§ 17-2. Definitions  


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  • Apartment house: A building under one (1) ownership in which the rooms are arranged and rented as apartments. Apartment houses shall be numbered as follows: The apartment house shall be given one (1) street number and each individual apartment shall be given an apartment number. For example, 21 Main Street Apt. 1; 21 Main Street, Apt. 2.

    Combined commercial and apartment complex: A building or buildings used for commercial use in which there is also apartments shall be numbered as follows: Each building shall be given its own street number; each commercial unit shall be given a respective unit or suite number and each apartment a respective apartment number. At no time shall a unit or apartment be given the same numbers. For example: 111 Roosevelt Highway, Unit 1 (first floor business), 111 Roosevelt Highway, Apt. 3 (third floor apartment).

    Commercial complex: A building or buildings under one (1) ownership used for commercial or industrial use shall be numbered as follows: Each building shall be given its own street number, and each unit shall be given its own unit or suite number. For example: 111 Roosevelt Highway, Suite 1. Where there are multiple roads in a complex, each road shall be named and each building given its own number. In the case of commercial condominiums each separately owned unit in the building should have a unit number and further leased/division should be given a letter. For example 111 Roosevelt Highway, Suite 1, Unit A.

    Duplex apartment: An apartment with rooms on two (2) floors and a private inner stairway shall be numbered as follows: Each building shall be given its own street number and each apartment within that building shall be given its own apartment number.

    Duplex house: A dwelling consisting of two (2) separate family units that is separated from the adjoining units by a wall that extends from ground to floor shall be numbered as follows: Each family unit shall be given its own street number.

    Residential condominium complex: A property where living units are separately owned while the site, and some improvements, are held in common. Each unit shall be numbered using the methods herein described.

    Single-family dwelling: A detached one-family house shall be given its own street number.

    Single-family unit with an apartment: A detached one-family house with an apartment shall be numbered as follows: Each single-family dwelling unit shall be given a street number and each apartment shall use that street number along with a respective apartment number.

(Ord. of 6-24-97)