All lots, buildings and structures in the Village shall be numbered in accordance with the following plan: The baseline for north and south streets shall be Mazon Avenue; and the baseline for east and west streets shall be Prairie Avenue and Columbia Street, except Northbrook Drive for which North Union Street shall be the baseline.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Dwight as Ch. 8, Art. IV, of the 1999 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Village Clerk shall keep a chart showing the proper street number of every lot in the Village, which chart shall be open for inspection by anyone therein interested.
[Amended 11-26-2007]
It shall be the duty of the owner and occupant of every house and place of business in the Village of Dwight to place and maintain on the building or building accessory (defined as a mailbox, sign, post, or other such item) in a place visible/readable from the street, Arabic numbers showing the assigned number of that location.
A.
Design. The Arabic numbers are to be a minimum of three inches in height.
B.
Exception. On buildings that are set back from the street in excess of 70 feet from the curb line, the Arabic numbers are to be a minimum of six inches in height.
C.
Building accessory. On buildings that are not visible from the street, the building accessory with the required Arabic numbers shall be located within 10 feet of the driveway or sidewalk leading to the building.
D.
Contrasting color. The Arabic numbers shall have a color that contrasts with the building accessory to which the numbers are attached and shall be visible/readable from any direction of travel from the street.
E.
Multitenant buildings. Multitenant buildings with multiple access locations shall have the building identification on the front and rear of the buildings for each tenant. Each individual apartment in a multitenant facility shall be marked with an Arabic number or letter.
[Amended 11-26-2007]
Any person, firm or corporation failing to so number any house, multitenant building or place of business, or if after receiving notice to do so from the Village Clerk shall fail to do so, shall be fined as designated in the fine rate schedule[1] for each day on which the failure to so number continues.