Chapter 150

CHAPTER 150

BUILDING NUMBERING

150.01 Avenues and Streets Designated
150.02 Parts of Streets on the Same Line
150.03 Letter Designation
150.04 Number Designation
150.05 House Numbering
150.06 Odd and Even Numbers
150.07 East and West Streets
150.08 North and South Avenues
150.09 Conformance
150.10 Twenty-five Foot Frontage
150.11 Basements and Floors Above Ground Floor
150.12 Number Material and Placement
150.13 Placement and Maintenance
150.14 Noncompliance; Assessment
150.15 Violation

150.01 AVENUES AND STREETS DESIGNATED. Streets and avenues running north and south shall be called avenues, and the streets and avenues running east and west shall be called streets.

150.02 PARTS OF STREETS ON THE SAME LINE. All parts of any avenues or streets on the same line, between which there is intervening property, shall have the same designation.

150.03 LETTER DESIGNATION. The avenues running north and south are designated by the letters of the alphabet, and the unnamed street extending along the west side of Heald’s Second Addition to be “A” Avenue and proceeding east each consecutive avenue to be designated by the corresponding consecutive letter to the unnamed street on the east side of Block Three of Morningside Addition, designated “P” Avenue, provided that the letters “G” and “J” shall be omitted and the avenue corresponding to “G” Avenue under this plan of designation is named Central Avenue. The road running along the east line of the City is designated “S” Avenue.

150.04 NUMBER DESIGNATION. The streets running east and west are numbered; the unnamed street along the south side of south side of South Addition to be First Street and proceeding north and next two streets to be designated consecutively Second and Third Streets. The street north of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway right-of-way shall be designated Seventh Street and proceeding north each consecutive street shall be consecutively numbered from Seventh Street to North Street designated under this plan of numbering by the name of Twenty-sixth Street.

150.05 HOUSE NUMBERING. All houses and places of business fronting on any avenues or streets within the City shall be numbered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

150.06 ODD AND EVEN NUMBERS. The numbers on the north and west side of the streets and avenues shall be odd numbers and on the east and south side even numbers.

150.07 EAST AND WEST STREETS. Numbering on east and west streets shall start at Avenue “A,” the first block east to be assigned the number 100 as its first number and each succeeding block to be assigned as its first number 100 greater than the first number of the preceding block.

150.08 NORTH AND SOUTH AVENUES. Numbering on north and south avenues shall start at First Street, each block to have as its first number the number represented by the number of the street extending along its south side multiplied by 100.

150.09 CONFORMANCE. Numbering on east and west streets shall conform as nearly as possible north and south and numbering on north and south avenues shall conform as nearly as possible east and west.

150.10 TWENTY-FIVE FOOT FRONTAGE. Numbers shall be assigned for each twenty-five feet of frontage, provided that where buildings are of less size or in case of lots of greater size but not exceeding thirty feet, convenience requires a change, assignments of numbers may be made accordingly. Owners of buildings, with only one main entrance covering more than twenty-five feet frontage shall not be required to use more than one number of the numbers assigned.

150.11 BASEMENTS AND FLOORS ABOVE GROUND FLOOR. In cases where numbers are required for basements or floors above the ground floor, the same number shall be used as is assigned to the ground floor, the basement number to have the letter “B” before the number and the floors above the ground to have the numbers of the floor followed by a dash before the number. Such numbers shall be placed over or upon the stairway leading thereto.

150.12 NUMBER MATERIAL AND PLACEMENT. The numbers provided for herein shall be painted on or may be of wood or metal attached to the structure, shall be at least three (3) inches in height and legible in character, and shall be placed conspicuously upon, over or near the front or main door or entrance to the place numbered.

150.13 PLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE. New buildings which are required to be numbered shall be numbered within ten days after their completion. All building numbers shall be maintained in good condition.

150.14 NONCOMPLIANCE; ASSESSMENT. In case the owner fails to place numbers as required by this chapter, the City may have the same done and the cost thereof shall be assessed against the premises, as a special tax.

150.15 VIOLATION. It is unlawful for any person to use any number for numbering a building except the one assigned under the provisions of this chapter, or to destroy, deface or remove any number affixed to any building under the provisions of this chapter.