HomeMy WebLinkAbout418 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 418
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
~, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE RANCliO CUCAMONGA
MUNICIPAL CODE BY D~,RTING PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY PROVISIONS ADOPlOD BY ORDINANCE NO. 17, ~IT[~
"POSTING OF STREET NLMBERS" AND BY ADDING CHAPTER 8.26
ENTITr,Fn "STREET ADERESS POSTING", TO TITLE 8 OF SAID
A. Recitals.
(i) The County of San Bernardino has adopted a uniform system of
house numbering for the County and said uniform numbering system has been made
a part of the County General Plan.
(ii) Tne City of Rancho Cucamonga has continued the County uniform
numbering system since incorporation.
(iii) It is necessary for the purpose of emergency response to
maintain a numbering system that is consistent with other jurisdictions and as
free of confusion as possible.
(iv) All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance Pave
occurred.
NOW, TrIBREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga does
hereby find, determine and ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: In all respects as set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of
this Ordinance.
SECT/ON 2: Section s 63.071 through 63.076, inclusive of the San
Bernardino COunty Code adopted by Ordinance No. 17 of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga are hereby deleted.
SECTION 3: Title 8 of the Ranc~o Cucamonga Municipal Code, entitled
"Health and Safety", of the City of Rancho Cucannnga is hereby amex~ed by
addition of Chapter 8.26 to read as follc~s:
Chapter 8.26',~
Sections:
8.26.010 Assigrment of Street Acldresses
8.26.020 Posting Required
8.26.030 Size and Location of Numbers
8.26.040 Multi-Building Properties
8.26.050 Street Address Numbering Review
8.26.060 Enforcement
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8.26.01Q Assiqnment of Street Ac~r~.c~_~. Street addresses
shall be designated and assigned by the Cc~mmity Development Department, a
designated division thereof or other agency in cooperation with the Caromunity
Development Department.
8.26,020. Posting Required. Street address numbers shall be
conspicously posted and thereafter maintained on each building located in the
City of Rancho Cucamonga.
EXCEPT/ONS:
1. Buildings aocessory to residential blildings.
2. When street address numbers for a single family residence would
not be visible from the street due to distance frcm the street
or o~struction, numbers may be posted on a post or other
independent structure. Such numbers mounted shall otherwise
meet the requirenents of this chapter. Numbers posted on free
standing mail boxes, are acceptable under the provisions of this
subsection provided no more than ~ne mailbox is installed at the
same location.
8.26,030 Size and Location of Numh~_r~. All street address
numbers posted pursuant to this Chapter shall meet the following minimum
requirements.
a. Numbers shall be no less than four (4) inches in height with a
corresponding width.
b. Numbers and their background colors are to be of significantly
contrasting shades.
c.Numbers are to be readily visible and reaa~ble from the street
on which the hailding or building fronts.
d. Numbers painted on curbs are not acceptable as a substitute for
the requirements of this Chapter.
8.26.040 Multi-Buildinq PropertiM. Properties developed with
more than one main building and where visibility to all building street
numbers frce the street is obstructed or is otherwise unreadable, shall, in
addition to the numbering for individual buildings, also be provided with
independent structures located adjacent to the street frontage upon which the
address numbers have been assigned, showing in readily visible fashion, the
beginning and ending numbers assigned to that parcel. Where numbers are
assigned on more than one street frontage, such independent structures shall
be provided on each frontage.
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8.26.050 Street Address Num~erir~ Review... For other than
single family residential properties, location, size, contrast, visibility and
mounting of street address numbers for new projects shall be subject to and a
part of review under the "land Development Revie%~' process of Chapter 17.06 of
the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code.
8.26,060 Enforcement. The Building and Safety Division shall
be responsible for initial installation of street address numbers required by
this Chapter. The Fire Chief of the Rancho Cucamonga Fire District shall be
responsible for enforcement of maintenance provisions of this Chapter.
SECT/ON 4: The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk
shall cause the same to be published within fifteen (15) days after its
passage at least once in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, a newspaper of
general circulation published in the City of Ontario, California, and
circulated in the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California.
PASSF~, APPROV~D, and ADO~ this 6th day of June, 1990.
AYES: Alexander, Brown, Buquet, Stout, Wright
NOES: None
ABSenT: None ~ ~~
I, DRRRA J. ADAMS, CITY c~'YRK of the City of Ram/lo Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing O~ was introduced at a
regular meeting of the Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the
16th day of May, 1990, and was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Ranc~o Cacamonga bald on the 6th day of June, 1990.
Executed this 7th day of June, 1990 at Rancho Cu~, California.
Debra J. fr~, City Clerk