1371.03 HOUSE NUMBER SYSTEM.
   (a)   There is hereby created within the Engineering Department for the City of Bucyrus a house numbering system. The Engineer or his designate shall be the director of the house numbering system and shall draft rules and regulations for the operation of the house numbering system and the assignment and placing of house numbers for all intervals along streets emanating from the point of origin, including diagonal streets, pursuant to this chapter. Said rules and regulations shall be approved by the Bucyrus City Council before they take effect.
   (b)   The house numbering system director shall cause to be created and maintained, an accurate map of all streets within the City of Bucyrus and shall make house numbers available for each repository of said house number assignments.
   (c)   House numbers shall not be assigned along any public street until a name for said street has been approved by the City of Bucyrus, City Council, Platting Committee and Planning Commission. House numbers shall not be assigned along an unplatted private street or access easement of record where the name of said unplatted private street or access easement has not been registered with, and approved by, the City of Bucyrus.
   (d)   Existing house numbers which do not comply with the City of Bucyrus house numbering system may be changed either at the request of the property owner or his or her agent(s) upon approval of the Engineer or such change may be initiated by the City. When a change is initiated by the City, the property owner shall be notified, in writing, 30 days prior to the time the new number shall become the official number for the interval(s) of the property in question.
   (e)   The Engineer shall, upon application by a land owner, assign a house number and approve the display, provided said display is consistent with the provisions for display as contained herein. (Ord. 13-2003. Passed 3-18-03.)