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§ 153.05 TYPE OF NUMBERS.
   All numbers placed upon buildings or houses shall be of durable material, of a size not less than two inches high. However, 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 less conspicuous character than described herein.
('74 Code, § 152.05)
§ 153.06 SUPERVISION BY CITY.
   The work of assigning numbers to buildings shall be done under the supervision of the City Engineer or some competent person appointed by Council. Said officer or person, on being informed of the present or intended location, shall designate to the owner or occupant of any building now erected, in process of construction, or to be hereafter erected the correct number of such building, and shall also prepare and place on file with the Clerk-Treasurer a map or diagram showing the location of the numbers required by this chapter.
('74 Code, § 152.06)
§ 153.07 DUTY OF OWNERS.
   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 required to place or cause to be placed in some public or conspicuous place on the outside front thereof a number plainly indicating by appropriate figures the proper and assigned number of the building, of the size and material specified in § 153.05 herein. If the number shall become defaced, removed, destroyed, or so worn as not to be plainly visible, the owner of such building shall replace it. If any person or persons shall fail, neglect, or refuse to number his house or building as herein specified or required, or shall fail, neglect, or refuse to replace any worn or defaced number on his property, the city shall make or cause to be made such numbering or replacement as required and the cost of such numbering or replacement shall be assessed upon the property for the accommodation of which said numbering or replacement is made and collected as taxes are collected.
('74 Code, § 152.07) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 153.08 DESTRUCTION, DEFACING OF NUMBERS.
   No person shall take down, alter, deface, destroy, or conceal any number assigned to and placed upon any house or building, or place a substitute, erroneous, or improper number on any house or building, or permit an erroneous or improper number to be retained on his house or building, or take down, break, deface, destroy, or conceal any street number or name posted, placed, or painted in the city. A person who commits one or more of these acts is guilty of destruction or defacing of numbers and shall, upon conviction, be fined as set forth in § 10.99.
('74 Code, § 152.08) Penalty, see § 10.99