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Home My WebLink About05/20/2008, C5 - ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S STREET NAME AND ADDRESS REGULATIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL C councit M�°;5 o 0 j acEnaa nEpoat ImN� c CITY OF SAN LU I S O B I S P O FROM: John Mandeville, Community Development Director Prepared By: Ryan Betz, Supervising Administrative Assistant SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S STREET NAME AND ADDRESS REGULATIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ELIMINATE OUTDATED PROVISIONS AND TO REFLECT CURRENT PRACTICES CAO RECOMMENDATION Grant final passage to Ordinance No. 1515. DISCUSSION Background On April 15, 2008, the City Council voted 5 to 0 to introduce Ordinance No. 1515 to print, amending the Street Name and Address Regulations of the Municipal Code to eliminate outdated provisions and to reflect current practices. Ordinance 1515 is now ready for adoption. The new provisions will become effective 30 days after its adoption. ALTERNATIVE If the Council does not give final passage to the ordinance, the.current provisions would remain as is. ATTACHMENT Ordinance No. 1515 T:\Council Agenda Reports\Community Development CAR\CAR-Street Addressing-2nd Reading.doc ��/ ' - ATTACHMENT ORDINANCE NO. 1515 (2008 Series) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AMENDING CHAPTER 12.32 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE STREET NAME AND ADDRESS REGULATIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City to review existing processes and identify opportunities for improvement; and WHEREAS, City staff has reviewed Chapter 12.32, Street Name and Address Regulations of the Municipal Code and identified several inconsistencies between the ordinance language and the established practical application of the regulations and has recommended the appropriate amendments; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed amendments are consistent with the Municipal Code; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. Subsection B (Change of Address) of Section 12.32.070 (Procedures for assigning and changing addresses) of Chapter 12.32 (Street Name and Address Regulations) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) of the Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: B. Change of Address. 1. An address must be changed when it is out of sequence, does not conform to the city's block numbering map, is confusing, or might delay emergency response. If an address is changed, the Community Development Department must notify the owner and tenant in charge of the building in writing at least 10 days before the effective date and must post a public notice on the property at least five days before the effective date. 2. A property owner may apply for an address change for personal reasons by: a. Submitting an application for number change; b. Paying a set fee to be determined by the Council and adjusted annually July 1 of each year by the annual percentage change in the U.S. Consumer Price Index. The Community Development Department must decide whether the proposed address meets the requirements of these regulations. If it does not, the application must be denied. If it. does, then the application will be approved. SECTION 2. Section 12.32.100 (Procedures for naming and renaming streets) of Chapter 12.32 (Street Name and Address Regulations)of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) of the Municipal Code is hereby rescinded and new Section 12.32.100 is adopted to read as follows: A. New Streets. Streets to be created by a land division must be named by the developer and approved by the Community Development Department, during the review and approval of the tentative and final subdivision maps. :r-Z - , ATTACHMENT B. Initiation. The Council, Planning Commission, Community Development Department, or owner of adjoining property may initiate the renaming of an existing street. A nonrefundable application fee, established by the Council, will be charged a property owner initiating the process. C. Application and Petition. The initiating party must file a completed street name application and street name petition with the Community Development Department. 1. When a renaming of an existing street is initiated by a property owner, the petition must be signed by owners or tenants representing at least two-thirds of the parcels, dwelling units or businesses located along the affected street segment. 2. When a renaming of an existing street is initiated by the Council, Planning Commission or Community Development Department, the petition need be signed only by an authorized representative of the initiating party. D. Public Hearing Procedure for renaming existing streets. 1. Scheduling. When it receives a completed application and petition,the community development department must schedule a public hearing before the Planning Commission. 2. Notice. At least ten days before the hearing, notice of it must be posted in at least three public places along the affected street segment. All owners of property along the segment must be notified by first-class mail at least ten days before the hearing. 3. Action. At the public hearing, the planning commission must hear and consider all name proposals and objections. If at the end of the hearing the commission finds that one or more of these names satisfy the requirements of these regulations, it must adopt a name selected from those proposed for the street. The commission may also assess the applicant reasonable costs for changing maps and replacing or installing signs. 4. Formal Designation. When the Commission adopts a street name change, the name must be entered in the Commission's minutes. After that, the street must be known by that name. E. Appeal. The Planning Commission's decision may be appealed to the council by anyone, according to Chapter 1.20. F. Notification After Change. After a street name change is adopted, the Community Development Department must notify all the appropriate public agencies and the property owners and tenants along the affected street. SECTION 3. Section 12.32.120 (Street name signs) of Chapter 12.32 (Street.Name and Address Regulations) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) of the Municipal Code is hereby rescinded and new Section 12.32.120 is adopted to read as follows: A. Responsibility. The city must provide name signs for all streets within its jurisdiction, except as noted in subsections C and D of this section. B. Criteria. 1. Every intersection must have signs naming all the intersecting streets. The number of signs required will be determined by the Public Works Department. 2. Street name signs must be clearly visible to passing motorists and pedestrians. 3. Letters and numbers on street signs must contrast with the background color and must be large enough to be easily read from the sidewalk or a vehicle on the street. ATTACHMENT 4. Placement must clearly indicate which streets correspond to the names. 5. The signs must meet the minimum standards of the Public Works Department. C. Signs for Streets Created by Division of Land. 1. The sub-divider must provide street name signs for all intersections created by a land division. 2. The signs must meet the criteria stated in subsection B of this section. 3. Placement must be determined by the City Engineer Public Works Director or his/her designee. 4. After acceptance of the streets, the signs must be maintained by the Public Works Department D. Signs for Private Streets. 1. Property owners may be required to install and maintain permanent street signs on private streets. 2. If signs are required, property owners may choose the design, size and material, as long as they meet the criteria specified in subsection B of this section. SECTION 4. Section 12.32.130 (Administration) of Chapter 12.32 (Street Name and Address Regulations) of Title 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places) of the Municipal Code is hereby rescinded and new Section 12.32.130 is adopted to read as follows: A. Authority. The Community Development Department has sole authority to administer and interpret these regulations, subject to appeal to the planning commission. B. Approval. All street names must be approved by, and address numbers determined by the Community Development Department. C. Street Name Signs. Street name signs along publicly maintained streets must be installed and maintained by the Public Works Department, except as noted in subsections C and D of Section 12.32.120. (Ord. 919 § 1 (part), 1982: prior code § 996 1) SECTION 5. A summary of this ordinance, together with the names of Council members voting for and against, shall be published at least five (5) days prior to its final passage, in The Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in this City. This ordinance shall go into effect at the expiration of thirty (30) days after its final passage ATTACHMENT INTRODUCED on the 15th of April, 2008, AND FINALLY ADOPTED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo on the day of 200_1 on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT Mayor David F. Romero ATTEST: Audrey Hooper City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: onatha well City Attorney T:\Council Agenda Reports\Community Development CAR\CAR-Street Addressing-2nd Reading.doc