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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 92-06
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING SEWARD CITY CODE
~ 12.01.020, NUMBERING OF BUILDINGS
WHEREAS, the City Code requires that street address numbers be affixed to each
primary building within the city to aid in public safety dispatching; and
WHEREAS, it is important that building numbers be of sufficient size and color
to be readily visible from the street;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA HEREBY ORDAINS that:
Section 1. Section 12.01.020 of the Seward City Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
12.01.020 Numberin~ of buildings.
A. The city manager, or his designee, shall assign an address to each
lot or building within the city limits.
B. The property owner of any building to which an address has been
assigned within the city limits shall affix to the exterior thereof the numbers
assigned to that lot or building. Accessory buildings not assigned a separate
address need not have numbers affixed to them.
C. The numbers shall be affixed at a height of between five and eight
feet so as to be clearly visible from the street to which the address refers. Buildings
situated a considerable distance from their street frontage or obscured by trees,
shrubs, etc., shall have the address number posted on a plainly visible man-made
feature such as a post, within at least fifty feet of the street named in the address.
D. The figures making up an address shall not be less than four inches
in height and shall clearly contrast with their immediate background.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days following its enactment.
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, this
13th day of April, 1992.
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 92-06
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ATTEST:
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Donald W. Cripps, ~ayor
Bencardino, Crane, Cripps, Swartz
Dunham, Krasnansky, White
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(City Seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PERKINS COlE, Attorneys for
the City of Seward, Alaska
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Fred B. Arvidson
City Attorney
Introduced By:
Introduction Date:
Public Hearing &
Enactment Date:
White/Bencardino
03/23/92
04/13/92
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