Anaheim Municipal Code Ch. 15.08 Street Naming and Premises Numbering

This chapter is hereby established for the purpose of regulating and controlling the naming of streets and the assignment of premises numbers in the City of Anaheim. It is the intent of this chapter to establish a coordinated system of premises numbering, establish an official system of street naming, provide methods for instituting said systems, and provide for the enforcement thereof. In order to facilitate the correct naming and numbering, said system is shown on the official maps known as Quarter Section Maps, hereinafter referred to as the Address and Street Name Master Plan. (Ord 3216 § 2 (part); October 9, 1973.)

The following words or phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section unless, where used, the context shall clearly indicate to the contrary:

.010 Address and Street Name Master Plan. The "Address and Street Name Master Plan" shall be that series of maps, known as Quarter Section Maps, which specify all street names in the City of Anaheim. Furthermore, the "Address and Street Name Master Plan" shall indicate the street numbering grid which will be used to allocate street number series to all streets and street segments and to assign numbers to all premises hereafter constructed or otherwise established. Said maps shall be on file in the office of the City Engineer.

.020 Divisional Lines. "Divisional lines," as used in this chapter and shown in the Address and Street Name Master Plan, shall mean those streets or other lines which establish the base line for premises numbering, and the directional designation for streets in the City of Anaheim. The streets which serve as "divisional lines" include the following, and no others: North Anaheim Boulevard northwesterly to SR 91 (Riverside/Artesia Freeway), North Lemon Street northerly of SR 91 (Riverside/Artesia Freeway), South Anaheim Boulevard southeasterly to the Anaheim Boulevard overpass of the Santa Ana Freeway, South Haster Street, West Lincoln Avenue, East Lincoln Avenue northeasterly to East Center Street, and East Center Street northeasterly to State College Boulevard. Easterly of State College Boulevard to the intersection of the Newport Freeway and the Riverside Freeway, the north-south divisional line shall follow a meandering line, as shown on the Address and Street Name Master Plan. Easterly of the intersection of the Newport Freeway and the Riverside Freeway, the north-south divisional line shall be Santa Ana Canyon Road. (Ord. 5919 § 53, June 8, 2004.)

.030 Final Tract Map. A "final tract map" is defined in the Anaheim Municipal Code, Section 17.08.105 (Subdivisions), as follows:

subdivision map prepared by or under the direction of a licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act of the State of California and all applicable codes of the City of Anaheim, which map is designed to be placed on record in the office of the County Recorder.

.040 Official Premises Numbers. "Official premises numbers" mean those numbers assigned to specific buildings and units by the Chief Building Inspector according to the street number series allocated by the City Engineer to all streets and street segments in the City of Anaheim.

.050 Official Street Name. The "official street name" shall be that name which, with official premises numbers, will be a formal means of identifying the location of buildings and units located adjacent to any avenue, circle, drive, lane, road, street or other vehicular right-of-way within the City of Anaheim. Such name may include, when said street crosses a divisional line, the designation "north," "south," "east" or "west," placed in accordance with City policy.

.060 Parcel Map. "Parcel map" refers to a map showing a division of land into four parcels or less.

.070 Premises. The term "premises" shall refer to all buildings or units within buildings which require a separate and simple means of identification.

.080 Private Drive. A "private drive" shall mean a right-of-way, privately owned and maintained, which provides primary vehicular access to parcels of land or buildings which would otherwise have no direct access to dedicated public streets. The owner of each property served by a "private drive" shall, after review and approval by the City Attorney, record a mutual ingress and egress easement to each property served. Said recorded document shall also contain an agreement providing for the mutual maintenance of said private drive. In order for a "private drive" to be officially named and numbered, it must satisfy the provisions of this chapter.

.090 Street. A "street" is a public or recorded private right-of-way which affords primary means of vehicular access to abutting property. Such a right-of-way may be designated as, but not limited in designation to, one of the following: avenue, circle, drive, lane, road, street or a derivative thereof. Furthermore, it shall be assumed that all streets shall be officially named and numbered. (Ord. 5919 § 54, June 8, 2004.)

