Bakersfield Municipal Code Ch. 15.52 House Numbers

A. The director of planning of the city shall establish a uniform system of numbering for all buildings, structures and homes within the city.

B. The director of planning shall promulgate rules for numbering consistent with and pursuant to the uniform system and shall file a copy of those rules with the city clerk of the city.

C. Rules promulgated pursuant to this section shall be included in the administrative code of the city. (Prior code § 13.12.010)

It shall be the duty of every person owning, occupying or controlling any building or store fronting on a public street or avenue in the city to number the same or cause the same to be numbered correctly and in accordance with this chapter, and it shall be the duty of any person owning, occupying or controlling any building hereafter erected within the city to so number the same within ten days after its completion or occupancy. (Prior code § 13.12.020)

All buildings must be numbered at the expense of the owner, occupant or person in control thereof. (Prior code § 13.12.030)

The dimensions and positions of numbers required by this chapter shall be determined by the planning director who shall issue and file a regulation setting forth standards for the numbering and position. (Prior code § 13.12.040)

The director of planning shall supervise all numbering of buildings pursuant to this chapter, shall designate the street number assigned to each building, and shall keep accurate and complete records of the street numbers assigned by him to all buildings, structures and houses within the city. (Prior code § 13.12.050)

A. In case any building in the city is unnumbered or incorrectly numbered or the number thereof has become defaced or illegible, it shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of the same, to cause the same to be numbered correctly within ten days after notification to do so, given by or under the direction of the planning director.

B. The notice may be served by leaving a copy thereof at the building in charge of any person, addressed “To the Owner or Occupant of this Building,” or may be given by posting the notice on the door or at the entrance way to the building.

C. The notice shall specify the correct number of the building.

D. No person shall deface, remove, or destroy any notice so posted until the building on which the same is posted has been correctly and properly numbered. (Prior code § 13.12.060)

Any person willfully violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding fifty dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail of the county not exceeding twenty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Prior code § 13.12.070)