The owner of every building erected on any street, avenue or alley in the city shall be and is hereby required to number the building by placing the number thereof in a conspicuous place on the front of such building.

(Prior Code, § 152.01)

   The owner of any building on any street, avenue or alley in the city shall be furnished the information relative to the number of such building by the City Engineer. One whole number shall be allowed on every 22 feet of ground wherever practicable, whether improved or vacant; provided that, any house or tenement with less frontage than 22 feet shall receive a whole number, and business rooms shall receive an extra number if the second floor is occupied by tenants; and all streets, avenues or alleys running north and south shall be numbered north from Madison Street with even numbers on the east side and the odd numbers on the west side of the streets, avenues or alleys; and all streets, avenues and alleys running north and south shall be numbered south from Madison Street with even numbers on the west side of the streets, avenues or alleys and odd numbers on the east side of the streets, avenues or alleys; and all streets, avenues or alleys running east and west shall be numbered east from First and High Streets with even numbers on the south side of the streets, avenues or alleys and odd numbers on the north side of the streets, avenues or alleys; and all streets, avenues or alleys running east and west shall be numbered west from First and High streets with the even numbers on the north side of the streets, avenues or alleys and odd numbers on the south side of the streets, avenues or alleys. In numbering streets, avenues or alleys, 100 numbers shall be allowed to each block of usual length so that the number of each consecutive block will commence with 101.

(Prior Code, § 152.02)

   (A)   The City Civil Engineer, in making out the proper numbers of the houses, shall be governed by the initial or starting point which shall be Madison Street and First and High Streets, respectively, allowing 100 numbers for each square, with an even number at the commencement of each square as aforesaid, and in all respects adhering to the decimal system of enumeration. Also, in all streets running in opposite direction, but which do not extend to the initial points, the same order of enumeration shall be observed as though such streets did actually extend to such points. In such parts of the city as may be impracticable to actually follow this system, the City Civil Engineer shall arrange the numbering as nearly in accordance therewith as possible.

   (B)   The City Civil Engineer is required to have the different lots and blocks herein required to be numbered in the proper spaces and to fix to each of the spaces the proper number and to enter into a suitable record to be prepared by him or her and kept in his or her office, a distinct memorandum of such spaces of the corresponding numbers. At all reasonable hours when requested to do so, the Engineer shall permit such information to be inspected and copies to be taken therefrom and he or she shall furnish information as to the proper number to represent any building or piece of ground, whether or not required to be numbered by Council.

(Prior Code, § 152.03)

   The numbers shall be placed in position on the buildings as above provided within 60 days from the date of the passage of this chapter without further notice and, upon their failure to be so placed by the property owners, the city shall, at the expense of the property owners, proceed to place the numbers. The costs and expenses of placing the numbers by the city shall be due and payable to the Clerk-Treasurer within ten days after being so placed. Upon failure of the property owners to pay the same, the costs and charges shall be declared a lien on the property and be certified by the Clerk-Treasurer to the County Auditor who shall place the same on the tax duplicate and collect as other delinquent taxes are collected.

(Prior Code, § 152.04)

   The numbers shall be a minimum three-inch block figures, in contrasting colors or engraved in monument stone. Home numbers shall be a minimum 75 feet from the right-of-way. Use of a pole, pedestal or constructed monument shall be acceptable. Monument mounting of house numbers shall be set within ten feet of the house drive.

(Prior Code, § 152.05)