All houses and buildings fronting on all streets, avenues and alleys
in the Village of Westfield shall be numbered in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter.
The property numbering map prepared by Wisconsin Gas Co., dated August
28, 1995, is hereby adopted as the Official Property Numbering Map of the
Village of Westfield. All property numbers assigned shall be assigned in accordance
with this numbering map, and no other property numbers shall be used or displayed
in the Village of Westfield, except numbers assigned in accordance with the
official numbering map. The property numbering map shall be kept on file in
the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
Every property owner shall, on or before September 18, 1995, obtain
and display in a conspicuous place on his/her property the number assigned.
The numbers must be securely attached to the front of the building and not
higher than the first or ground level of the building so that the number can
be plainly seen from the street on which the building is located. In case
a building is occupied by more than one business or family dwelling unit,
each separate front entrance must display a separate number. The initial set
of numbers will be provided by the Village. A property owner may either display
these numbers or may purchase and display his/her own numbers. If the latter,
the numbers must be at least three inches in height. All old numbers must
be removed as of the effective date of this chapter.
All residence and business buildings erected after the adoption of this chapter shall be assigned a number in accordance with the property numbering map and shall purchase and display such number as provided in §
225-4 of this chapter.
If the owner of a building required by this chapter to be numbered fails to display the number in accordance with this chapter for a period of 20 days after assignment of a number, or fails to replace a missing or illegible number, the Operations Committee shall serve upon the owner a notice requiring compliance with this chapter. If the owner neglects to do so for 10 days after the service of such notice, the Police Chief shall cause a citation to be issued, and the owner shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-3 of this Code. For each subsequent period of 10 days in which the owner is in noncompliance, the owner shall be subject to a fine and costs in the same amount.
It shall be unlawful for any person to alter, deface, or remove any
number placed on any property in accordance with this chapter, except for
repair or replacement of such number.