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novascotia_yarmouth
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Settlement Name
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Yarmouth
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Has Policy?
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Yes
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Policy
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Street Naming Policy:
This Street Naming Policy shall promote safer communities within the Town of Yarmouth by selecting street names that facilitate accurate property identification by emergency services. Street names shall also encourage the ease of movement throughout the Town of Yarmouth by using street names that are not easily confused with other street names within the Town of Yarmouth.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 4.1 There shall be no duplication of existing street names, as attached in Appendix A of this Policy, when naming new streets or when renaming existing streets within the Town of Yarmouth. This shall include streets with the same name but different street type (ex. Avenue, Street, Road, etc.). Already existing street names within the Town of Yarmouth with the same name, with or without the same street type, shall be permitted to remain as is (ex. Clements Street & Clements Avenue). 4.2 Where a new street is to be named or an existing street renamed within the Town of Yarmouth that is a continuation of another street, the same name shall be given to the new street whenever possible. 4.3 Where a new street is to be named or an existing street renamed within the Town of Yarmouth that is not a continuation of another street, the two roads shall have different names. 4.4 Where a new street is being named or an existing street renamed, the street name shall not contain numerals, special characters, decimals, hyphens, or periods, but is permitted to contain apostrophes. 4.5 New streets that are named or existing streets that are renamed within the Town of Yarmouth shall not be offensive to the public and/or pose a safety concern. 4.6 The Town shall be responsible for the installation and maintenance of street naming signs for public streets only. 4.7 Applicants shall receive approval from the Traffic Authority for the location, specifications, and installation of street naming signs for private streets and/or signs that are not installed by the Town. 5.0 ESTABLISHING A NEW STREET NAME 5.1 An applicant wishing to name a new street shall provide to the Town Planner a list of choices for the name of the proposed street, subject to Town Council’s approval. 5.2 Along with their preferred names for the new street, the applicant shall include a reason as to why these names were chosen, along with their most preferred choice of street name from the list. 5.3 The applicant shall send to the Town Planner a site plan that shall include a drawing or rendering of the proposed new street with dimensions and the extent of the new street with surrounding connections and names of the existing streets in the area. 5.4 A report outlining the details of the new street proposed by the applicant, as stated in Policies 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 above, shall be prepared by the Town Planner with a written recommendation for consideration and decision for Town Council. 5.5 Town Council shall evaluate the applicant’s proposal and choices of street names with regards to the General Requirements outlined in Section 4.0 of this Street Naming Policy. 5.6 Town Council may refuse the applicant’s proposal to name a new street if it is determined that the name(s) does not meet the General Requirements of this Policy or for any other reason deemed advisable by Town Council. 5.7 Town Council may approve or deny the applicant’s request to name a new street. The Town shall notify the applicant of Town Council’s decision. 5.8 Pertaining to Policies 5.6 and 5.7 above, Town Council shall have the ability to choose a name if all presented names from the applicant are rejected.
6.0 CHANGING AN EXISTING STREET NAME 6.1 Town Council may initiate a change to an existing street name if the street name is deemed offensive by Town Council, a potential safety concern, or any other reason deemed advisable. 6.2 Property owners abutting an existing street may petition to have the street renamed. 6.3 Petitioners shall submit to the Town Planner a list of choices for the renaming of the existing street, as well as an agreed upon preferred choice for a name out of the provided list, subject to the General Requirements listed in Section 4.0 of this Policy. Petitioners should also submit a written explanation as to why these names were chosen, as well as for the preferred choice of street name. 6.4 The Town Planner shall provide to Town Council a report including the required information as stated in Policy 6.3 above and a written recommendation for consideration by Town Council. 6.5 Town Council shall consider the choice of names for renaming an existing street suggested by petitioners and their reasoning for these street names provided in the report given to Town Council, subject to the General Requirements in Section 4.0 of this Policy. 6.6 Town Council may refuse the petitioners’ proposal to rename an existing street if it is determined that the name(s) does not meet the General Requirements of this Policy or for any other reason deemed advisable by Town Council. 6.7 Town Council may approve or deny the petitioners’ request to rename an existing street. The Town shall notify the petitioners of Town Council’s decision. 6.8 Pertaining to Policies 6.6 and 6.7 above, Town Council shall have the ability to choose a name if all presented names from the applicant are rejected. 7.0 APPROVAL CONSIDERATION FOR STREET NAMES 7.1 Town Council may take the following factors into consideration when assigning a street name: a. Names that Council deem are appropriate from the list of names given by the applicant(s) or petitioner(s); b. Names of native species of flora and fauna; c. Historical names in keeping with the region’s heritage. When considering historical names: i. Consultation with the Heritage Advisory Committee will be encouraged. ii. The naming of streets in honour of living individuals will be discouraged. iii. Town Council may request a cooling-off period of a length of time determined by Town Council.
No other place name policies
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Contact Info
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admin@townofyarmouth.ca
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Policy Score
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83
