Plumas County Municipal Code Art. 4 Posting

Where a street address system has been established, the placement of numbers shall be required as provided for by this article.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987, as amended by § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991)

Upon the adoption of an ordinance establishing a street address system, the Planning Director shall notify by mail the owners of all properties within the street address system of a street address allocated to each property, of the possibility of the allocation of additional street addresses if needed, and of the requirements for the placement of numbers.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)

(a) The numbers of a street address shall be affixed to the building to which allocated. Accessory buildings will not be required to have a separate address, however each dwelling unit or business within a building shall be separately identified.

(b) The numbers of an allocated street address which are affixed to a building shall be clearly visible and legible from the street which provides access to the property, except that, if the building is provided access by an internal roadway, the numbers shall be clearly visible and legible from the internal roadway.

(c) The numbers of a street address which are affixed to a building shall be in Arabic numerals.

(d) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to affix the numbers of an allocated street address.

(e) The numbers of a street address shall be affixed within ninety (90) days after the mailing of the notice provided for in Section 9-8.402 of this article.

(f) The numbers of a street address need not be affixed for a property which is unimproved and for which no use has been established.

(g) Street addresses shall be affixed to buildings before January 1, 1992.

(h) Street addresses shall be affixed to buildings before final inspection.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987, as amended by § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

(a) A street address sign is a display of the numbers of an allocated street address by means other than affixture to a building.

(b) The numbers of a street address shall be affixed to street address sign.

(c) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to affix the numbers of an allocated street address.

(d) Street address signs shall be subject to the provisions of Section 9-2.416 of this title.

(e) Design.

(1) The face area of a street address sign shall be that area within the boundary of a simple plane which encompasses all characters and intervening voids.

(2) The face area of a street address sign shall not exceed six (6) square feet except when it is necessary to accommodate additional minimum signage.

(3) Size of letters, numbers, and symbols for street address signs shall be a minimum four (4") inch letter height, one-half inch stroke, reflectorized, contrasting with the background color of the sign.

(4) The numbers for street address signs shall be in Arabic numerals.

(5) Where multiple addresses are required at a single driveway, they shall be mounted on a single post.

(f) Location.

(1) All buildings shall have a permanently posted address, which shall be placed at each driveway entrance and visible from both directions of travel along the road.

(2) Addresses shall be visible and legible from the road on which the address is located.

(3) Address signs along one-way roads shall be visible from both the intended direction of travel and the opposite direction.

(4) Where a roadway provides access solely to a single commercial or industrial business, the address sign shall be placed at the nearest road intersection providing access to that site.

(g) The street address sign shall be placed within fifteen (15) days after issuance of a building permit for a building.

(h) Street address signs shall be placed for all improved properties before January 1, 1992.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987, as amended by § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

(a) Where a street address system has not been established by ordinance, the placement of numbers may be required as provided for in Section 10.208 of the Uniform Fire Code as adopted by Section 8-11.01 of Chapter 11 of Title 8 of this Code.

(b) When the placement of numbers is required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, such placement shall be as required by Sections 9-8.403 and 9-8.404 of this article.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-674, eff. October 8, 1987)