All houses, residences, business buildings and other property or structures facing or fronting on public streets and avenues in the city shall be numbered and designated in conformance with the provisions of this article.

(Ord. 710B, Sec. 2)

The numbering and address of all houses, residences, business buildings and other property or structures facing or fronting on public streets and avenues oriented in the cardinal directions shall be established through the following grid system:

(a)   First Street shall constitute the base line for all streets and avenues extending east or west. Numbering shall commence with number 101 at the southeast and southwest corners and with number 100 at the northeast and northwest corners of each such street or avenue and its intersection with First Street and shall increase east and west at the rate of:

(1)   One hundred numbers for each block or space between two north and south oriented streets or avenues and their extensions.

(2)   One number for each 45 feet of ground space along the front or building line of the street or avenue within each block. Even numbers shall be assigned to all spaces on the north side of each street or avenue oriented in the east-west directions, and odd numbers shall be assigned to all such spaces on the south side of these same streets or avenues.

(b)   Clark Street shall constitute the base line for all streets and avenues extending north or south. Numbering shall commence with the number 101 at the northwest and southwest corners and with number 100 at the northeast and southeast corners of each such street or avenue and its intersection with Clark Street and shall increase north and south at the rate of:

(1)   One hundred numbers for each block or space between two east and west oriented streets and their extensions.

(2)   One number for each 45 feet of ground space along the front or building line of the street within each block. Odd numbers shall be assigned to all spaces on the west side of each street or avenue oriented in the north-south directions, and even numbers shall be assigned to all spaces on the east side of these same streets or avenues.

(c)   Ground space fronting on east-west streets or avenues and located west of Clark Street shall be addressed with the letter “W” following the ground space number and preceding the street or avenue name. The letter “E” shall be used in the same manner for all ground space fronting on east-west streets or avenues located east of Clark Street.

(Ord. 710B, Sec. 3)

The numbering and address of all houses and buildings facing or fronting on cul-du-sacs or other public streets and avenues oriented in other than cardinal directions shall be established through the following system:

(a)   Each lot fronting on a cul-du-sac shall serve as the ground space for which a number shall be assigned.

(1)   Each number shall be derived from the grid system defined by section 4-602(a)(1):(b)(1), of this article, as appropriate to the set of numbers of the grid block in which the cul-du-sac is located.

(2)   The numbers shall be assigned to increase in size in a sequence that is consistent with the grid system outlined by section 4-602, with the smallest number on the appropriate side of the intersection of the cul-du-sac with its feeder street, looking into the cul-du-sac from the feeder street.

(b)   Each lot fronting on a public street or avenue oriented in other than cardinal directions shall serve as the ground space for which a number shall be assigned.

(1)   Each number shall be derived from the grid system, defined by section 4-602(a)(1):(b)(1), of this article, as appropriate to the set of numbers of the grid block in which the street or avenue is located.

(2)   The numbers shall be assigned to increase in size in a sequence that is consistent with the grid system outlined by section 4-602, with the even numbers assigned to lots generally along the north or east sides of the street or avenue and odd numbers assigned to lots generally along the south or west sides of the street or avenue.

(3)   Only if the street or avenue intersects and crosses either Clark Street shall the address include the appropriate “E” or “W” suffix after the assigned number. If the street or avenue, oriented in other than cardinal directions, does not cross either Washington Avenue or First Street, then the address may not include the suffix.

(Ord. 710B, Sec. 4)

If two or more dwellings or business establishments have entrances on the same frontage ground space or lot, as defined by sections 4-601:602 of this article, respectively, then the second and subsequent entrances shall be designated by following the proper number by the letters “A”, “B”, “C”, etcetera. If a dwelling or building shall have more than one business or residential entrance, then each entrance shall be designated by the appropriate ground space or lot number. Each multiple family dwelling unit not fronting on a street or avenue shall be designated with the appropriate number, and each residence or apartment therein shall be designated by the same number, with sequential alphabetic suffixes assigned to each residence or apartment. Each mobile home sited on a frontage ground space or lot, as defined in sections 4-601:602, respectively, shall be designated by the appropriate ground space or lot number. Mobile home parks or courts with lots not fronting on streets or avenues shall be designated by the appropriate number, and mobile homes sited on these lots shall be designated by the same number, with sequential alphabetic suffixes assigned to each mobile home or lot.

