[Amended 3-26-2018]
It is the intent and purpose of this Chapter to provide for
the rapid and easy identification by numbering of the buildings within
the Village of Rothschild in order to efficiently facilitate both
the delivery of emergency response services to the community and for
postal and other deliveries.
In numbering buildings and houses pursuant to this chapter,
a number is hereby assigned to each 50 feet starting from the baseline
as hereinafter fixed, and on all streets running northerly and southerly
the even numbers shall be placed on the buildings facing easterly
and the odd numbers on the buildings facing westerly, and on the streets
running easterly and westerly the even numbers shall be placed on
the buildings facing southerly and the odd numbers on the buildings
facing northerly.
A. Weston
Avenue in said Village is hereby fixed upon as a baseline, and all
stores, buildings and houses in the first block north of Weston Avenue
facing on the streets running northerly and southerly shall be numbered
commencing on the southerly side of each block and increasing from
the baseline herein established. For the purpose of designating or
locating buildings or houses on streets running north of said Weston
Avenue, the word "north" shall be used in connection with the appropriate
street and number, and for the purpose of designating or locating
buildings or houses on streets running south of said Weston Avenue
the word "south" shall be used in connection with the appropriate
street and number.
B. United
States Highway 51 in said Village is hereby fixed upon as a baseline,
and all stores, buildings or houses in the first row of blocks east
of said U.S. Highway 51 facing on the streets running east and west
shall be numbered commencing on the west end of each block and increasing
thereafter through each block to the Village limits. On the blocks
west of said U.S. Highway 51 the first block shall be numbered beginning
on the east end and increasing thereafter though each block to the
Village limits.
[Added 3-26-2018]
No address numbers shall be placed such that they are hidden
or screened from view at any time, whether by temporary or permanent
obstructions, including, but not limited to, screen doors, storm doors,
grass, shrubbery, trees, dirt, snow, snow piles, decorative objects,
etc. It shall be a violation of this Chapter to obstruct or cause
to be obstructed any address numbers that have been placed in conformity
with this Chapter.
[Amended 8-28-2017]
Any person violating this Chapter shall be subject to §
1-2 of this Code.