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CITY OF ANDOVER
COUNTY OF ANOKA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 239
An Ordinance repealing Ordinance No, 61 adopted August 3, 1982.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR NUMBERING
PROPERTIES AND PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER.
The City Council of the City of Andover hereby ordains as follows:
Section 1. Purpose.
For the purpose of providing for the health, safety and general welfare of the
residents, a uniform system of numbering properties and principal buildings is
hereby adopted for use in the City of Andover as indicated on certain map(s)
identified as the City of Andover on file at City Hall and in the Anoka County
Surveyor's Office.
Section 2. Assi~nment of Numbers.
All properties of principal buildings within the City shall hereafter be identified by
reference to the Uniform Numbering System adopted herein, Each principal
building shall bear the number assigned to the frontage on which the front entrance
is located. In case a principal building is occupied by more than one (I) business
or family dwelling unit, each separate front entrance of such building shall bear a
separate number.
Section 3. Display of Numbers.
It shall be the duty of the property owner of every house, industrial, commercial or
other building, to have proper house or building numbers either by affixing such
number(s) in metal, glass, plastic, or other durable material approved by the
Building Official; the number(s) shall be not less than three (3) inches in height, in
a contrasting color to the building; said number(s) shall either be lighted or made
of some reflective material and so placed to be easily seen from the street or placed
on the mailbox if the mailbox is located on the street of the property and the house
cannot be seen from the street. All auxiliary buildings within a unit having an
assigned number, such as garages, barns, and buildings of like nature are not
affected by this ordinance.
Section 3. Administration of Uniform Numbering System.
The Building Official or designee shall be responsible for maintaining the
numbering system and shall keep a record of all numbers assigned under this
ordinance, The Building Official or designee may assign additional numbers in
accordance with the official uniform numbering system whenever a property has
been subdivided or a new front entrance has been established. The property owner
shall be responsible for obtaining suitable numbers for property identification
pursuant to Section 2.
Section 4. Penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of this ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as
defined by State law.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover on this 4th day of November,
1997.
ATTEST:
CITY OF ANDOVER
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Victoria V olk, City Clerk
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