HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 771-1978ORDINANCE NO. 771-78
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING A NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR ALL HOUSES
OR OTHER STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. NUMBERING SYSTEM.
Every house or other structure fronting upon any public street, avenue, lane,
place, drive or highway in the City of South San Francisco shall bear a number in
accordance with the street numbering maps of the City, which are maintained in
the. Office of the Chief Building Inspector. All the streets, avenues, lanes,
places, drives, and highways shall have the numbers on the right hand side start-
ing from the point of beginning; shall be even numbers, and the numbers on the
left hand side shall be odd numbers. If the number of building entrances on a
parcel exceeds the numbers allocated for that parcel, alphabetical designations
may be appended to the number.
SECTION 2. MATERIAL, SIZE AND ILLUMINATION.
In all cases numbers shall be of wood, metal or glass construction and not
less than three inches in height. All numbers shall be placed on or near the house
or structure in such a manner that such numbers can be easily read from the street,
avenue, lane, place, drive or highway upon which it fronts. All numbers placed on
or near new residential structures shall be internally or externally illuminated.
SECTION 3. STREET NUMBER REQUIRED.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of any house or structure front-
ing upon a public street, avenue, lane, place, drive or highway in the City of
South San Francisco to fail or neglect to number such house or structure in the
manner required by this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. PENALTIES.
Any person violating a provision of this Ordinance or failing to comply with
a mandatory requirement of this Ordinance shall be guilty of an infraction and
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upon conviction such p:,'son shall be punishable by a fi,.: of not less than Fifty
Dollars ($50.00) and not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
SECTION 5. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall be published once in the Enterprise-Journal, a newspaper
of general circulation in the City of South San Francisco, as required by law, and
shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after its adoption.
Introduced this 19th day of July , 1978.
Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco this 2nd day of August , 1978, by the following votes:
AYES: Councilmen Ronald G. Acosta, William A. Borba, Emanuele N. Damonte,
Terry J. Mirri; and Councilwoman Roberta Cerri Teqlia
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco I do hereby approve the foregoing
Ordinance this 2nd
day of August
, 1978.
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