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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)
Providing that all required fees have been paid by the applicant, a ceremonial street name approved by the city council takes effect 60 days after the date of its approval unless city council sets a later effective date. The ceremonial street name ends 10 years after the effective date. (Ord. 31040)
(a) Installation. The director of the transportation department is responsible for the fabrication and installation of the ceremonial street name toppers.
(b) Removal. The department is not responsible for replacing ceremonial street naming toppers due to vandalism, theft, and normal wear and tear. The department may remove any ceremonial street name topper that has become unsightly without replacing it. (Ord. 31040
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