(A) Facilities owned by the city shall be named through the adoption of an ordinance by the City Council. Such an ordinance shall state the name and address of the facility. For purposes of this section, a facility shall be a building, which may contain one or more rooms, theaters, halls, offices, exhibits, etc.; a group of buildings under common management with a shared mission; a park, open space, trail, cemetery, or other outdoor area; or any portion of these facilities, which is owned by the city.
(B) The principal purpose of the name of a facility shall be to identify the facility’s function and purpose. When the Council deems it to be practicable and advisable, the name may also reflect the facility’s ownership, location, source of funding for its construction, or the contribution of effort made by a person or persons toward its construction, acquisition, or operation.
(C) A city facility may be named after any living person. In the event the city acquires ownership of a facility that was named after a living person by the facility’s former owner, the facility shall continue to bear that name.
(Ord. 2001-25, passed 11-12-01)