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<br /> <br />3 <br /> <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />EMC 2.138.040 Criteria and Eligibility <br />The naming or renaming of City properties must be approached cautiously with forethought and <br />deliberation. For that purpose, criteria are established in this section. The City Council, Mayor, Planning <br />Commission, Historical Commission, Parks Commission, Cultural Arts Commission, and Transportation <br />Advisory Committee will consider these criteria as guidance in making a recommendation or decision. <br />1. In the development or purchase of a City building or facility, the address designation shall be used <br />until the formal naming of the public facility. Whenever possible, naming shall be done prior to <br />completion of construction or purchase of the facility. <br />2. Attention should be paid to maintaining sequential, numerical, alphabetical, and historical naming <br />patterns when considering any street name changes. <br />3. Street names, plats, specific sites and places and natural features indicated on general usage maps <br />for fifty years or more should only be changed under exceptional circumstances. <br />4. Renaming City property that has already been named for a person should not be considered <br />unless it is found that continued use of that person’s name would not be in the best interest of the <br />community. <br />5. This chapter does not preclude a specific City property from being included in a larger grouping <br />of properties or a district that has a different name. <br />6. Portions of a City property may have a different name than that of the entire property. For <br />example, the "Mark Nesse Reading Room” at the Everett Public Library. <br />7. Historical names placed on designated landmarks (such as the "Culmback" building) listed on the <br />Everett Register of Historical Places, the Washington State Register of Historic Places or the National <br />Register of Historic Places should not be changed unless a more historically significant name is warranted. <br />Changes to facilities listed on historic registers must also comply with relevant state and federal <br />regulations and processes. <br />8. Names must avoid duplication, confusing similarity or inappropriateness. <br />9. A name may reflect the geographical location, historical or cultural significance, or natural or <br />geological features. <br />10. The name of a living or deceased person, civic organization or commercial entity, may be used if <br />there is (A) a specific connection to the property and (B) the person or entity has enhanced the quality of <br />life within the City. Enhancement of the quality of life within the City shall be determined by one or more <br />of the following: <br />a. Involvement in a leadership role in civic organizations which are devoted to community <br />improvement. <br />b. Assistance to the underprivileged, economically disadvantaged, physically and/or <br />developmentally disabled. <br />c. Active promotion and direction of community events or activities which have clearly added <br />to the enrichment of the quality of cultural life within the City. <br />d. Active promotion and implementation of youth programs and activities within the City. <br />e. Active promotion and implementation of senior citizen programs and activities within the <br />City.