§95.0209 Obtaining and Posting of Number — San Diego Zoning Code

(a) Address numbers allotted by the Building Official, Development Services Department, shall be placed on buildings on the transom over the principal entrance or on some other place on the front of the building where the number may be visible from the street. When required by the Fire Chief, address identification shall be provided in additional approved locations to facilitate emergency response. These numbers shall contrast with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals and numbers shall not be spelled out.
- (1) For buildings used exclusively for residential purposes, such numbers shall be at least four (4) inches in height with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch.
- (2) For buildings used exclusively or in part for commercial, industrial or institutional purposes, such numbers shall be a minimum of six (6) inches in height with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inch.
(b) In addition to address numbers required in Section 95.0209(a), address numbers complying with the California Residential Code that identify residential buildings shall be permanently added to the side of the curb or on a public sidewalk located immediately in front of the main building on a site. The address number shall be placed in a manner to the satisfaction of the Building Official.
(c) Where access is by means of a private road and the building address cannot be viewed from the public right-of-way, a monument, pole or other approved sign or means of identification shall be used to identify the structure.
(d) It shall be the duty of the lessee, occupant or owner, of any building to obtain the proper house number from the Building Official, Development Services Department, to place such number on the building in question as required by this Division, and to maintain the number. It shall be a violation of this Division to fail to so obtain, place, and maintain the proper number.

(Amended 7–25–1994 by O–18088 N.S.) (Amended 7-31-2012 by O-20187 N.S.; effective 8-30-2012.) (Amended 1-18-2018 by O-20897 N.S.; effective 2-17-2018.)

Ch. Art. Div. 9 5 2 3

San Diego Municipal Code (4-2018)

Chapter 2: Government