Rancho Santa Margarita Municipal Code Ch. 11.06 Private Streets

Whenever the City Council or a City officer designated by the Council to be in charge of naming private streets, finds that a name should be adopted or that the existing name of any private street should be changed, the Council or the designated City officer shall hold a public hearing on the proposed name for, or the change of name of, such street. Notice of such hearing shall be given by posting notice in at least three public places along the street or streets proposed to be affected and mailing notice to the U.S. Postmaster for the City, such posting to be completed at least ten days before the day set for the hearing. At the time set for the hearing or at any time to which the hearing may be continued, the Council or the designated City officer shall hear and consider proposals to adopt a name for or change the name of the street mentioned in the notice and objections to such proposal. At or after the conclusion of the hearing, the Council or the designated City officer may adopt a name for or change the name of such street, and upon the adoption or change thereof shall make an order and file said order with the City Council officially designating the name for such street. Thereafter, such street shall be known by the name so designated.

(OCC § 6-1-135; Ord. No. 3134, § 1, 5-29-1979; Ord. No. 3956, § 1, 1-9-1996)