The city engineer is hereby authorized and instructed to install
a system of house numbers for buildings in this city.
(Ord. 56 § 1; 1953 Code 7121)
For the purpose of this chapter, streets running approximately
parallel to the beach line of the Pacific Ocean shall be considered
as running north and south, and streets extending approximately at
right angles to the beach line of the Pacific Ocean shall be considered
as running east and west.
(Ord. 56 § 1; 1953 Code 7122)
Broadway is hereby determined to be the base line for house
numbering; and house numbers on all streets running northerly and
southerly therefrom shall commence with the numbers one hundred one
and one hundred two at the base line and continue northerly and southerly
respectively, to the terminal of such streets or city limits allowing
as near as practicable one hundred numbers to the block.
(Ord. 56 § 1; 1953 Code 7123)
Coast Boulevard is hereby determined to be the meridian line
for house numbering; and house numbers on intersecting streets between
the meridian line and the Pacific Ocean shall commence with the numbers
one hundred one and one hundred two at the Pacific Ocean and number
two hundred at the meridian line.
(Ord. 56 § 1; 1953 Code 7124)
House numbers on intersecting streets easterly of the meridian
line shall commence with numbers two hundred one and two hundred two
at the meridian line and continue easterly to the terminal of such
streets or the city limits, allowing as near as practicable one hundred
numbers to the block.
(Ord. 56 § 1; 1953 Code 7125)
Odd numbers shall be used on the southerly and westerly sides
and even numbers on the northerly and easterly sides of all streets,
respectively.
Where necessary, fractional numbers may be used.
(Ord. 56 § 1; 1953 Code 7126 and 7127)
Where numbers are required for rear designations, the house
number in front thereof may be used with letter suffixes.
(Ord. 56 § 1; 1953 Code 7127.1)
All streets not intersecting a base or meridian line shall be
numbered in accordance with the numbering of streets parallel thereto.
(Ord. 56 § 1; 1953 Code 7128)
The city engineer shall notify the owner or person in control
of every building in this city of the number or numbers designated
for the principal entrance or entrances thereto; and the owner or
person in control of such building shall, within sixty days after
such notice, place, or cause to be placed, the number or numbers so
designated, in Arabic digits each of which shall be not less than
three inches in height, upon the doorhead, doorjamb, porch post, front
steps or other place near said entrance or entrances to such building
in plain view from the highway in front thereof.
(Ord. 56 § 2; 1953 Code 7129)
