Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 4 — Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations
Santa Maria Municipal Code Ch. 4-17 Curb Painting
Santa Maria Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Maria
Cite as: Santa Maria Municipal Code Chapter 4-17 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Section 4-17.1. Curb address painting; unlawful without consent.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person to paint, write, or otherwise inscribe on any street, curb, sidewalk or in any portion of the right-of-way, any address or sign which identifies the address of property without the prior written consent of the owner or occupant of the property which would be identified by such address or sign. The written consent shall state the name, street address, telephone number, and business license number of the contractor.
(Ord. 98-10, eff. 11/05/98)
Section 4-17.2. Unlawful to alter curb address without consent.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person to change, erase or in any manner alter, any street address painted on any curb without the prior consent of the owner of the property identified by such street address.
(Ord. 98-10, eff. 11/05/98)
Section 4-17.3. Limitation of curb address signs.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person to paint, mark or otherwise inscribe any sign identifying the address of property on any portion of the right-of-way, except on a portion of the curb abutting the property.
(Ord. 98-10, eff. 11/05/98)
Section 4-17.4. Exceptions.¶
This chapter is not applicable to the United States, State of California or the City of Santa Maria, or their contractors, from painting, writing, or otherwise inscribing on any street, curb or sidewalk public signs of any nature or property identification signs on any right-of-way. For purposes of this section, public sign is any sign authorized by the United States, State of California or the City of Santa Maria of whatever nature; this section is not applicable to the owner or occupant of property who desires to paint any street address on a portion of the curb abutting the property for purposes of identifying the street address of the property.
(Ord. 98-10, eff. 11/05/98)
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