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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-024 Street Naming and Renaming Policies; YMC addition 1 ORDINANCE NO. 2005- 24 AN ORDINANCE relating to the naming and renaming of city streets; adopting policies and procedures for naming and renaming streets within the City of Yakima, and enacting Chapter 8.70 as a new chapter and Sections 8 70 010, 8 70.020, 8 70.025, 8 70 030, 8 70.040, and 8 70.050 as new sections of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. WHEREAS, the City of Yakima currently has no specific policies for the naming or renaming of streets within the City of Yakima, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that such policies and procedures should be adopted in the form attached hereto, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City to enact the following; now therefore: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. Chapter 8.70 and Sections 8.70.010, 8.70.020, 8.70.025, 8 70.030, 8 70.040, and 8.70.050 are hereby enacted as a new chapter and new sections of the City of Yakima Municipal Code, to read as follows: "8.70.010 Purpose. This chapter provides the residents of the City of Yakima with a uniform and standardized system of street naming and renaming. 8.70.020 Applicability. This chapter shall apply to all public and private streets in the City of Yakima. 8.70.025 Director of Community and Economic Development. As used throughout this chapter, the term "Director" shall mean the Director of Community and Economic Development or his /her designee. 8.70.030 Street naming policy. In selecting street names, consideration shall be given to the following: (A) There shall be no duplication or phonetic approximate duplication of street names in the Yakima Urban Growth Area. (B) No street shall have more than one name. (C) Excluding directional prefix or street type suffix (i.e., road, avenue, boulevard), street names shall consist of no more than twelve (12) characters, unless specially approved by the Director or the Yakima City Council. (D) Where a proposed public or private way is a continuation of or in alignment with an existing public or private way, it shall utilize the same name as the existing public or private way Page 1 of 3 (E) No street name shall be permitted which the Director or the City Council determines to be unacceptable due to difficulties related to emergency service dispatch. 8.70.040 Naming of new street or naming existing unnamed street. Any new street to be established within the City of Yakima, public or private, or any existing unnamed streets, public or private, shall require a street name approved by the Director in accordance with the following. (A) Naming of streets within new plats. In the case of plats, proposed names shall be specified on the final plat map and shall be in compliance with requirements set forth in this chapter, subject to the approval of the Director (B) Naming of other new streets or existing unnamed streets through petition. (1) In the case of other new streets or naming of unnamed streets, any owner or owners and /or contract buyers of properties abutting said street may petition in writing on a form provided by the City, to the Director, a request to officially name a street. The petition shall bear the signatures of the owners of at least fifty -one percent (51%) of the lots, tracts, or parcels of property (excluding federal, state, public utilities and municipal lands), which abut the street to be named. (2) Upon receipt of a petition meeting the criteria stated in subsection (B)(1) and payment of the petition fee, the Director shall schedule an open public meeting to consider such petition. (3) At least thirty (30) days prior to such meeting, the Director shall notify all property owners abutting the street by first-class mail of such meeting time and date. Tax assessment and City of Yakima utility records shall be used for ascertaining owner address information. (4) The Director will provide notice to, and solicit input from, government agencies and utility providers likely to have an interest in such naming (for example, the Yakima Fire Department, the Yakima Public Safety Communications Division, the Yakima Police Department, the Yakima Water- Irrigation Division, the Yakima Wastewater Treatment Division, the Yakima Engineering Division, Yakima County, the U.S. Postal Service, Cascade Natural Gas Company, and Pacific Power). (5) The Director shall approve the request upon determining that the proposed naming is in the best interest of the City of Yakima and is consistent with the street naming policy set forth at YMC Section 8 70 030 (C) At any time prior to the submission of a petition as provided for in YMC Section 8.70.040(B), the Director may propose and approve any street name that is consistent with the policies of YMC Section 8 70.030 8.70.050 Renaming of streets. (A) Any resident of the City of Yakima may petition in writing on a form provided by the City, to the Yakima City Council, a request to officially rename a street that has an existing name. The petition