ORDINANCE NO. 192 VILLAGE OF BARODA, BERRIEN COUNTY, STATE OF MICHIGAN

HOUSE NUMBERING ORDINANCE
ADOPTED: December 3, 2017
(Effective: )
Ordinance governing the installation and maintenance of house numbering in
the
Village of Baroda, Michigan, and providing for penalties for any violation of this
ordinance.
THE VILLAGE OF BARODA, BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN, ORDAINS:

Section 1 – Purpose and Authority. The Village Council of Baroda determines
that emergency personnel, such as police, fire and ambulance, are hampered in
their efforts to respond to emergencies because some homeowners do not have
their houses marked with visible numbers. Response time of emergency personnel
could be greatly enhanced if all homes in the Village of Baroda were properly
marked with house numbers visible to emergency crews.

MCLA 67.1 authorizes the Village Council to pass ordinances relating to Village
affairs. This ordinance is intended to mandate that all homes in the Village of Baroda
have visible house numbers and to protect the health and welfare of all Village
citizens in case emergency personnel need to respond to an emergency at
the home. Consequently , it relates to such Village affairs and is authorized under
that statute to provide for the general safety and welfare of Village inhabitants.

Section 2 – Definitions. For the purpose of this ordinance, certain terms and
words are herein defined as follows:
(a) “Clearly visible” means visible during daylight hours by a person with normal
or corrected 20/20 vision.
(b) “Village” means the Village of Baroda, Berrien County, Michigan government.
(c) “Homeowner” means the owner of residential property in fee simple. For
rental units, “homeowner” means the landlord or other owner. “Homeowner” does
not include the owner of commercial or industrial property which is not used for
residential purposes.
(d) “Painted” means the use of a permanent paint in sufficient color contrast
with the surrounding color to make the paint readable.
(e) “Residential purposes” means that the building houses at least one person
who makes that structure a permanent abode.

Section 3 – House Numbering Required. All homeowners in the Village of
Baroda are required to post in a conspicuous manner the numeric designation
of the house, as assigned by the U.S. Postal Service. As used in this Section,
“conspicuous” is defined as follows :
(a) Home mail deliverv: For all houses where the U.S. Postal Service delivers
mail directly to the house (and not left in a mailbox not attached to the house),
house numbers must be permanently attached to or painted on the house in a
size sufficient to be clearly visible from the public highway, street or roadway closest
to the front of the house.
(b) Other mail deliverv: For all houses where the U.S. Postal Service delivers
mail to a mailbox not located on or in a home, house numbers must be permanently
attached to or painted on the mailbox in a size and place which allows
them to be clearly visible by a person traveling on the roadway closest to the
mailbox.
(c) No mail deliverv: For all houses where the U.S. Postal Service does not
deliver mail, the homeowner must post the house numbers to the property in
sufficient size and in a place which is clearly visible by a person traveling on the
nearest roadway without leaving the roadway.

Section 4 – Penalties. A person violating the provisions of this ordinance
shall
be responsible for a civil infraction , and upon being found responsible thereof,
shall pay a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first offense and a fine of fifty
dollars ($50.00) for second and subsequent offenses.

Section 5 – Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by
any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be declared a separate,
distinct and independent provision , and such holdings shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions or provisions of this ordinance.

Section 6 – Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after twenty-one (21) days of the date of its publication by the Baroda
Village Council.

Section 7 – Publication. This ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of
general circulation within the Village of Baroda, State of Michigan.

The above Ordinance was offered for adoption by Village Council Member Turney
and seconded by Village Council Member Nye, the vote being as follows:

NAME YES NO ABSENT
Robert Getz YES
G. Larry Nye YES
Mona Himmelein YES
Steve Jasper ABSENT
Edwin Rath YES
Milton Sluder YES
Don Turney YES