New Franklin Numbering Buildings and Dwellings ordinance (§ 405.190)
Chapter 405: Zoning Code · Article III. Supplementary District Regulations
A. The owner or occupant of each dwelling or building in the City shall be required to place in a conspicuous location, visible from the street, numbers which shall conform to the number assigned thereto. Such numbers shall be of sufficient size to be legible from the street with a three (3) inch minimum and shall be located on the building within view of a three (3) foot perimeter of the main entrance. The assigned street numbers shall be in sharp color contrast to the dwelling or building to which they are attached. In areas where the dwelling or building is located more than one hundred (100) feet from the centerline of the street, the assigned number may be displayed in the yard visible when viewing the main entrance.
B. Records. The City Clerk shall keep a well-bound or looseleaf book containing the correct numbers for all the buildings and lots in the City.
C. City May Number Upon Owner's Failure-Costs-Collection Of Costs.
1. Any building not numbered pursuant to this Section within three (3) days after written notice from the City to do so may be numbered by the City or its agents.
2. The cost of numbering of buildings or dwellings as provided in Subsection (A) of this Section shall be not less than the actual cost to the City.
3. The cost of numbering of dwellings or buildings performed by the City, provided in Subsection (C)(1) of this Section, shall be assessed against the property or dwellings so numbered unless the cost thereof shall be paid by the owner, lessee or tenant of such property to the City Collector within thirty (30) days after such numbering work shall be assessed against the property and collected as provided by law.
Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 36 of the city's PDF
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.