The Common Council shall cause a directory to be prepared and maintained indicating the numbering of the buildings in accordance with provisions of this subchapter. Said directory shall be known as the Uniform Building Numbering Directory. It shall be the duty of all owners and occupants of buildings to obtain, clean and maintain the correct number to be placed on their respective buildings within 60 days after passage of this subchapter. Such numbers shall be of such size and materials as may be prescribed by the Common Council and shall be placed on the side of the building facing the street on which they are addressed in a conspicuous place open to public view. The numbering shall not be less than 2 inches in height. Whenever any building is situated more than 75 feet from the street line, the number of such building shall be conspicuously displayed at the street line, near the walk, driveway or common entrance to such building and upon the gate post, fence, tree, post or other appropriate place so as to be easily discernable from the street line. The Uniform Building Numbering Directory as prepared by the Common Council will be on file in the office of the City Clerk and information relating thereto shall be given by the City Clerk. Whenever any house, building or structure shall be erected or located in the City after the entire work of establishing a uniform system of building numbering has been completed, in order to preserve the continuity and uniformity of numbers of houses, buildings, and structures, it shall be the duty of the owners or occupants to procure the correct number or numbers as designated from the City Building Inspector for the said property and to immediately fasten the said number or numbers so assigned upon said building as provided by this subchapter. No building permit shall be issued for any house, building or structure until the owner has procured from the Building Inspector the official number of the premises.
(Ord. 742, passed 8-19-97) Penalty, see § 1.1.99