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Get the Facts: 'Misleading' flyer in Papillion leaves residents wondering about city code

Despite a flyer's suggestion, painting your house address number on the curb won't help you comply with Papillion code.

Get the Facts: 'Misleading' flyer in Papillion leaves residents wondering about city code

Despite a flyer's suggestion, painting your house address number on the curb won't help you comply with Papillion code.

IF YOU LIVE IN PAPILLION, YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN FLIERS THAT SEEM TO SUGGEST YOUR HOUSE NUMBER NEEDS TO BE PAINTED ON YOUR CURB. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M QUANECIA FRASER BILL SCHAMMERT, THE FLIER. THE FLIERS POINT TO A COMMON FIRE CODE. BUT ARE THEY MISLEADING? WE SAID KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S AARON HEGARTY TO SARPY COUNTY TO GET THE FACTS. HE JOINS US LIVE. HEY, BILL. QUANECIA SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THIS PAPILLION NEIGHBORHOOD FOUND THESE FLIERS TAPED TO THEIR MAILBOXES THIS MORNING. AND EARLIER, I FOUND SOME ON THE GROUND. A NEIGHBOR TOLD ME THAT HE THINKS SOMEONE WENT AROUND AND TORE THEM DOWN. BUT WHAT WOULD THERE BE TO BE UPSET ABOUT? HE SAYS IT COMES DOWN TO THESE WORDS DON’T BE IN VIOLATION. IT’S BEEN OVERGROWN. GENOA KRAMER SAYS SHE’S WORKING ON MAKING SURE PEOPLE CAN SEE HER HOME’S ADDRESS. IT’S BEEN GROWING FOR A WHILE. PROBABLY LIKE 5 TO 7 YEARS. IT’S WHAT PAPILLION CODE REQUIRES. HOMES MUST HAVE THE HOUSE NUMBER PLAINLY VISIBLE FROM THE STREET. LIKE MANY IN PAPILLION, HUNTERS CROSSING NEIGHBORHOOD, KRAMER HAD THIS FLIER TAPED TO HER MAILBOX ON WEDNESDAY. AND WE ACTUALLY DID THINK IT WAS FROM THE CITY. SHE SAID THAT’S BECAUSE OF THIS PART OF THE FLIER. IT SAYS, DON’T BE IN VIOLATION, REFERENCING A CODE THAT REQUIRES A VISIBLE HOUSE NUMBER. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING WE HAD TO DO. BUT WITH A CLOSER LOOK, SHE FIGURED OUT IT’S FROM SOMEONE SELLING HOUSE NUMBER CURB PAINTINGS WITH YOUR CHOICE OF A LOGO. IN FACT, THE CITY OF PAPILLION SAYS PAINTING THE NUMBER ON THE CURB DOES NOT SATISFY THE BUILDING CODE. A LITTLE BIT MISLEADING. SHE’S NOT ALONE. YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE ALWAYS PUT ON WHEN THE HOMES ARE BUILT. SO IT IS A LITTLE MISLEADING. OTHERS, LIKE JEANNE BREEDEN, WERE EXCITED TO GET IT. WALMART DELIVERS GROCERIES AND AMAZON IS ALWAYS COMING OVER TO OUR HOUSE, THE FLIER POINTS OUT THE CURB NUMBERS COULD HELP FIRST RESPONDERS AND DELIVERY DRIVERS, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, SINCE IT HAS A BIG, BIG N ON IT FOR NEBRASKA. I THOUGHT, HEY, CAN’T GO WRONG. BREEDEN SAYS HE TOO THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE FROM THE CITY AT FIRST. BUT ALL THESE NEIGHBORS SAY IT’S NOTHING TO BE WORKED UP ABOUT. I WOULDN’T PAY TOO MUCH MIND TO IT. I THINK THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. WE’RE LIVING IN 2025, IN AMERICA, AND YOU JUST GOT TO BE SMART. THERE’S A COMPANY THAT PUT OUT A. FLIER. AND I DID HAPPEN TO RUN INTO THE PERSON WHO’S PAINTING, MAKING THESE PAINTINGS ON ON THE CURBS. I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT. HE SAYS IT’S NO SCAM. HE SAYS HE DOES IT JUST TO MAKE COMMUNITIES SAFER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL. AND HE SAYS HE GOES FROM COMMUNITY TO COMMUNITY. DO
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Updated: 9:45 AM CDT Aug 14, 2025
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Get the Facts: 'Misleading' flyer in Papillion leaves residents wondering about city code

Despite a flyer's suggestion, painting your house address number on the curb won't help you comply with Papillion code.

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Updated: 9:45 AM CDT Aug 14, 2025
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A flyer taped to mailboxes in Papillion on Wednesday left some wondering if they're required to have their house number painted on the curb.Under the heading of "Neighborhood Project," the flyer prominently says "Don't Be In Violation" before citing an international model fire code commonly implemented by cities: Your home must have the address number visible from the street.But the city of Papillion confirmed with KETV on Wednesday that having your house address number on the curb doesn't satisfy city code. It must be on the home and visible from the street.However, residents are free to have the number painted on the curb if they'd like, a city official said. Several in the neighborhood opted to pay the $30 for it. As the flyer points out, it might help first responders or delivery drivers identify the proper house, especially at night.The flyer says the business does not collect money unless the customer is satisfied. KETV happened to find a man fulfilling the orders for the curb paintings while in the neighborhood Wednesday. After explaining to a Papillion resident how she can help keep the paint in good condition and collecting the discounted $27 senior rate, he told KETV he travels from community to community for it because he wants to make neighborhoods safer and more beautiful. NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

A flyer taped to mailboxes in Papillion on Wednesday left some wondering if they're required to have their house number painted on the curb.

Under the heading of "Neighborhood Project," the flyer prominently says "Don't Be In Violation" before citing an international model fire code commonly implemented by cities: Your home must have the address number visible from the street.

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But the city of Papillion confirmed with KETV on Wednesday that having your house address number on the curb doesn't satisfy city code. It must be on the home and visible from the street.

However, residents are free to have the number painted on the curb if they'd like, a city official said.

Several in the neighborhood opted to pay the $30 for it. As the flyer points out, it might help first responders or delivery drivers identify the proper house, especially at night.

The flyer says the business does not collect money unless the customer is satisfied.

KETV happened to find a man fulfilling the orders for the curb paintings while in the neighborhood Wednesday.

After explaining to a Papillion resident how she can help keep the paint in good condition and collecting the discounted $27 senior rate, he told KETV he travels from community to community for it because he wants to make neighborhoods safer and more beautiful.

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