HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1991-001 Street Numbering.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE. NO. —U- -(20/
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING A
STREET NUMBERING SYSTEM; PRESCRIBING THE PLACEMENT OF
STREET ADDRESS NUMBERS ON PRIMARY STRUCTURES WITHIN
THE CITY; PROHIBITING THE DESTRUCTION 'Olt DEFACEMENT OF
STREET NUMBER SIGNS; PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the effective and efficient provision of law enforcement and other
emergency services to residents and property owners of the City of Anna
requires explicit and clearly identifiable address locations; and
WHEREAS, many structures and locations within the City are not currently
identifiable with clearly marked address Indicators; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS,
THAT
Section 1. Building Number System
• (a) All building numbers on the right side of a street shall he even and those
on the left side shall be odd, from Fourth Street northward and southward.
(a) All building numbers on the right side of a street shall be even and those
on the left side shall be odd, from Riggins Street eastward and westward.
(b) All north -south streets shall he numbered from Fourth Street; all east -west
streets shall be numbered from Riggins Street, The first block will he the
"100" block and all subsequent blocks shall be increased by increments of one
hundred (100).
(c) The City Secretary will assign building numbers. All numbering will be
tinder his supervision and will he recognized as the official number of the
building.
Section 2. AYlt11C@SS _.IYSIL1ILeLill��iC4ilL[�41
The owner of a lot or tract on which one or more buildings or structures have
been located shall place the appropriate street address number in a clearly
identifiable location on the front (that portion facing the street) of the
primary building on the lot or tract. If more than one., primary building Is
located on the lot or tract, each primary building shall be separately identified
with an appropriate address number. , Sind numbers shall be not less than
three (3) inches in height and shall be located so that emergency service
personnel can easily read and identify the address enumeration.
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0 Section 3. Destroying Or Defacing
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully destroy or deface any building
number.
Section 4. Irgualty Provision
Any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall he deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof in the municipal court
of the City of Anna shall be subject to a fine of not more than two hundred
dollars ($200.00) for each offense, and each and every day that the violation
shall he permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and each and
every instance of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Section S. Repeal Clain.
All parts of any ordinance in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance
areto the extent of such conflict hereby repealed.
Section 6. Savings Clouse
If any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of such ordinance shall continue in full force
Oand effect the same as If such invalid or unconstitutional provision had never
been a part hereof.
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Section 7. Effective Date
This ordinance shall he effective upon the posting and/or publication of its
caption as required by law and the City Secretary is hereby directed to
implement such posting and/or publication.
PASSED AND 'APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Anna by the following
vote on this the q day of _ T✓w e , 1991.
AYE _S
NAY D�
ABSTAIN D
ATTEST: APPROVED:' Cily, Secretary Mayor
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