.100 Tentative Tract Map. A "tentative tract map" is defined in the Anaheim Municipal Code, Section 17.08.120 (Subdivisions), as follows:

subdivision map prepared by or under the direction of a licensed surveyor or a registered civil engineer showing the intended subdivision of a parcel of land, as well as the existing conditions in and around it.

(Ord. 3216 § 2 (part) amended by Ord. 3370 §§ 1, 2; November 12, 1974.)

It shall be the duty of the City Engineer or his designated representative to allocate street number series to all streets and all street segments, now existing or hereafter established in the city of Anaheim, prior to recordation of a final tract map and in accordance with the following criteria:

.010 Numbering Grid. For the purpose of facilitating a correct and uniform street numbering system, a numbering grid, as shown on the Address and Street Name Master Plan, shall be kept on file in the office of the City Engineer.

.020 Starting Point for Numbering. The starting point for the numbering of premises fronting on streets within the City shall be the divisional line to which such streets run at right angles, or most nearly so. Numbers shall begin at the appropriate divisional line and shall consecutively increase as the distance from the divisional line increases. All premises fronting on streets not extending through to a divisional line shall be assigned the same relative number as if said street had extended through to a divisional line.

.030 North — South — East — West. Streets north of the north-south divisional line, as shown on the Address and Street Name Master Plan, and running generally in a northerly direction are considered "north" streets and likewise, all streets south of that divisional line running generally in a southerly direction are considered "south" streets. Streets east of the east-west divisional line running generally in an easterly direction are considered "east" streets and, likewise, all streets west of that divisional line and running generally in a westerly direction are considered "west" streets.

.040 Odd Numbers — Even Numbers. The numbers on the northerly and westerly sides of streets shall be odd numbers, and the numbers on southerly and easterly sides of streets shall be even numbers. The numbering of all buildings and units on diagonal or curving streets shall be determined by the predominant direction of the street. (Ord. 3216 § 2 (part); October 9, 1973.)

New streets shall be named and placed on the official City maps in accordance with the following criteria:

.010 Tentative Tracts and Parcel Maps. It shall be the duty of the Director of the Planning Department, or his or her designated representative, to approve street names for any streets proposed in conjunction with tentative tract maps or parcel maps. The developer shall submit to the Planning Department a list of names for the streets proposed on said maps. The Director of the Planning Department, or his or her designated representative, will review such names and, if it is determined that said names satisfy the provisions of this chapter and do not conflict with the Address and Street Name Master Plan, approve the proposed street names. Furthermore, the Director of the Planning Department, or his or her designated representative, will determine whether the proposed streets shall be designated as, but not limited in designation to, one of the following: avenue, circle, drive, lane, road, street or a derivation thereof. (Ord. 5919 § 55, June 8, 2004.)

.020 Final Tract Maps. Every final tract map submitted to the City Council, for its approval prior to recordation with the Orange County Recorder's Office, shall show the official name of any and all streets as recommended by the Planning Department. If private streets are shown, the words "private drive" shall follow the named street and be recorded on any final tract map. Prior to submittal to the City Council, it shall be the duty of the City Engineer, or his or her designated representative, to determine whether said final tract map satisfies the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 5919 § 56, June 8, 2004.)

.030 Private Street Name Signs. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or owners of properties fronting on and utilizing vehicular access from a private street to provide, install and maintain the street name sign or signs for said private street.

.0301 Design, Dimension and Construction. In order to adequately identify a private street, the street name sign shall meet the criteria of design, dimension and construction governing public street signs except that, to clearly differentiate between public and private street name signs, all private street name signs shall have the background color and the color of the letters and numerals reversed.

.0302 Approval. It shall be the duty of the City Engineer or his designated representative to approve the installation of private street name signs. (Ord. 3216 § 2 (part); October 9, 1973.)

