The Building Official may order the buildings on any public
road or private road to be numbered or may order any such buildings
to be renumbered and shall then require the number designated for
each building to be affixed thereto or inscribed thereon. The Building
Official shall, upon application in writing, designate the number
or numbers required for any building that may hereafter be erected
or any building to which numbers have not previously been assigned
if, in his/her judgment, such action is necessary. Prior to finalizing
the Building Official's designation, the Planning Board shall hold
a public hearing with at least 10 days' notice, posted in at least
two public places within the City, by publication in a newspaper in
circulation in the City, and by first-class mail to all owners of
property being numbered or renumbered, as indicated by City records.
No public hearing shall be required where said property owner(s) voluntarily
consent(s) to the numbering or renumbering by the Building Official.
A. The numbers shall be designated in such a manner so that a number
will be assigned or reassigned to every 50 feet of street frontage.
B. The numbers, assigned or reassigned, shall be attached to the building
in such a manner and in such a place as to be easily seen from the
public road or private road. Furthermore, such numbers shall be placed
in a location so that they can be seen from the public road or private
road, if necessary, to ensure rapid location by police, fire or other
emergency personnel during hours of darkness. Buildings located in
rural-type locations, or located in such a manner that the above requirement
is inappropriate, shall be identified at the intersection of the entryway
to the property the building is on and the public road or private
road, and the number shall be of sufficient size to be easily seen
by the operator of a vehicle approaching said entryway.