Chapter 18.24
HOUSE NUMBERING*
* Editor’s Note: Chapter 18.24 entitled “House Numbering” adopted by prior code §§ 8500-8501, has been superseded in its entirety by Ordinance 84-21.
Sections:
18.24.030 Pacific Avenue and Front Street.
18.24.050 Repealed by Ord. 2005-12.
18.24.060 Notice designating proper numbers.
18.24.010 SYSTEM.
All houses, residences, places of business and structures along the streets of the city shall be numbered in the following manner: Streets extending generally east and west will start with their lowest address toward the downtown area, and increase numerically as they extend eastward or westward. The even numbers will be on the right side of the street as the numbers increase in size, and the odd numbers will be on the left side. Streets extending generally north and south will start with their lowest address toward the south, and increase numerically as they extend northward. The even numbers will be on the right side of the street as the numbers increase in size, and the odd numbers will be on the left side.
(Ord. 2005-12 § 1, 2005: Ord. 84-21 § 1, 1984).
18.24.020 MAXIMUM FOOTAGE.
On Pacific Avenue and on Front Street each fifteen-foot frontage thereof shall have a number, and on all other streets each twenty-five-foot frontage thereof shall have a number.
(Ord. 84-21 § 1, 1984).
18.24.030 PACIFIC AVENUE AND FRONT STREET.
Pacific Avenue and Front Street shall be numbered commencing at their southerly ends, and proceeding northerly to their junction with Water Street and Mission Street. Water Street shall be numbered commencing at its intersection with Mission and in an easterly direction. Mission Street shall be numbered commencing at its intersection with Water Street and in a westerly direction.
(Ord. 84-21 § 1, 1984).
18.24.040 SOQUEL AVENUE.
Soquel Avenue shall commence to number from Pacific Avenue and Water Street shall commence to number from Mission Street.
(Ord. 84-21 § 1, 1984).
18.24.050 Repealed by Ord. 2005-12.
18.24.060 NOTICE DESIGNATING PROPER NUMBERS.
All entrances from public and private streets of the city to buildings shall be numbered as hereinafter provided in this chapter. The number of each and every entrance shall be placed so that it is visible from the street on which the building fronts. Each figure of such numbers shall be at least four inches in height for all single-family dwellings, duplexes, accessory dwelling units and individual apartment, store or office sub-addresses on main exterior entrance doors, and six inches in height for all non-residential and general complex building addresses within multi-family projects. Apartments and office suites accessed by interior hallways only may have numbers that are two inches in height. All such numbers shall be of corresponding width. For the purpose of this section, the number shall also include any other address identifier such as a letter designation. Numbers shall be placed against a contrasting background to enhance visibility. The appropriate number of any entrance to any building shall be placed thereon within ten days after the receipt by the owner, occupant, lessee, or person in possession of the building, of a notice from the chief building official of the number or numbers designated for such building; and all numbers, other than the number provided for in this section for the respective entrances, shall be removed from every building by the owners, occupants, lessees or persons in possession thereof, within ten days from the service of said notice designating the appropriate number to be placed thereon. It shall be the duty of the chief building official to designate the respective numbers for buildings fronting on streets heretofore laid out or hereafter to be laid out or extended, or which for any reason may require numbering. The chief building official is authorized, in his or her discretion, to renumber any street the name of which has been changed or which has been consolidated with or become and extension of any other street. If in the opinion of the chief building official or the fire chief that the placement of numbers on buildings does not adequately provide clearly visible and legible identification of a structure from the street or road fronting the lot, or is blocked by vegetation, fences or other obstructions, then a “witness post” bearing a listing of all appropriate addresses shall be established within the front setback of said lot as directed by said chief building official or fire chief.
(Ord. 2005-12 § 3, 2005: Ord. 84-21 § 1, 1984).