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OR 285 Official street numbering system AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 285 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, ADOPTING AN OFFICIAL STREET NUMBERING SYSTEM: ADOPTING AN OFFICIAL STREET MAP AND PROVIDING THAT THE SAID STREET NUMBERING MAP BE RETAINED AS A PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE CITY SECRETARY; REPEALING ALL PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; SPECIFICALLY RE- PEALING ORDINANCE NO. 108 AND AMENDMENTS THERETO; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE: PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS: I. GENERALLY Section 1. COMPLIANCE GENERALLY Duildings must be numbered in compliance with this article and iq acc!~"d~ ce with the plan delineating and prescribing the method of num- b.:.rin!] buildings which is on file in the office of the building official. S~lction 2. BUILDING NUMBER REQUIRED The owner or occupant of each building in the city shall place and inaintain on the building an official building number in a conspic- u..us place fhat can be clearly seen from the public street. This re- q,lirelnent does not apply to accessory buildings. S!Ictien 3. BASIC UNITS OF SPACE FOR NUMBERING Tl~e basic unit of space for numbering along public streets ~d public access is twenty-five (25) feet; however, in shopping cenfers, tllwn house areas, apartment areas and other building complexes where the b!lilding official determines that the twenty-five (25) foot unit is not adequate, he may assign a basic unit of ten (10) feet. Section 4o DESIGNATION OF NUMBERS ~he building official shall designate the official number which is to be placed on each building. A person may request an official number d,-signation by submitting a legal description and site plan demonstrating the proposed numbering system to the buildin9 official for approval. Sl~ction 5. SPECIFICATIONS /ln official building number placed pursuant to this article must be at least three (3) inches high, composed of a durable material app- ri~vect by the building official, and of a color which provides a contrast to the background. Section 6. WHEN POSTED Building numbers must be placed within ten(lO) days after a new building is completed. Section 7. ODD AND EVEN NUMBERS Odd numbers shall be assigned to the south side, and even numbers assigned to the north side, of streets and public accesses running east and west or substantially in that direction. Odd numbers shall be ass- igned to the west side, and even numbers to the east side, of streets and public accesses running north and south or substantially in that direction. Section 8. REAR NUMBERING (a.) Required. It shall be the duty and responsibility of every owner, agent or occupant of any house or nonresidential structure with the city limits to also post or display the official house number (s) assigned to each pro- perty in the rear of such property in such a manner as to be legible and plainly visible from the alley. Such numbers shall be at least three (3) inches high, and shall be constructed of a durable, bright material or shall be painted on the permanent structure and of a color which provides a contrast to the background. Such numbers shall not be located more than 10 (10) feet from the rear property line, shall be affixed to permanent structure such permanent structures, the number shall be attached to a post mounted inconcrete and erected for this purpose. Those structures without alley access are exempt from these requirements. Nonresidential structures shall in addition display the business name on the outside of at least one rear door. Structures with more than one rear door shall also display the address numbers on all such doors as prescribed above. (b) Duty and responsibility of owner, agent or occupant, penalty. It shall be the duty and responsibility of every owner, agent or occupant of any property in the city limits to comply with the provi- sions and requirements of this ordinance within six (6) months from the date of passing of the ordinance from which this section derived. Further it shall be the duty and responsibility of the owner, agent or occupant of all property to continuously maintain such numbers as to be plainly vis- ible and legible from the alley at all times. Failure to comply therewith shall become a misdeemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be liable to a fine as provided in Section 19. Section 9. NUMBERING DURING CONSTRUCTION Lots with buildings under construction must display numbers from the time construction begins. The number must be displayed so that it is easily readible from the street. Lots with rear access must display numbers in rear also. Building numbers must be posted and easily read- ible from nearest access on all temporary electrical poles. Construction may be halted for violation of this paragraph. II. BUILDING COMPLEXES Section 10. GENERALLY A building complex composed of multiple structures must have an official number assigned to each building. Each unit within each building must also be assigned an official number. If there is sufficient street frontage, each unit or building may be assigned an official street address number. The official number must be prominently posted on the building so that it is visible, where possible, from the nearest vehicular access. The official number for each unit must be conspicuously posted on the unit. Section ll. DIAGRAM OF MALL AREAS The owner of a building complex which contains a mall area shall submit to the police and fire department a diagram of the complex, in- dicating the location of each business. When a change in a business location is made, the owner shall advise the police and fire departments of the change in writing. Section 12. BUILDINGS NOT VISIBLE FROM VEHICULAR ACCESS If a building is situated within a complex in such a way that it is not visible from a vehicular access, the owners shall post and maintain directional signs along the nearest vehicular access indicating the loca- tion of the building by building number and unit numbers. Section 13. DIRECTIONAL SIGNS (a) For the purpose of this section, an "entrance" to a complex is a point at which vehicular access to the complex, other than a public street, intersects with a public street. (b) In a building complex composed of multiple structures which contains internal vehicular accesses, if each official building number is not discernible from the public street, the owners of the building com- plex shall post directional signs at each entrance to the complex and at each intersection of vehicular accesses, other that public streets, within the complex. (c) The directionsl signs must indicate the direction to the build- ings and units by numbers, must be legible from the vheicular access and must be painted with a color which is in contrast to the background. III. ADMINISTRATIVE Section 14. STREET NUMBERING MAP The map attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is hereby adopted as the official street numbering map of the City of Coppell, Texas. Section 15. SPECIAL HANDELING OF MAP Due to the size of the Map attached hereto as Exhibit "A" it is directed that the Original of this Ordinance be attached to the official map and the map and ordinance be kept in the Office of the City Secretary as a part of the official records of that office and a duplicate original of this ordinance without the map (Exhibit "A") attached, be placed in the Official Ordinance Book. Section 16. REPEALING CLAUSE All parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance No. 108 and all amendments thereto are hereby specifically repealed. However, the repeal of existing ordinances by this ordinance shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or the punishment of any person for any act done or committed prior to the effective date of this ordinance in violation of any ordinance hereby repealed~ and presecution for such offenses may be instituted and causes presently pending proceded within all respects as if such prior or- dinance or ordinances had not been repealed. Section 17. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE If any article, paragraph or subdivision, clause or provision of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so decided to be invalid or un- constitutional. Section 18. PENALTY CLAUSE Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a penalty or fine not to exceed the sum of Two Hundred Dollars (200.00) for each offense, and each and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new and separate offense. Section 19. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after the publication of its caption, as the law in such cases provides. DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas on the .~2~y~day of ~-,~x~ ~ 19 ,.y.I~ ~,~..~) ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: CTYATTOR~