§ 11-18 “PHILADELPHIA PLAN” ADOPTED; DIVISION OF CITY.

   The numbering of houses and places shall be in accordance with the system and plan known as the “Philadelphia plan,” and for that purpose the City shall be divided into north and south by the Flint River and east and west by Detroit Street and Saginaw Street South.

(Ord. 162, passed 8-31-1931)

§ 11-19 ASSIGNING NUMBERS TO VACANT LOTS OR UNPLATTED LAND.

   All vacant lots or unplatted land shall be assigned numbers in accordance with the general plan provided for in this article.

(Ord. 162, passed 8-31-1931)

§ 11-20 PROPERTY FRONTAGE FOR PURPOSE OF ALLOCATING NUMBERS.

   For the purpose of numbering, all property in the City, except that property on Saginaw Street between Court Street and the south bank of the Flint River, each twenty feet of frontage shall be considered a lot and assigned a number, and whenever the occupancy is not in harmony therewith, the occupancy shall be assigned a number of the lot the greater part of which is included in such occupancy; provided, that whenever a portion of a lot is occupied separately, it shall be numbered the same as the last preceding number, with the fraction “1/2” added. For the purpose of numbering the property on Saginaw Street between Court Street and the south bank of the Flint River, the property shall be divided into ten feet of frontage, and a full number assigned to each such ten feet of frontage, starting with the number 100 in accordance with the plan and blueprint of the Department of Public Works and Utilities filed with the City Clerk.

(Ord. 162, passed 8-31-1931)

§ 11-21 POSTING OF NUMBERS — LOCATION, SIZE AND DESIGN.

   The numbers provided for in this article shall be securely fastened or inscribed in a conspicuous place in front of each building, occupancy or premises, and shall be in plain legible figures, not less than two inches in length.

(Ord. 162, passed 8-31-1931)

§ 11-22 SAME — BY CITY AT EXPENSE OF PROPERTY OWNER; BY PROPERTY OWNER.

   The City may, at the expense of the property owners, procure and fasten up suitable figures so as to complete the numbering of the buildings in the City in accordance with the provisions of this article, and for that purpose its agents, employees or the contractor therefor may go upon the premises of all persons without let or hindrance; provided, that all citizens desiring to do so may procure and fasten up or inscribe such number at their own expense, but the same shall be done under the general plan provided in this article, and under the direction and to the satisfaction of the Street Committee.

(Ord. 162, passed 8-31-1931)