(A) Purpose and scope. This section is to provide requirements to clearly identify and mark proper addresses on buildings located in the city or in Center Township of this county. This section applies to existing buildings and new buildings, including buildings under construction.
(B) Requirements.
(1) Approved numbers or addresses on a contrasting background shall be placed above the doorway or in such a position so as to be plainly visible and legible from either direction of approach from the street or road fronting the property. The minimum size dimensions of the numbers shall be as specified in division (C) below. Where a building or buildings are set back from the street or road fronting the property and where addresses may not be clearly identifiable due to distance from the street or roadway or to visual obstructions such as landscaping or architectural features, address or number posting shall be required both at the street driveway serving such buildings and on the buildings.
(2) Multi-tenant buildings such as commercial strip centers will have the address on the rear door of their business as well. Residential homes (single-family), individual condominiums, commercial suites, and apartments shall have numbers or letters installed in accordance with the scope of this policy and division (C) below. In addition, minimum six-inch-high numbers, with a seven-eighths-inch stroke, must be used to indicate apartment range numbers. On individual dwellings, a minimum four-inch-high number, with three-fourths-inch stroke, must be used.
(C) Minimum size dimensions.
Occupancy
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Number Height
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Stroke Width
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Commercial/industrial | 6 to 12 inches | 1-1/2 inches |
Multiple-unit residential (a) | 6 to 12 inches | 1-1/2 inches |
Single-family and duplex | 4 inches | 3/4 inch |
(Ord. passed - -)