(A) The City Building Inspector shall assign to every building its respective number, subject to the approval of the Plan Commission, and thereafter, it will be the duty of the owner, tenant, occupant, or agent in control of or in possession of the building to immediately, at his or her or their own expense, to secure numbers as described herein and to fasten said numbers as described herein to the building.
(B) Except as otherwise provided herein, the numbers to be attached to the building shall be at least three inches in height, painted or mounted in a conspicuous location on the side of or above the front entrance facing the street designated in the building's assigned address, or as near thereto as possible. The numbers shall be maintained in a way such that they are easily and distinctly read from the public way.
(C) If the public way is 75 feet or more from the front entrance of the building, the numbers shall be six inches tall, or they may be posted no more than two feet from the right-of-way of the street designated in the building's assigned address, in which case three inch numbers (or larger) may be used.
(D) Numbering in mobile home parks. Numbers shall be posted at the end of each street. In addition, each unit shall be identified with three inch numbers mounted in a conspicuous location on the side of or above the front entrance facing the street, or as near thereto as possible.
(E) All house numbers shall be in Arabic numerals; no cursive or other type of numbering shall be permitted.
(F) It shall be unlawful for any owner, tenant, occupant, or agent or person in possession of any building to refuse to comply with the provisions of this section within 30 days of having been assigned a number by the City Building Inspector (with the approval of the Plan Commission), and after notice shall have been served upon said owner, tenant, occupant, agent, or person in possession by the Building Inspector setting forth the correct numbering of the building.
(Ord. 859-2014, passed 1-12-2015) Penalty, see § 150.999