Huntington Beach Municipal Code Ch. 12.08 House Numbers

All entrances from the public streets or highways of this City to buildings shall be numbered as hereinafter provided and not otherwise.

(82-9/11)

The number of each and every entrance shall be placed upon or immediately above the door or gate closing such entrance.

(82-9/11)

Each figure of said numbers shall be at least two inches in height and of corresponding width.

(82-9/11)

It shall be the duty of the Department of Community Development to designate the respective numbers for buildings in this City, on request.

(82-9/11, 2022-1/76)

The location of the doorway of the building shall determine the number to be used.

(82-9/11)

In all parts of the City lying west of the right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railway Company, buildings shall be numbered as follows:

A. Even numbers shall be used on the northeast side of avenues and on the southeast side of streets.

B. Odd numbers shall be used on the southwest side of avenues and on the northwest side of streets.

(82-9/11, 124-5/14)

In all parts of the City lying east of the right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railway Company, buildings shall be numbered as follows:

A. Even numbers shall be used on the east side of avenues and on the south side of streets.

B. Odd numbers shall be used on the west side of avenues and on the north side of streets.

(82-9/11, 124-5/14)

The even numbers in each block shall begin with a number having two for its unit number and having zero for its ten part.

(82-9/11, 124-5/14)

The odd numbers in each block shall begin with a number having one for its unit number and having zero for its ten part.

(82-9/11, 124-5/14)

In all parts of the City lying west of the right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railway Company, numbers shall increase from the southeast toward the northwest on avenues and from the southwest toward the northeast on streets.

(82-9/11, 124-5/14)

In all parts of the City lying east of the right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railway Company, numbers shall increase from south toward the north and from west toward the east.

(82-9/11, 124-5/14)

In all parts of the City, one number shall be allotted to each lot having a frontage of not more than 40 feet.

(82-9/11, 124-5/14)

In each lot or parcel of land having a frontage of more than 40 feet, one number shall be allotted to each 25 feet or fraction thereof of such lot or block.

(82-9/11, 124-5/14)

The hundred part of each number shall be determined on the east side of the right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company as follows:

A. Avenues and boulevards shall be numbered in hundreds according to the hundred number of the respective block numbers at any designated point.

B. Streets shall be numbered in hundreds according to the tens and units part of the respective block numbers at any designated point.

(82-9/11)

The hundred part of each number shall be determined on the west side of the right-of-way of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company as follows:

A. Avenues shall be numbered in hundreds according to the tens and units number of the respective block numbers at any designated points.

B. Streets shall be numbered in hundreds according to the hundreds part of the respective block numbers at any designated point.

(82-9/11)

In any case not provided for in this chapter, the City engineer shall designate the number to be used.

(82-9/11)

Any person who shall not obtain from the City engineer the number for any building in this City he or she may own or occupy and place said number as required by this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(82-9/11, 124-5/14)