The City Inspection Department shall decide the correct number to assign each dwelling, building or lot. The Inspection Department shall provide each city department, postal authority and serving utilities with a correct list of address numbers.

(Ord. 1820; Code 2010)

(a)   Odd numbers shall be given to lots, buildings and structures on the South side of East-West streets and on the West side of North-South streets.

(b)   Even numbers shall be given to lots, buildings and structures on the North side of East-West streets and on the East side of North-South streets.

(c)   Address numbers shall commence at Second Avenue and each block shall receive 100 numbers. Blocks in excess of 1,000 feet shall be assigned 100 numbers for each 600 feet.

(d)   Address numbers for East-West streets shall commence with the center line of State street and an imaginary line running North from the center line of State street where it intersects Kelly Avenue, and each block shall receive 100 numbers. Blocks in excess of 1,000 feet shall be assigned 100 numbers for each 600 feet.

(e)   East-West Prefixes. All streets running East of State street shall be designated with the prefix “East,” and all streets running West of State street shall be designated with the prefix “West.”

(f)   All streets, avenues, etc., within a specific platted subdivision which are not laid out according to East-West or North-South directions, may be numbered according to the lots and blocks, provided the numbers are consecutive with all odd numbers on one side of the street and even numbers on the opposite side of the street.

(g)   If at all possible, no address shall be numbered A, B, C, etc.

(h)   Special housing units may have one street address and have building or apartment numbers assigned to each unit.

(i)    The owner(s) of a Manufactured Home Park, Mobile Home Park or Recreational Vehicle Park shall assign lot numbers to each rental space. The park owner shall provide the Inspection Department with an address map of the park. The Inspection Department will provide copies of the map to all city departments, postal authorities and serving utilities.

(Ord. 1820; Code 2010)

The figures of each number put on any dwelling, building or other structure shall not be less than four (4) inches in height and shall be conspicuously placed on the front of the dwelling, building or structure facing the street. Manufactured homes and mobile homes shall have the figures of each number not less than three (3) inches in height and shall be conspicuously placed on the end of the manufactured/mobile home facing the common street. The placing of numbers on the lots in a recreational vehicle park shall have figures of each number not less than three (3) inches in height and shall be conspicuously placed on a sign or placed on the electrical service panel.

(Ord. 1820; Code 2010)

All new dwellings, buildings or structures requiring a number under this article shall be numbered before said building is occupied.

(Ord. 1820; Code 2010)