A. Assignment: All public streets of the City shall be designated by a suitable name or number. The plat and dedication of every subdivision of land in the City shall, subject to the approval of the City Engineer, assign an appropriate name or number for each public street dedicated thereby. Such assignment of name is subject to the approval of the plat and dedication.
B. Authority Of City Engineer: The City Engineer is authorized and directed to assign to all new or established, but unnamed, public streets of the City suitable names or numbers. An assignment of name may be made:
1. In conjunction with the recording of a subdivision plat or other dedication plat by depicting such information on the plat; or
2. By administrative order signed by the City Engineer, filed with the City Recorder.
(1979 Code § 12.04.010; amd. Ord. 97-83, 10-28-1997)
A. Recommendation By City Engineer: The City Engineer may from time to time recommend to the City Council that changes be made to the designated name or number of any street to eliminate duplications, to avoid confusion which would have a negative impact upon the providing of emergency services, or for any other good cause.
B. Petition By Lot Owner: A person owning a lot in the City may petition that the name of a street or alley adjacent to such lot be changed. The request shall include a statement regarding the public purpose to be accomplished by means of the change.
C. Public Hearing; Notice; Approval: The City Council may approve a change to a street name by ordinance after public hearing and notice as provided herein.
1. Prior to approval of a street name change, the proposed change shall be reviewed by:
a. The Planning Commission to determine compliance with the city's general plan and any applicable community plan;
b. The City Engineer;
c. The Streets Division;
d. The Police Department; and
e. The Fire Department.
2. Class A notice, as described in Utah Code Section 63G-30-102, shall be provided at least seven (7) days before the date of the public hearing.
3. In addition to the notice in Subsection 7-1-2.C.2, a reasonable effort shall be made to identify and notify the following persons and entities of the Planning Commission meeting and the public hearing held by the City Council, which notice shall be mailed at least seven (7) days prior to the date of the meeting or hearing:
a. The owners of record of the property adjacent to the street segment under consideration;
b. The occupants of the property adjacent to the street segment under consideration;
c. The U.S. Postal Service; and
d. The owners and operators of utilities located within the affected street.
D. Recording Of Ordinance: Upon enactment of an ordinance approving a street name change, the City Recorder shall:
1. Record the ordinance in the office of the Weber County Recorder; and
2. Provide a copy of such ordinance to the City Engineer who shall notify the U.S. Postal Service, area emergency service providers, and any other persons or entities required to be notified in the applicable ordinance.
(1979 Code §12.04.020; amd. Ord. 97-83, 10-28-1997; Ord. 2023-47, 7-18-2023)
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