Historical April 1990 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Many neighbors were cited for not having a legible address in the rear of their property in the recent door-to-door inspections conducted by the City’s Building Division.
City code requires that house numbers be visible from both the street and the alley. Perhaps this seems like a superfluous requirement, but it, like most of the code, protects the property owner.
The police, especially, are frustrated when they receive calls about a suspicious activity in an alley and when they respond, can’t find the address.
In many ways, a visible address in the rear of a property is just as important as a visible address in the front.
Two local distributors handle address plates which meet the city code for the rear of a property.
The plates are 2″ high black numbers on a white base which measures 12″ x 3″.
The two companies use different materials for the base.
The plates are predrilled with holes at each end so that they may be nailed, bolted or wired to a fence, doorway, garage, etc.
These address plates have the approval of Operation SafeStreet.
The cost from either company for a plate with up to four digits (e.g. 6010) or four digits plus one letter (6010 A) is $4.00.
The cost for a plate with four digits plus two digits (6008.10) is $5.00. Samples of these plates can be seen at the SDCC office, 6010 Kingsbury. Orders for the plates may be placed also at the SDCC: orders must be prepaid.
The plates will be delivered to the SDCC in 3-4 weeks.
The Building Division will grant an extension for owners to comply with the code if an address plate has been ordered.
The SDCC is not promoting either of these companies or these products.
The distributors require a minimum of 12 plates per order and the SDCC is acting only as the coordinator of orders.
The SDCC collects $.25 per plate for this service.
If you would like to see a sample, call the SDCC, 862-5122.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1990.
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Original source: SD_Times1990_04.pdf, printed page(s) 5; PDF page(s) 5.
