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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-OR-17AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE NUMBERING OF RESIDENCES, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, APARTMENTS AND MOBILE HOMES WITHIN THE CITY OF JEFFERSONVlLLE WHEREAS, it is imperative for the prompt response of fire, police and emergency units that residences, commercial buildings, apartments and mobile homes are easily identified at all times; and WHEREAS, it is the City's desire to make such services available to its citizens as quickly as possible. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF JEFFERSONVILLE: 1. Ali residences, commercial and mobile homes within the shall be assigned a unique or alpha-numeric designation. All or OF THE CITY buildings, apartments City of Jeffersonville numeric, alphabetical existing "street numbers", "apartment numbers" "mobile home lot numbers" currently in use within e the City are hereby adopted as the official "address numbers" within the City unless such numbers are not sufficiently unique to avoid confusion as to the address which they identify. In the event that the street numbers, apartment numbers or mobile home lot numbers are not sufficiently unique to avoid coJfusion, the Board of Public Works and Safety shall assign new "address numbers" to uniquely identify the structures. In the event new "address numbers" are created within the City, the Board of Public Works and Safety shall assign these in a logical manner and shall provide this information to the Fire Department, Police Depart- ment, all emergency services operating within the City and %he Postal Service. In the event that the City annexes additional areas, these areas shall retain the "address numbers" which they held prior to annexation if at all possible and the Board of Public Works and Safety shall adopt these "address numbers" as the City "address numbers." Garages and outbuildings now existing or built in the future on lots which are currently assigned an "address number" need not have a separate "address number" assigned to them unless they are separate residences or businesses. Ail residences, commercial buildings, apartments and mobile homes shall place and maintain the "address number" assigned to them in a place visible from the street. This number may be placed directly on the structure or on any other suitable place, including mailboxes. Whenever the "address numbe~" is placed on any place other than the structure itself, it must be so positiened as to allow the structure to be readily identified with the "address number." Every apartment shall have a separate "address number" placed on the apartment door or in such a manner as to readily identify each apartment. Every mobile home lot shall have a~ separate "address number" which will allow the immediate identification of each mobile home. Each digit of the "address number" shall be a minimum of three (3) inches in height, made of a material and a contrasting color so as to make the number stand out distinctly against its background. No owner, occupant or agent of any structure, newly erected structure or structure moved to a new location shall refuse or fail within thirty (30) days of notifi- cation by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the correct number of such building, to place or cause to be placed an "address number" on the struc- ture. No person shall take down, without authority, or alter, deface, destroy or conceal any number on any structure, or place, or allow to be placed any erroneous number thereon, or suffer any erroneous number to remain on any structure owned, occupied 10. or controlled by him. Any person violating the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined the sum of not more than On~ D~3~a~_~s ($_~0Q..00) for each day which he allows such 11. violation to exist. If a part of this Ordinance is determined to be invalid, all valid parts that are severable from the invalid parts shall remain in effect. If a part of thisI Ordinance is invalid in one or more of its applications, all valid applications shall remain in effect which are severable from the invalid applica- tions. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council of the City of jeffersonville, its approval and publication as required by law. Passed this ~ day of m~ 1985. ATTEST: ~ ~.~ICHARD SPEWER, ~ CLERK-TREASURE~ Presented by me as Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of said city of jeffersonville, this day of ' 1985. Approved and signed CLERK-TREASURER u by me this ~ day of , 1985.