(Ord. 710B, Sec. 5)

The city clerk is hereby authorized to designate the appropriate number to all property and structures within the city to which this article applies. In case of doubt or dispute, or if a question arises relative to the assignment of a number or numbers to property or structures, the city clerk shall decide and designate the number of such property or structure; and such decisions shall be final. The city clerk shall establish necessary and sufficient records of the designation of numbers to all property or structures falling under the purview of this article.

(Ord. 710B, Sec. 6)

It shall be the duty of the owners or agents of all houses, residence, business, buildings and other property or structures falling under the purview of this article to prepare and file the necessary and proper application(s) with the city clerk to receive the property designation of number(s) for such property. It shall be the duty of such owners or agents to install and maintain such numbers on their property. The numbers of any such property shall be placed on the front of the building, door, post, transom or other place in such a manner that the numbers are conspicuous and can be seen and read from the street or avenue. The numbers shall be at least three inches in height, made of non-rusting material and colored to contrast with the material on which the numbers are placed. All existing residences, business buildings and other property or structures falling under the purview of this article shall have the designated number(s), as provided herein. All new structures constructed after the lapse of such time must be numbered within 30 days after the completion or occupancy, whichever occurs earlier.

(Ord. 710B, Sec. 7)

Any person, corporation, partnership or association found by the city clerk to be in violation of section 4-605 shall be served a notice of such violation. The notice shall be served by certified mail, return receipt requested; provided, that if the owner or his or her agent in charge of the property is a resident of Douglas County, Kansas, the notice shall be personally served by an individual appointed by the governing body.

(Ord. 710B, Sec. 8)

The notice shall state the condition(s) which is (are) in violation of section 4-606. The notice shall also inform the person, corporation, partnership or association that:

(a)   He, she or they shall have 10 days from the date of serving the notice to abate the condition(s) in violation of section 4-605; or

(b)   He, she or they shall have 10 days from the date of serving the notice to request a hearing before the governing body of the matter as provided by section 4-610;

(c)   Failure to abate the condition(s) or to request a hearing within the time allowed may result in abatement of the condition(s) by the city as provided by section 4-609.

(Ord. 710B, Sec. 9)

The city clerk may seek to remedy violations of this section in the following manner. If a person to whom a notice has been sent pursuant to section 4-607, has neither alleviated the conditions causing the alleged violation nor requested a hearing before the governing body within the time periods specified in section 4-708, the city clerk may present a resolution to the governing body for adoption authorizing the public officer or other agents of the city to abate the conditions causing the violation at the end of 10 days after passage of the resolution. The resolution shall further provide that in section 4-611. A copy of the resolution shall be served upon the person in violation in one of the following ways:

(a)   Personal service upon the person in violation;

(b)   Service by certified mail, return receipt requested; or

(c)   In the event the whereabouts of such person are unknown and the same cannot be ascertained in the exercise of reasonable diligence, an affidavit to the effect shall be made by an individual appointed by the governing body and filed with the city clerk, and the serving of the resolution shall be made by publishing the same once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper and by posting a copy of the resolution on the premises where such condition exists.

(Ord. 710B, Sec. 10)

If a hearing is requested with the 10 day period as provided in section 4-608, such request shall be made in writing to the governing body. Failure to make a timely request for a hearing shall constitute a waiver of the person’s right to contest the findings of the public officer before the governing body. The hearing shall be held by the governing body as soon as possible after the filing of the request therefore, and the person shall be advised by the city of the time and place of the hearing at least five days in advance thereof. At any such hearing, the person may be represented by counsel, and the person and the city may be represented by counsel, and the person and the city may introduce such witnesses and evidence as is deemed necessary and proper by the governing body. The hearing need not be conducted according to the formal rules of evidence. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the governing body shall record its determination of the matter by means of adopting a resolution and serving the resolution upon the person in the manner provided in section 4-609.

(Ord. 710B, Sec. 11)

If the city abates the violation pursuant to section 4-609, the cost of abatement shall be charged against the lot or parcel ground on which the violation was located. The city clerk shall, at the time of certifying other taxes to the county clerk, certify the costs as provided in this section. The county clerk shall extend the same on the tax roll and it shall be collected by the county treasurer and paid to the city as other city taxes are collected and paid.

(Ord. 710B, Sec. 12)