[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Gresham as §§ 8.12 and 8.15 of the prior Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established a uniform system of numbering houses
and buildings fronting on all streets, avenues and public ways in
the Village, and all houses and buildings shall be numbered in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
The numbering for each street shall begin at the baseline. The
numbers within the first block shall be from one to 99 and the numbers
in each succeeding block shall increase from the baseline in units
of 100. There shall be assigned 100 numbers to each block, square
or space that would be one block or square if streets each way were
so extended as to intersect each other. Where blocks of different
lengths occur on opposite sides of a street, the numbers on both sides
shall be assigned on the basis of the shorter block, unless the Village
Clerk otherwise determines.
All lots and houses on the south and west side of all streets shall be numbered with odd numbers, except as provided in § 137-1A above. Buildings fronting on two or more streets shall have a number assigned only to the main entrance.
All streets not extending through to the baseline shall be assigned
the same relative numbers as if the said street had extended to the
said baseline.
When a house or building has been assigned its respective number,
the owner, occupant or agent shall place or cause to be placed upon
each house or building controlled by him the number assigned under
the uniform system provided for in this chapter. Such number shall
be placed within 60 days after the assigning of the proper number.
The cost of the number shall be paid for by the property owner. The
numbers used shall be not less than three inches in height. The numbers
shall be conspicuously placed immediately above or at the side of
the proper door of each building so that the number can be seen plainly
from the street. Whenever any building is situated more than 50 feet
from the street line, the number of such building shall be conspicuously
displayed at the street line near the walk, driveway or common entrance
to such building and upon the gatepost, fence, tree, post or other
appropriate place.
Where only one number can be assigned to any house or building,
the owner, occupant or agent of such house or building, who shall
desire distinctive numbers for the upper and lower portion of any
such house or building, or for any part of such house or building,
fronting on any street, such owner, occupant or agent shall use the
suffix "1," "2," "3," etc., as may be required.
For the purpose of facilitating correct numbering, a map of
all streets, avenues and public highways within the Village showing
the proper numbers of all lots or houses fronting upon all streets,
avenues or highways shall be kept on file in the office of the Village
Clerk. These maps shall be open to inspection of all persons during
the office hours.
It shall be the duty of the Village Clerk to inform any party
applying therefor of the number or numbers belonging or embraced within
the limits of said lot or property as provided in this chapter. In
case of doubt as to the proper number to be assigned to any lot or
building, the Clerk shall determine the number of such lot or building.
Whenever any house, building or structure shall be erected or
located in the Village after the entire work of establishing a uniform
system of house numbering has been completed, in order to preserve
the continuity and uniformity of numbers of the houses, buildings
and structures, it shall be the duty of the owner to procure the correct
number or numbers as designated from the Village Clerk for the said
property and to immediately fasten the said number or numbers so assigned
upon said building as provided by this chapter. No building permit
shall be issued for any house, building or structure until the owner
has procured from the Clerk the official number of the premises.
It shall be the duty of all police officers of the Village to
report violation of any provision of this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
If the owner or occupant of any building required to be numbered
by this chapter shall neglect for the period of 60 days to duly attach
and maintain the proper number on such building, the Public Works
Committee Chairperson shall serve upon him a notice requiring such
owner or occupant to properly number the same, and if he neglects
to do so for 10 days after the service of such notice, he shall be
deemed to have violated this chapter.
The penalty for violation of any provision of this chapter shall be a penalty as provided in § 1-3 of this Code. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day on which a violation of this chapter occurs or continues.