shall be accompanied by a petition fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Page 2 of 3 (B) Upon receipt of a petition and payment of the petition fee, the City Council shall consider the matter at a regular Council meeting and make an initial determination of whether the petition is a valid request that should be considered in a public hearing. If so, the City Council shall schedule a time, date and place for the public hearing. (C) Upon scheduling of the public hearing, the Director shall notify all property owners abutting the street by first -class mail of the public hearing time, date and place, which notice shall precede the hearing date by no less than thirty (30) days. Tax assessment and City of Yakima utility records shall be used for ascertaining owner address information. (D) The Director will provide notice to, and solicit input from, government agencies and utility providers likely to have an interest in such renaming (for example, the Yakima Fire Department, the Yakima Public Safety Communications Division, the Yakima Police Department, the Yakima Water - Irrigation Division, the Yakima Wastewater Treatment Division, the Yakima Engineering Division, Yakima County, the U.S. Postal Service, Cascade Natural Gas Company, and Pacific Power). (E) The City Council shall approve by resolution the request upon determining that the proposed renaming is in the best interest of the City of Yakima and is consistent with the street naming policy set forth at YMC Section 8.70.030 A resolution approving a renamed street shall take effect six (6) months from the date of the resolution." Section 2. Severability• If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL at a regular meeting and signed and approved this 17th day of May , 2005 6 7. Paul P George, Mayor A'l'l'EST City Clerk Publication Date: 5 / 20/ 05 Effective Date: 6/19/05 Page 3 of 3 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 1 For Meeting of 5/3/2005 Postponed to 5/ 17/ 05 ITEM TITLE: Consideration of ordinance to establish street naming/renaming process SUBMITTED BY: Bill Cook, Director, Community & Economic Development Doug Maples, Code Administration and Planning Manager Ken Harper CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE: Doug Maples /575 - 6262 SUMMARY EXPLANATION: During its regular business meeting on January 18, 2005, Bill Cook (Director, Community & Economic Development) presented a report to City Council concerning a possible process for renaming a street. City Council discussed the matter and directed City staff to prepare a street renaming policy It was understood that the Council desired a street renaming petition process that required a petition to bear the signatures of at least 51 % of the property owners that abut the subject street before the renaming of a street would be considered. Since that time, it has also been requested that City staff prepare a street renaming petition process that allows any resident of the City of Yakima to petition that a street be renamed. Accordingly, attached are two ordinances. One ordinance would establish a street renaming petition process that would require a petition to the City Council to bear the signatures of at least 51 % of the property owners that abut the subject street for consideration of renaming a City street. The other ordinance would establish a street renaming petition process that allows any resident of the City of Yakima to petition the City Council to have a street renamed. Council may consider and pass either of these ordinances (but not both), direct staff to prepare a different ordinance, or pass no ordinance. If Council chooses to pass either ordinance, staff requests Council provide direction regarding the amount of the petition fee. Resolution Ordinance X Other (Specify) Contract Mail to (name and address) Phone: Funding Source NA APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL. City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff does not make a recommendation regarding either ordinance. BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Ordinance passed as amended to include a $500 application fee. COUNCIL ACTION: ORDINANCE NO. 2005-24 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No For Meeting of 5/3/2005 ITEM TITLE: Consideration of ordinance to establish street naming/renaming process SUBM1 TED BY Bill Cook, Director, Community & Economic Development Doug Maples, Code Administration and Planning Manager Ken Harper CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE. Doug Maples/575-6262 SUMMARY EXPLANATION• During its regular business meeting on January 18, 2005, Bill Cook (Director, Community & Economic Development) presented a report to City Council concerning a possible process for renaming a street. City Council discussed the matter and directed City staff to prepare a street renaming policy It was understood that the Council desired a street renaming petition process that required a petition to bear the signatures of at least 51 % of the property owners that abut the subject street before the renaming of a street would