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Settlement Name

Banff

Province, Territory, or State

Alberta

Country

Canada

Has Policy?

Yes

Policy

Naming of Parks and Recreation Facilities:

POLICY STATEMENT This Policy will provide: 1. Criteria to determine which Parks and Recreation Facilities will be named and which will not. 2. A process for selecting and approving names. 3. Guidelines to assist in choosing names. 4. An official list of names with provisions for regular updating. 5. Standards for signing Parks and Recreation Facilities that have been named.

NAMING CRITERIA: Parks and Recreation Facilities which meet one or all of the following criteria shall be officially named: -That have facilities (e.g. ball diamonds) which are regularly booked for public use. -That have high visibility to the general public and are used by a wide spectrum of the community. -That are regularly used for organized recreation or culture programs. Parks which serve only local neighborhoods will not be named unless there are special circumstances that warrant it, such as: -Special historical significance. -Longstanding unofficial use of an appropriate name. -A desire to recognize contributions of persons or groups who have donated land or funds for the Park or Recreation facility. -A desire of a neighborhood group to name a Park. School grounds will adopt the name of the school unless: -More than one school shares the same site.

PROCESS FOR SELECTION AND APPROVAL: All names shall be approved by Town Council. Persons, groups or agencies that have made contribution to development shall be consulted prior to the final selection of a name. This shall include: 1. Persons, or organizations that have donated land or major funds to the park. 2. Subdivision developers, during the term of the development agreement and where the agreement makes the developer responsible for park development. 3. School Boards who have a school on the site to be named. 4. Neighborhood residents when a neighborhood park is named. If no such consultation is required or does not provide an acceptable name, Town Council may select a name using one of the following methods: 1. Select a name of its own choosing. 2. Refer the selection of a name to the Recreation & Culture Board for suggestions or recommendations. 3. Hold a public contest to generate name suggestions

SELECTION GIDELINES: Parks and Recreation Facilities may be named after: 1. Pioneers. 2. Citizens who have provided longstanding service to the community. 3. Clubs or organizations that have continued to the development and/or operation of the Park or Recreation Facilities (e.g. Rotary Park) 4. Land donors. 5. Original landowners. 6. Subdivisions in which park is located. 7. Major Anniversary celebrations. 8. Native words of particular appropriateness.



Naming and Sponsorship:

Municipal Naming of Town of Banff properties and assets (such as parks, buildings, structures and neighbourhoods) is the process for Town Council to assign a long-term or permanent name, in order to provide unambiguous identification of locations to enhance navigation within the Banff town site. Municipal Naming also serves as a means to celebrate our culture, role in the national park, and the unique identity of this mountain community, its heritage, geography, flora, fauna or natural features associated with the town. Town Council can commemorate important events or honour the outstanding achievements or significant community contributions of groups, organizations or individuals. Municipal Naming is applied in situations where the Town does not receive from external parties a financial contribution, goods or services, or when a contribution has been donated, but the external party does not seek reciprocal consideration. This policy complements the objectives of the Addressing Bylaw, which applies to naming of streets and roadways.



Addressing Bylaw:

Authority 3.1 The Town Manager is authorized to make recommendations to Council in respect to: a) assigning names to Public Roadways, Private Roads and Lanes; and b) revising such names 3.2 Council shall confirm or amend by resolution any such recommendations of the Town Manager made pursuant to section 3.1. Process 3.3 In making recommendations to Council, the Town Manager shall be bound by the following: a) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), all roads except minor thoroughfares shall each be assigned one (1) name, and except to identify a different type of thoroughfare, such name shall not be assigned to more than one (1) road; b) Roads may be named after animals or trees native to Banff National Park, national parks, geological features, topographical features, or anything else Council considers appropriate; c) Where it is considered that a Lane is used as the primary access to one (1) or more abutting Properties, such a Lane may be assigned a name. 4.1 The Town Manager is authorized to: a) assign Civic Address Numbers to Parcels of land and Buildings; b) amend, designate or re-designate Civic Address Numbers in consideration of public safety and/or service delivery; c) append a Unit number to a Civic Address Number in order to clearly address Units; d) amend, designate or re-designate Unit numbers in consideration of public safety and/or service delivery. 4.2 No compensation shall be payable to the Owner or occupants of a Property in conjunction with the exercise of the authority delegated in section 4.1.

New or Amended Addressing 7.1 The Town Manager shall give the Owner of a Property at least thirty (30) days’ notice in writing of any Civic Address Number assigned to such Property, pursuant to this Bylaw; Page 6 of 8 Town of Banff Bylaw 109-2 – Addressing Bylaw 7.2 Notice may be given a) by personal delivery to the Owner, or b) by mail delivery to the address for the Owner shown on the tax roll, or c) by email to the Owner.

Contact Info

municipal.clerk@banff.ca

Policy Score

67