(A) § 505.1 of the 2022 California Fire Code is amended to read as follows:
(1) New buildings and tenant spaces shall have approved illuminated address numbers or building numbers or approved building identification placed in a position that is plainly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. These numbers shall be in contrasting color with their background. Address numbers shall be Arabic numerals or alphabetical letters. Where it is impractical to install illuminated numbers due to long driveways or other circumstances, approved reflective numbers with those properties listed above may be installed at the intersection of the driveway and road fronting the parcel.
(2) Numbers for one and two-family dwellings shall be a minimum of 4 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inches. Where access is by means of a private road and the building cannot be viewed from the public way, a monument, pole, or other sign or means shall be used to identify the structure.
(3) Numbers for other than one and two-family dwellings shall be a minimum of 12 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 1 inch. Suite numbers for other than one and two-family dwellings shall be a minimum of 6 inches high with a minimum stroke width of 0.5 inches.
Exception:
1. Addressing of existing properties may continue to maintain previously approved addressing requirements until such point these means are no longer maintained or functional.
2. These requirements may be modified with the approval of the fire code official.
(Ord. 1055, passed 11-19-2019; Am. Ord. 1070, passed 11-15-2022)