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Ordinance to repeal and recreate Section 13.34 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code, Chapter 13, Building Code, relative to numbering of houses
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Section 13.34 of the City of West Allis Revised Municipal Code is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
13.34 Numbering of Houses.
(1) Uniform System. A uniform system of numbering all dwellings and buildings fronting on all streets or alleys in the City is herewith established.
(2) Base Lines.
(a) All dwellings and buildings shall be assigned an address by the Department of Building Inspection and Neighborhood Services (BINS) based upon the address numbering system established in Milwaukee County.
(b) All even numbers shall be assigned to the dwellings and buildings on the east and north side of the street; and all odd numbers shall be assigned to the dwellings and buildings on the west and south side of the street.
(c) Starting with consecutive hundreds at each intersection, or as otherwise previously established, every fifteen (15) feet of property frontage shall constitute another potential address number.
(3) Assigning and Placing Address Numbers.
(a) New Construction. BINS shall assign each dwelling or building an address based on the uniform system provided for in subsection (2). The address numbers shall be provided to the building permit holder or owner by BINS at a cost established in the fee schedule. The owner of the property shall install the address numbers on the building within fifteen (15) days of occupancy of the dwelling or building.
(b) Existing Dwellings or Buildings. BINS shall assign additional addresses or eliminate existing addresses required by alterations or additions to existing dwellings or buildings based on the uniform system provided for in subsection (2). The address numbers shall be provided to the building permit holder or owner by BINS at a cost established in the f...
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