Legal Documents of Jefferson City

The owner, occupant, or person in control of any house, mobile home, other residence, business, building, or other structure within the City of Jefferson City for which an address or identification number has been assigned by the Jefferson County Emergency Communications District (or its predecessors or successors in interest) shall, at the cost of the owner, occupant, or person in control of the property which has been assigned the address or identification number, and within sixty (60) days of the enactment of the ordinance comprising this chapter or within sixty (60) days of receiving notification of the assigned address or identification number (whichever is later):

1. Cause the assigned number to be permanently prominently displayed in numerals of not less than four (4) inches in height in a conspicuous place on said house, mobile home, other residence, business, building, or other structure so as to be clearly visible and identifiable at all times during daylight hours to persons traveling in vehicles in either direction upon the road or street on which the structure is located. In addition, the numbers shall:
   1. Be located at least three feet above street level.
   2. Contrast with the background on which they are placed so that they may be seen clearly, such as black numbers on a white background or white numbers on a black background.
   3. Be numerical, not script.
2. Cause any mailbox serving a house, mobile home, other residence, business, building or other structure, or any mailbox serving a unit within a multi-unit structure, to permanently and prominently display the assigned number at a size of not less than three (3) inches in height.
3. Cause the assigned number to be permanently and prominently displayed at a size of not less than four (4) inches in height on a number post clearly visible from the road or street if neither the number displayed on the structure nor the number displayed on the mailbox are discernible from the road or street on which the structure is located.
4. Cause the removal from the structure and/or mailbox any number different from the assigned number. (Ord. #2000-04, April 2000)