La Mirada Municipal Code Ch. 9.50 Painting of House Numbers on Curbs

No person, firm, corporation or partnership shall paint, stencil or otherwise mark upon any curb, street, roadway, alley or sidewalk within the city, any house number or address without first having received a permit therefor from the environmental services manager or his designee. There shall be no fee for such permit, and the person, firm, corporation or partnership applying for such permit shall submit written authorization from each owner of property, permitting the placement of house numbers or street address on such curb of the location in question.

(Ord. 387 § 1 (part), 1986).

Any person, firm, partnership or corporation engaged in the painting of house numbers or street addresses on any curb within the city for any remuneration, whether by donation or otherwise, shall be required to first obtain a business license from the finance manager.

(Ord. 387 § 1 (part), 1986).

House numbers or street addresses placed on the curb face shall be of black paint in figures three inches in height and impressed upon a background of white paint a minimum of five inches in height and eleven inches in width. The background shall be reflectorized through the use of glass beads or similar reflectorized material meeting or exceeding the city's standard specifications therefor.

(Ord. 387 § 1 (part), 1986).

None of the provisions of this chapter shall apply to the city, its officers, agents or employees, and house numbers or street addresses may be placed upon curbs by contractors employed by the city.

(Ord. 387 § 1 (part), 1986).

The city council declares that should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this chapter be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences and words of this chapter shall remain in full force and effect.

(Ord. 387 § 4, 1986).

The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by the city through civil process by means of restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, or in any other manner provided by law for the abatement of such nuisances.

(Ord. 387 § 3, 1986).

It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter. Any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating any provision of this chapter or failing to comply with any of its requirements shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person, firm, partnership or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or any portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm, partnership or corporation, and shall be deemed punishable therefor as provided in this chapter.

(Ord. 387 § 2, 1986).