(A) (1) Each owner or occupant of any building, house, place of business, or place of residence shall place or permanently fix, in a color contrasting with its background, on or in front of the building, house, place of business, or place of residence, the proper number thereof, and maintain the number in a legible manner. The figures of the numbers so affixed shall not be less than four inches in height, or not less than three inches in height if electronically illuminated from the rear, facing the designated street, and be plain and legible from such street.
(2) For purposes of this division (A), the DESIGNATED STREET shall be the street from which the address is derived.
(3) Notwithstanding the previous provisions, a structure numbered with numbers of one and one-half inches or larger, on or before May 1, 1991, shall be in compliance with this division (A) until such numbers are replaced or shall become illegible or otherwise not functional.
(B) For new construction, the proper number shall be displayed on the property or affixed to the structure as provided in division (A) of this section, within ten days after construction has begun.
(Ord. 182, passed 6-4-1991) Penalty, see § 10.99