Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
division shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction,
shall be fined any sum of not more than $500.00. Each and every day
that the violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct
offense and shall be treated as such.
(Ordinance 2017-19 adopted 4/11/17)
The city council, through its agents and employees, has assigned
a street number to each and every structure and each and every vacant
area in the city, and, in order to properly identify all such structures,
directs that the city, through its agents and employees, place the
appropriate street number on each and every structure existing in
the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction. The city manager or
his designee may set forth additional rules regarding street numbering
and addressing to accommodate development within the city and its
extraterritorial jurisdiction.
(Ordinance 2017-19 adopted 4/11/17)
The numbers shall be placed on the front of each structure in
a conspicuous place, and as far as possible shall be located on the
front of the structure facing the street and shall be located five
and one-half feet above the bottom of the front door and no more than
two and one-half feet to the left of the door.
(Ordinance 2017-19 adopted 4/11/17)
In order to defray a portion of the cost of placing the street
numbers, the owner or owners of each structure will be assessed a
fee, which amount shall be billed to the owner or owners on their
water bill, or for those owners of structures not served by city water
shall be billed on the first day of the first month following the
installation of the numbers.
(Ordinance 2017-19 adopted 4/11/17)
(a)
As
part of the plat approval process, the city shall assign a street
address to each platted lot shown on an approved final plat.
(b)
It
shall be the obligation of all persons, firms or corporations erecting
new structures in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction to
secure the correct street number from the planning and development
services department and to place on the structure a street number
located as provided for in this article prior to the issuance of a
certificate of occupancy.
(Ordinance 2017-19 adopted 4/11/17)
(a)
Mailboxes
shall be installed in accordance with current United States Postal
Service (USPS) policies.
(b)
If
cluster mailboxes are required by the USPS, an approved mailbox coordination
plan shall be submitted to the city prior to addresses being assigned
for the development.
(c)
Mailboxes
shall have a masonry facade which matches or complements adjacent
structures and/or the development as a whole.
(Ordinance 2017-19 adopted 4/11/17)
Pursuant to section 251.013 of the Texas Transportation Code,
this division prevails over any Collin County Commissioners Court
order or Denton County Commissioners Court order that conflicts with
this division.
(Ordinance 2017-19 adopted 4/11/17)
