A. Principal Building Defined: A principal building is any nonaccessory structure within the village in which is conducted the main or principal use(s) on the lot on which said structure is situated.
B. Principal Building Numbers Required: Each principal building within the village shall have placed and maintained on the building, at all times, building numbers conforming to the requirements of this section.
C. Specifications:
1. Building numbers shall consist of arabic numbers at least six inches (6") in height and no more than eight inches (8") in height in a color which contrasts with the surface background upon which the numbers are placed.
2. Such numbers shall consist of numerical digits and shall not be written or spelled out in script.
3. Each building shall display the number assigned to the lot upon which said building stands as indicated by the village street numbering maps on file in the community development department office.
4. Building numbers may be individual numbers affixed to a wall or nonresidential window or affixed on a building number sign that is itself affixed to a wall.
D. Location: Building numbers shall be located on that portion of the building which is closest to the street to which such address corresponds and be plainly legible and visible from the street.
E. Freestanding Mailboxes Or Permanent Nonresidential Ground Mounted Advertising Signs: In the event an owner or occupier of land wishes to erect an additional building number on any freestanding mailbox and/or permanent nonresidential ground mounted advertising sign on the property, in addition to the building sign number required by this section, said mailbox or ground mounted sign building number shall conform to the requirements of subsection C of this section with the exception that said numbers shall be at least three inches (3") in height and no more than six inches (6") in height.
F. Time For Compliance: Each person liable under this chapter shall comply with its provisions within ninety (90) days after the effective date hereof or by the time of issuance of the occupancy permit for the building in question, whichever is later.
G. Nonconforming Building Numbers:
1. Any building which, at the time of the effective date hereof has placed and maintained on the building, building numbers which conform to subsection C3 of this section but otherwise fails to conform to this section, shall constitute lawful nonconforming building numbers and may be continued without compliance with this section subject to the following provisions:
In the event that nonconforming building numbers are removed, damaged or otherwise altered in any way, said nonconforming status shall end and the property owner shall immediately erect building numbers which conform to all provisions of this section.
H. Enforcement:
1. Any act constituting a violation of the provisions of this section or a failure to comply with any of its requirements shall subject the offender to a civil penalty of twenty five dollars ($25.00). If the offender fails to pay this penalty within ten (10) days after being cited for a violation, the penalty may be recovered by the village in a civil action in the nature of debt.
2. If the community development director or his/her designee finds that any provision of this section is being violated, he shall send a written notice to the person responsible for such violation, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it. Additional written notices may be sent at the officer's discretion.
3. This section may also be enforced by any other appropriate, equitable or legal action.
4. Each day that any violation continues after notification by the community development director or his/her designee that such violation exists and after expiration of the ten (10) day period for payment specified in subsection I1 of this section shall be considered a separate offense for purposes of the penalties and remedies specified in this subsection.
5. Any one, all or any combination of the foregoing penalties and remedies may be used to enforce this section.
6. The owner, tenant or occupant of any building or land or part thereof and any other person who participates in, assists, directs, creates or maintains any situation that is contrary to the requirements of this section may be held responsible for the violation and suffer the penalties and be subject to the remedies herein provided. (Ord. 2012-08-21, 8-21-2012)
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