(A) Assignment responsibility.
(1) The planning staff shall assign to each address property located on any street or public way in the jurisdiction of this chapter its respective number under the system provided for in this chapter. Existing numbers shall be changed only where it is necessary in the judgement of the planning staff to maintain the order and uniformity sought by this chapter.
(2) House numbers shall be assigned in all new subdivisions. The planning department staff shall provide appropriate address numbers. The planning staff shall approve the numbers as necessary to maintain a systematic organized location system.
(B) Notifications. Written notification of the proper address of each address property shall be provided to the owner, occupant or agent of each property, the postmaster and utility companies.
(C) Placement.
(1) The numbers shall be placed on existing buildings within 30 days after the date of notification. The numbers shall not be less than three inches in height and shall be durable and clearly visible, contrasting the color of the building.
(2) The numbers shall be conspicuously placed immediately on, above or at the side of the front door of each building so that the property number can be plainly identified from the street and also facing mail delivery traffic on mail boxes. Whenever any building is situated more than 50 feet from the street line, the property number shall also be placed near the walk, driveway or common entrance to the building attached to the appropriate structure so as to be easily identified from the street.
(3) When a house or other building has been assigned its respective number, the owner, occupant or agent shall place or cause to be placed upon each structure the number assigned as provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 89-09-0, passed 10-10-89)