Any owner of any premises shall place upon the front of any building located on the premises which faces a street or on the street mailbox for such premises designated numbers, such that:
(A) Numbers on mailboxes on the premises shall be displayed in such a manner as to be plainly visible from road traffic lanes in either direction of approach. The numbers shall be of a contrasting or reflectorized color to their background and shall not be less than three inches nor more than 18 inches in height.
(B) Numbers in block or script displayed on building fronts shall be of a contrasting color to their background and shall not be less than three inches nor more than 18 inches in height.
(C) Where there is no mailbox on the premises or the numbers on the street front of the premises cannot be read from the street, then any owner of the premises shall place a post of suitable strength and construction adjacent to the driveway of the premises.
(1) The post shall be located at least ten feet from the traveled portion of the street and upon such premises.
(2) The height of the post shall not be less than five feet above the level of the adjacent street and the assigned numbers of the premises shall be placed on both sides of the post so as to be plainly visible from road traffic lanes in either direction of approach. Such numbers shall be of a contrasting or reflectorized color to their background.
(3) Prior to the placing of any such post(s), the person placing the same shall call Miss Dig to ensure that the post will be placed in a suitable area. The city shall not be responsible for any hazard or for damage or injuries to persons or property caused by the sign placement.
(D) Where the mailbox is located on a street other than on the street of the premises numbered, the mailbox shall show both the number assigned and the street name of the premises in contrasting or reflectorized color to their background and shall not be less than three inches nor more than 18 inches in height.
(E) Grouping of mailboxes shall be permitted but the grouping shall be in sequential order according to the assigned number.
(F) Numbers shall be assigned and recorded by the city or the entity responsible for same at the request of any interested party in accordance with these regulations.
(Ord. passed 7-9-96) Penalty, see § 98.99