919.01 LOCATION; SIZE; IMPROPER NUMBERING.
The owner, occupant(s) or person(s) having control of a residential, industrial, commercial, public or other building within the City shall display the numerical address of the building in Arabic numbers or spelled out in words in the English language in numbers or letters not less than three inches in height.
(a) The color of the numbers shall contrast with the color of the surface on which they are mounted and there shall be an unobstructed view of the numbers from the street on which the building is numbered.
(b) The numbers shall be placed on the front or side of the building facing the street on which the building is numbered not less than three feet above the ground. If the building has a setback from the curb or the edge of pavement in excess of seventy-five feet, the numbers shall be placed on the mailbox, if directly in front of the property or on a sign placed in a suitable location less than seventy-five feet from the curb or edge of pavement.
(c) For buildings not having entrance doors facing the street on which the buildings are numbered, numbers of all units within such building shall be placed either on the wall of the building facing the street on which the building is numbered or on a sign in compliance with this section.
(d) The owner of a residential building may post additional sets of address or unit numbers provided that one set complies with the provisions of this section.
(e) The proper numbers shall be the number which the Bureau of Buildings, Inspections, Licenses and Permits designates in accordance with the plan of house numbering set forth in Section 919.02. The Bureau shall notify all owners of property having an incorrect or improper house number to comply with this section within a period of ten days from the time of such notice. Upon failure of the owner to so comply, the Bureau shall proceed in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 919.04.
(f) Whoever violates this section or any part thereof, upon being notified in writing of such violation as provided in subsection (e) hereof, shall have thirty days in which to comply with the provisions of this section. Upon expiration of the thirty days and failure to comply with the provisions of this section within that period, the owner, occupant or persons having control of a building shall be deemed in violation. Each subsequent day shall constitute a separate violation.
(Ord. 93-053. Passed 4-6-93.)