separate letter going from 11-A through 11-Z and, if additional unit numbers are needed, then commencing with 11-AA and so on. All lettering must be in sequence. Directory signs in larger complexes may be required by the Board or enforcement officer or agency.

Prior to the issuance of any driveway permit, building permit and/or certificate of occupancy for new construction within the town ("New construction" shall also mean additions to existing structures.), the Assessor shall assign a number to each structure for which such permit or certificate is sought or assign the additional numbering for the extension of any existing structure, park, etc.

Prior to final subdivision approval, whether for a minor or major subdivision, the Planning Board shall require all new plat maps to contain both the approved street names and street numbering in fifty-foot modules on the mylar signed by the Board for filing in the Ulster County Clerk's office. Corner lots should be assigned numbers on each road to accommodate final driveway placement.

The Town Assessor shall assign the final number when the certificate of occupancy is issued. The address must be relayed to the Town Building Inspector's office, the Town Clerk's office, all post offices within the town, all fire departments within the town, the Town of Marlborough Police Department, the County Emergency Management Services, the Town of Marlborough Volunteer Ambulance Corps or any successor in interest to said agencies. Said notification shall be done by the Town of Marlborough Assessor's office.

The Assessor's office shall notify the County Planning Board on a regular basis of all address assignments for new subdivisions, parcels and lots.

No new street or road shall be accepted by said Town of Marlborough until such street shall be identified and designated by name, and if new streets or extensions of existing streets, the name of such street shall be attached to such extension. If such new street is not an extension of an existing street, then the name by which the new street is designated shall not be identical to nor bear any similarity to or conflict with the names of any existing street, and shall avoid names which indicate a direction, within the town as shown on the official street index and official map.

Street names will be restricted to 28 characters in order to comply with the requirements of the current telephone database.

In addition to other requirements of this chapter, streets will be named in compliance with the United States Postal Service addressing guidelines.

New streets will be named, initiated and adopted by the Town Planning Board in adherence to the principles enumerated in this chapter.

Changes to existing street names will be initiated and adopted by the Town Board.

Adoption of a street name or its inclusion in the official street naming and structure numbering map index or official street naming and structure numbering map or the subsequent posting of any public sign does not commit the Town of Marlborough or the County of Ulster to maintain a private road.

All proposed street name changes or additions shall be sent by the Town Board or Town Planning Board, respectively, to the county and the United States Postal Service for review and comment, as well as adjoining municipalities. The county and the United States Postal Service, as well as the adjoining municipalities, will have 30 days to comment on the proposed changes or additions before adoption and acceptance of them.

It shall be the duty of every owner and/or every occupant/tenant of a building in the Town of Marlborough to cause to be displayed thereon the street number of said building in conformity to this chapter, as well as to maintain such number in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

All properties or parcels of land within the town shall hereafter be identified for street location purposes by reference to the uniform numbering system adopted herein. All existing numbers of property and buildings not now in conformity with the provisions of this chapter shall be changed to conform to the system herein adopted within three months after the adoption of this chapter.

Each principal building shall bear the number assigned to the street frontage on which the driveway entrance is located, but if no driveway, then on which the front entrance is located. In case a principal building is occupied by more than one business or family dwelling unit, the entrance to each separate entity in said principal building shall bear a separate number in accordance with this chapter.

Numerals indicating the official numbers for each principal building or for each separate entrance, as specified above, shall be posted in a manner as to be visible from the street on which the property is located. Whenever any building is situated more than 20 feet from the edge of the street or road serving the building, the number shall, in addition to the other requirements of this chapter, be displayed on a post or other structure clearly visible from the street and stationed on the same side of the street as the building or premises for which it is intended. Said post, gate, fence, tree or other appropriate place shall be at least four feet in height and not exceed eight feet in height and shall be displayed in a prominent and conspicuous place in such manner as to be plainly legible and visible from the center of the street and easily discernible when traveling in either direction on the street so as to show clearly, if not otherwise evident, which is the driveway for the property. The numbers shall not be less than four inches in height and shall be made of a durable and clearly visible reflective material. The color of said numbers shall be in sharp contrast to the color of their background, and these conditions shall apply both to the numerals placed upon the building as well as numerals placed on any post, mailbox, gate, fence, etc.

Wherever practicable, said number shall be placed near some light or source of illumination so that it may be readily seen at night.

In the event that more than one building has access from a single driveway, a street number of each building must be displayed at each location at which the driveway access diverges from the common access.

Display of any number other than the number authorized or assigned by the designated person or board under this chapter is expressly prohibited.

In such cases where the assigned number cannot be posted as required above, the number shall be posted as prescribed by the Town Building Inspector in accordance with the intent of this chapter and after consultation with the owner, occupant or person in charge.

The official numerals shall be placed on buildings by the owner or agent within 30 days after notice to the owner or agent of the number assigned.

The official numerals shall be placed in the immediate vicinity of the entranceway to the building and shall be placed not less than four feet from the bottom of the entranceway door nor more than eight feet from the bottom of said entranceway door using a color to be in sharp contrast to the color of the background with said numerals being made of durable, clearly visible reflective material at least four inches in height and a minimum of one inch in width, using block numbering and lettering where appropriate.

Private road signs must be erected and maintained by the property owner or owners on said road. Private road signs must have white lettering on a green background or black characters on a white background. Newly created private roads must have a road name approved by the Planning Board prior to subdivision approval or by the Building Inspector prior to issuing a certificate of occupancy, and the owner must, prior to approval, submit to either the Planning Board or Building Inspector, in the appropriate situations, proof that notice has been given to the Town Highway Superintendent, the Town Building Inspector, appropriate fire department, Town Police Department, local ambulance corps, school bus garage, 911 Coordinator and County 911, by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the new road name, location and assigned number.

The private road signs must be installed and maintained in accordance with the rules, regulations and requirements of the Town Code, state, county or federal government, whichever is controlling.

Noncompliance deemed a violation. Any person, corporation, partnership or other entity owning a building and or real property within the Town of Marlborough failing or neglecting, for 60 days after the initial notice from the Building Inspector, 911 Coordinator or agency, or post office, or Town Planning Board or Town Board of their new number, to place the new number on said building and/or along the street as provided by this chapter, as well as to install required private road signs, shall be deemed in violation of this chapter.

Nonmaintenance deemed a violation. Any person, corporation, partnership or other entity owning a building and or real property within the Town of Marlborough failing to maintain structure numbers on the structure and/or along the street as provided and required herein, as well as private road signs required herein, shalt be deemed in violation of this chapter.

Service of notice. The notice provided for herein may be given by personal service or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the owner and/or occupant of the structure as shown on the last assessment roll on file in the Assessor's office of the Town of Marlborough.

Numbering of the building by the town. In the event of the failure, neglect or refusal of any owner and/or occupant/tenant, after notice, to cause said building to be properly numbered, or private road sign installed or replaced, the Building Inspector of the Town of Marlborough shall cause said building to be properly numbered and/or private road sign installed or replaced.

Report and assessment of cost. The Building Inspector shall report the cost of numbering said building to the Town Board, or installation or replacement of the private road sign, and such Board shall order said cost assessed as a lien against the property of the owner and collected in the same manner as other town taxes or assessments.

This chapter shall be enforced by the Building Inspector or any other official appointed by the Town Board.

Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each week or portion thereof the offense is continued, a separate and distinct violation.