HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1600 Amend Municipal Code Ch 12 32 City Street NamesORDINANCE NO. 1600 (2014 Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 12.32
CITY STREET NAME REGULATIONS
(TA 20 -14)
WHEREAS, the Cultural Heritage Committee conducted a public hearing on February
24, 2014 and recommended approval of amendments to MC 12.32 to provide further guidance to
the City Street Name Regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on May 20, 2014, and has
considered testimony of interested parties, the records of the Cultural Heritage Committee
hearing and action, and the evaluation and recommendation of staff; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed revisions are consistent with the
General Plan, the purposes of the Street Name Regulations, and other applicable City ordinances;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the environmental determination as
prepared by staff and reviewed by the Cultural Heritage Committee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds and determines that Historic resource evaluation is
exempt from environmental review (CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 (Resource Protection), and
the revisions to the Municipal Code regarding the project is exempt from environmental review
per CEQA Guidelines under the General Rule (Section 15061(b)(3)) since it can be seen with
certainty that proposed amendments to the Municipal Code could not have a significant effect on
the environment.
SECTION 2. The City Council makes the following findings:
1. The work effort to draft and maintain a Historic Name Registry is an educational
component that implements General Plan Conservation and Open Space programs.
2. The proposed amendment to the municipal code will provide additional guidance in the
naming of streets without reducing the flexibility in determining future street names.
3. Revisions to the Municipal Code regarding the project is exempt from environmental
review per CEQA Guidelines under the General Rule (Section 15061(b)(3)). Municipal
Code amendments are summarized below which conclude that it can be seen with
certainty that proposed amendments to the Municipal Code could not have a significant
effect on the environment.
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SECTION 3. Ordinance Number 1600 (2014 Series) is hereby amended and reenacted in
full to read as follows:
12.32.110 Street name criteria.
A. Street names must be pleasant sounding and grammatically correct.
B. Street names must be easy to spell, pronounce and read so the public, especially children, can
say the name correctly in an emergency.
C. Street names must include an appropriate classification such as "street," "way," "lane," etc., to
be determined by the Community Development Department.
D. Streets must not be named after a living person, except they may be named after a family
prominent in local history as recognized in the Historic Name Registry even if family members
are alive.
E. Streets in the 911 emergency- response area must not have duplicate or similar sounding
names..
F. Street names must have fewer than fifteen characters, including letters, punctuation and
spaces, but not including the street classification.
G. A continuous street, or one proposed to be continuous, must have the same name throughout
its length.
H. Two street segments that don't form a continuous street, and aren't proposed to form one,
must have different names.
I. Preference shall be given to street names that are associated with significant names recognized
in the Historic Name Registry as maintained by the City Community Development Department;
the registry will recognize periods of historic significance consistent with the Historic Context
Statement and recognize significant names, flora, fauna or events that are unique to the
community.
J. Where several street names are to be designated, such as within a new subdivision, the street
names should be thematically organized and related to the local area of the subdivision.
SECTION 4. 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 Telegram- 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.
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INTRODUCED on the 20th day of May 2014, AND FINALLY ADOPTED by the
Council of the City of San Luis Obispo on the 10th day of June 2014, on the following roll call
vote:
AYES: Council Members Ashbaugh, Carpenter and Smith,
Vice Mayor Christianson and Mayor Marx
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS FORM:.
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Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
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