[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of New Berlin 10-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2124 as Secs. 8.145 and 8.15
of the Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Terms used in this chapter shall have the following
meaning:
The symbol assigned to a property to denote the location
of such property on a particular street.
The objects required to be placed on the property in a conspicuous
place visible and legible from the street representing the appropriate
address number for the property.
A.
All buildings in the city shall be issued a permanent
address number which shall be used solely by the occupant of such
building.
B.
No building shall use any address number other than
the number issued by the city. All address numbers shall be a minimum
of 21/2 inches in height. If script-type numerals are used, the owner
or occupant of the building using such script-type numerals shall
also display numerals similar to the type issued by the city.
C.
The owner or occupant of any building in the city,
upon written notice that he is using the wrong address number, shall
within 30 days of the receipt of such notice discontinue use of such
wrong address number.
D.
All owners or occupants of buildings shall be required
to display their address number in a conspicuous place on the building
or in an area visible and legible from the street for police, fire
and other emergency purposes.
[Amended 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 2142]
E.
Building numbers as herein provided shall be available
for purchase by an owner or occupant of any building within the city
from the city at cost, which cost shall be determined by the Director
of Building, Inspection and Zoning.
[Amended 6-19-2001 by Ord. No. 2142]
A.
The City Engineer shall mathematically compute a permanent
address number for each house and building located on any street or
highway in the city. These computations shall be based on the Master
Address Numbering Coordinate Grid on file in the City Engineer's office.
B.
The City Engineer shall maintain a permanent file
containing therein all computed building address numbers.
C.
Upon receipt of a final plat for a new subdivision
or other development, the City Engineer shall compute and assign address
numbers for each buildable site on the plat and furnish a copy of
the plat to the Chief Building Inspector and the Assessor upon which
all address numbers shall be shown.
[Amended 5-28-2019 by Ord. No.
2619]
A.
The Lead Building Inspector, upon issuance of a building permit for construction of new buildings, shall issue an address number. Such number shall be mounted in a conspicuous place on the building or in an area visible and legible from the street as provided in § 83-2D. Such address number shall be installed upon the premises as herein provided before a final occupancy permit is granted for use of the building.
B.
The
Lead Building Inspector shall approve the location of all numbers
for buildings for which building permits are issued before the numbers
are mounted.
