[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Hudson 12-21-2021 by L.L. No.
2-2022. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to provide a process and criteria
for the honorary dedication of streets within the City to commemorate
individuals who have made significant contributions to the community
and humanity. Honorary street names are meant to commemorate the honoree
and do not replace the official street name or require readdressing
of the street involved or any properties located on the street.
A.
The Common Council shall evaluate and approve all honorary street
naming dedications pursuant to the following criteria:
(1)
The honoree must have made a demonstrable and significant positive
impact on the community or contributed to the cultural, economic,
educational, intellectual, political or scientific vitality of the
community or have made an extraordinary contribution in the service
of humanity.
(2)
The honoree must be a natural person, and no living individual shall
be the subject of a proposed dedication, except by unanimous consent
of the Common Council.
(3)
Proposals shall not be for names that could reasonably be considered
derogatory, obscene or blasphemous.
(4)
Honorary designations shall be confined to the right-of-way within
the vicinity of the home, organization, or location associated with
the honoree.
(5)
The proposed name may not duplicate or be potentially confused with
the name of an official City street name.
(6)
Each Council member and the Mayor may propose up to two honorary
dedications per calendar year except in the circumstance where the
naming is upon the request of the Mayor, in which case it shall not
be counted as a dedication by the Council member. Dedications by Council
members shall be within their respective wards.
B.
The Common Council shall consider the honorary street naming dedication
at a Council meeting, and the decision to adopt an honorary street
name based on the criteria in this section shall be effectuated through
the adoption of a resolution of the Common Council and forwarded to
the Mayor for his approval or veto as provided in the City Charter.
A.
Requests from the public for honorary dedications shall be submitted,
in writing, to the City Clerk, with an application fee of $50 (except
when sponsored by a Common Council member or the Mayor), in accordance
with the following criteria:
(1)
The submission shall provide the name and contact information of
the person or group requesting an honorary street dedication;
(2)
The submission shall state the name of the individual or group intended
to be honored;
(3)
The submission shall be accompanied by a biography of and the reasons
for honoring the individual or group, including the person's
or group's relevance to the location being proposed;
(4)
The applicant shall include a map of the location of the proposed
honorary street dedication, including total length of the street to
be affected and bounding streets or other boundaries as necessary.
B.
Upon receipt of a completed application, the Common Council shall
review the submission for compliance with the requirements set forth
in this chapter, and shall have 90 days to make a determination on
the application. This review shall include providing the Hudson Police
Department and Department of Public Works with a copy of the completed
application, so both departments can evaluate and transmit a report
to the Council to ensure the proposed signage will not be confusing
to the public. Upon expiration of the 90 days, absent action by the
Council, the request is deemed denied.
C.
If a resolution to approve the proposed honorary street dedication
is adopted, then the party requesting the dedication shall deposit
funds equal to the cost of the signage, not to exceed $300, with the
City Treasurer's Office, and, upon receipt of such payment, the
signage will be created and installed by the Department of Public
Works in accordance with this chapter. This fee shall not apply to
naming requests presented by alderpersons or the Mayor.
A.
In order to provide for consistency in naming of streets and to promote
safety of the community, all honorary street dedication signs must
conform to the following criteria:
(1)
Honorary street dedication signs must be mounted in a way that distinguishes
them and does not detract from the primary street sign and therefore
may be mounted above or below the primary street sign or in any other
way that is clearly distinguishable from the primary street sign.
(2)
Honorary street dedication signs shall have a distinct design, as
determined by the Department of Public Works, and be in a contrasting
color to distinguish them from primary street name signs.
B.
Only a segment of street between one and four contiguous blocks may
be proposed for honorary street designation, and in the case of walkways,
trails, or bicycle paths, the designation may apply to the entire
length of the way.
C.
Honorary street dedication signs are valid only for a period of 10
years, at which point the signage may be removed by the City unless
the period of placement is extended by the Common Council.
D.
Signs may be removed at any point as deemed necessary by resolution
of the Common Council.
