(A) Required. All lots, buildings and structures within the corporate limits of the village shall be assigned a street number in accordance with the numbering system established by the Building Department and the Ordinances of the Elwood Code.
(B) Size and type. Street numbers shall be not less than five inches in height and be in a contrasting color from the structure. Street numbers shall not be in script.
(C) Location.
(1) No person shall, prior to the start of construction of any structure on vacant land, fail to post in a prominent location visible from the adjoining street the temporary assigned street number for that property.
(2) No person shall occupy any structure unless the assigned street number is mounted on the structure next to the front entrance in a prominent location and visible from the adjoining street. If that location is not readily visible from the adjoining street, the number shall be placed elsewhere in close proximity to the front entrance where it is not obstructed.
(3) The street number of multiple tenant buildings with common entrances shall be placed in a prominent location in proximity to the adjoining street or parking area. Each tenant space shall have the numbers or letters assigned to that unit posted on the door of that unit.
(Ord. 789, passed 9-21-2005; Am. Ord. 1042, passed 3-18-2015; Am. Ord. 1043, passed 4-15-2015; Am. Ord. 1088, passed 3-7-2018)