(A) Designation. All premises shall bear a distinctive street number in accordance with and as designated upon the street numbering plat on file in the office of the Department of Community Development, which plat and any revision thereof authorized by the City Council is hereby adopted and made a part hereof.
(B) Numbering system. Numbers on streets running east and west shall run from the centerline of Broad Street and the extension of that line to the city limits. Numbers on streets running north and south shall run from the centerline of Main Street. Diagonal streets running at an angle with Main Street of 45 degrees or less shall be treated as east and west streets; those running at an angle with Main Street of greater than 45 degrees shall be treated as north and south streets; crooked or curved streets shall be treated according to their general direction. Odd numbers shall be assigned to north and east sides of streets; even numbers to south and west sides. Numbers shall be assigned on the basis of 1,200 to the mile, and as nearly 100 to the block as practicable; the minimum and maximum numbers assigned to a block to be used and the intermediate numbers dropped as regularly as may be. The Department of Community Development shall, upon application, give necessary information to persons desiring to display numbers upon houses, and all numbers shall be assigned under the direction of the Department.
(C) Location and description. Every person owning or occupying any premises shall place the correct number upon the front of the premises, with the number facing the street and adjacent to the principal entrance and in a position as to be plainly visible from the street. Numbers shall be not less than three inches in height and shall contrast in color with the color of the building or background to which they are attached.
(1990 Code, § 25-2) (Ord. 62-672, passed 10-1-1962; Ord. 78-604, passed 5-15-1978; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020)