(A) Every house or building fronting on any street, avenue place or court in the city shall be numbered by the owner or occupant on the front in a conspicuous place, and with figures no less than three inches in height. The numbering shall be done in conformity with the following plan or system.
(1) On Main Street, and on all other streets running east and west and parallel with Main Street, the buildings and lots on the north sides of the streets shall be numbered with even numbers and on the south sides with odd numbers, and on all streets running, at right angles, or across Main Street north and south, the buildings and lots on the west sides of the streets shall be numbered with even numbers and on the east side with odd numbers.
(2) On Main Street and on all streets running east and west parallel with Main Street the numbering shall commence with the Whitewater River and the west branch of the river, and increase eastward and westward. On all streets running north and south at right angles, or across Main Street, the numbering shall commence at Main Street, and increase northward and southward. On all courts, places and avenues the numbers shall commence at the places named as the beginning points, and the buildings and lots shall be numbered with odd and even numbers on the opposite side, as near as practicable in conformity with the plan hereinabove provided for other streets. On all streets, avenues, places and courts, a number shall be assigned for every 20 feet front of ground, as near as practicable.
(3) On Main Street and all streets running east and west parallel with Main Street on the east side of Whitewater River and the west branch of the river the buildings and lots west of First Street shall be numbered with numbers one and two on the proper sides, and increase eastward in consecutive odd and even numbers to First Street, then beginning with numbers 100 and 101 on the proper sides increase in consecutive odd and even numbers to Second Street, then beginning with the numbers 200 and 201 on the proper sides increase in consecutive odd and even numbers to Third Street, and in the same manner progress eastward. That after each street crossing the numbering shall begin with a new hundred corresponding to the numerical name of the crossing street.
(4) On Main Street and all streets running east and west parallel with Main Street on the west side of the Whitewater River and the west branch of said river, the buildings and lots east of Southwest First Street or Northwest First Street, as the case may be, shall be numbered with numbers one and two on the proper sides, and increase westward in consecutive odd and even numbers to Southwest First Street or Northwest First Street, as the case may be, then beginning with numbers 100 and 101 on the proper sides increase in consecutive odd and even numbers to Southwest Second Street or Northwest Second Street, as the case may be, then beginning with the numbers 200 and 201 on the proper sides increase in consecutive odd and even numbers to Southwest Third Street or Northwest Third Street, as the case may be, and in the same manner progress westward, so that after each street crossing the numbering shall begin with a new hundred corresponding to the numerical name of the crossing street.
(5) On all streets running north and south at right angles with or across Main Street, the buildings and lots shall be numbered beginning at Main Street with the numbers 1 and 2 on the proper sides, increase northward or southward, as the case may be, in consecutive odd and even number to North A and South A Streets or to Northwest A and Southwest A Streets, as the case may be, thence beginning with the number 100 and 101 on the proper sides increase in consecutive odd and even numbers to North B and South B Streets or to Northwest B and Southwest B Streets, as the case may be, then beginning with the numbers 200 and 201 on the proper sides increase in consecutive odd and even numbers to North C and South C or to Northwest C and Southwest C Streets, as the case may be, and in the same manner progress northward and southward, as the case may be, so that after each street crossing the numbering shall begin with a new hundred corresponding with the number of the alphabet with which the crossing street is named.
(6) On all avenues, places, and courts, the buildings and lots shall be numbered commencing at the beginning points with the number 1 and 2 on the proper sides, and increase progressively toward the other end, in consecutive odd and even numbers.
(B) The City Engineer shall prepare the necessary plats, books, blanks to show the proper number for every building and lot which is entitled to a number. He or she shall inform the owner or occupant of any building or lot of the number on application by the owner or occupant.
(C) (1) When any building or room is erected, constructed or removed on or to any lot fronting on any street, avenue, place or court in the city it shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of the building or room to procure the necessary certificate, and to number his or her building in accordance with the requirements herein within one month after the completion, removal or occupancy of the building.
(2) On his or her failure or refusal to do so, the city shall cause the numbering to be done and the costs to be collected from the owner or occupant.
(Prior Code, § 96.30) (Ord. passed 12-20-1880)