.010 It shall be the duty of the Planning and Building Director, or his or her designated representative, to assign the respective numbers for premises in the manner prescribed in this chapter. Requests shall be made in written form to the Planning and Building Department and shall be accompanied by a processing fee in such amount as may be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council.

.020 No building permit shall be issued for any building or structure until the owner has obtained an official number. (Ord. 3216 § 2 (part); October 9, 1973: Ord. 5919 57; June 8, 2004: Ord. 6555 § 1; April 4, 2023.)

.010 It shall be the responsibility of the owner to affix the official premises numbers to his or her buildings or units.

.020 Numerals indicating the official premises number of each building or each front entrance shall be placed in accordance with City standards as determined by the Building Official. (Ord. 3216 § 2 (part); October 9, 1973: Ord. 5919 § 58; June 8, 2004.)

There exist at the present time, and will be established in the future, unique situations which permit street naming and premises numbering not in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. It will be the responsibility of the Building Official and the Director of the Planning Department, or their designated representatives, to review such unique situations in order to determine whether an exception to the provisions of this chapter can be made. In such cases, the following criteria of street naming and premises numbering shall be adhered to:

.010 Residential Complexes. Residential complexes made up of either single- or multiple-family residential structures, wherein one or more of those structures do not front on a dedicated public street or an officially named private street, may be assigned building numbers in accordance with the nearest and most appropriate street. The building numbers shall advance sequentially along the primary access right-of-way through the complex. The building numbers shall be consistently either odd or even, as provided for in subsection 15.08.030.040.

.020 Curving and Meandering Streets. If a curving or meandering street runs predominantly in one direction, it may have one name and one sequence of premises numbers; however, a curving or meandering street that is intersected by one or more other streets, or that changes direction forty-five degrees or more, may be assigned another name, the appropriate directional designation, and the appropriate premises numbers in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

.030 Cul-de-Sacs. A cul-de-sac less than one hundred feet in length may have the same name and be numbered in the same numerical sequence as the street which it intersects.

.040 Closed Loop Streets. Closed loop streets less than one thousand feet in length, with only one point of intersection with another street, may have the same name and numerical sequence throughout. Premises numbering shall be in sequence, with even numbers on the outside and odd numbers on the inside; however, open-ended loop streets which intersect another street at more than one point shall not have the same name throughout. (Ord. 3216 § 2 (part); October 9, 1973: Ord. 5919 § 59; June 8, 2004.)

.010 Following the annexation of a parcel of land to the City of Anaheim, it shall be the duty of the Building Official, or his or her designated representative, to assign the appropriate premises numbers to all buildings and structures within said annexation.

.020 The Building Official shall notify owners of all such buildings or structures of said change. (Ord. 3216 § 2 (part); October 9, 1973: Ord. 5919 § 60; June 8, 2004.)

There exist, within the City of Anaheim, street names and premises numbers which do not conform to the provisions of this chapter and the Address and Street Name Master Plan. Such nonconforming names and numbers may be continued unless specific requests are made by property owners, concerned persons or City officials to change such names or numbers. (Ord. 3216 § 2 (part); October 9, 1973.)

All existing and officially named streets, both public and private, in the City of Anaheim shall continue to bear the designation heretofore existing as shown in the Address and Street Name Master Plan unless a name change is approved by the City Council. Any interested persons, community groups, the Planning Commission or other City officials may make a request to change the name of an existing street. Such a request must be made in written form to the City Council and shall be accompanied by a processing fee in such amount as may be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council. The request must conform to the provisions of this chapter and the Address and Street Name Master Plan of the City of Anaheim. No proposed nonconforming nor conflicting street names will be considered as proper requests for changes. Any decision concerning a change of street name shall be at the sole discretion of the City Council which decision shall be final. Requests to change existing premises numbering shall be made in written form to the Planning and Building Department and shall be accompanied by a processing fee in such amount as may be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council. The Planning and Building Director shall have authority to approve requests to change existing premises numbering. (Ord. 3216 § 2 (part); October 9, 1973: Ord. 5382 § 1; June 29, 1993: Ord. 6555 § 2; April 4, 2023.)