§ 21.15.133. Approval of street name alterations.

A.

Generally. A street name alteration may be proposed by a government agency or by petition. The proposal or petition shall be submitted to the department of public works. The department of public works shall reject any street name alteration that does not conform to the standards of section 21.80.260 and any regulations promulgated thereunder. The criteria established in AMC 3.97.025 for honorary renaming shall apply.

B.

Petition for alteration.

1.

A petition for street name alteration shall include:

a.

The existing street name.

b.

The proposed street name.

c.

The signatures of 51 percent of the owners of property fronting the street, and the legal description of the property fronting on the street owned by each petitioner.

d.

A map showing the location of the subject street.

2.

The department of public works shall determine whether a petition conforms to subsection 1 of this subsection. For the purposes of this section, the person listed on the current municipal property tax rolls as the owner of a lot or parcel shall be presumed to be the present owner of the lot or parcel.

C.

Notice to abutting property owners; action by mayor. The department of public works shall mail to all owners of property fronting on a subject street notice of the proposed street name change not less than 14 days before it is submitted to the mayor. The notice shall state the present and proposed street names and shall direct that any comments on the alteration be submitted in writing to the director of public works or his designee. The director of public works or his designee shall submit the street name alteration to the mayor with a recommendation that the mayor approve or disapprove the alteration and the reasons therefor. If the mayor approves the alteration, he shall issue an executive order directing that the alteration be made. The executive order shall become effective 30 days after its issuance but shall be suspended by a protest filed with the municipal clerk within that 30-day period pursuant to subsection D of this section. The municipal clerk shall mail notice of the issuance of the executive order to all owners of property fronting on the subject street. The notice shall describe the procedure for protesting the executive order under subsection D of this section. The municipal clerk shall notify the person who submitted a petition or proposal for street name alteration of the mayor's disapproval of the street name alteration. The mayor's disapproval of a street name alteration may be appealed to the assembly within 30 days.

D.

Protests. Upon the timely filing of a petition signed by 33 percent of the owners of property fronting on the subject street, protesting the issuance of an executive order under subsection C of this section, the municipal clerk shall schedule a public hearing on the matter before the assembly. The question before the assembly shall be whether to ratify the executive order. The executive order shall become effective upon the passage of a resolution of ratification. If a resolution of ratification fails to pass, the executive order shall be void.

(AO No. 78-187; AO No. 82-49; AO No. 84-205; AO No. 85-21; AO No. 92-160; AO No. 2006-51(S), § 10, 6-20-06; AO No. 2007-129, § 3, 10-9-07)