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novascotia_colchester
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record
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Settlement Name
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Colchester
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Has Policy?
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Yes
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Policy
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Street Name Policy:
In respect of streets which do not have a name assigned to them by the Municipality’s Property Information Department or in respect of which the Municipality’s Property Information Department initiates re-naming under paragraph (c) ofsection 4 of this Policy, it is the policy of the Municipality of the County of Colchester: (a) Subject to paragraph (b) and (c) of this section, to permit a majority of property owners whose lots have or are required to have a civic address on the street to name the street; (b) To permit Municipal staff, in accordance with such administrative procedures as may be developed by the Property Information Manager and approved by the Chief Administrative Officer from time to time, to name a street if the majority of property owners referred to in paragraph (a) of this section either refuse to name it or cannot obtain majority consensus upon a name within a reasonable time; (c) To permit Municipal staff, in accordance with such administrative procedures that may be developed by the Property Information Manager and approved by the Chief Administrative Officer from time to time, to reject any street names that do not conform with road naming standards and guidelines promulgated by the Province of Nova Scotia or the Municipality from time to time, including but not restricted to guidelines designed to avoid confusion or duplication in the naming of streets.
RE-NAMING STREETS 4. In respect of streets which have a name assigned to them by the Municipality’s Property Information Department (including names developed or adopted by previous owners or others and accepted by the Municipality’s Property Information Department), it is the policy of the Municipality of the County of Colchester: (a) Subject to paragraph (b) of this section, and in accordance with such administrative proceedings as may be developed by the Property Information Manager and approved by the Chief Administrative Officer from time to time, to permit a two-thirds majority of property owners whose lots have or are required to have a civic address on the street to re-name the street by submitting a signed petition to the Property Information Manager; (b) To permit Municipal staff, in accordance with such administrative procedures that may be developed by the Property Information Manager and approved by the Chief Administrative Officer from time to time, to reject any street names that do not conform with road naming standards and guidelines promulgated by the Province of Nova Scotia or the Municipality from time to time, including but not restricted to guidelines designed to avoid confusion or duplication in the naming of streets. (c) To permit Municipal staff to initiate the renaming of a street in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of this Policy, if the Municipality’s Property Information Manager determines that a name previously assigned by the Municipality’s Property Information Department was assigned in error or does not conform with road naming standards and guidelines promulgated by the Province of Nova Scotia or the Municipality from time to time, including but not restricted to guidelines designed to avoid confusion or duplication in the naming of streets.
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Contact Info
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cblair@colchester.ca
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Policy Score
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67
