[Adopted 11-21-2000 by Ord. No. 194-2000]
The City Council may consider a petition to
designate a secondary honorary name for an existing street or portion
of existing street in the City upon such petition meeting the following
basic criteria:
A.
At least 70% 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; and
B.
When an honorary naming involves a person or not-for-profit
corporation, the person or not-for-profit corporation whose name is
proposed for such honorary naming shall, in the case of a person,
have resided in the City of New Rochelle at least five continuous
or noncontinuous years or, in the case of a not-for-profit corporation,
had its main office in the City of New Rochelle at least 25 continuous
years, during which time such person or not-for-profit corporation
shall have preferably resided or had its main office, as the case
may be, on the street in question.
[Amended 4-20-2004 by Ord. No. 87-2004; 9-19-2017 by Ord. No. 168-2017]
A.
Upon the City Council receiving a petition which meets the basic criteria set forth in § 281-65, such petition shall be referred to the Historical and Landmark Review Board for its report to the City Council regarding the following:
(1)
The historical significance of the person, subject
or not-for-profit corporation whose name is proposed to be the honorary
secondary name for the street;
[Amended 4-20-2004 by Ord. No. 87-2004; 9-19-2017 by Ord. No. 168-2017; 9-19-2017 by Ord. No.
168-2017]
(2)
Such person's, subject's or not-for-profit corporation's
history of contributions to the City of New Rochelle, County of Westchester,
State of New York;
[Amended 4-20-2004 by Ord. No. 87-2004; 9-19-2017 by Ord. No. 168-2017]
(3)
Such person's history of residence in the City, including
duration and location of such residence; and
(4)
History of the street, including its existing name.
B.
Upon the City Council reviewing such report from the
Historical and Landmark Review Board, it may designate the petitioned
secondary honorary name for the existing street.
