Rules for showing your building's address number

(a) Display requirement. (1) Each property owner shall post building numbers in accordance with the provisions of this article. (2) During construction of new buildings, assigned address numbers shall be posted temporarily at the driveway location to facilitate inspections and assist emergency responders prior to occupancy. (3) Upon written notice from the director that a posted number is erroneous or changed, the property owner shall remove or erase any wrong building number and shall post the correct building numbers in compliance with this article. (4) All buildings required to be numbered shall be numbered at the expense of the owner. (5) The property owner shall be responsible to maintain all posted numbers such that they are visible and readable at all times. (b) Display standards. (1) Single-family residences. (A) For parcels with single mailboxes, numbers shall be posted on the mailbox to be visible from either direction. Where the entrance of a residence is more than fifty feet from the street travelway edge or when the residence is not clearly visible from the street, a second set of numbers shall be placed on, above, or at the side of the main entrance to the building. (B) In areas without mailboxes, or when multiple mailboxes are located in one location, numbers shall be placed on a post, fence, wall, or some structure within the property line near the intersection of the driveway and the street so that the number is distinguishable and legible from the street. Where the main entrance of the building is clearly visible and within fifty feet of the street travelway edge, the address may instead be conspicuously placed on, above, or at the side of the main entrance so that the number is distinguishable and legible from the street. Where the entrance of a residence is more than fifty feet from the street travelway edge or when the residence is not clearly visible from the street, a second set of numbers shall be placed on, above, or at the side of the main entrance to the building. SUPP. 1 (1-2017) 14-36 GENERAL WELFARE § 14-84 (C) When owners share a common driveway, a sign not exceeding two square feet in area and showing the range of addresses shall be attached to a permanent structure or post with the top of the sign not exceeding six feet in height, and located within the property line near the intersection of the driveway and the street. Each building along the driveway shall be numbered in accordance with this article. (D) Address numbers for residences shall be Arabic numerals not less than three inches in height and shall be made of a durable and clearly visible material or paint (preferably reflective) in a color distinguishable from its background. (2) Duplexes, apartments, townhouses, shopping centers. (A) Duplexes, apartments, townhouses, shopping centers, or other similar groupings where only one number is assigned shall display such number at the main driveway from the street. (B) Numbers for individual units or establishments within the complex shall be displayed on, above, or to the side of the main doorway of each unit or establishment. (C) Address numbers, including unit numbers, shall be Arabic numerals not less than three inches in height and shall be made of a durable and clearly visible material or paint (preferably reflective) in a color distinguishable from its background. (3) Commercial and industrial buildings. (A) For buildings within fifty feet of the street, the number may be displayed over the main entrance to the structure or at the driveway entrance upon a wall, ground, or marquee sign. For buildings located more than fifty feet from the street, the number shall be displayed at the driveway entrance. If there are more than one building on the property, the address shall also be displayed over the main entrance to each building. (B) Address numbers for commercial and industrial buildings shall be Arabic numerals not less than four inches in height and shall be made of a durable and clearly visible material or paint (preferably reflective) in a color distinguishable from its background. (C) To avoid confusion, there shall be no other wording or numbers within two feet of the address number. (4) Directories. For multiple-address developments, the director may require a directory board with a map to be posted at the driveway entrance and/or main entrance walkway. Directories must clearly show the location of all addresses that can be reached via that driveway or walkway. Directories must be easily seen from the street or sidewalk, as appropriate, but placed so that a vehicle or pedestrian pausing to read them can be out of the street and not block the sidewalk or driveway. Additional interior directories may be required where necessary to locate an address. 14-37 SUPP. 1 (1-2017) (c) The director shall have final approval authority over any aspect of building numbering reasonably related to the legibility, durability and location of the building numbering, and the building owner shall comply with all lawful orders of the director regarding such matters. (2004, ord 04-82, sec 2.)14-84 Division 3. Street Names.