Lancaster Municipal Code Art. 1 Numbering System

The house numbering and mobile home numbering system ordinance of the county of Los Angeles, known as Ordinance No. 1325, is adopted by reference. All references to the county of Los Angeles and the county engineer have been replaced, respectively, with references to the city of Lancaster and the public works director of the city.

(Ord. No. 1139, § 1, 10-28-2025)

Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in this and the following sections shall govern the construction of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1139, § 1, 10-28-2025)

As used in this chapter:

"Board" means the city council of the city of Lancaster.

"City" means the city of Lancaster.

"Mobile Home" means a vehicle designed and equipped for human habitation, and for being drawn by a motor vehicle.

"Mobile Home park" means any area or tract of land where:

1. One or more mobile home lots are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to accommodate mobile homes used for human habitation; or

2. Two or more mobile home lots are in the lawful possession of separate persons and are used by such persons to accommodate mobile homes used for human habitation.

"Public works director" means the public works director of the city of Lancaster.

"Road" means and includes both a city highway and a private street, road, or access way.

"Section" means a section of this chapter unless some other ordinance or statute is specifically mentioned.

"Shall, May." Shall is mandatory. May is permissive. Singular includes the plural and the plural the singular.

(Ord. No. 1139, § 1, 10-28-2025)

The public works director shall divide the city into one or more districts in order that he may, whenever requested to do so by the city council, establish numbers to be allotted along any road in any part of the city.

(Ord. No. 1139, § 1, 10-28-2025)

The public works director, whenever so requested by the board, shall establish the house numbers along any road in the city, and the numbers so established, when adopted and approved by the board, shall be the official numbers for such road.

(Ord. No. 1139, § 1, 10-28-2025)

A. Filing Plans. Prior to March 1, 1974, or not less than thirty (30) days after the establishment of a mobile home park, whichever last occurs, the owner or proprietor of a mobile home park shall file with the public works director a plan (which may be a rough plan not drawn to scale) showing:

1. The mobile home lots, including dimensions thereof;

2. The access ways thereto including dimensions, angles, and radii required to reconstruct the configuration of such access way;

3. The names or numbers of the access ways;

4. The number assigned to each mobile home lot;

B. Mobile Home Numbers. On each access way, odd numbers in consecutive order shall be assigned on one side and even numbers in consecutive order shall be assigned on the other side. Mobile home parks completed and operative as of April 6, 1981, shall not be required to modify existing systems.

C. Action by Public Works Director. Upon receipt of the plan provided for by this chapter, the public works director shall examine the same and determine whether or not the proposed numbering of the mobile home lots will facilitate the finding of the occupants of the mobile homes parked thereon, whether the names of the access ways will duplicate the names of nearby roads or other access ways to such an extent as to cause confusion. He may make such changes in the plan as he finds necessary in order that the location of the occupants of the mobile home park may be ascertained. He shall return the plan as submitted or as amended by him, as the case may be, showing his approval of the plan to the owner or proprietor of the mobile home park.

D. Compliance with Plan. Within ten (10) days after receiving the approved plan from the public works director, the owner or proprietor of the mobile home park shall post legible signs in letters or figures not less than three inches in height at the end of, and at each intersection of, the access ways showing the names or numbers thereof and either place the number assigned to each mobile home in such a position on the mobile home to be plainly visible from the access way, such number to be not less than four inches in height, or notify in writing the occupant of each mobile home to do so. Such number shall be of sufficient color contrasting with the background to make the signs, letters, or figures clearly identifiable during daylight or hours of darkness.

E. General Regulations. The owner or proprietor of a mobile home park shall:

1. Post at the entrance thereof a central directory which shall show the layout of the access ways and the numbering system of the mobile home park;

2. Affix on the mobile home, house, or other structure occupied by the manager of the mobile home park in such a position as to be clearly visible from the access way, a sign in letters not less than four inches in height, reading "Office," "Manager," or some other word indicating the same.

(Ord. No. 1139, § 1, 10-28-2025)

A. Notification by Public Works Director. The public works director shall notify all owners of property or persons in possession of property along any road upon which official numbers have been established pursuant to Sections 15.40.050 and 15.40.060 of this chapter, of the numbers so assigned.

If the public works director finds that no number has been affixed to any mobile home in a mobile home park for which a number has been assigned by an approved plan or that the number affixed is not the number so assigned, he shall so notify the occupant of such mobile home of the number assigned thereto.

B. Duties of Owners and Occupants. Within ten (10) days after the owner or occupant of any property along a road for which official numbers have been assigned or the occupant of any mobile home for which a number has been assigned has been notified as required by this chapter of the number so assigned, he shall:

1. Remove any existing number which is not the number assigned.

2. Place the number assigned in digits not less than four inches in height upon the property, residence, structure, or mobile home in such a position and in a contrasting color as to be plainly visible from the road or access way.

(Ord. No. 1139, § 1, 10-28-2025)

The owner or proprietor of an apartment house consisting of six or more dwelling units shall post at or near the primary entrance to the building or buildings a brief descriptive diagram which clearly indicates the numerical, alphabetical, or identification pattern or layout showing the location of each dwelling unit, including floor levels and access patterns.

(Ord. No. 1139, § 1, 10-28-2025)

All apartment houses, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, and all businesses shall have address numbers eight inches in height on a contrasting background.

(Ord. No. 1139, § 1, 10-28-2025)

These provisions shall be applicable to all new buildings, all changes of occupancies, all new tenant improvements, and new businesses.

(Ord. No. 1139, § 1, 10-28-2025)

Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate, neglect, or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than thirty dollars ($30.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 1139, § 1, 10-28-2025)