(A) Authority. The governing body may at any time by ordinance rename any street or provide a name for any new street. Buildings used for residence or business purposes and located along such streets shall retain such numbers as the governing body may require. It shall be the duty of the Utilities Superintendent, upon the erection of any new building or buildings, to assign the proper numbers to said building or buildings and give notice to the owner or owners and occupant or occupants of the same.
(B) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish a system within the village whereby the addresses of all premises will be identified and to provide rules and guidelines to facilitate enforcement thereof.
(C) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
HOUSE NUMBER or BUSINESS NUMBER. The official number assigned that premises by the Utilities Superintendent.
PREMISES. Any lot or parcel of land owned by any person, firm or corporation, public or private, improved with buildings, whether occupied or not.
STREET OR ROAD NAME. Any official name as recognized by government authority. No such named street or road shall be changed without the approval of the governing body.
(D) Regulations. All premises shall bear the distinctive house number or business number assigned to that premises by the Utilities Superintendent.
(1) All premises shall display upon the front of each dwelling or building the distinctive house number or business number assigned to that premises. The number shall be placed in such a position as to be plainly visible to all road traffic coming to the premises from both directions. These numbers shall be not less than four inches in height.
(2) If a house or building is more than 50 feet from the street or is not clearly visible from the road, every owner of a premises shall place or display adjacent to the road on which the property fronts a sign attached to a fence, post or other structure, the distinctive house number or business number assigned to that premises. These numbers shall be not less than four inches in height. These numbers should be visible from both directions. The sign must be placed at a height to assure it does not become obscured by winter snows or snowplowing.
(3) All house numbers and business numbers shall be in either block or script style letters and shall be in contrasting colors to their backgrounds, whether on the dwelling or on a sign at the road.
(E) Violation. Failure to display house numbers or business numbers within 60 days after the adoption of the ordinance codified in this section, or in the case of new construction, within 30 days after a letter or certificate of occupancy has been issued, shall be considered a violation of this section and shall subject such violator to the penalties as established by § 152.99.
(Ord. 611, passed 3-9-2016) Penalty, see § 152.99