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20 <br />(e) Display of Road Address Numbers. Once assigned, road address numbers must be <br />clearly displayed so the location can be easily identified from the road. <br />(1) The official address number must be displayed on the front of a building <br />or at the entrance to a building, which is most clearly visible from the <br />street or road during both day and night. <br />(2) If a building is more than seventy-five feet from any road, the address <br />number shall be displayed at the end of the driveway or easement <br />nearest the road, which provides access to the building. <br />(3) Numerals indicating the address number of asingle-family dwelling <br />shall be at least three inches in height and shall be posted and maintained <br />so as to be legible from the road from both directions of travel. <br />(4) Numerals for buildings with multiple _dwelling units and nonresidential <br />buildings shall be at least six. inches in height and shall be placed on the <br />front of the building facing the road or on the end of the building nearest <br />the road. <br />(5) Mobile home lots shall have address numbers assigned to each lot <br />throughout the park. The address number of each lot must be clearly <br />displayed on the lot so as to be legible from the road rather than <br />mounted on the mobile home unit. <br />(6) All numerals must be made of durable, clearly visible material and must <br />contrast with the color of the background. <br />(7) The Address-Administrator shall have the right to authorize and approve <br />alternate methods of displaying house numbers, which meet the intent of <br />this article when strict adherence of these standards cannot reasonably <br />be met. <br />(f) Address Corrections. The Address Administrator is authorized to correct any errors <br />in a numeric address or street range. This includes: <br />(1) Addresses that are out of sequence with other addresses on the same <br />road; <br />(2) Addresses that are not inside the range of values assigned to the street of <br />origin; <br />(3) Address ranges assigned to street segments that are not sequential or are <br />out of sequence with preceding or succeeding segments of the same <br />street. <br />Draft Road Naming and Addressing Ordinance <br />~~~~November 30, 2011 <br />0 <br />