Numbering of Houses.

(1) 

Uniform System. A uniform system of numbering on all houses and buildings fronting on all streets, alleys and highways in the City is herewith established.

(2) 

Base Lines.

(a) 

North Base Line. All houses, buildings, etc., fronting on the alleys shall be numbered to correspond with the numbers on parallel streets. In establishing said system, the north City limits shall constitute the north base line from which the numbers of all houses and buildings running east and west from said boundary line shall be extended each way upon the basis of one number to each fifteen (15) feet of property frontage, wherever possible, starting at the base line with a number of the house numbering system of the City of Milwaukee at said base line, and continuing with consecutive hundred at each intersection, wherever possible. All even numbers shall be placed upon the houses and buildings on the east side of said streets, avenues, alleys and highways, and all odd numbers shall be placed upon houses and buildings on the west side of said streets, avenue, alleys and highways.

(b) 

East Base Line. The east City limits shall constitute the east and west base line from which the numbers on all streets running east and west from said east City limits shall be extended each way upon the basis of one number for each fifteen (15) feet of property frontage, wherever possible, starting at the east boundary line with a number in continuance with the house numbering system of the City of Milwaukee at said base line, and in continuance with the house numbering system of the City of West Milwaukee at said base line, and continuing with consecutive hundreds at each intersection wherever possible. All even numbers shall be placed upon the houses and buildings on the north side of said streets, avenues, alleys and highways, and all odd numbers upon houses, buildings, etc. on the south side of said streets, avenues, alleys and highways.

(3) 

Assigning and Placing Numbers. The City Engineer shall make the necessary survey and shall assign to each house and building located on any street, avenue, alley or highway in the City its respective number under the uniform system provided for in subsection (1) of this section. When the City Engineer shall have completed the said survey and assigned to each house and building so located its respective number or numbers, he shall cause the numbers to be placed on the respective houses and buildings by such person or persons he shall designate for the purpose. Such number or numbers shall be placed within fifteen (15) days after the said City Engineer has assigned the proper number. The cost of the number of numbers shall be paid for out of the fund set aside for this purpose. The cost of replacement of any number or numbers after its initial installation shall be borne entirely by the owner or occupant of any house or building. It shall be the duty of the City Engineer to inform any party applying therefor, the number or numbers belonging or embraced within the limitations of said lots or property, as provided in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

(4) 

Maintaining Old Numbers. It shall be the duty of the owner, occupant or agent of any house or building to which a new number is assigned to retain the old number now upon said house or building, together with the new number, for a period of six (6) months after the said City Engineer has assigned the new number or numbers to the premises, at which time the old number or numbers shall be removed, and it shall thereafter be unlawful to maintain any number other than the new number as designated by the City Engineer.

(5) 

Additional Numbers at Same Location. Where only one number is available for any house or building, the owner, occupant or agent of such house or building who shall desire distinctive numbers for upper and lower portions of any such house or building, or for any such house or building fronting on any street, such owner, occupant or agent shall use the suffixes "A", "B", "C", etc., as may be required.

(6) 

Size and Location of Numbers. All numbers placed on houses and buildings in accordance with subsections (1) to (9), inclusive, hereof, shall not be less than three (3) inches, including background, in height, and shall be distinctly legible and shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the front of each house or building so as to be easily seen and read from the public way. In no event shall the number proper, where a background is used, be less than two (2) inches in height.

(7) 

Newly Constructed Buildings. Whenever any new house, building or structure shall be erected in the City, in order to preserve the continuity and uniformity of numbers of the houses, buildings and structures, the owner or his agent shall ascertain the proper number or numbers from the Building Inspection Department, which Department shall furnish to the said owner or his said agent the correct number, complete ready to set in place, at and for the actual cost of such number, and the said owner or his agent shall immediately fasten said number in a conspicuous place at the entrance of said house, building or structure, and no building permit shall be issued for any house, building or structure until the owner or his agent has procured the official number of the premises. The provisions of this section shall not apply to auxiliary or accessory structures.

(8) 

Erroneous Numbers.

(a) 

Notice from Director of Building Inspections and Zoning. The Director of Building Inspections and Zoning shall notify the owner or occupant of any building or structure for which a house number is required and which is not numbered in conformity with this section that a corrected number, as determined by the City Engineer, is required, and shall furnish to such premises the correct number.

(b) 

Duty of Owner or Occupant. The owner or occupant shall replace any erroneous number on the premises with the correct number assigned by obtaining the correct number at the office of the Building Inspector within five (5) days after receiving written notice from him.

(c) 

Cost. If the erroneous numbers are of the standard size and type as issued by the Building Inspection Department, they shall be turned in to the Building Inspector and the correct numbers issued free of charge.

(9) 

Improper Numbers. It shall be unlawful for any person to alter any number, or to retain any but the properly assigned number or numbers, except as provided in subsection (4).

Ord. 6149, 2/7/1995