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(a) Appeal to the city plan commission. An applicant who is dissatisfied with the decision of the traffic engineer may appeal that decision to the city plan commission. A written notice of appeal must be signed by the applicant or its legal representative and filed with the traffic engineer within 30 calendar days of the date that notice of the traffic engineer's decision is given.
(b) Public hearing before the commission; notice requirements. The city plan commission shall hold a public hearing to allow interested parties to express their views regarding the appeal. The traffic engineer shall give notice of the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the city at least 15 calendar days before the hearing. In addition, the traffic engineer shall send written notice of the hearing to all owners of real property lying within 600 feet of the intersection at issue. The notice must be given not less than 10 calendar days before the date set for the hearing by depositing the notice properly addressed and postage paid in the United States mail to the property owners as evidenced by the last approved city tax roll.
(c) Decision of the commission. The city plan commission may reverse or affirm, in whole or in part, or modify the decision of the traffic engineer based upon testimony presented at the public hearing, technical information provided by city staff, and the standards contained in this division. The decision of the commission shall be final unless the applicant files a notice of appeal to the city council in accordance with this section.
(d) Appeal to the city council. An applicant who is dissatisfied with the decision of the city plan commission may appeal that decision to the city council. A written notice of appeal must be signed by the applicant or its legal representative and filed with the traffic engineer within 30 calendar days of the commission's decision.
(e) Public hearing before the city council; notice requirements. The city council shall hold a public hearing to allow interested parties to express their views regarding the appeal. The traffic engineer shall give notice of the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the city at least 15 calendar days before the hearing. In addition, the traffic engineer shall send written notice of the hearing to all owners of real property lying within 600 feet of the intersection at issue. The notice must be given not less than 10 calendar days before the date set for the hearing by depositing the notice properly addressed and postage paid in the United States mail to the property owners as evidenced by the last approved city tax roll.
(f) Decision of the city council. The city council may reverse or affirm, in whole or in part, or modify the decision of the city plan commission based upon testimony presented at the public hearing, technical information provided by city staff, and the standards contained in this division. The favorable vote of two-thirds of all members of the city council is required to grant an application that has been recommended for denial by the commission. (Ord. Nos. 24177; 28424; 32093)
The purpose of this division is to commemorate individuals who have made significant contributions to the community, but without causing any disruption of the existing street names and abutting uses. (Ord. 31040)
(a) Only public streets may be granted ceremonial street naming by the process contained in this division.
(b) A ceremonial street naming application may only be initiated by:
(1) an owner of property abutting the portion of the street to receive the ceremonial street naming if the property owner submits a petition showing 51 percent of the owners of all abutting lots of that portion of the street are in support of the ceremonial street name; or
(2) a city council member with concurrence of two other council members.
(c) Ceremonial street names must be a person's name. (Ord. 31040)
(a) Application. An application for a ceremonial street naming must be filed with the department on an application form furnished by the director. The application must include the following:
(1) The application fee for an owner initiated ceremonial street naming.
(2) A statement of the reasons supporting a ceremonial street naming including a showing that the prospective honoree had a minimum of 10 years community involvement and demonstrated an extraordinary and consistent voluntary commitment and dedication to the community, or has contributed significantly to City of Dallas.
(3) A map showing the location of the street and the portion of the street receiving the ceremonial street name.
(b) Notice.
(1) Prior to the public hearing before the city council, the director shall give notice of the public hearing in the official newspaper of the city at least 15 days before the hearing.
(2) Notice of the public hearing must be given to the abutting property owners not less than 15 days before the date set for the hearing by depositing the notice properly addressed and postage paid in the United States mail to the property owners as evidenced by the last approved tax roll. This notice must be written in English and Spanish if the area of request is located wholly or partly within a census tract in which 50 percent or more of the inhabitants are persons of Spanish origin or descent according to the most recent federal decennial census.
(3) Required notification signs must be posted along the street at least 15 days before the date of the hearing.
(c) Public hearing. The city council may approve the application based on the testimony presented at the public hearing and a determination that the application meets the ceremonial street naming criteria standards. The application may be approved by a majority vote of the members present, except the favorable vote of three-fourths of all members of the city council is required if a written protest against the ceremonial street naming has been signed by 20 percent of all abutting property owners.
(d) Early removal. The same application, notice, and hearing process must be followed to remove a ceremonial street name. (Ord. 31040)
(a) In general.
(1) Except as provided in this subsection:
(A) Prospective honorees must have had a minimum of 10 years community involvement and demonstrated an extraordinary and consistent voluntary commitment and dedication to the community, or have contributed significantly to the City of Dallas.
(B) Use of a ceremonial street naming is prohibited until at least two years after the death of the person to be honored.
(C) Individuals who have already been honored on one street, whether ceremonial or official, may not be honored on another street.
(2) The standards in this subsection may be waived by a three quarters vote of the city council.
(b) Additional standards.
(1) Ceremonial street naming cannot contain a product name or be used for a commercial purpose.
(2) Ceremonial street naming must be a person's name.
(3) A ceremonial street naming sign topper must have "In Honor of" as the top line.
(4) No portion of a street may have more than one ceremonial street name. (Ord. 31040)
If the request for a ceremonial street naming is approved by the city council, the subdivision administrator shall send written notice of the city council's action to abutting property owners. (Ord. 31040)
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