Chapter 12.16
STREET NAMES AND HOUSE NUMBERS

Sections:

12.16.010    Numbering system – Established – Conformity with county system.

12.16.020    Numbering system – Official name.

12.16.030    Numbering system – Continuation maintenance and enforcement.

12.16.040    Numbering system – Adoption does not affect legal property descriptions.

12.16.050    Base lines designated.

12.16.060    Map adopted – Legend.

12.16.070    Street names.

12.16.080    Procedure for determining numbers.

12.16.090    Assignment and display of numbers.

12.16.010 Numbering system – Established – Conformity with county system.

The public interest, safety, welfare and convenience require the establishment of a numbering system of street and road addresses in a uniform plan for the City, and such plan shall be in agreement with the County Property Numbering System, being Chapter 4 of Title 5 of the Alameda County Ordinance Code. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; 1960 code § 19.27)

12.16.020 Numbering system – Official name.

The City Council hereby establishes a numbering system of street and road addresses for the City in accordance with the Alameda County Property Numbering System, which shall be known as the “City of Livermore Portion of the Alameda County Property Numbering System,” which shall be effective in the City. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; 1960 code § 19.28)

12.16.030 Numbering system – Continuation maintenance and enforcement.

Upon establishment of the system as provided in this chapter, or portions thereof, such system shall be continued, enforced, operated and maintained within the City by the office, person or department designated by resolution of the City Council, and property numbers assigned within the City shall be done in accordance with such system. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; 1960 code § 19.31)

12.16.040 Numbering system – Adoption does not affect legal property descriptions.

The adoption of the city portion of the County Property Numbering System shall in no way affect the legal description of property by lot and block numbers or by metes and bounds. (1960 code § 19.35)

12.16.050 Base lines designated.

The city portion of the County Property Numbering System shall consist of base lines, lying either within or without the limits of the City, from which property numbers shall be established, such property numbers to progress in an increasing magnitude in easterly and northerly and southerly directions generally in accordance with the distance from the base lines. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; 1960 code § 19.29)

12.16.060 Map adopted – Legend.

A. The base and index lines mentioned in this chapter are delineated on that certain map entitled “General Plan of the City of Livermore Portion of the Alameda County Property Numbering System,” which map and all notations, references, data and other information shown thereon are adopted and made a part of this section by reference.

B. The city portion of the County Property Numbering System shall consist of a map of the City, or portions thereof, adopted by this section, upon which map such base lines may be shown or designated, and by index lines indicating the principal locations at which major units of the numbering system shall commence, and such other maps shall be prepared and maintained as shall be necessary to designate the numbers and locations of numbers assigned to particular buildings and lands under such system. All maps constituting any portion of the city portion of the County Property Numbering System shall have a legend endorsed thereon stating that such maps constitute a portion of such system. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; 1960 code § 19.30)

12.16.070 Street names.

The City Council shall establish by resolution the method and manner by which streets, roads and other ways shall be named or designated. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; 1960 code § 19.33)

12.16.080 Procedure for determining numbers.

For purposes of determining the proper number for a particular location, such number shall be proportional to the distances between the numbers next adjacent to the location on either side of the major unit line if no numbers have been previously established on adjoining properties. For purposes of determining whether a number shall be odd or even, it is determined that odd numbers shall be on the right-hand side of the street or road and even numbers on the left-hand side of the street or road in the direction of increasing magnitude of numbers. Where existing numbers have been established prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, and the odd and even numbers exist in a reverse order on the sides of the street or road, such reversed order of odd and even number location shall remain as it presently exists, and shall continue for any extension of the street or road. (1960 code § 19.32)

12.16.090 Assignment and display of numbers.

A. The office, person or department designated to enforce, establish, continue, operate and maintain the numbering system established pursuant to this chapter shall give notice to the occupants or owners of land or buildings which are assigned or reassigned numbers under the system, which notice shall contain the old number, the new number or the number reassigned to a particular building or parcel of land, and the date on which the new number shall become effective.

B. Within 10 days of the effective date of the notice of number assigned or reassigned, the occupants or owners of the property or buildings shall cause the number to be displayed upon the building or land in such manner as to be visible from the street or road upon which the land or building fronts; provided, that in rural areas where buildings are removed a considerable distance from any public street or road, or where rural free delivery of mail is provided, the number may be displayed upon receptacles designed for the delivery of mail. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit the display of a proper number in accordance with the system upon any road or driveway leading to buildings removed a substantial distance from the public road or street upon which the subject site abuts.

C. Within not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days from the effective date of the notice of number assigned or reassigned, the occupants or owners of the property or buildings shall remove or obscure from view any old or previous number not in accordance with the system. (1960 code § 19.34)