A. Addresses for dwelling units and places of business on all public and private streets shall be assigned by the Finance Officer in accordance with the procedures adopted by the City of Britton.

B. The Finance Officer shall keep a record of all numbers assigned under this chapter. (Ord. 440 § 1, 2001)

A. The owner or occupant or person in charge of any house or building to which an address has been assigned will be notified by the Finance Officer of the address assigned to the same at any time after the adoption of this ordinance.

B. Within sixty (60) days after the receipt of such notification from the Finance Officer, the owner or occupant or person in charge of the structure to which an address has been assigned shall affix the address to the structure, if visible from the road, or to a sign or number post if not visible from the road, in such a way that the address can be clearly seen from the roadway.

C. It shall be the duty of such owner or occupant in charge thereof upon affixing the new number to remove any different number which might be mistaken for, or confused with, the number assigned to said structure by the Finance Officer.

D. Each principle building shall display the address assigned to the property on which the street is located. In case a principle building is occupied by more than one business or family dwelling unit, each separate dwelling or unit must display a separate address.

E. Numbers and/or letters indicating the official address for each principle building or each front entrance to such building shall be posted in a manner as to be legible and distinguishable from the street on which the property is located, with letters painted or applied, of a contrasting color to the background, of not less than three inches in height. If a building or dwelling is situated in such a way that the address can not be easily seen from the roadway in front of said structure then a sign or address post must be used in front of the structure or at the entrance of the primary driveway and placed in such a way that it can easily be seen from the roadway. (Ord. 440 § 2, 2001)

A. Addresses will be assigned to each proposed lot or tract on the surveyors copies of final subdivision plats by the Finance Officer.

B. No building permit shall be issued for any principle building until the owner or developer has procured from the Finance Officer of the City of Britton the official address of the premises. Final approval of a certificate of occupancy of any principle building erected or repaired after the effective date if this ordinance shall be withheld until permanent and proper addresses have been displayed in accordance with the requirements of Number 2 above. (Ord. 440 § 3, 2001)

In the event that the owner or occupant or person in charge of any house or building refuses to comply with the terms of this ordinance by failing to affix the address assigned within sixty (60) days after notification, or by failing to remove any old addresses affixed to such structure or primary driveway or elsewhere which may be confused with the address assigned thereto within said sixty (60) day period, he shall be punished by paying a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) and/or thirty (30) days in jail. (Ord. 440 § 4, 2001)