Chapter 13.70
HOUSE NUMBERING

Sections:

13.70.010    Title for Citation.

13.70.030    Definitions.

13.70.060    House Numbers—Establishment.

13.70.070    Notice of Numbers Assigned.

13.70.080    Placement of Numbers by Owners or Occupants.

13.70.090    Apartment Houses—Posting of Dwelling Unit Diagram.

13.70.100    Mobilehome Parks—Plan—Filing Requirements.

13.70.110    Mobilehome Parks—Numbering System on Access Ways.

13.70.120    Mobilehome Parks—Plan—Examination by Director.

13.70.130    Mobilehome Parks—Placement of Numbers—Compliance Time Limit.

13.70.140    Mobilehome Parks—Directory and Other Signs Required.

13.70.010 Title for Citation.

The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known as and may be cited as “the house numbering ordinance.” (Ord. 89-20, 8/8/89)

13.70.030 Definitions.

“Director” means the Public Works Director of the City, or designee.

“Mobilehome” is a vehicle designed and equipped for human habitation, and for being drawn by a motor vehicle.

“Mobilehome park” means any area or tract of land where:

1.    One or more mobilehome lots are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to accommodate mobilehomes used for human habitation; or

2.    Two or more mobilehome lots are in the lawful possession of separate persons and are used by such persons to accommodate mobilehomes used for human habitation.

“Road” includes both a county highway and a private street. (Ord. 89-20, 8/8/89)

13.70.060 House Numbers—Establishment.

The Director, whenever so requested by the Council, shall establish the house numbers along any highway in the City, and the numbers so established, when adopted and approved by the Council, shall be the official numbers. (Ord. 89-20, 8/8/89)

13.70.070 Notice of Numbers Assigned.

The Director shall notify all owners of property or persons in possession of property along any highway upon which official numbers have been established pursuant to this chapter. (Ord. 89-20, 8/8/89)

13.70.080 Placement of Numbers by Owners or Occupants.

Within 10 days after the owner or occupant of any property along a highway for which official numbers have been assigned or the occupant of any mobilehome for which a number has been assigned has been notified as required by this chapter of the number so assigned the owner or occupant shall:

A.    Remove any existing number which is not the number assigned;

B.    Place the number assigned, in digits not less than three inches in height, upon the said property, residence, structure or mobilehome in such a position as to be plainly visible from the highway or access way. (Ord. 89-20, 8/8/89)

13.70.090 Apartment Houses—Posting of Dwelling Unit Diagram.

The owner or proprietor of an apartment house consisting of six or more dwelling units shall post at or near the primary entrance to the building or buildings a brief descriptive diagram which clearly indicates the numerical, alphabetical or identification pattern or layout, showing the location of each dwelling unit, including floor levels and access patterns. (Ord. 89-20, 8/8/89)

13.70.100 Mobilehome Parks—Plan—Filing Requirements.

Not less than 30 days after the establishment of a mobilehome park, the owner or proprietor of a mobilehome park shall file with the Director a plan (which may be a rough plan not drawn to scale) showing:

A.    The mobilehome lots, including dimensions thereof;

B.    The Access ways thereto, including dimensions, angles and radii required to reconstruct the configuration of said access way;

C.    The names or numbers of the Access ways;

D.    The number assigned to each mobilehome lot. (Ord. 89-20, 8/8/89)

13.70.110 Mobilehome Parks—Numbering System on Access Ways.

On each access way odd numbers in consecutive order shall be assigned on one side and even numbers in consecutive order shall be assigned on the other side. (Ord. 89-20, 8/8/89)

13.70.120 Mobilehome Parks—Plan—Examination by Director.

Upon receipt of the plan provided for by this chapter, the Director shall examine the same and determine whether or not the proposed numbering of mobilehome lots will facilitate the finding of the occupants of the mobilehomes parked thereon, and whether the names of the access ways will duplicate the names of nearby roads or other access ways to such an extent as to cause confusion. The Director may make such changes in the plan as necessary in order that the location of occupants of the mobilehome park may be ascertained. The Director shall return the plan as submitted or as amended, as the case may be, showing his approval of the said plan to the owner or proprietor of the mobilehome park. (Ord. 89-20, 8/8/89)

13.70.130 Mobilehome Parks—Placement of Numbers—Compliance Time Limit.

Within 10 days after receiving the approved plan from the Director, the owner or proprietor of the mobilehome park shall post legible signs in letters or figures not less than three inches in height at the ends of, and at each intersection of, the access ways, showing the names or numbers thereof, and either place the number assigned to each mobilehome in such a position on the mobilehome to be plainly visible from the access way, such number to be not less three inches in height, or notify, in writing, the occupant of each mobilehome to do so. (Ord. 89-20, 8/8/89)

13.70.140 Mobilehome Parks—Directory and Other Signs Required.

The owner or proprietor of a mobilehome park shall:

A.    Post at the entrance thereof a central directory which shall show the layout of the access ways and the numbering system of the mobilehome park;

B.    Affix on the mobilehome, house, or other structure occupied by the manager of the mobilehome park, in such a position as to be clearly visible from the access way, a sign in letters not less than three inches in height, reading “Office,” “Manager,” or some other word indicating the same. (Ord. 89-20, 8/8/89)