(A) Once a property address has been assigned by the County Planning Commission to a specific structure, it shall be the responsibility of the property owner to provide visible and current address number on both the structure and on the mailbox.
(B) The letters and number on the mail box shall be in compliance with U.S. Postal Service regulations and recommendations. The lettering shall be at least one inch in height, the color of the lettering shall be in contrast to its background. The address shall be placed on both sides of the mail box. In cases where an address is considered an "out of bounds" address, the address name of the road/street shall also be placed on both sides of the mailbox.
(C) (1) The letters and numbers placed on structures shall be at least two inches in height. The letters and numbers shall be placed on the main level in a location which faces the street upon which it is addressed and near a main entry way and placed higher than the height of the entry way. The color of the lettering shall be in contrast to its background.
(2) If side or back entry ways open to a street, road or alley different from the address, the side of the structure shall also have the full address, including address road/street name, properly displayed.
(D) In situations where the mailbox is not located at the entrance to the property and address number on the structure are not easily visible from the road, a sign displaying the address with at least an inch lettering shall be placed at the entrance to the property. The lettering color shall be in contrast to its background. An alternative method shall be to paint the address on the curb in front of the structure. The lettering on the curb shall be at least two inches in height in black with a white background.
(Ord. 6-1995, passed 3-10-1995)