How to Request a New or Changed Street Name

(a) Any property owner of a street or lot fronting a street, including public agencies, may request a new street name or a change of an existing street name by submitting a street name application to the department of planning and permitting. (b) Street name applications shall include the following: (1) A map showing the streets for which a name or name change is sought and the surrounding existing streets and their names; (2) The street names proposed, and their meaning in English; however, the applicant may request the director of planning and permitting to choose the names; and (3) In the case of a request to name a street, other than as part of the subdivision process, or to change an existing street name, the reasons for the proposed name or name change, and the names and addresses of all property owners fronting the street. Notices that a street name or name change has been proposed shall be circulated to all property owners and residents to determine their desires with respect to the proposal, and shall also be sent to the fire department, the police department, and the post office. The director of planning and permitting may approve a name or name change only as to which the approval of a majority of the owners and residents, together with the approval of the fire department, police department, and post office, has been obtained. The applicant for a name or name change shall assume responsibility for conducting a poll to establish that the proposed name is desired by the majority of the property owners and residents; however, the applicant may request the city to conduct the poll for changes affecting 10 or less properties. )