(A) Posting of building address numbers. The owners of all buildings within the City shall cause the correct building address numbers to be placed on such buildings in the manner specified herein.
(B) Applicability to existing displays. Existing building address displays, whether displayed as text or numbers, shall be permitted if the display illustrates the correct property address number and is visible from the street.
(C) Responsibility for assigning numbers. New building and/or property address numbers shall be assigned by the Department of Community Development.
(D) Numbering method.
(1) New building address numbers shall fall into the range of block numbers as established and indicated on the City zoning map.
(2) The point of origin for numbering shall be the intersection of State and Maple Streets.
(3) Along any street, numbering shall proceed by increments of four.
(4) Odd numbers shall be used on one side of a street while even numbers shall be used on the opposite side of the same street, and the odd/even pattern shall be consistent with the established pattern of the area.
(5) Fractional building address numbers, such as 232½, are prohibited.
(E) Numbering multiple family dwelling.
(1) A building containing two, three, or four residential units shall display numbers with alphabetical suffixes for each unit as specified by this section, for example, 342A, 342B, 342C, and 342D.
(2) A building containing more than four residential units shall display one number for the building. A placard indicating the addresses and/or apartment numbers of individual occupants of such a structure shall be posted in a common or public area of the structure.
(F) Number place.
(1) Size and color. Building address numbers shall not be less than three inches in height and shall be block letters of a color which contrasts with the immediate background on which they are mounted.
(2) Placement.
(a) Building address numbers on all structures shall be placed at, on, or as near as practical to the front door or directly over the garage door and shall be facing the street in such a position as to be readily visible from the street on which the building fronts.
(b) Numbers shall not be less than three feet from ground level.
(3) Maintenance. Building address numbers shall be maintained in a neat, attractive manner.
(4) Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the Department of Community Development to enforce this section. Existing structures will be required to be in compliance with this section within six months of the adoption of this section.
(Ord. 383-5-95, passed 5-1-95; Am. Ord. 605-04-09, passed 4-20-09; Am. Ord. 762-07-20, passed 7-20-20)