The ordinance codified in this chapter shall be known as and may be cited as “the house numbering ordinance.” (Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 1 § 101, 1925.)

Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in Sections 16.70.010 through 16.70.040, and 16.70.150 shall govern the construction of this chapter. (Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 1 § 102, 1925.)

A. “Board” means the board of supervisors of the county of Los Angeles.
B. “County engineer” means the county engineer of the county of Los Angeles.
C. “Mobilehome” is a vehicle designed and equipped for human habitation, and for being drawn by a motor vehicle.
D. “Mobilehome park” means any area or tract of land where:
1. One or more mobilehome lots are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to accommodate mobilehomes used for human habitation; or
2. Two or more mobilehome lots are in the lawful possession of separate persons and are used by such persons to accommodate mobile homes used for human habitation.
E. “Road” includes both a county highway and a private street.
F. “Section” means a section of the ordinance codified in this chapter unless some other ordinance or a statute is specifically mentioned.
G. “Shall” is mandatory; “may” is permissive. (Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 1 §§ 103--109, 1925.)

The singular includes the plural and the plural the singular. (Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 1 § 110, 1925.)

The county engineer shall divide the county into one or more districts in order that he may, whenever requested to do so by the board, establish numbers to be allotted along any road in any part of the county of Los Angeles. (Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 2 § 201, 1925.)

The county engineer, whenever so requested by the board, shall establish the house numbers along any road in the county of Los Angeles, and the numbers so established, when adopted and approved by the board, shall be the official numbers for such road. (Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 2 § 202, 1925.)

A. The county engineer shall notify all owners of property or persons in possession of property along any road upon which official numbers have been established pursuant to Sections 16.70.050 and 16.70.060 of this chapter of the numbers so assigned.
B. If the county engineer finds that no number has been affixed to any mobilehome in a mobilehome park for which a number has been assigned by an approved plan, or that the number affixed is not the number so assigned, he shall so notify the occupant of such mobilehome of the number assigned thereto. (Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 4 § 401, 1925.)

Within 10 days after the owner or occupant of any property along a road for which official numbers have been assigned or the occupant of any mobilehome for which a number has been assigned has been notified as required by this chapter of the number so assigned he shall:
A. Remove any existing number which is not the number assigned;
B. Place the number assigned, in digits not less than three inches in height, upon the said property, residence, structure or mobilehome in such a position as to be plainly visible from the road or access way. (Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 4 § 402, 1925.)

The owner or proprietor of an apartment house consisting of six or more dwelling units shall post at or near the primary entrance to the building or buildings a brief descriptive diagram which clearly indicates the numerical, alphabetical or identification pattern or layout, showing the location of each dwelling unit, including floor levels and access patterns. (Ord. 11172 § 1, 1975: Ord. 1325 Art. 5 § 501, 1925.)

Prior to March 1, 1974, or not less than 30 days after the establishment of a mobilehome park, whichever last occurs, the owner or proprietor of a mobilehome park shall file with the county engineer a plan (which may be a rough plan not drawn to scale) showing:
A. The mobilehome lots, including dimensions thereof;
B. The access ways thereto, including dimensions, angles and radii required to reconstruct the configuration of said access way;
C. The names or numbers of the access ways;
D. The number assigned to each mobilehome lot. (Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 3 § 301, 1925.)

On each access way odd numbers in consecutive order shall be assigned on one side and even numbers in consecutive order shall be assigned on the other side. (Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 3 § 302, 1925.)

Upon receipt of the plan provided for by this chapter, the county engineer shall examine the same and determine whether or not the proposed numbering of mobilehome lots will facilitate the finding of the occupants of the mobilehomes parked thereon, and whether the names of the access ways will duplicate the names of nearby roads or other access ways to such an extent as to cause confusion. He may make such changes in the plan as he finds necessary in order that the location of occupants of the mobilehome park may be ascertained. He shall return the plan as submitted or as amended by him, as the case may be, showing his approval of the said plan to the owner or proprietor of the mobilehome park. (Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 3 § 303, 1925.)

Within 10 days after receiving the approved plan from the county engineer, the owner or proprietor of the mobilehome park shall post legible signs in letters or figures not less than three inches in height at the ends of, and at each intersection of, the access ways, showing the names or numbers thereof, and either place the number assigned to each mobilehome in such a position on the mobilehome to be plainly visible from the access way, such number to be not less three inches in height, or notify, in writing, the occupant of each mobilehome to do so. (Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 3 § 304, 1925.)

The owner or proprietor of a mobilehome park shall:
A. Post at the entrance thereof a central directory which shall show the layout of the access ways and the numbering system of the mobilehome park;
B. Affix on the mobilehome, house, or other structure occupied by the manager of the mobilehome park, in such a position as to be clearly visible from the access way, a sign in letters not less than three inches in height, reading “Office,” “Manager,” or some other word indicating the same. (Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 3 § 305, 1925.)

Violation of this chapter is an infraction punishable by:
A. A fine not exceeding $50.00 for a first violation;
B. A fine not exceeding $100.00 for a second violation within one year;
C. A fine not exceeding $250.00 for each additional violation within one year. (Ord. 12264 § 6, 1980: Ord. 10763 § 1 (part), 1973: Ord. 1325 Art. 1 § 111, 1925.)