be considered. Since that time, it has also been requested that City staff prepare a street renaming petition process that allows any resident of the City of Yakima to petition that a street be renamed. Accordingly, attached are two ordinances. One ordinance would establish a street renaming petition process that would require a petition to the City Council to bear the signatures of at least 51 % of the property owners that abut the subject street for consideration of renaming a City street. The other ordinance would establish a street renaming petition process that allows any resident of the City of Yakima to petition the City Council to have a street renamed. Council may consider and pass either of these ordinances (but not both), direct staff to prepare a different ordinance, or pass no ordinance. If Council chooses to pass either ordinance, staff requests Council provide direction regarding the amount of the petition fee. Resolution Ordinance X Other (Specify) Contract Mail to (name and address) Phone: Funding Source NA APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL. City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION. Staff does not make a recommendation regarding either ordinance. BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: COUNCIL ACTION: Pos tponed to 5/17/05 ORDINANCE NO. 2005- AN ORDINANCE relating to the naming and renaming of city streets, adopting policies and procedures for naming and renaming streets within the City of Yakima, and enacting Chapter 8.70 as a new chapter and Sections 8.70 010, 8.70 020, 8.70.025, 8 70 030, 8 70 040, and 8 70 050 as new sections of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. WHEREAS, the City of Yakima currently has no specific policies for the naming or renaming of streets within the City of Yakima, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that such policies and procedures should be adopted in the form attached hereto, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City to enact the following; now therefore: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA. Section 1. Chapter 8 70 and Sections 8.70 010, 8 70 020, 8.70 025, 8.70 030, 8 70 040, and 8 70 050 are hereby enacted as a new chapter and new sections of the City of Yakima Municipal Code, to read as follows. "8.70.010 Purpose. This chapter provides the residents of the City of Yakima with a uniform and standardized system of street naming and renaming. 8.70.020 Applicability This chapter shall apply to all public and private streets in the City of Yakima. 8.70.025 Director of Community and Economic Development. As used throughout this chapter, the term "Director" shall mean the Director of Community and Economic Development or his /her designee. 8.70.030 Street naming policy In selecting street names, consideration shall be given to the following: (A) There shall be no duplication or phonetic approximate duplication of street names in the Yakima Urban Growth Area. (B) No street shall have more than one name. (C) Excluding directional prefix or street type suffix (i.e., road, avenue, boulevard), street names shall consist of no more than twelve (12) characters, unless specially approved by the Director or the Yakima City Council. (D) Where a proposed public or private way is a continuation of or in alignment with an existing public or private way, it shall utilize the same name as the existing public or private way Page 1 of 3 (E) No street name shall be permitted which the Director or the City Council determines to be unacceptable due to difficulties related to emergency service dispatch. 8.70.040 Naming of new street or naming existing unnamed street. Any new street to be established within the City of Yakima, public or private, or any existing unnamed streets, public or private, shall require a street name approved by the Director in accordance with the following. (A) Naming of streets within new plats. In the case of plats, proposed names shall be specified on the final plat map and shall be in compliance with requirements set forth in this chapter, subject to the approval of the Director (B) Naming of other new streets or existing unnamed streets through petition. (1) In the case of other new streets or naming of unnamed streets, any owner or owners and /or contract buyers of properties abutting said street may petition in writing on a form provided by the City, to the Director, a request to officially name a street. The petition shall bear the signatures of the owners of at least fifty -one percent (51 %) of the lots, tracts, or parcels of property (excluding federal, state, public utilities and municipal lands), which abut the street to be named, and shall be accompanied by a petition fee of (2) Upon receipt of a petition meeting the criteria stated in subsection (B)(1) and payment of the petition fee, the Director shall schedule an open public meeting to consider such petition. (3) At least thirty (30) days prior to such meeting, the Director shall notify all property owners abutting the street by first -class mail of such meeting time and date. Tax assessment and City of