(a) Solon City Council shall have the authority to designate a certain name, and approve the naming of, city property.
(b) The Mayor and City Council consider the naming of city property, spaces and programs in honor or in memory of a living or deceased individual, event, corporation, foundation or organization to be one of the highest distinctions the city can bestow.
(c) No name shall be given to any public property that may limit its use.
(d) The naming of public property shall not provide a property right to the individual, corporation or organization recognized in the name, nor to the donor of the property or funds in the event the named property is donated or purchased with funds designated for the acquisition of certain property by the city.
(e) There shall be no assumption of right for a private donor to name a public property because the property was a gift to the city unless such right is expressly agreed upon in an agreement between the donor and the city.
(f) A developer may name the residential subdivision plats and streets if the names are in compliance with the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code and Solon Code of Ordinances.
(Ord. 2022-220, passed 12-5-2022)