ADMINISTRATIVE CODE›Division 19 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS›Chapter 1 — PROCEDURE FOR CHANGING NAMES OF PUBLIC STREETS
Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 2 Property Owners
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code Article 2 · Text as of 2026-10-19
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19.6 Petition for Change.
19.6.1 Petition Processing Fee.
19.7 Objection to Change.
Sec. 19.6. Petition for Change.¶
The owners of real property abutting any public street in The City of Los Angeles, or their duly authorized agents, who shall make affidavits that they are such owners or agents, may file with the City Clerk a written majority petition addressed to the City Council, requesting that the name of any street upon which said petitioners’ real property abuts, be changed. Every such petition must be signed by a majority of such abutting owners or their duly authorized agents, and must give the legal or other sufficient description of the property for which they sign and the post office address of each signer thereof. Every such petition must state the reasons for any such proposed change of name and may suggest one or more names satisfactory to said petitioners to be established therefor.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 29,582.
Amended by: Ord. No. 146,679, Eff. 12-2-74.
Sec. 19.6.1. Petition Processing Fee.¶
Before the Bureau of Engineering accepts an application made pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Bureau shall charge a fee in the amount of the actual cost of services provided by the Bureau of Engineering pursuant to provisions set forth in Sections 7.44 of this Code. Applications under this section shall be accompanied by a deposit to be applied towards this fee before acceptance of the applications by the City Engineer.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 181,697, Eff. 6-18-11.
Amended by: In Entirety, Ord. No. 188,752, Eff. 12-7-25.
Sec. 19.7. Objection to Change.¶
The owners of real property abutting on any public street in the City of Los Angeles, the name of which is proposed to be changed, or their duly authorized agents, who shall make affidavit that they are such owners or agents, may within thirty days after the date appearing on said “Notice” file written objections to the proposed change of name with the City Engineer, which objections must be signed by each person objecting, and must give the legal or other sufficient description of the property for which the person signs, and the post office address of each signer thereof. The Council shall fix a time for the hearing of the same. The City Engineer shall thereupon notify each person objecting, by mailing a notice addressed to the person postage prepaid, informing the person of the time and place of hearing. At the time specified the Council shall hear the objections and pass upon the same and its decision thereon shall be final and conclusive.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 29,582.
Amended by: Ord. No. 146,679, Eff. 12-2-74; Ord. No. 181,595, Eff. 4-10-11.
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