Yakima utility records shall be used for ascertaining owner address information. (4) The Director will provide notice to, and solicit input from, government agencies and utility providers likely to have an interest in such naming (for example, the Yakima Fire Department, the Yakima Public Safety Communications Division, the Yakima Police Department, the Yakima Water - Irrigation Division, the Yakima Wastewater Treatment Division, the Yakima Engineering Division, Yakima County, the U.S. Postal Service, Cascade Natural Gas Company, and Pacific Power) (5) The Director shall approve the request upon determining that the proposed naming is in the best interest of the City of Yakima and is consistent with the street naming policy set forth at YMC Section 8 70 030 (C) At any time prior to the submission of a petition as provided for in YMC Section 8.70 040(B), the Director may propose and approve any street name that is consistent with the policies of YMC Section 8.70 030 8.70.050 Renaming of streets. (A) Any resident of the City of Yakima may petition in writing on a form provided by the City, to the Yakima City Council, a request to officially Page 2 of 3 rename a street that has an existing name. The petition shall be accompanied by a petition fee of (B) Upon receipt of a petition and payment of the petition fee, the City Council shall consider the matter at a regular Council meeting and make an initial determination of whether the petition is a valid request that should be considered in a public hearing. If so, the City Council shall schedule a time, date and place for the public hearing. (C) Upon scheduling of the public hearing, the Director shall notify all property owners abutting the street by first -class mail of the public hearing time, date and place, which notice shall precede the hearing date by no less than thirty (30) days. Tax assessment and City of Yakima utility records shall be used for ascertaining owner address information. (D) The Director will provide notice to, and solicit input from, government agencies and utility providers likely to have an interest in such renaming (for example, the Yakima Fire Department, the Yakima Public Safety Communications Division, the Yakima Police Department, the Yakima Water - Irrigation Division, the Yakima Wastewater Treatment Division, the Yakima Engineering Division, Yakima County, the U.S. Postal Service, Cascade Natural Gas Company, and Pacific Power) (E) The City Council shall approve by resolution the request upon determining that the proposed renaming is in the best interest of the City of Yakima and is consistent with the street naming policy set forth at YMC Section 8 70.030 A resolution approving a renamed street shall take effect six (6) months from the date of the resolution." Section 2. Severability If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 3 This ordinance shall be in hill force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL at a regular meeting and signed and approved this day of , 2005 Paul P George, Mayor ATTEST City Clerk Publication Date: Effective Date Page 3 of 3 ORDINANCE NO 2005 - AN ORDINANCE relating to the naming and renaming of city streets, adopting policies and procedures for naming and renaming streets within the City of Yakima, and enacting Chapter 8 70 as a new chapter and Sections 8 70 010, 8.70 020, 8.70.025, 8.70 030, 8.70 040, and 8 70 050 as new sections of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. WHEREAS, the City of Yakima currently has no specific policies for the naming or renaming of streets within the City of Yakima, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that such policies and procedures should be adopted in the form attached hereto, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City to enact the following; now therefore. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA. Section 1. Chapter 8 70 and Sections 8.70 010, 8.70 020, 8 70 025, 8 70 030, 8.70 040, and 8.70 050 are hereby enacted as a new chapter and new sections of the City of Yakima Municipal Code, to read as follows: "8.70.010 Purpose. This chapter provides the residents of the City of Yakima with a uniform and standardized system of street naming and renaming 8.70.020 Applicability This chapter shall apply to all public and private streets in the City of Yakima. 8.70.025 Director of Community and Economic Development. As used throughout this chapter, the term "Director" shall mean the Director of Community and Economic Development or his /her designee. 