The Common Council may consider a petition to designate a secondary
honorary name for an existing street or portion of existing street
in the City upon receipt of a petition meeting the following basic
criteria:
A. At least
65% of the number of owners of real property (as shown on the City
Assessor's records) adjoining the street or portion of street proposed
for such honorary naming shall have signed such petition;
B. The person
whose name is proposed for such honorary naming shall have resided
in the City of Peekskill at least five continuous or noncontinuous
years during his/her lifetime, or have a unique connection to the
history or civic life of the community at large.
Notwithstanding §
505-64 and §
505-65, the Common Council may temporarily designate an honorary street name for a period not to exceed 30 calendar days, in order to commemorate an individual for a parade, festival, street fair or other civic ceremony or public event.