Article 3. Street Address Numbers

4-301.        Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following words shall mean:

Business and/or industry is an establishment located in some structure which is a purveyor of goods or services within the City of Clearwater, Kansas.

City is the City of Clearwater, Kansas.

Emergency services includes police, fire, and emergency medical services.

House is a structure which may contain one or more residences but does not include apartment complexes.

Residence is any structure whose primary function is to serve as living quarters for people, as distinguished from a business or industry defined above. Residence does not include apartment complexes.

Street address numbers are those identifying numerals which are consistent with identification and are the correct numerals to properly identify the commonly known address of the residence, business and/or industry location within the City of Clearwater, Kansas.

4-302.        Minimum requirements.

(a)   Every residence, house, business and industry within the city shall display assigned street address numbers.

(b)   Street address numbers must be easily seen when viewed from the street or road when traveling in either direction in an emergency services vehicle. Obstructions preventing the street address numbers from being seen by emergency services workers are prohibited.

(c)   The minimum size for street address numbers is three inches in height and one and one-half inches in width.

(d)   Street address numbers can be permanently installed in one of the following locations to best aid emergency services workers:

(1)   Mounted in such a way that is visible from an adjacent street with the bottom of the address approximately five feet above the top step or floor of the porch/landing of the structure; or

(2)   Mounted on a mailbox located next to the street; or

(3)   Mounted on a stake or pole adjacent to the driveway near the street.

(4)   Nothing in this article shall prevent a property owner from displaying their property’s street address number in multiple locations on their property.

4-303.        Property owner’s responsibility.

Property owners shall have street address numbers displayed in accordance with this article within 90 days of the adoption of this article.

4-304.        Penalties.

Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be deemed responsible for a municipal infraction, subject to payment of a fine of not less than $10.00 and not more than $500.00 per day for each and every day that the property owner has failed to comply with the requirements of this article.