Chapter 12.10
ADDRESSING BUILDINGS
Sections:
12.10.010 Locational addressing.
12.10.020 Affixing numbers to buildings.
12.10.010 Locational addressing.
All houses and other buildings of residence and places of business shall receive locational addresses in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. [Ord. 93-12 § 1; prior code § 14-2.1]
12.10.020 Affixing numbers to buildings.
Every owner, lessee, occupant or tenant of any house, dwelling unit, building, business or other structure in Mesilla shall provide suitable numbers in a conspicuous place at or near the front entrance. The numbers shall be visible day or night by using reflective numbers or lights. Numbers shall be no less than two inches wide and three inches high on a contrasting background. [Ord. 93-12 § 1; prior code § 14-2.2]
12.10.030 Street addresses.
Addresses shall be based on the extension of the Las Cruces Flexible Grid system which has its point of beginning at Griggs and Main St. in Las Cruces. This grid is based on 1,000 numbers per mile or 100 possible addresses every tenth of a mile or approximately every 528 feet. Even numbered addresses will be on the northerly side of east-west streets and on the westerly side of north-south streets. [Ord. 93-12 § 1; prior code § 14-2.3]
12.10.040 Street names.
Names for new streets created by subdivision or unnamed private or public streets shall be authorized by the town of Mesilla after research is done to eliminate duplication, actual or phonetic, or similar sounding words with only one or two letters different. Names should be 12 letters or less. Names cannot be obscene, comical or in questionable taste, e.g., Manteca (Lard), Grumpy, Trollop, etc. In keeping with the historical aspects of Mesilla, Spanish names are preferred for new streets. [Ord. 93-12 § 1; prior code § 14-2.4]