Notice of Public Hearing - Ordinance 24 of 2026

City of Somers Point

Notice of Public Hearing

Ordinance No. 24 of 2026

AN ORDINANCE REPEALING IN PART,AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 90, ENTITLED “BUILDINGS, NUMBERING OF”

Whereas, from time to time, City Council for the City of Somers Point reviews City ordinances to ensure that same are up to date and in compliance with state law and regulations; and

Whereas in connection with such reviews, City Council will often receive recommendations from certain department heads regarding the content of City ordinances; and

Whereas the City Zoning Officer has made recommendations to City Council concerning the content of Chapter 90 of the City Code which is entitled “Buildings, Numbering Of;” and

Whereas City Council has reviewed Chapter 90 of the City Code and determined that these recommendations of the City Zoning Officer should be incorporated into the City Code by repealing certain sections of Chapter 90, as well as by implementing new sections of this Chapter.

Now, Therefore, It Is Hereby Ordained by the City Council of the City of Somers Point, in the County of Atlantic. State of New Jersey that Chapter 90 of the City Code is hereby modified as follows:

Section 1. §§90-2 through 90-5 of Chapter 90 - “Buildings, Numbering Of,” of the Somers Point Municipal Code are hereby repealed in their entirety.

Section 2. New §§90-2 through 90-9, as set forth below, are hereby added to Chapter 90, supplementing same:

§ 95-2. Display of numbers in conformity with Tax Assessor required.

All dwelling houses, stores or other buildings erected within the City of Somers Point shall display numbers in conformity with the street numbers of the City of Somers Point as they appear on file in the office of the Tax Assessor of the City of Somers Point.

§ 95-3. Assignment of numbers.

Said street numbers shall be assigned and allotted to the owners of said land by the Tax Assessor of the City of Somers Point, or their designee.When assignment of a number takes place, all persons shall take due notice thereof and shall comply with the provisions of this chapter. Said Tax Assessor, or such other person as may be designated, shall also have the power and duty of correcting any errors with respect to assignment of said street numbers when they are discovered.

§ 95-4. Application for street number.

Every owner or occupant of said land shall apply to the Tax Assessor, who shall furnish them with the correct street number assigned thereto.

§ 95-5. Numbering of subdivision lots.

The Tax Assessor, or their designee, shall be responsible for assigning proper number sequences to each lot which is created as the result of a subdivision or re-subdivision. Said number shall be in proper municipal sequence in relation to the number assigned to other lots fronting on the same street and shall be properly recorded on the Tax Map of the City.

§ 90-6. Specifications.

In order to comply with this Chapter, as well as with Section R319 of the International Residential Code 2024, New Jersey, house numbers shall be Arabic in design, shall have a minimum height of four (4) inches, with a stroke width of not less than 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) and shall be mounted in a secure fashion to the building's front wall or porch or other fixed appurtenance in front of the building in the general vicinity of the main entryway or main path of travel which leads to the main entrance from a public street or shall be otherwise separately mounted in an approved manner upon the face of a wall or upon a post in the front yard of the premises. Auxiliary numbers shall be mounted at a height between four feet and 10 feet upon the adjacent grade or exterior landing beneath, but never higher than 15 feet above the adjoining grade. They shall be sufficiently legible and placed in a position that is visible from the street or road fronting the property. Address identification characters shall contrast with their background, arrangement, spacing, size and uniformity of integers so that the numbers may be read with ease during daylight hours by a person possessing at least 20/40 vision if he views the numbers from the center line of the abutting street. The numbers shall be so placed that trees, shrubs and other obstructions do not block the line of sight of the numbers from the center of the street to any appreciable degree. Where access is by means of a private road and the building address cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole or other sign or means shall be used to identify the structure.

§ 90-7 Multiple residences.

A. Where any building has more than one entrance serving separate occupants, a separate number shall be assigned to each entrance serving a separate occupant and shall be posted as provided in this chapter.

B. For all multifamily buildings having apartment doors opening on a courtyard or similar opening or apartment doors opening on interior halls, each door shall have a number or numbers no less than four inches high affixed thereon.

§ 90-8 Authority for determining numbers; enforcement.

A. The final authority for determining and assigning the number or numbers to be used upon any particular property shall be the office of the Tax Assessor of the City of Somers Point, or such person that they may designate.

B. The enforcement of this Chapter shall be through any of the following offices: the Tax Assessor, the Code Enforcement Officer, the Zoning Official and/or the Construction Official.

§ 90-9 Violations and penalties.

The absence of house numbers, the insecure fastening or absence of any integers thereof, the use of any number not assigned by the Tax Assessor, the attempt to comply by using the numbers on or attached to a mailbox or the failure of a number to meet the elevation requirement or the visibility requirement shall be considered a violation of this chapter. Failure on the part of the property owner to comply with the provisions of this chapter within a period of 15 days from the date of issuance of a notice of violation shall be sufficient cause for any of the designees identified in § 90-8(B) above, to proceed with carrying out the provisions of this Chapter, and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be fined up to $500 at the discretion of the Judge. Certificates of Occupation shall not be issued without the address numbers as specified above.

SECTION 3. Severability.

If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect or invalidate the remaining provisions of this Ordinance.

SECTION 4. Repealer.

All other ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

SECTION 5. Effective Date.

This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon final passage and publication according to law.

Notice is hereby given that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and passed first reading at a regular City Council meeting of August 27, 2026 and said ordinance will be further considered for final passage and adoption after a public hearing to be held on September 10, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 1 West New Jersey Avenue, Somers Point, NJ 08244. Free copies may be obtained at the City Clerk’s Office, 1 West New Jersey Avenue, Somers Point, NJ, Mon.-Fri, 9am-5pm.

Shelby Heath, RMC

City Clerk

Posted on: 8/28/26

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