(A) The request for a street name change shall be made by application to the City Clerk. The application shall be accompanied by a petition signed by every property owner and tenant along the street. At least 51% of the property owners/tenants of property fronting the subject street shall express their approval of the proposed name change.
(B) At the time of the application, a processing fee in an amount as set by the City Council be paid to the city.
(C) The assignment of a new name to an existing city street shall not duplicate or closely approximate, phonetically, the names of existing streets in the city planning and zoning jurisdiction, Pasquotank and Camden Counties as determined by the Director of the E-911 Central Communications Center.
(D) Consideration shall be made by City Council whether the current street name signifies any historical person, event or period which would require preservation of the name.
(E) Prior to the renaming of an existing city street, a public hearing shall be held to receive public comment for consideration.
(2005 Code, § 74-21) (Ord. 03061, passed 6-2-2003)