§ 106-2. Numbering of buildings.

(a)

Street numbers for dwelling units and places of business on all public streets and street numbers and/or building numbers for dwelling units and places of business within apartment projects and nonresidential developments located on private streets shall be assigned by the community development department in accordance with its administrative procedures.

(b)

Each dwelling unit and place of business shall have posted and maintained in a prominent place on the property, legible from the street providing public access, the address of the dwelling unit or place of business as follows:

(1)

For residences, in figures at least four inches high with a reflective contrasting background or reflective numbers on a contrasting background, and no more than ten feet from the driveway or 25 feet from the street or road. Numbers may be posted on individual mailboxes located adjacent to the street. For multiple residential properties that share a common single private drive, each owner shall display address numbers at the vehicular access point to the private drive and at the vehicular access point to each individual structure; and

(2)

For commercial establishments, street numbers shall be posted in figures at least six inches high with a reflective contrasting background or reflective numbers on a contrasting background. For commercial establishments with monumental signage located at the street providing public access, street numbers shall be posted on both sides of the monumental sign so as to face both directions of vehicle travel.

(3)

For commercial establishments, building numbers shall be posted in figures at least five inches high with a contrasting background and denoted as "BLDG".

(4)

For commercial establishments, suite numbers shall be posted at all exterior doors or groups of doors in figures at least three inches high with a contrasting background.

(5)

Larger figures may be required than listed above to ensure they are legible from the street.

(c)

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-10.

(Ord. of 12-28-71, §§ 1, 2, 4; Code 1977, §§ 3-23-1—3-23-3; Ord. of 7-25-06; Ord. of 2-28-12; Amd. of 2-24-15)

Cross reference

Buildings and building regulations, ch. 18; planning, ch. 98; subdivisions, ch. 110; property address numbers, § 110-121.