HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1971-038 ORDINANCE N0. 71-38
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE NUMBERING
OF ALL HOUSES, ESTABLISHING A BASE LINE
AND PROCEDURE OF NUMBERING, RESPONSIBILITY
OF OWNER, SIZE OF NUMBERS; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS,
THAT:
�'"'"' SECTION I
� BASE LINES: Main Street and its continuation by imagin.ary
line through the City from North to South and Northwest Hwy.
(Loop 382) and its continuation by imaginary line through the
City, from East to West, are hereby established as the base
lines from which all houses are to be numbered in the City.
SECTION II
PFcEFIX TO STREET NAMES: The letters N, E, S, and W, in-
dicating the four (4) cardinal points of the compass, shall be
added, respectively as a prefix to the names of all streets,
avenues, and thoroughfares in the City, as their direction from
the base line may indicate .
SECTION III
NUMBERING FROM BASE LINES: All houses shall be numbered
from the base line of the street on which they are located, a
number shall be assigned each twenty-five feet (25 ' ) , out such
�„ street, in regular order, the even numbers to be on the North
and West sides of the streets, and the odd numbers to be on the
South and East sides of the streets .
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SECTION IV
ASSIGNMENT OF NUN�ERS: It shall be the responsibility of
the City to assign the proper numbers for all houses. The owner
shall state the name of the street, lot number, block number, side
thereof upon which is situated, and the direction and exact dis-
tance from the nearest cross street. A complete record of the
numbering of all houses and buildings shall be kept by the City; '
such record shall be supplemented and amended from time to time,
when necessary. House numbers shall be public property, �nd sub-
ject to change by the City, with or without notice .
SECTION V
OWI�TERS TO PLACE NUl`�ERS: Owners of houses in the City are
required to place or have placed thereon the proper street number
as designated by the City, in some conspicuous place so that the
same can be plainly seen and read from the street.
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�ECTTON VI
N'UMBERS; SIZE: The numbers shall be at lea�t three inches
{3��} high, and composed t7f same bright metal, plastic, or
similar durable material; and same shall, as foresaid, be placed
in a conspicuous place on the house.
SECTION VII
�"'� Should any part, sectian, paragraph, sentence, elause, or
phrase contained in this ordinance be held ta be unconstitutional,
�,w„ such �alding �hall no� affeet the validi�y of the remaining
portion of the ordinance, but in all respect shall remain in full
force and ef:�"'ect.
PASSED ON FIRST READTNG Ta THE SECOND READING BY AN AFFTRMATIVE
VOTE OF ALL MEMBERS PRESENT ON Decem er 7��9�'1
PASSED AND APPROVED ON ITS SECOND READING BY AN AFFTRMATTVE
VO�E OF ALL M�;I�BERS PRESEN�` QN Dec�mber 23: �97"�
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.APPROVED AS TO FORM .AND LEGALITY:
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