Hawthorne Municipal Code Ch. 12.36 Numbering Buildings

Note: For provisions regarding street and house numbering, see Chapter 5.70.

The county of Los Angeles Uniform Numbering System is adopted as the official street numbering system for the city of Hawthorne.

(Prior code § 11-104)

All entrances to buildings from the street shall be numbered as provided in this chapter. The numbers shall be placed upon, or immediately above, the door or gate of such entrance. Where entrances to buildings are not plainly visible from the street, the corresponding house numbers shall be displayed on the front of the building or upon any convenient placard on the front of the lot. All numerals in the numbers shall be placed upon a contrasting background, shall be uniform in height and width, and shall be at least two inches in height and of corresponding width.

(Prior code § 11-105)

The city engineer shall designate the numbers required by this chapter to be displayed.

(Prior code § 11-106)

No owner, occupant, lessee, tenant or subtenant of any building having an entrance which fronts on the street shall display any number of such building or entrance thereto other than the proper number designated by the city engineer and shall, within five days after receiving notice of such designated number from the city engineer, place the same upon or immediately above the door, gate or entrance to such building.

(Prior code § 11-107)