CHAPTER 913
Procedure for Street Name Change, Vacating or Narrowing
913.01   Passage procedure; submission to Planning Commission.
913.02   Petition by owner; fee.
913.03   Consideration by Planning Commission.
913.04   Council hearing; publication of notice.
913.05   When notice not required.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Change of name, vacating and narrowing - see Ohio R.C. 723.04 et seq.
   Street vacations - see PRELIM. UNIT, Tables of Special Ordinances, Table C
   Division of Streets - see ADM. Ch. 145 
   Subdivision name - see P. & Z. 1115.04 
   Street name - see P. & Z. 1115.05 
913.01 PASSAGE PROCEDURE; SUBMISSION TO PLANNING COMMISSION.
   Council, on its own motion or by a written petition of a person owning a lot in the City requesting that a street or alley in the immediate vicinity of such lot be vacated, narrowed or the name thereof changed, may, by ordinance, change the name of, vacate or narrow such street or alley. However, no such ordinance shall become effective unless the ordinance proposing such change of name, vacating or narrowing shall first be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval, disapproval or suggestions, and the Planning Commission shall have been allowed a reasonable time, not less than thirty days, for consideration and report. No such ordinance which differs or departs from the report of the Planning Commission shall take effect unless passed or approved by not less than two-thirds of the full membership of Council.
(Ord. 65-75. Passed 6-14-65.)
913.02 PETITION BY OWNER; FEE.
   Any person owning a lot in the City requesting that a street or alley in the immediate vicinity of such lot be vacated, narrowed or the name thereof changed shall file with the Clerk of Council:
   (a)   A petition in writing for such change of name, vacating or narrowing of such street or alley;
   (b)   Twenty-five copies of an accurate legal description of the street or alley, together with twenty-five copies of a plat drawn to scale of one inch equals 100 feet;
   (c)   Twenty-five copies of an ordinance approved in writing as to form by the City Solicitor;
   (d)   Twenty-five copies of a list of the owners and their addresses, of the property abutting upon the part of the street or alley proposed to be vacated, narrowed or changed in name;
   (e)   Written consent from such abutting property owners; if no written consent is obtained, a statement must be made in the petition to that effect;
   (f)   A fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to defray the costs of notices and other expenses connected with the hearing provided for in Section 913.04.
(Ord. 86-21. Passed 1-21-86. )
913.03 CONSIDERATION BY PLANNING COMMISSION.
   Before submitting its recommendations and report to Council, the Planning Commission shall consider the proposed amendment or change in accordance with such rules of procedure as the Planning Commission may establish, so that all property owners who, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, may be affected by such ordinance are given an opportunity to be heard.
(Ord. 65-75. Passed 6-14-65.)
913.04 COUNCIL HEARING; PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.
   Council, subsequent to the receipt of the recommendation and report from the Planning Commission, or in any event after thirty days from the date of submission of the matter to the Planning Commission, shall hold a public hearing before the adoption of the proposed ordinance. In order that opportunity will be afforded to any person interested to be heard, at least thirty days' notice of such ordinance and of the time and place of the hearing of such ordinance shall be given by publication in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the City.
(Ord. 65-75. Passed 6-14-65.)
913.05 WHEN NOTICE NOT REQUIRED.
   Notice of the intention of Council to vacate any street, alley, avenue or part thereof, or to narrow or change the name of the same, shall be given as provided in Section 913.04, except when written consent to such vacation, narrowing or name change is filed with Council by the owners of the property abutting the part of the street or alley proposed to be vacated, narrowed or have its name changed, in which case such notice shall not be required.
(Ord. 70-123. Passed 8-3-70.)