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newbrunswick_dieppe
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Settlement Name
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Dieppe
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Has Policy?
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Yes
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Policy
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1. Objective The purpose of toponymy is to ensure that the various locations within the Municipality’ s geographical territory can be located quickly, safely and accurately. Another purpose is to give evocative names to locations, buildings and public roads within the Municipality in order to reflect the community’ s heritage, culture and spirit, and the characteristics of our community. The established policy ensures that all name proposals received from any person wishing to help personalize the Municipality' s landscape are processed fairly and transparently, in addition to being documented. This policy uses standards and parameters to establish criteria for choosing and assigning place names. It also establishes the Toponymy Committee’ s and City Council’ s roles and responsibilities in terms of selecting names that enrich the Municipality' s name bank. Lastly, this policy describes the name selection process for a designated place and the name change process.
Note that places and buildings associated with a sponsorship agreement are not subject to this policy.
2. Definitions toponymy” refers to the name of a place, including parks and pathways; odonymy” refers to the name of a traffic route.
3. Proposing names 1) General information a) All names submitted must be unique. Avoid common or widely used names, as well as names already in use in a neighbouring municipality; b) Avoid words that sound similar to an existing name (e.g., Vallée, Valley); c) Names that are translations of existing names will be rejected ( e.g., Industrial and Industrielle); d) Derogatory or offensive name proposals will be rejected; e) Name proposals can be inspired by, but are not limited to, the following nonexhaustive list: i) Names related to New Brunswick or Acadian culture or arts; ii) Names rooted in heritage or inspired by local folklore or history; iii) Names reminiscent of a landmark event for the region; iv) Names inspired by marine, railway or air traffic heritage; v) Names reminiscent of traditional trades; vi) Names related to regional geography or geology; vii) Names reminiscent of the region’ s fauna, flora or natural characteristics; f) For proper names: i) The name of a deceased person who marked the history of the region or municipality may be submitted; ii) Proper names of living individuals should be used only in exceptional circumstances. Ideally, choose the name of a person who has been deceased for at least a year.
2) Naming municipal facilities a) Preference will be given to the names of public figures who made an outstanding contribution to the City’ s or Region' s development; b) Recreational facilities may be named for marketing purposes. 3) Naming parks, pathways and green spaces a) Preference will be given to names that reflect the characteristics of the surrounding natural environment; b) Avoid using the name of an adjacent roadway to name facilities so that they are easier for emergency services to locate; c) Avoid tying these places to a company or giving them a commercial name. 4) Naming public roads a) Preference will be given to areas or parts of areas with a defined theme: i) Examples of themes include geography, literature, music, arts, science, history, mythology, etc. b) Identical odonyms with different road types will be rejected ( e.g., Heritage Drive and Heritage Street). 5) Language a) The City of Dieppe will ensure proportional linguistic representation by population in naming places and streets. 6) Type a) The City of Dieppe will make an effort to ensure a balance of masculine and feminine given names and common names.
4. Selecting names The Municipality will make the necessary effort to ensure maximum public participation. The process will comply with the values and principles set out in the Municipality' s public participation policy. 1) Assigning or changing the name of public roads a) Internal staff or the advisory group select the names of public roads to present to the Planning Advisory Committee ( PAC). b) Suggestions are presented the PAC; c) The PAC approves the advisory group’ s choice or proposes other names from the name bank; d) The PAC submits the final proposal to City Council; e) City Council adopts the new names. 2) Naming places ( parks, pathways, green spaces, public spaces and rooms) a) Locations to be named are presented to the advisory group; b) The advisory group decides whether to use the street name bank or to hold a public consultation process; c) The advisory group selects and evaluates names; d) The advisory group presents the final proposal to City Council; e) City Council adopts the new names. Council approves the final selection unless it decides to transfer decision- making power to another entity ( e.g., ad hoc committee, administration, etc.).
5. Toponymy advisory group The Planning and Development Department is responsible for forming the toponymy advisory group and coordinating its activities. 1) Role and mandate a) Analyze new name proposals submitted by applicants; b) Build a name bank for future use; c) Ensure names comply with the criteria set out in this policy; d) Document the origin and meaning of place names; e) Update and share information about place and street names ( street name bank, naming report); f) Recommend or designate place and street names; g) Propose themes for new neighbourhood developments. 2) Composition a) Internal department staff communications, city planning, facilities and recreation, fire department); b) Community members with expertise in geography, history, biology or any other field relevant to naming places and streets; c) External resource persons when necessary. 3) Meetings a) The Committee will meet as needed, based on the number of proposals received.
6. Procedure for naming places and streets 1) Scope a) Any member of the public may submit a name proposal. This includes residents, non-residents, City of Dieppe employees, City Council members and private companies. 2) Submitting an application a) Anyone who would like to submit a name proposal must fill out the form “ Name Proposal for Public Spaces, Roads, Pathways and Facilities” and return it to the address indicated on the form. The applicant is responsible for providing all necessary information to support the proposal. 3) Receiving and compiling proposals a) The Communications Department submits the names received to the Planning and Development Department, which is responsible for compiling applications; b) Names submitted by applicants are presented at advisory group meetings. 4) Validating place names based on policy criteria a) Initial selection is conducted using the criteria set out in section 3 of this policy; b) Emergency 911 services are consulted; c) Names are submitted to City Council for approval; d) Names are approved by City Council; e) A request is submitted to emergency 911 services to reserve the selected names; f) Names are added to the street name bank; g) The street name bank is updated and shared.
7. Residential neighbourhood real estate developers Real estate developers may submit names that meet the criteria stipulated in this policy for evaluation by the Toponymy Committee. Real estate developers may also propose names from the street name bank.
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Policy Score
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72
