No person, unless authorized by the City Engineer, shall paint any street or curb surface; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to the painting of numbers on a curb surface by any person who has complied with the provisions of any resolution or ordinance of this City pertaining thereto. (Ord. 2670, 1996; Ord. 973 § 1, 1966; prior code § 19.4.9).