(A) All houses and buildings fronting on public streets in the Town of Thorntown, Indiana, shall be numbered in accordance with this section.
(B) Address numbers shall be a minimum of four inches in height and shall be located either near a building's main entrance, above the garage door, or on a surface that is easily visible from the street of address. Additional displays of assigned numbers may be displayed at the property owner's discretion. Assigned numbers shall be displayed with Arabic numerals in a color that contrasts with the color of the subject house or building. Address displays in script are prohibited. Houses or buildings that are setback more than 100 feet from a street's curb are required to display address numbers within 50 feet of the street curb, on a surface that is easily visible from the street of address.
(C) Any contractor or builder in charge of the greater part of the work of erecting any house or building in the Town of Thorntown shall report the location thereof to the Town Council and shall cause said number to be placed on said house or building.
(D) The responsibility for the displaying of the assigned number for each existing house and building in the town, as of the effective date of this section, shall rest with the property owner, trustee, lessee, agent or occupant of each house or building.
(E) Any person who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this section, or who shall number or attempt to number any house or building other than in conformity with this section, and fail to correctly display the address number within 30 days after being notified in writing to do so by the Town Marshal, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and subjected to a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $100.
(Ord. 2017-7, passed 6-19-2017)