[Adopted as Ch. VI, Art. 2]
The City Engineer shall, from time to time, as the convenience of the public may require and as the City Council may direct, designate the numbers to be affixed to the buildings on the several streets and squares in the City. In all the streets, the odd numbers shall be on the right-hand side and the even numbers on the left-hand side, in the progressive order of numbering, commencing with the lowest number and proceeding therefrom with increasing numbers.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The numbering of Main Street shall commence at Pol's corner, Broad Street at Taylor's corner, State Street at the east side of Kenduskeag Stream, Hammond Street at the west side of said stream, Harlow Street at Pearl Building and Park Street at the Park Theatre. The numbering upon the streets connecting with Main, Broad and Hammond Streets, except those crossing said streets, shall commence at the end connecting with the above-named streets. The numbering upon the streets leading from the Penobscot River and from the Kenduskeag Stream shall commence at the end nearest the water, and upon all the streets and squares not covered by the above rules, the numbering shall commence wherever said City Engineer shall determine. Numbers may be omitted for vacant lots and for spaces which may be built upon hereafter.
The main entrance to every house or place of business fronting the street shall be designated by a separate number.
In the residential part of the City, every lot with a twenty-five-foot front shall be designated with a separate number, and in the business portion, every lot with a twelve-and-one-half-foot front shall be designated with a separate number.
The business part of the City is embraced in the following limits: Main Street to Cedar Street, Broad Street, Front Street, Water Street, Pickering Square, Haymarket Square, Mercantile Square, West Market Square, East Market Square, Kenduskeag Bridge, Short Street, Independent Street, Union Street from Main Street to Front Street, Front Street, Railroad Street, Middle Street to Columbia Street, Hodson Street, Cross Street, Columbia Street, Hammond Street to Union Street, Franklin Street, Central Street, Harlow Street, Park Street, State Street to French Street, Exchange Street, French Street from State Street to Washington Street, Oak Street, York Street from Exchange Street to Oak Street, Hancock Street to Washington Street and Washington Street.
The City Engineer shall, by the measurement of each street in the City, determine the correct number of every house or place of business and shall keep the same on file in a convenient manner for the reasonable use of the public at all times.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The City Engineer shall transmit to the owner of every such building a notice and statement giving the name of the street, the name of the owner, the name of the occupant and the number or numbers of the building, together with instructions for procuring and affixing the same. The owner of the property shall, within 60 days after receiving said notice from the City Engineer, cause to be affixed to the main entrance of every house or place of business fronting the street a metallic or other suitable number at least three inches in height and situated so as to be plainly visible and legible at all times from the street.
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339]
Any person who shall affix or suffer to be affixed to or shall allow to remain upon any building a different number from the one designated by the City Engineer, or any owner of any building or property who, after receiving said notice from the City Engineer, shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this article, shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50 and a like penalty for every day they shall neglect so to do after their first conviction.