(A) From and after the date of this section, all business establishments, residences and public buildings with the City of Sweeny, Texas, shall be numbered in accordance with the system provided by the City of Sweeny, Texas, and shall have placed on the front of the building a street number of a size and color legible enough to be seen by the public from the street in front of the building, with the minimum size of the number to be in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(B) It shall be the duty and responsibility of all buildings used for residential, public, business, commerce and industry in the city to have place thereon, in a place visible from the street in front of such building, figures in Arabic numerals or letters at least four inches high, showing the number of the house or building. Any person failing to so number any new house, new building or other new structure built or constructed by him or her, by the date of final inspection by the building inspector, shall be punished in accordance with the general penal provisions of the code of ordinances of the City of Sweeny, Texas.
(C) It shall be the duty of every property owner of existing buildings used for residential, public, business, commerce and industry in the city, on or before January 31, 2003, to purchase and display in a conspicuous place on the building, the number assigned, which shall be in Arabic numerals or letters at least four inches high, showing the number of the house or building. Any person failing to so number any house, building, or other structure owned or occupied by him or her, after receiving 30 days written notice to do so from the Code Enforcement Officer, shall be punished as provided in the general penal provisions of the City of Sweeny Code of Ordinances.
(Ord. 100-03, passed 11-19-02)