TITLE
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Maricopa, Arizona, adopting a street name change policy. Discussion and Action.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
The City has received requests from SLV Homestead, LLC and Desert Cedars HOA to change street names in their respective subdivisions. Currently, the City has no adopted policy by which to implement street name changes; therefore, staff has prepared the attached Street Name Change Policy guidelines based on various municipalities and counties in Arizona. This short memorandum provides preliminary information to the City Council in preparation of the proposed Street Name Change Policy.
Changing a street name often has significant financial impact on property owners, tenants, and the city (bank accounts, letterhead, business cards, deeds, licenses, signage, advertisements, phone book listings, permits, and other records). In addition, private mapping services such as Google, MapQuest, Bing, and Yahoo need the information to update maps to reflect accurate street names. Obtaining this information from the County Recorder’s Office data could take up to two years to document a street name change. As such, a well-coordinated effort has to be made when a street name change is proposed, i.e. public input, emergency providers’ acceptance, and finally, an approval from the City Council.
Background
Since incorporation in 2003, the City of Maricopa relied on Pinal County addressing protocol and procedures and also accepted street names as submitted through the subdivision platting process from the development community. An in-house addressing protocol was created by staff in 2005; however, this protocol is no longer consistent with current policies and ordinances adopted by other jurisdictions in Arizona. These organizations required their City Council or Board of Supervisors to make the final decision on street name change requests. Based on these reviews, staff prepared a draft copy of the policy t...
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