§ 15.09.080. Compliance.

All property owners and owners of structures shall, by the date stipulated in Section 15.09.100, display and maintain in a conspicuous place on such structure, the assigned numbers in the following manner:

A.

Number on the Structure or Residence. Where the residence or structure is within fifty feet of the edge of the street or road right-of-way, the assigned number shall be displayed on the front of the residence or structure near the front door or entry.

B.

Number at the Street Line. Where the residence or structure is more than fifty feet from the edge of the street or road right-of-way, the assigned number shall be displayed on a post, fence, wall, mailbox, or on some other structure at the property line next to the walk or access drive to the residence or structure.

C.

Size, Color, and Location of Numbers. Street and road address numbers for residences and commercial buildings shall not be less than four inches (six inches recommended) in height and shall be made of a durable and clearly visible material. A second and third set of property numbers must be placed on both sides of a curbside mailbox. Address numbers shall be of a contrasting color to the background on which they are mounted.

D.

Every property owner shall remove any different number that might be mistaken for, or confused with, the number assigned in conformance with this chapter.

E.

Interior Location. All residents and other occupants are requested to post the assigned number and street or road name next to their telephone for emergency reference.

F.

No utility company licensed to operate in the city and county of Butte-Silver Bow, Montana shall furnish its utility services to any new structure or mobile home, including a mobile home that is moved from one location to another, until such structure has been assigned a valid address and either issued an address notification form or provided with the serial number from the address notification form as issued by the Butte-Silver Bow planning department. The property owner will be required to provide proof that an address notification form has been obtained or that a proper address has been issued. Proof shall consist of providing the assigned street or road and structure number and the serial number of the address notification form as issued by the Butte-Silver Bow planning office.

(Ord. 99-8 § 9, 1999)