(A) No building may be undertaken in the city without a building permit as required by the City of Rio Rancho and/or the General Construction Industries Commission of the State of New Mexico and without an application having been made for an occupancy permit as required by Section 154.82.

(B) All buildings or houses other than accessory buildings shall display identification numbers.

(1) DSD shall record designated street numbers on the plan review application of new construction, and shall furnish building numbers of all buildings needed.

(2) Numbers shall be affixed on buildings by the last day of the first month the building is occupied.

(a) Street numbers shall be as designated by DSD.

(b) All numbers other than those designated shall be removed.

(3) The numbers shall be located on the right or left side of the street address entrance, clearly visible from the street.

(a) Each figure of a house or building number shall be a material which will withstand the natural elements.

(b) The figures shall not be less than three inches in height and of corresponding width.

(4) It shall be the responsibility of the building owner to maintain numbers of houses and/or buildings in good as well as legible condition or design.

(Ord. 18-20)