(a)   All residences and business houses in the City shall be numbered according to the following rule and in the order following, to-wit: All blocks lying east or west of Pearl Street shall be numbered in the following manner; the first (1st) block lying adjacent to Pearl Street shall bear the numbers ranging from one (1) upward, the second (2nd) block shall bear the numbers ranging from one hundred (100) upward and each consecutive block therefrom shall be numbered likewise. All blocks adjoining and abutting upon Silver and Pearl Streets shall be numbered likewise north and south from Peoria.

(b)   Blocks numbered 31, 32, 33, 35, 46, 47 and 48 upon the sides of same abutting upon Peoria, Wea, Pearl and Silver Streets shall bear four (4) numbers for each fifty-five (55) feet of ground abutting upon said streets. All other blocks, outlots or parcels of ground shall bear one (1) number for each fifty-five (55) front feet of ground abutting on any street in accordance to the above stipulated plan and all in accordance with the official plat of numbers on file in the office of the City Clerk.

(Prior Code 2016 §515.010; Code 2021)

(a)   All residential or commercial use buildings shall have a permanently posted address which shall be placed on the building or at each driveway entrance and shall be visible from both directions of travel along the road. In all cases, the address shall be posted at the beginning of construction and shall be maintained thereafter. The address shall be visible and legible from the road on which the address is located.

(b)   Address markers along one-way roads shall be visible in the intended direction of travel and the opposite direction.

(c)   Where a roadway provides access solely to a single commercial or industrial business, the address marker shall be placed at the nearest road entrance providing access to that site.

(d)   Address numbers shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabet letters. Residential numbers shall be a minimum of four (4) inches (102 mm) high with a minimum stroke width of one-half (0.5) inch (12.7 mm), commercial numbers shall be a minimum of six (6) inches and shall be provided with an external source of illumination or shall be of a reflective material.

(e)   When multiple buildings are located on a single tract of land, each separate building shall have its individual address posted at a location that is plainly visible from its access road or drive in addition to the site address required by this Section.

(Prior Code 2016 §515.020; Code 2021)

When any new building shall be erected so as to front on any street or avenue, the same shall be numbered prior to the issuance of an occupancy certificate as hereinbefore provided for buildings already erected.

(Prior Code 2016 §515.030; Code 2021)

The City Manager 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.

(Prior Code 2016 §515.040; Code 2021)

If any owner neglects or refuses to number his/her building as herein provided, he/she shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), and each and every day that any of the terms, conditions or provisions of this article are not complied with shall be considered a separate offense.

(Prior Code 2016 §515.050; Code 2021)