A. The owner, agent, occupant, lessee or tenant of any building or portion thereof situated within the city limits shall maintain a building number thereon as provided in this chapter.

B. Each figure of the building number shall be a minimum of four inches in height on single-family residential occupancies. Individual suite numbers on commercial occupancies and individual multifamily unit numbers shall be a minimum of two inches in height. Numbers shall be of a color that will contrast with the structure’s background color and shall be either illuminated during periods of darkness, or be reflective, so the address numbers are easily seen at night.

C. The building(s) shall have the building address numerals located on the upper 25 percent of the building face fronting the public street or right-of-way. This requirement may be reduced in the downtown area where buildings are located closer to the public way or right-of-way. Numeral size shall be as follows:

D. It shall be the duty of the building official to assign the correct building number to all structures within the city at the time of issuance of building permits, or upon the request of any owner, occupant or lessee. The building official shall also assign site addresses to all lots created or modified through a subdivision process as contained within ACC Title 17. The building official is authorized to develop standards and procedures for the assignment of building numbers in a logical and consistent manner throughout the city. The building official shall consult with other affected city departments and responsible authorities in the development and application of such standards. (Ord. 6601 § 29, 2016; Ord. 6038 § 2, 2006; Ord. 5998 § 2, 2006; Ord. 5874 § 14, 2004; Ord. 2856 § 2, 1974; 1957 code § 2.15.030.)