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Ordinance No. 1833
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ADDRESS NUMBERS; AMENDING THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS; AND
CONTAINING FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE:
Section 1. Section 18-60 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West University
Place is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
See 18~60. Address numbers.
It shall be the duty of each person who owns, occupies or controls any building or structure
within the city limits to post and maintain an address number on such building or structure in
accordance with this section.
(1) The address number must be officially assigned or approved by the "building official for
the building or structure~
(2) The address number must be clearly visible and legible from the street to which the
number was assigned. , and at least part of the number must be located v/ithin 21 inches of
the principal entrance to the building or structure. If the principal entrance does not fnce
the street on -c/./hich the number l.vas assigned, or if the principal entrance is not clearly
..:/isible from the street, then an additional address nu"rnber shall also be posted on the 1,.vall
or other main part of the building or structure so as to be clearly visible from the street on
'{yvhich the address number '?lUS assigned. If it is not ob~/ious lI~'fihich entrance to a building
or structure is the principal entrance, the address number shall be posted and mnintailled at
all entrances ~~'?hich night be confused ~yvith the principal cntrance~ Each required nu"mber
must face the street to which the address number is assign"ed~
(3) Each address number must be:
a. Permanently affixed to the building or structure;
b~ Attached to the building either:
L within 24 inches (in whole or in part) of the principal entrance to the
bllilding at a height of at least 5 feet above standard base level., or
ii. on the door of the principal entrance;
c~ Composed of Arabic numerals" and if applicable'l one alphabet letter~
d~ At least g 1 inches tall; and
e. Of a color in sharp and direct contrast with the background.
(4) Exception. The Building Official may approve an alternate locatio"n or design if the
applicant demonstrates that the alternate location or design" will not compromise the visibility
or legibility of the address numbers. Documentation of this approval shall be kePt in
accordance with Section 18-15 (e) of the Code of Ordinances. The Building and Standards
Commission is authorized to hear appeals of the decisions of the Building Official from this
section in accordance with Section 18-18 of this Chapter~
(5) ExistinR. numbers. Numbers in existence or numbers not posted on December 1"1 2006 are
not required to comply with this section until January 1'1 2008~ It shall be an affirmative
defense in any prosecution under this section that: (i) a number in existence on December I..
2006 complies with~"paragraphs (1) and (2) above~ and is permanently affixed'l and (ii) both the
number design and its location were approved bv the building official before Januarv I" 2008.
Documentation of this approval shall be kept in accordance with Section 18-15 (e) of the Code
of Ordinances~ The Building and Standards Commission is authorized to hear appeals of the
decisions of the Building Official from this section in accordance with Section 18-18 of this
Chapter.
Section 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are
repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
Section 3. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section or other part of
this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to
be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, neither the remainder of
this Ordinance, nor the application of such word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph,
section or other part of this Ordinance to any other persons or circumstances, shall be
affected thereby.
Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines and declares that a sufficient
written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of each meeting at which this ordinance
was discussed, considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Texas
Open Meetings Act, as amended, and that each such meeting has been open to the public as
required by Jaw at all times during such discussion, consideration and action. The City
Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices and the contents and posting thereof.
The City Council officially finds, determines and declares that sufficient notices of the joint
public hearing were given, and the City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices,
including the contents and the method in which they were given~
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective on the tenth day following its
publication, as provided in the City Charter.
/J CONSIDERED, PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on first reading on
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Councilmemberls Voting Aye:
Councilmemberfs Voting No:
Councilmember's Absent:
CONSID~B..E.D, PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading AND
SIGNED on t?a~-?v /'3, CL?o6
Councilmember's Voting Aye:
Councilmember's Voting No:
CounciJmember's Absent:
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~~: igned:
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