(A) All buildings and houses now erected or to be hereafter erected and fronting on the streets of the city shall be numbered according to the system hereinafter set forth.
(B) The name of each structure in the city shall be painted or printed on some suitable material, and of a size sufficient to admit the name of the street in plain letters, and fastened securely at one corner of each street crossing to any suitable pole, corner building or other suitable object or structure.
(C) On streets running north and south and commencing at South Boundary Street, 100 numbers shall be assigned to the square, or space equaling a square, between cross streets, and the numbers shall be assigned whether the lots fronting on the streets are built on or not, and be so designated when built upon. The even numbers shall be placed upon the buildings on the east side and the odd numbers on the west side of all north and south streets, beginning with numbers one and two at South Boundary Street as a basis and numbering thence north and south, adding 100 to the serial at the farthest crossing of each cross street until the north and south boundary of the city or termini of the streets are reached. On streets running east and west and commencing at the Ohio River on Lafayette Streets as a basis, 100 numbers shall be assigned to like spaces described for north and south streets and according to the same system. The odd numbers shall be placed upon buildings on the south side and the even numbers upon those of the north side of the streets, beginning with numbers one and two and continuing east, adding 100 to the serial at the farthest crossing of cross streets until the city limits or termini of streets are reached. Each number shall represent 20 feet frontage.
(D) Half numbers may be placed over stairways in any business building or tenement house in which occupancy of the upper story is separated and distinct from the ground floor.
(E) All numbers placed upon buildings or houses under this section shall be painted or stamped in some durable metal or other material, or painted in a conspicuous place on the building or house, of a size not less than three inches by two inches square. Provided, the owner or occupant of any house or building may place thereon a more ornamental or costly number, but the same shall not be smaller or of a less conspicuous character than as above described.
(F) The owner of every house or building fronting on any street of the city, upon being informed of the proper number of the same, is hereby required to place or cause to be placed in some conspicuous place on the outside front thereof a number plainly indicating by appropriate figures the proper and assigned number of the same, of the size and material specified in division (E) above. If the number shall become defaced, removed, destroyed or so worn as not to be plainly visible, the owner or the building shall replace the same. Any person who shall fail, neglect or refuse to number his or her house or building as herein specified or required, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to replace any worn or defaced number on his or her property, shall be deemed to have violated the provisions of this section, and upon conviction thereof before the Mayor, shall be fined. Each day of the failure, neglect or refusal shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense, and as the same shall be prosecuted and punished. Provided, however, that in case of the failure, neglect or refusal the city, by and through its proper officials, shall have the right to place or replace the numbers at the expense of the owner or owners thereof and collect the cost to be placed upon the tax duplicate or by suit in any court or competent jurisdiction in the name of the city.
(Ord. 128, passed 1-2-1915)
(G) Any person who shall take down, alter, destroy or conceal any number assigned to and placed upon any house or building, or who shall place or substitute an erroneous or improper number to be retained on his or her house or building, or who shall take down, break, deface, destroy or conceal any street name painted or posted in the city shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined.
(`81 Code, § 20-1) Penalty, see § 10.99