(a)   All persons owning, occupying or having control of houses or buildings fronting on or facing any of the public avenues or streets of the city are hereby required to number the same in conformity to the provisions of this article. Non-structure locations where response to an address would assist emergency, utility, or service providers may be assigned an address on a voluntary basis.

(b)   Failure to comply with the numbering requirements as set forth in this article may result in a fine of $25.00 per occurrence with each day to constitute a new violation.

(Ord. 718)

For the purpose of this article, the city is hereby divided into an east and west side and Walnut Street is hereby declared to be the dividing line. The numbers to be given any house or building fronting on any street running east and west shall be ascertained by commencing at Walnut Street with the number 100 and numbering thence east and west allowing 100 numbers for each block or fraction thereof and placing even numbers on the north side of the street and odd numbers on the corresponding south side of the streets west of Walnut Street and east of Walnut Street.

The numbers to be given any house or location fronting on any streets running north and south shall be ascertained by commencing at Fourth Street with number 100 and thence north or south, allowing 100 for each block or fraction thereof, placing the even numbers on the east side of the street and the odd numbers on the corresponding west side of the street. 

The plot of each lot is on file at the office of the city clerk.

(Ord. 718)

The figures of each number shall be not less than three inches high and two inches wide and shall be legible and conspicuously placed on the front of each house, and all houses which may hereafter be erected facing or fronting on any of the streets or avenues of the city shall be numbered by the owner, occupant or agent of the owner as provided in this article within 30 days after the same shall have been completed.

(Ord. 718)

The address number shall be posted on the structure or location by use of numerals only. The numbers may not be spelled out using the actual word for each numeral.

(Ord. 718)

The city clerk is hereby authorized to establish such exceptions to the numbering system described in this article as may be made necessary by the irregular routing of any street or avenue of the city.

(Ord. 718)

The address of each structure shall be posted so as to be visible and easily read from the public road by emergency responders.

(Ord. 718)