Addressing Ordinance (No. 94-12)

Section 4, Subsection 3:

• Once a property address has been assigned by the County Planning Department to a specific structure, it shall be the responsibility of the property owner to provide visible and current address numbers on BOTH the structure and the mailbox.
• The letters and numbers on the mailbox shall be in compliance with U.S. Postal Service regulations and recommendations.
• The lettering shall be at least 1” in height.
• The color of the lettering shall be in contrast to its background.
• The address shall be placed on both sides of the mailbox.
• The letters and numbers placed on structures shall be at least 2” in height.
• The letters and numbers shall be placed on the main level in a location which faces the street upon which it is addressed and near a main entryway and placed higher than the height of the entryway.
• The color of the lettering shall be in contrast to its background.
• If side or back entryways open to a street, road, or alley different from the address, the side of the structure shall also have the full address, including address road/street name, properly displayed.
• In situations where the mailbox is not located at the entrance to the property and address numbers on the structure are not easily visible from the road, a sign displaying the address with at least 1” lettering shall be placed at the entrance to the property. • The lettering color shall be in contrast to its background.
• An alternative method shall be to paint the address on the curb in front of the structure.
• The lettering on the curb shall be at least 2” in height in black with a white background.

All properties within the jurisdiction of Johnson County shall be required to be in full compliance of this ordinance.

This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on 15th day of August 1994.

Enacted by Commissioners A.T. Chappel, M.D, Maurice McCarty, and Joseph DeHart.

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