<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 9-46. - Posting of numbers required; standards.</div>
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               The owner of any residence, industry, business or other structure shall be required
               to post numbers on the structure for the health, safety and general welfare of the
               citizens of the county. In the posting of house and building numbers on structures,
               owners shall use the following standards:
               
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                  (1)
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                  <span class="ital">Height.</span> The number for a house, building, mobile home space or unit shall be a minimum of
                  three (3) inches in height. The building number of an apartment, townhouse, mobile
                  home park or condominium complex shall be a minimum of six (6) inches in height.
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                  (2)
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                  <span class="ital">Placement.</span>
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                  a.
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                  House numbers should be placed either in the approximate center of the building or
                  on the street end of the building near the main entrance so that the number may be
                  viewed from either the roadway or the parking area which serves the building.
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                  b.
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                  In the case of mobile home parks, six-inch or higher numbers should be placed at or
                  near the main entrance in the absence of a main structure.
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                  c.
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                  The house or building numbers, except in the case of mobile home park lots or sites,
                  should be maintained within a three-foot perimeter of the front entranceway of the
                  structure. Should this number not be visible due to landscaping or other obstructions,
                  or if the setback is greater than one hundred (100) feet from the centerline of the
                  roadway which fronts the structure, the assigned number should also be placed at or
                  near the driveway which serves the structure.
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                  d.
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                  Each mobile home space should be marked uniformly within the park with three-inch
                  or larger numbers at the lot entrance, on the electrical service, or in another conspicuous
                  place, in order to afford visibility of the number from the roadway which serves the
                  space. Marking of a mobile home is permitted, provided that the numbers are visible
                  from the roadway.
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                  (3)
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                  <span class="ital">Color.</span> House or building numbers should be of a contrasting color to the color scheme of
                  the house, building or mobile home so that the number is clearly visible, and numbers
                  should be maintained in a similar manner.
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                  (4)
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                  A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
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               (Ord. No. 88-04, Â§ VIII(2)(A)â€”(C), 11-7-88; Ord. of 1-20-22(1))
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