All dwellings and/or business buildings within the City shall
conform to the requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 94 § 1, 1958)
A.
All
streets running in a north-south direction in the City shall be numbered
to begin with zero at the Pacific Ocean and increase easterly.
B.
Beginning
at the south side of State Highway 75 (Palm Avenue) the number shall
be 700 and will increase south of Palm Avenue and decrease north of
Palm Avenue.
C.
Buildings in each of said areas shall be numbered in accordance with the following general rules, except as may be provided in subsection A or B of this section:
1.
Numbers
shall be assigned on the General Plan of 100 to each block and, where
adjacent blocks are irregular in length, the numbers in these blocks
may be varied to meet the conditions as determined by the Building
Inspector.
2.
Even
numbers shall be allotted to the north and west sides of streets,
and odd numbers to the south and east sides.
(Prior code §§ 7022—7023; Ord. 94 §§ 2, 3, 1958)
All numbers shall be allotted by the Building Inspector, who
shall determine the proper number in each case from maps to be numbered
and maintained on file in the City Hall.
(Prior code § 7024; Ord. 94 § 4, 1958)
Before any permit shall be issued for building operations, the
applicant for such permit shall obtain from the building inspector
the proper house number for the property for which such permit, within
the limits of this chapter, is desired.
(Prior code § 7025; Ord. 94 § 5, 1958)
Approved numbers and/or addresses shall be placed on all new
and existing buildings and at appropriate additional locations as
to be plainly visible and legible from the street or roadway fronting
the property from either direction of approach. Said numbers shall
contrast with their background, and shall meet the following minimum
standards as to size: four inches high with a one-half-inch stroke
for residential buildings and individual dwelling units of multiresidential
buildings, eight inches high with a one-half-inch stroke for commercial
buildings, industrial buildings and multiresidential buildings having
eight individual dwelling units or more. Additional numbers shall
be required where deemed necessary by the Fire Code Official, such
as rear access doors, building corners, and entrances to commercial
centers.
(Prior code §§ 7026, 7026.1; Ord. 94 § 6, 1958; Ord. 2013-1143 § 7)
It is the duty of the lessee, occupant or owner of any new building
to place the number assigned by the Building Inspector on the building
on or before the day final inspection is made by the City Building
Inspector.
(Prior code § 7027.1; Ord. 94 § 7, 1958)
If the Building Inspector finds any building upon which the
proper number has not been properly placed as required by this chapter,
he or she may order the applicant, lessee, occupant or owner to obtain
and properly place such number within 10 days. The posting of a notice
upon the entrance door of such building shall meet the requirements
of this chapter for legal service of such notice or order. It is the
duty of the lessee, occupant and/or owner of said building to comply
with such order.
(Prior code §§ 7028—7028.2; Ord. 94 § 8, 1958)
Any person or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this chapter or failing to comply with any notice or order served
under authority of this chapter is guilty of an infraction.
(Prior code § 7029; Ord. 94 § 9, 1958; Ord. 456 § 18, 1979)
