City of Milwaukee - File #: 960933

• File #: 960933
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 9/24/1996
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 2/11/2003
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the procedure for the renaming of streets.
• Sponsors: ALD. FRANK, ALD. SCHERBERT
• Indexes: STREET NAMES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/11/2003	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	14:0
1/29/2003	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	4:0
1/24/2003	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/24/2003	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/4/1998	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
6/4/1998	1	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	DRAFT SUBMITTED
6/4/1998	1	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/1/1997	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Taken out of sequence	Pass	5:0
9/10/1997	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	3:0
11/15/1996	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
10/22/1996	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
10/22/1996	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	Minutes note: Refer to LRB, Engineer and Street Naming Advisory Committee, by Ald. Frank.
9/25/1996	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
9/24/1996	0	COMMON COUNCIL	REFERRED TO

NUMB:
960933
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 1
REF:

XXBY:
ALD. FRANK AND SCHERBERT
TITL:
A substitute ordinance relating to the procedure for the renaming of streets.
SECS:
113-3-1 am
113-3-3 am
113-3-4-0 am
113-3-4-a-0 am
113-3-4-a-1 am
113-3-4-a-2 am
113-3-4-a-5 am
113-3-4-a-7 am
113-3-4-b am
113-3-4-c am
113-3-4-d-0 am
113-3-4-d-2 am
113-3-4-e am
113-3-5-0 am
113-3-5-d am
113-3-6-0 am
113-3-6-i am
113-3-7 rc
ANLS:
- Analysis -

This ordinance establishes a procedure for assigning honorary names to streets. The honorary naming procedure replaces an existing procedure under which official street names can be changed. Under this ordinance, when an honorary street name is approved, the street retains its official name and legal status, but the honorary name is displayed on signs mounted under each official street name sign.


BODY:
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has established a street nomenclature and street numbering system that is rational and easy to understand; and

Whereas, This system is of immeasurable benefit to visitors and residents of Milwaukee unfamiliar with certain areas of the city; and

Whereas, An official street renaming imposes costs and other inconveniences on residents and business owners along the affected street; and

Whereas, Under the City's current procedure for street renamings, residents and business owners who do not sign a petition in support of a street renaming must bear the costs and inconveniences that result from a name change they do not favor; and

Whereas, To honor worthy persons, ethnic groups, neighborhoods and historical areas, the City of Chicago uses an honorary street naming system in which official street names are retained but honorary street name signs are mounted along with the official name signs; now, therefore

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 113-3-1 and 3 of the code is amended to read:

113-3. Naming o...