[Ord. No. 1143-12-02 §2, 3-8-2012]
The City Council shall name all streets within the City of Palmyra.
A private street giving access to two (2) or more residences shall
be required to bear a name and street sign. The City Council may change
the names of streets within the City of Palmyra when necessary to
promote public welfare. Each street shall be assigned a name that
is separate and distinct from any previously assigned name.
[Ord. No. 1143-12-02 §2, 3-8-2012; Ord.
No. 1251-22-04, 3-3-2022]
Addresses within the City of Palmyra shall be assigned by Marion
County Emergency Services in ascending sequence. All addresses on
the north side of east-west streets shall be evenly numbered. All
addresses on the west side of north-south streets shall be evenly
numbered. All addresses shall begin numbering with one hundred (100)
at the beginning of each of the address beginning points. Numbering
of the addresses shall increase by one hundred (100) per block. Within
each block the number shall increase in a regular sequence. Any exception
to this numbering sequence must be approved by the City Council. The
City Council shall have the authority to change or adjust any street
numbers when deemed necessary.
[Ord. No. 1143-12-02 §2, 3-8-2012]
All street signs shall conform to the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices for streets and highways. All signs on public roads
or streets shall be furnished and installed by the City. All signs
on private streets or roads shall be furnished and installed by the
City at the owner's expense, unless the City retroactively names a
private street or road as described above. All new private streets
or roads established after March 8, 2012, shall have street signs
furnished and installed at the owner's expense, subject to approval
of the City Council.
[Ord. No. 1143-12-02 §2, 3-8-2012]
All residential buildings, commercial buildings, business buildings,
and industrial buildings located within the City limits shall have
the numbers of their street addresses conspicuously posted by affixing
the numbers on the front of the building facing the street for which
the address applies. The numbers shall be a minimum of three and one-half
(3½) inches in height and shall be affixed in such location
so as to be clearly visible from the street for which the address
applies. Arabic numerals shall be used to identify the numbers. If
a street address number is not clearly visible from the street for
which the address applies, then, in addition, the number shall be
installed near the street and be clearly visible. Owners of each building
are responsible for installing street address numbers as provided
herein.
[Ord. No. 1143-12-02 §2, 3-8-2012; Ord.
No. 1258-22-11, 12-15-2022]
Whenever the Building Inspector is of the opinion that a building is in violation of Section
260.040, the City Clerk shall send a notice by certified mail to the owner of such building stating that the building has been determined to be in violation of Section
260.040, and stating that the owner shall have a grace period of thirty (30) days from the date the notice is mailed to comply with Section
260.040.
[Ord. No. 1143-12-02 §2, 3-8-2012]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning a residential, commercial, business or industrial building within the City limits to fail to comply with the provisions of Section
260.040.
[Ord. No. 1143-12-02 §2, 3-8-2012]
Failure to comply with the notice provided in Section
260.050 within the time specified in such notice shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) and not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). Each day of non-compliance shall be considered a separate offense.