1991-071 Oro
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO
BY-LAW NO. 91 - 71
A By-law of the corporation of the
Township of Oro to provide for the
numbering of buildings along highways
and streets, and the keeping of a
record of such highways and streets and
the numbers allocated to buildings
thereon.
WHEREAS subsection 210(106) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O.
1980, Chapter 302, provides that by-laws may be passed
for numbering the buildings and lots along any highway,
beach, park, reserve or any other property in the
municipality that is considered necessary to number by
the council, and for affixing numbers to the buildings
and for charging the owner or occupant with the expenses
incident to the numbering of the lot or property, and
WHEREAS it is further provided by the paragraph
210(106) (a) that such expense may be collected in the
same manner as taxes; and if paid by the occupant,
subject to any agreement between him and the owner, may
be deducted from the rent payable to the owner; and
WHEREAS subsection 210(107) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O.
1980, Chapter 302, provides that by-laws may be passed
for the keeping of a record by Council, of the highways,
beaches, parks, reserves and of the numbers of the
buildings, lots, and other property, and for entering
therein, a division of the streets with boundaries with
distances, for public inspection; and
WHEREAS it is deemed expedient by the Council of the
corporation of the Township of Oro to provide for the
numbering of buildings and lots along highways, beaches,
parks or other properties within the municipal boundary,
and to provide for the keeping of a record of such
highways, beaches, parks or other properties and the
numbers allocated to building thereon.
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the corporation of the
Township of Oro enacts as follows:
1. For the purposes of the By-law, "street"
includes but is not limited to mean a public
highway, unassumed, private road or any street
which affords the principal means of access to
an abutting lot.
2. Every highway or street within the Corporation
of the Township of Oro shall be divided into
increments and a number shall be affixed to
every building and lot corresponding to the
established increment on the said street.
3. A record, known as the Municipal Addressing
System for the Township of Oro, shall be
maintained by the Planning Department and
setting out the names of streets and numbers
affixed to every building which shall be the
official street numbers for all buildings
within the said Township.
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4.
The Township Planner is authorized to assign
to any building along any street the number
appearing in the Municipal Addressing System
for the Township of Oro as the proper number
for such building.
5.
Whenever a new building is erected along any
street, the Township Planner shall assign a
number to each new principal building erected
along any street.
6.
Every owner or occupant of a building for
which an official street number has been
assigned shall, no later than thirty days from
the date of notification of such assignment,
or in the case of a new building before
occupation, affix the official street number
in a manner set out in this By-law.
7. Any off icial street number not affixed in
accordance with section 6, may be affixed by
the Chief Building Official or designate, and
all expenses incurred in connection with the
re-numbering of the building shall be
collected in the same manner as taxes.
8. No person shall affix to any building or
premises or, being the owner or occupant,
shall allow to be affixed or to remain affixed
thereto any number except that appearing in
the Municipal Addressing System as the number
of such building or premises.
9. Every number affixed to a building or premise
shall be of sufficient size and located in a
manner, so as to be clearly legible from the
street. The minimum size for every number
shall be five (5) inches in height and shall
be three quarters (3/4) of an inch in width
and shall be luminous in nature.
10. Whenever it becomes necessary to have the
numbers changed on any street or portion of a
street, the Township Planner shall report to
Council and, if so directed by by-law, shall
thereafter renumber the buildings along the
said street or portion of the street and shall
cause the owners of property on the said
street or portion of the street to be notified
and directed to remove the previous numbers
and affix new numbers to the building. The
Municipal Addressing System will be amended
accordingly.
11. Should a Section or provision of this By-law
be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not
effect the validity of the By-law as a whole
or any part thereof, other than the Section or
provision so declared to be invalid.
12. Every person who violates any provision of
this By-law, upon conviction, is guilty of an
offence and shall be liable to a fine in an
amount to be determined pursuant to the
Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 400.
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13. This By-law shall take effect and come into
force on the date it is passed by Council.
READ a FIRST and SECOND time this 17th day of
September , 1991.
READ a THIRD time and finally passed this 17th day of
September , 1991
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ROBERTW. SMALL, ADMINISTRATOR-CLERK