It shall be the duty of every owner of a building in the Village
to cause to be displayed thereon the correct street number of said
building and at all times to maintain such number in compliance with
the provisions of this chapter.
The figure or figures comprising said number shall be placed
on said building in such a manner as to be plainly legible from the
center of the street at all times between sunrise and sunset. The
color of said figures shall be in sharp contrast to the color of their
background.
[Amended 6-29-1976 by L.L. No. 10-1976]
Any person, firm or corporation owning a building within the Village and refusing or neglecting, for five days after notice from the Village Clerk, to place a number on said building shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, Penalties for Offenses, of the Code of the Village of Lancaster.
Such notice may be given by personal service or mailing a copy
thereof to the last known address of said owner.
In the event of the neglect or refusal of any such owner after
such notice to cause such building to be properly numbered, the Village
Clerk may cause such building to be properly numbered and report the
cost thereof to the Assessors, whose duty it shall be to cause said
expense to be assessed upon the land upon which said building stands.