8.70.030 Street naming policy In selecting street names, consideration shall be given to the following- (A) There shall be no duplication or phonetic approximate duplication of street names in the Yakima Urban Growth Area. (B) No street shall have more than one name. (C) Excluding directional prefix or street type suffix (i.e., road, avenue, boulevard), street names shall consist of no more than twelve (12) characters, unless specially approved by the Director or the Yakima City Council. (D) Where a proposed public or private way is a continuation of or in alignment with an existing public or private way, it shall utilize the same name as the existing public or private way (E) No street name shall be permitted which the Director or the City Council determines to be unacceptable due to difficulties related to emergency service dispatch. Page 1 of 3 8.70.040 Naming of new street or naming existing unnamed street. Any new street to be established within the City of Yakima, public or private, or any existing unnamed streets, public or private, shall require a street name approved by the Director in accordance with the following. (A) Naming of streets within new plats. In the case of plats, proposed names shall be specified on the final plat map and shall be in compliance with requirements set forth in this chapter, subject to the approval of the Director (B) Naming of other new streets or existing unnamed streets through petition. (1) In the case of other new streets or naming of unnamed streets, any owner or owners and /or contract buyers of properties abutting said street may petition in writing on a form provided by the City, to the Director, a request to officially name a street. The petition shall bear the signatures of the owners of at least fifty -one percent (51 %) of the lots, tracts, or parcels of property (excluding federal, state, public utilities and municipal lands), which abut the street to be named, and shall be accompanied by a petition fee of (2) Upon receipt of a petition meeting the criteria stated in subsection (B)(1) and payment of the petition fee, the Director shall schedule an open public meeting to consider such petition. (3) At least thirty (30) days prior to such meeting, the Director shall notify all property owners abutting the street by first -class mail of such meeting time and date. Tax assessment and City of Yakima utility records shall be used for ascertaining owner address information. (4) The Director will provide notice to, and solicit input from, government agencies and utility providers likely to have an interest in such naming (for example, the Yakima Fire Department, the Yakima Public Safety Communications Division, the Yakima Police Department, the Yakima Water - Irrigation Division, the Yakima Wastewater Treatment Division, the Yakima Engineering Division, Yakima County, the U.S. Postal Service, Cascade Natural Gas Company, and Pacific Power) (5) The Director shall approve the request upon determining that the proposed naming is in the best interest of the City of Yakima and is consistent with the street naming policy set forth at YMC Section 8 70 030 (C) At any time prior to the submission of a petition as provided for in YMC Section 8 70 040(B), the Director may propose and approve any street name that is consistent with the policies of YMC Section 8 70 030 8.70.050 Renaming of streets. (A) Any abutting property owner may petition in writing on a form provided by the City, to the Yakima City Council, a request to officially rename a street that has an existing name. The petition shall bear the signatures of the owners of at least fifty -one percent (51 %) of the lots, tracts, or parcels of property (excluding federal, state, public utilities and municipal lands), which abut the street to be renamed, and shall be accompanied by a petition fee of Page 2 of 3 (B) Upon receipt of a petition meeting the criteria stated in subsection (A) and payment of the petition fee, the City Council shall consider the matter at a regular Council meeting and make an initial determination of whether the petition is a valid request that should be considered in a public hearing. If so, the City Council shall schedule a time, date and place for the public hearing. (C) Upon scheduling of the public hearing, the Director shall notify all property owners abutting the street by first -class mail of the public hearing time, date and place, which notice shall precede the hearing date by no less than thirty (30) days. Tax assessment and City of Yakima utility records shall be used for ascertaining owner address information. (D) The Director will provide notice to, and solicit input from, government agencies and utility providers likely to have an interest in such renaming (for example, the Yakima Fire Department, the Yakima Public Safety Communications Division, the Yakima Police Department, the Yakima Water - Irrigation Division, the Yakima Wastewater Treatment Division, the Yakima Engineering Division, Yakima County, the U.S. Postal Service, Cascade Natural Gas Company, and Pacific Power) (E) The City Council shall approve by resolution the request upon determining that the proposed renaming is in the best interest of the City of Yakima and is consistent with the street naming policy set forth at YMC Section 8.70 030 A resolution approving a renamed street shall take effect six (6) months from the date of the resolution." Section 2. Severability• If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 3 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL at a regular meeting and signed and approved this day of , 2005 Paul P George, Mayor ATTEST City Clerk Publication Date: Effective Date: Page 3 of 3