STREET NAME CHANGE PROCEDURAL GUIDE
General Information
Arizona Revised Statutes section 9-240(B)(3)(a) gives the Town Council exclusive control over street
names within the Town. For a private party to request consideration of a street name change, more
than 50% approval by affected owners is required. All affected owners and occupants will be notified
of the request.
The requested change must meet all street naming standards as defined in the Town of Marana
Addressing Manual, Resolution No. 2007-136. Please contact the addressing department at (520) 382-
2600 or addressing@maranaAZ.gov to verify the availability of the proposed street name, prior to
seeking approval from affected owners and submitting the request to the Town.
Submittal Requirements
Submit the following materials for review. Fees will be in accordance with the current fee schedule for
the street name change and for address changes associated with the street name change.
Request Letter – Include the following (if applicable)
o Current and proposed street names
o Location of the street in reference to major cross streets
(ex. Located approximately 200’ north of Ina Rd and 800’ west of Thornydale Rd)
o Township, range and section
o Subdivision name and recording information
Site Map – Include the following (if applicable)
o Identify the proposed street and limits of requested change
o For all affected parcels, show and label the parcel number and owner’s name
Recording Information – If the street is not located in a subdivision, provide a copy of the
recorded legal ingress/egress of the street (streets or easements are usually described in the
property deed)
Supporting documentation that more than 50% of all affected owners approve of the proposed
street name for private party applications – Provide one of the following
o Completed petition with owner approval signatures
o Signed letters from owners indicating approval (must include parcel number and address)
Approval Process
Requests will be reviewed by an addressing representative for compliance with street naming
standards as defined in the Town Addressing Manual.
The requested street name change will be added to the next Town Council meeting agenda. All
affected properties will be notified in accordance with the Town Addressing Manual, Section X.080.
An owner or occupant may object to the change, in writing, within 15 days of the notice.
New address certificates will be mailed to all affected properties if the change is approved. The
requestor(s) will be responsible for any cost associated with updating street signage.
Any owner of property whose address has been changed by a decision of the Town Council or the
addressing official may appeal to the superior court within 35 days of the effective date of the
decision.
Procedures.
A.
An application shall be filed with the town clerk requesting the following information:
1.
The proposed name and the basis for the proposal;
2.
The object or site that is the subject of the proposal;
3.
The current name, if applicable;
4.
The effect of the proposed name change upon residents and businesses;
5.
The projected cost of the proposal; and
6.
Anticipated support or opposition to the proposal.
B.
The town clerk shall refer the application to the memorial review board upon receipt.
C.
When a petition is required, the town clerk shall verify the petition and refer it to the memorial review board.
D.
Within 90 days of receiving the application, the memorial review board shall review all proposals and make a recommendation and pass its recommendation on to the town council.
E.
The memorial review board shall notify the applicant of the initial scheduled meeting to review the application. At such meeting, the board shall determine how to proceed to review the application.
1.
The board may require the applicant to provide such additional information as is determined to be necessary for the board to make an informed recommendation and which can reasonably be produced by the applicant in a timely manner. Failure of the applicant to provide such information shall not relieve the board of its obligation to make a recommendation to town council within 90 days.
2.
The board shall make a determination of the accuracy of the information presented in the application and include such determination in the recommendation forwarded to town council.
3.
The board shall determine appropriate language to be included in public notices and notifications to affected parties under this chapter, subject to the approval of the town attorney. At a minimum, such notices and notifications shall include the location to be named or renamed and the cost of such naming or renaming to the city, together with the time, date and location of any subsequently scheduled public hearings or meetings of the board at which the proposed naming or renaming is to be discussed.
F.
If the proposed naming or renaming is of a street, the applicant shall be responsible for, and bear the cost of, printing and delivering to affected businesses and residences notice of the name change for which an application has been submitted. Such notification shall be made to all businesses and residences with mailing addresses on the street in question and to all businesses and residences on the immediate corners of each street transversed by such street. As part of the notification process, the applicant shall make a reasonable effort to present to such residences and businesses written notice as described in subsection (E)(3) of this section.
1.
Such notification shall also include information as prepared by the board and approved by the town attorney, describing the town's process for naming and renaming public objects and streets as public memorials.
2.
Further, the applicant shall request that the occupant of a residence or business sign a statement, in a form acceptable to the board and the town attorney, acknowledging receipt of the notification. If such occupant is not available or chooses not to sign the statement, the applicant should list the address of such occupant on the statement and the date and time notification was attempted, and indicate that the occupant was not available or chose not to sign. A signature on the petition submitted by the applicant shall be considered to fulfill this requirement for acknowledgment of notification. A copy of all acknowledgments or petitions shall be forwarded to the board for its review within 60 days of the submission of the application.
G.
If the proposed naming or renaming is of a local street, a petition indicating support for the proposed change and bearing the signatures of one percent of the town's registered voters must be submitted within 60 days of the application. If the proposed naming or renaming is of a major street, a petition bearing the signatures of three percent of the town's registered voters must be submitted within 60 days of the application. If the applicant fails to submit valid petitions as verified by the town clerk, the memorial review board shall report to town council that the applicant has failed to collect sufficient signatures and the application is invalid. Town council shall not be obligated to hold public hearings or to vote on the proposed naming or renaming, should sufficient valid signatures not be collected by the applicant.
H.
Town council shall hold a public hearing on the proposal. At least 30 days prior to such public hearing, notification shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the town. If the proposal is to name or rename a street, the town clerk shall cause to be mailed to the owners of record of properties with mailing addresses on such street, and on the street corners of streets immediately transversing such street, notification of the proposal and the date, place and time of the proposed public hearing.
I.
Town council shall vote on the proposal within 90 days of the memorial review board's recommendation to council.
J.
The actual naming or renaming shall be done within 90 days after the proposal has been passed by resolution or ordinance
