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A. Procedure for Initiation by a Group or Person.

1. Any person or group, in accordance with SCC 12.20.060(A), may petition to change an existing street name by filing with the city clerk a petition signed by 75 percent of owners of property abutting the street for which the name change is proposed. The city clerk shall certify the petition.

2. A sketch of the street for which the name change is proposed showing its relationship with intersecting streets, shall be filed with the petition, to clearly show its location and clearly indicate those properties affected, together with a typewritten list of the names and addresses of each current property owner on the street. Such list shall have been based on records of the assessor’s office in either Coconino or Yavapai County and verified.

3. A $150.00 nonrefundable administrative fee plus $75.00 for each blade of all street name signs that will require replacement shall be deposited with the city clerk at the time of filing.

4. The city engineer will determine the appropriateness of the street name change based on the provisions of this chapter and forward his recommendation to the city council for adoption as an ordinance. The city engineer shall cause erection of any street name sign change so approved.

B. Procedure for Initiation by the City Engineer or Council.

1. The city engineer may initiate a change in an existing street name or its spelling and submit a recommendation to the council for adoption as an ordinance or resolution. There shall be public notice of such recommendation to all owners of property abutting the street for which the name change is proposed.

2. The council may initiate a change in an existing street name or its spelling and direct the city engineer to consider such change and submit a recommendation to the council for adoption as an ordinance or resolution. There shall be public notice of such recommendation to all owners of property abutting the street for which the name change is proposed.

C. Procedure for Initiating a Hardship Change.

1. Any person or group constituting less than 75 percent of the owners of property abutting a street may request the council, in writing, to change the name of their street. The request shall be submitted to the city clerk and shall include:

a. A sketch of the street for which the name change is proposed showing its area of location and relationship with intersecting streets and indicating those properties abutting the street;

b. A typewritten list of the names and addresses of each current property owner on the street. The list shall be verified and based on records of the assessor’s office of the applicable county;

c. An explanation why the applicant cannot meet the 75 percent requirement of subsection (A)(1) of this section, and reasons why the council should waive the requirement;

d. Proposed alternative street names in accordance with SCC 12.20.060(A).

2. A person or group submitting a petition for a street name change pursuant to subsection (A) of this section, or requesting a street name change pursuant to subsection (C)(1) of this section, may also request that the council waive one or more of the requirements of SCC 12.20.060(A) in adopting a proposed alternative street name submitted with the petition or request. In that event, the petition or request shall set forth the SCC 12.20.060(A) requirements for which a waiver is sought and a justification of such waiver, including why it would not be against the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the city.

3. For any petition or request submitted pursuant to this part, a $150.00 nonrefundable administrative fee plus $75.00 for each blade of all street name signs that will require replacement shall all be deposited with the city clerk at the time of filing.

4. The city engineer shall cause notice of the proposed name change and the public hearing before the city council concerning the same to be mailed to all owners of property abutting the subject street.

5. The council shall hold a hearing at which time the public may address the proposed name change. The applicant for the proposed name change shall attend the public hearing and present justification for the proposed name change and waiver of any of the other regulations of this chapter. The city engineer shall also review the proposed name change and advise the council whether it raises any public health, safety or welfare concerns. At the close of the public hearing, the council shall, in its sole discretion, determine whether to change the name of the street at issue and, if a change is approved, the new name of the street and how it shall be signed. Any approved change that results in a waiver of any of the requirements of this chapter shall be based on a finding that the street name change does not result in a substantial impairment of public health, safety or welfare.

6. The city engineer shall cause to be erected the street name signs for any street name change approved by council. [Code 2006 § 7-16-8. Ord. 90-21, 10-9-1990; Ord. 2008-05, 6-10-2008; Ord. 2008-11, 10-14-2008].