Chapter 16.160 — STREET NAME CHANGES

This chapter is intended to identify the City's process for the initiation and processing of a street name change request.

(Prior code § 16-565.010)

• A. Uninhabited. The City Engineer is the Review Authority for street name changes if the property along the street is uninhabited.

• B. Inhabited. The Council is the Review Authority for street name changes, based on recommendation by the Commission, if the property along the street is inhabited.

• (Prior code § 16-565.020)

A request to change the name of an existing street may be initiated by:

• A. Council. By the Council with referral to the Commission;

• B. Commission. By the Commission;

• C. Property Owner/Occupant. An owner or occupant of property having frontage on the subject street; or

• D. Petitioner. Petition of interested parties.

(Prior code § 16-565.030)

A street name change request shall be in compliance with the City's street naming standards (Section 16.72.160(A)) and shall be processed in either of the following manners:

• A. Uninhabited. Changes to the name of an uninhabited street shall be processed through a certificate of correction in compliance with Section 16.192.050 (Amendments to recorded maps).

• B. Inhabited. Changes to the name of an inhabited street shall be processed as follows:

  1. Application. A written request to change the name of an existing street shall be filed with the Department and shall be accompanied by the fee established in the Council's fee resolution.

  2. Referral. The Director shall refer the request to the appropriate City departments, County agencies, and other agencies for review and comment.

  3. Development Review Committee (DRC).

     • a. DRC Review. The Director shall schedule the request for review by the City's Development Review Committee (DRC); and

     • b. Recommendation. The DRC shall consider the request and adopt a formal written recommendation for consideration by the Director.

  4. Commission's Action. The Commission shall conduct a noticed public hearing in compliance with Chapter 16.88 (Review Procedures) for actions in which the Council is the Review Authority and the following:

     • a. Notice. The notice shall be mailed to all owners and occupants of property having frontage on the subject street; and

     • b. Action.

       • i. The Commission's action for approval shall be in the form of a written recommendation to the Council.

       • ii. The Commission's action for disapproval shall be final unless an appeal to the Council is filed in compliance with Chapter 16.100 (Appeals).

  5. Council's Action. The Council shall conduct a noticed public hearing in compliance with Chapter 16.88 (Review Procedures) for actions in which the Council is the Review Authority and the following:

     • a. Notice. The notice shall be mailed to all owners and occupants of property having frontage on the subject street; and

     • b. Action. The Council's action may be for approval or disapproval and shall be final.

  6. City Clerk. If the requested name change is approved, the City Clerk shall:

     • a. Mailing. Mail a notice at least four months in advance of the effective date of the name change; and

     • b. Notice. Send the notice to all owners and occupants of property having frontage on the subject street, affected utility companies, and the U. S. post office.

  7. Effective Date. All street name changes shall become effective on January 1st of the year following the Council's action to approve the name change request, or four months after the

date of the decision, whichever is later. (Prior code § 16-565.040; Ord. 023-07 C.S. § 116)

The petitioner shall be responsible for all costs associated with changing the street name sign(s). (Prior code § 16-565.050)