Laserfiche WebLink
Section 3: Eligibility and Criteria 1 <br /> Recognizing that the naming or renaming of a City building, public place,facility, <br /> structures, parks or natural feature or the renaming of a City street should be <br /> approached cautiously with forethought and deliberation, the following criteria are <br /> established. The Historical Commission and City Council shall consider the criteria <br /> stated herein as guidance in making a decision. <br /> A. In the development or purchase of a City facility, the address designation shall be <br /> used until the formal naming of the public facility. Whenever possible, naming shall <br /> be made prior to completion of construction or purchase of the facility. <br /> B. Naming of new streets during the platting or other land use process need not <br /> follow this policy pursuant to EMC 13.44. This policy shall be used for changing the <br /> name of existing streets. Attention should be paid to maintaining sequential, <br /> numerical, alphabetical, and historical naming patterns when considering any street <br /> name changes. <br /> C. Street names, plats, specific sites and places and natural features indicated on <br /> general usage maps for fifty years or more should only be changed under <br /> exceptional circumstances. <br /> D. Renaming proposals of a City building, street, public place, facility, structure, <br /> park or natural area that has already been attributed to a person shall not be <br /> considered unless it is found that continued use of their name would not be in the <br /> best interest of the community. <br /> E. This policy shall not preclude a specific City building, public space, facility, <br /> structure, park or natural area that has been officially named pursuant to this policy <br /> from being included in a larger grouping of properties or district that has a different <br /> name for the larger grouping of properties or district. <br /> F. Portions of a City building, street, public space, facility, structure, park or natural <br /> area may have another name than that of the entire location, for example, the "Mark <br /> Nesse Reading Room" at the Everett Public Library. <br /> G. Historical names placed on designated landmarks, such as the "Culmback" <br /> building, listed on the Everett Register of Historical Places, the Washington State <br /> Register of Historic Places or the National Register of Historic Places should not be <br /> changed unless it is found that a more historically significant name is warranted. <br /> Changes to facilities listed on historic registers must also comply with relevant state <br /> and federal regulations and processes. <br /> H. Proposals shall be reviewed to avoid duplication, confusing similarity or <br /> inappropriateness. <br /> I. Proposed name change may reflect the geographical location, historical or cultural <br /> significance, or natural or geological features or, may be attributed to a living or <br /> deceased person (one or more years), civic organization, or commercial entity if <br /> there is a specific connection to the property and if the person or entity has <br /> 5 <br />