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Sec. 110-135. Methods for determining address numbers.

(a) Odd, even numbering. Address numbers shall be even on the north and west sides of the street and odd on the east and south sides of the street. One hundred numbers shall be assigned to each identified grid block with the lowest number beginning at a point nearest the grid centerline. Address numbers shall be determined by the number grid in which the property is located. Address numbers for property in central areas with no grid shall be assigned in relation to adjacent addressing.

(b) New residential subdivisions, unplatted residential and non-residential buildings. In new residential subdivisions each standard-sized lot shall be given a preassigned street number by the planning office upon final plat approval. Address numbers shall be assigned to large lots relative to their capacity to be divided into two or more minimum sized lots for the minimum width allowed by the zoning district. In commercial areas addresses will be assigned to lots of one acre, or more, as development plans for those lots are approved, prior to building permits being issued.

(c) Address numbers for all lots shall be determined by calculation. The distance from the center of the property to the last corner of grid shall be measured to get a location number. The location number is then added to the block number to get the address. If the block number is 1200 and the location number is 43, the address is 1243 or 1244 depending upon which side of the street the building is placed.

Location No. + (distance corner to property/total block length) 100. Address + block no. + location no.

In other words, the address is the percent of the total distance into the block plus the block number.

(d) Changes in number series. When street intersections are within 120 feet of a grid line, the number series change shall be made at the intersection to be more logical to the public. When a long block faces two blocks divided by a street, the number series on the long block shall change at the intersecting street so that houses facing each other will have compatible addresses.

(e) Diagonal and curving streets. Diagonal streets which run 45 degrees or less from a north/south line will be numbered by the north/south grid and those more than 45 degrees from the north/south line will be numbered by the east/west grid. Curving streets will be assigned numbers based upon the grid of their greatest length. For instance, if the beginning is more south than west of the end, then the north/south grid will be used.

(f) Loop streets and cul-de-sac. On loop streets and cul-de-sac streets, address numbering shall begin at the entrance nearest the grid centerline and increase to the opposite end as if the street were in a straight line. Block number changes will be made every 330 feet with odd and even numbers remaining on the same side of the street as they began.

(g) Apartments:

(1) Apartment buildings on public streets or private drives shall be assigned individual addresses. Apartments clustered about a central parking area immediately facing a public street shall also be assigned separate street addresses.

(2) When apartments are arranged along a private street, addresses can be assigned from this private street. A sign showing the apartment complex name, with the street address below it, must be posted at the entrance. In these instances a central postal facility for all apartments must be located so it is readily accessible to a mail carrier from the public street serving the complex.

(3) Each apartment must be identified on the exterior entrance by number or building letter and number for multiple buildings. The numbers shall be in sequence 1, 2, 3, etc. Apartments in lettered buildings shall have the building letter as part of each apartment number, such as B-210. When units are on multiple floors, ground floor numbers shall be in the 100 series (101, 102, 103), second floor in the 200 series 201, 202, 203), etc. If a common hallway is used for several apartments, the external hallway entrance to each apartment shall contain a list of the apartments served. When addressing townhouses and other buildings containing units separately owned, each address shall be placed on the principal external entryway to the unit.

(4) The official address for each apartment shall be the building address followed by the apartment number, for example, "329 Fernway Street, Apt. 8". Addresses for units in apartment buildings not on a public street shall include the public street address and the building number with the apartment designation. The official address for each apartment will be the public street address followed by the building letter, a dash, and the apartment number, for example, "329 Fernway Street, Apt. C-104."

(h) Mobile home parks:

(1) When trailers are arranged along a private street within mobile home parks, each private street within the mobile home park shall be named and a sign, as required by this Code for other private streets, shall be erected on each private street within the mobile home park.

(2) Each mobile home on such private street shall then be identified in numerical sequence as determined by calculation within the grid box. The number shall be placed in a conspicuous place on that part of the trailer closest to the street and all mobile homes within the park shall be marked in the same location of the trailer. Address numbers shall be a minimum of three inches high with block letters and shall be visible from the street. Even numbers shall be assigned to the trailers on the north and west sides of the private street and odd numbers on the east and south sides of the street. All other provisions of section 110-136 on the installation of the numbers and the type of number to be placed upon the mobile home shall be as set out in section 110-136 of this Code.

(3) It shall be the requirement of the mobile home park owners, who are registered with the city, to make sure that each private street within the mobile home park is properly named and such name shall be approved in advance by the planning and community development director or his/her designated representative, and it is further the responsibility of the mobile home park operator to make sure that each mobile home is properly addressed and the number posted as set out herein and as set out in section 110-136 of this Code.

(i) Commercial/office buildings:

(1) Commercial/office buildings on public streets or private streets shall be assigned individual addresses. Commercial/office buildings clustered about a central parking area immediately facing a public street shall also be assigned separate street addresses.

(2) When a commercial/office building complex is arranged along a private driveway or around a private parking area the complex shall be addressed off the public or private street serving the complex. In these instances, a central postal facility for all commercial/office buildings and suites must be located so it is readily accessible to a mail carrier from the public street serving the complex.

(3) Each suite/unit in a commercial/office building must be identified on the exterior entrance by number or building letter and number for multiple buildings. The numbers shall be in sequence 1, 2, 3, etc. Suites/Units in lettered buildings shall have the building letter as part of each suite/unit number, such as B-210. When units are on multiple floors, ground floor numbers shall be in the 100 series (101, 102, 103), second floor in the 200 series 201, 202, 203), etc. If a common hallway is used for several suites/units, the external hallway entrance to each commercial/office building shall contain a list of the suites/units served.

(4) The official address for each commercial/office suite shall be the building address followed by the suite number, for example, "329 Fernway Street, Suite 1". Addresses for units in commercial/office buildings not on a public street shall include the public street address and the building number with the suite designation. The official address for each suite will be the public street address followed by the building letter, a dash, and the suite number, for example, "329 Fernway Street, Suite C-1."

(5) All commercial/office buildings in existence on the effective date of this section shall be brought into compliance with this section no later than January 1, 2008.

(Ord. No. 3258, § 1, 11-12-02; Ord. No. 4041, § 1, 3-27-07; Ord. No. 4046, § 1, 4-10-07)

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