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410i ORDINANCE NO. 2584-02 AN ORDINANCE establishing the minimum sizes of numbers and letters designating the addresses on buildings, and repealing Ordinance No. 215, Section 6. WHEREAS, the existing Everett Municipal Code cites specific requirements regarding the size of figures to be posted on buildings to establish the identity of the building; and WHEREAS, the distance of some buildings from the public right-of-way impairs the reasonable discernment of address figures; and WHEREAS, the City Fire Marshal has determined that the size of address and identity figures specified in the existing code are too small in many situations to allow emergency response personnel to properly identify certain buildings; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the required sizes of address and identity figures should be enlarged for certain buildings, based on their distance from the road right-of- way; and NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: The City Fire Marshal shall establish guidelines and rules, regulations, and procedures for the size, character, and placement of address and identity numbers and figures for all dwellings, commercial buildings, industries, and other buildings erected after the effective date of this ordinance. Section 2: Therefore the following table shall be used in part, as a guideline in determining the size of the address and identity figures: Table 3-1 Address Numbering Figure Size Table DISTANCE FROM ROAD OR FIRE LANE MINIMUM FIGURE SIZE A. 0-50 feet 3" H x 1.5" W B. 51-100 feet 6" Hx3" W C. 101-150 feet 8"Hx4" W D. 151-200 feet 10" H x 5" W