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mks <br /> LVILLL Draft v1.32 September September 2023 <br /> STREET NAME CHANGE POLICY <br /> PURPOSE: This policy dictates the process for which residents may request a change of name to a street <br /> under city jurisdiction, to be considered by the City Council. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Minnesota Statute § 440.11 "Street Name Change; Ordinance" allows cities to make a street name change <br /> provided that it is approved by ordinance and then recorded in the office of the county recorder. <br /> 440.11 STREET NAME CHANGE; ORDINANCE. <br /> The council of each home rule charter city of the second, third, or fourth class may by ordinance change <br /> the name of and rename any of the streets, lanes, avenues, public highways, parks, and public grounds of <br /> the city. Immediately after publication, the ordinance shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder <br /> of the county in which the city is located. <br /> Although not required by statute, a petition is useful to gauge property owner interest in a street name change, <br /> as both benefits and inconveniences associated with an address change will be borne by the property owners. <br /> Property owners may consider/consult their tenants. <br /> PROCESS: <br /> A. Contact City Engineer <br /> A member of the public requesting a name change must contact the City Engineer to discuss the process. <br /> B. Resident Petition <br /> Requestor must submit a petition to the City Engineer for consideration. The petition must include the new <br /> name requested and have signatures from more than 50% of property owners on the street, whose address <br /> includes the proposed road name change. Upon request, the City will provide a list of addresses. A sample <br /> petition form is included in Appendix A. <br /> The new street name: <br /> a) should be changed only if there will be a public benefit that clearly outweighs the public confusion and <br /> cost that would be created by the name change. <br /> b) shall not be longer than can be put on a standard sign or 30 characters, whichever is less. <br /> c) should not create confusion or delay to standard or emergency services response. <br /> d) should not uniquely identify a particular product, service, tenant, business or living person. <br /> e) could be named after natural habitat(vegetation, terrain, animals, etc.), geographic location (park <br /> names, water body names, directions, etc.), or appropriate non-descript terminology(joining of two <br /> words, names, or activities, etc. <br /> f) should meet naming requirement of other concerned local governments. <br /> CB. City Review of Request <br /> The City Engineer shall confer with other concerned local governments, including Ramsey County, to verify <br /> that the new street name meets naming requirements. <br /> The City will coordinate with Ramsey County, MnDOT, and adjacent municipalities, as needed, to estimate <br /> the cost for signage changes. <br /> D. Public Notice <br /> The City would publish in the city's legal paper the proposed name change. All property owners within <br /> 1000 feet of the road with the proposed name change would be notified by mail at least 30 days prior to the <br /> City Council meeting. It would include specific notice to directly affected properties that their address would <br /> change. <br />