(A) Owners of improved property, as defined under § 157.005, within the unincorporated areas of the county shall post that property’s address number(s), as assigned by the county, on a principal building or structure, as defined under § 157.005, at or near the main entrance of said principal building or structure, but not further than 80 feet from the centerline of any right-of-way to which the structure faces. Whenever possible, address numbers shall be posted upon planes parallel to said right-of-way, between four feet and nine feet above the first floor (above grade) level.
(B) In the event a property owner cannot meet the requirements in division (A) above, owners shall post the property’s address numbers on a sign not further than 80 feet from the centerline of the right-of- way to which the principal building or structure faces. The size of the sign shall not exceed the area of address numbers by more than four inches around the perimeter of said numbers. These postings shall not otherwise be subject to county sign regulations or any village or city regulation to the extent possible under state law.
(C) Prior to the placement of any sign support used to meet the requirements under division (B) above, a property owner shall have the proposed location of the post inspected and marked by Julie, Inc., or any successor company thereto that serves a like function and purpose. Further, any sign support used to meet the requirements under division (B) above within the right-of-way shall not be placed absent initial approval from the governing authority of said right-of-way. Numbers on signs posted under division (B) above shall be posted between 30 inches and 60 inches above grade.
(D) All numbers used for the postings requirements of divisions (A) and (B) above shall be permanently affixed and shall be clearly visible from the street, and at all times free of visual obstructions. No numbers shall be posted on doors, windows, or any moveable component or temporary structure. The minimum height of each number shall be four inches to meet the requirements under division (A) above and three inches to meet the requirements under division (B) above, and the maximum height shall be 12 inches to meet the requirements under both divisions (A) and (B) above. Numbers shall be Arabic, uniform in height, color, and style with no fractions or decimals allowed. To the extent allowed under the county’s zoning ordinance, the Community Development Administrator is authorized to issue warnings to advise a property owner of the illegible nature of any posting and provide that owner with 30 days to remedy the illegibility.
(E) A mailbox or mailbox post shall constitute a sufficient posting of address numbers under this subchapter if the height and style requirements of this subchapter are met and said structure is singularly located in the right-of-way near the main entrance to the property, or in case of corner parcels, located at a place most viewable to emergency responders. The numbers shall be a minimum of three inches in height and visible when driving on the roadway from both directions.
(F) On certain properties that have principal buildings or structures with multiple addresses (including, but not limited to, apartments, condominiums, offices, and the like), each unit with a separate address shall have the corresponding address numbers permanently affixed at or near its main entrance.
(G) For properties with a common shared lane, driveway, or other similar access point, owners may use one posting to show the range of address numbers for the principal buildings or structures along said shared entrance. However, property owners shall further adhere to the requirements of this subchapter at the entrance of their individual properties.
(H) Commercial buildings and schools, as defined under § 157.005, which have multiple entrances and/or exits shall not only adhere to the posting requirements of this subchapter, but also indicate each individual entry/exit point, both interior and exterior, with a successive Alpha character posting identifying each entry/exit point.
(I) Principal buildings or structures under construction shall have a temporary posting containing the address number for the property reasonably consistent with the requirements of this subchapter. No occupancy permit for any structure under construction shall be issued until the requirements of this subchapter are met.
(Prior Code, 8 TCC 5-2)