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alberta_cochrane
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Settlement Name
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Cochrane
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Province, Territory, or State
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Alberta
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Has Policy?
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Yes
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Policy
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Naming of Streets and Public Areas:
Policy Statement: The Town will name municipal parks, pathways, natural areas or other public facilities to honour individuals or groups in recognition of their historical significance, volunteer contribution or national/international celebrity status. The Town will ensure that all local streets and major roadways are named in accordance with this Policy. 1. Reason for Policy 1.1 The Town of Cochrane believes in the naming of public areas to honour individuals, families and/or organizations that have made significant contributions to the community. Contributions that have been made in the following areas may be recognized: Volunteerism Historical Celebrity Honorary 1.2 The Town of Cochrane believes in naming streets to provide a sense of community within developments, and to recognize natural, historical or environmental features, and/or contributing persons and organizations of the Town, in the naming of major roadways.
1. General Guidelines 1.1 The Parks and Facilities Section will maintain a list of all public areas that may be named in honour of individuals, families or organizations. Public parks/natural areas to be named should be not less than one acre in size. Pathways to be named shall have a natural start and end point and should be not less than one kilometre in length. 1.2 The Planning Services Section will maintain a database of all street names and will work with developers to ensure that no local street or major roadways names are duplicated within the Town of Cochrane. 2. Naming of Streets 2.1 The names of collector or arterial streets which traverse more than one subdivision or community area should reflect natural, historical or environmental features, or contributing persons/organizations of the Town (i.e. Big Hill, Bow River, Quigley, George Fox etc.). 2.2 A list of recommended names for major roadways shall be prepared by Planning Services, with the assistance of the Cochrane and Area Heritage Association or the Cochrane Historical Archival and Preservation Society as required. 2.3 Planning Services shall provide a recommended list of names for major roadways to landowners over which a major roadway will traverse. 2.4 Local streets and major roadway names shall be suggested by developers at the time of subdivision and approved as part of the Subdivision Approval process. In the event that a major roadway is developed outside of the subdivision process, the Senior Leadership Team will determine roadway name. 2.5 Where suitable, the name of local streets shall be prefixed with the name or names associated with the subdivision or community area in which they are located (i.e. Gleneagles Close, Eagleview Way). 2.5 Where suitable, the name of local streets shall be prefixed with the name or names associated with the subdivision or community area in which they are located (i.e. Gleneagles Close, Eagleview Way). 3. Naming of Public Areas 3.1 In naming a public area, the name shall not be duplicated nor shall it approximate phonetically the name of any other public areas, already named within the Town of Cochrane or within the urban fringe area having regard to the possibility of future annexation. 3.2 The name may have some historical significance to Cochrane such that the name shall reflect aboriginal activity and original names in the local area, early pioneers; or pioneering ethnic groups who resetiled and developed the town and surrounding areas; or persons who have contributed to and/or pafticipated in a broad range of public services and / or com mu nity activities. 3,3 The Town of Cochrane shall encourage suggestions for the naming of public areas. Suggestions should clearly state the historical significance; volunteerism, contribution, or celebrity of the individual, family or organization to be honored. 3.4 All suggested names will be referred to the Cochrane and Area Heritage Association and the Cochrane Historical and Archival Preservation Society for review and recommendation to Council. 3.5 Council will review the recommendations from the Cochrane and Area Heritage Association and the Cochrane Historical and Archival Preservation Society and designate public areas to be named in honor of the organization, individual, or family suggested. 3,6 All submissions shall be received confidentially and reviewed "In Camera" by Council. Only submissions that are chosen will be identified publicly. 3,7 The Parks and Facilities Section will prepare and install appropriate signage identifying the names of public areas 3.8 Parkland that is dedicated for the development of schools and school playfields should be named by the school jurisdiction constructing the school.
Quote from the city:
“We informally use Airdrie’s street naming policy for neighbourhoods (which encourages the use of a neighbourhood theme and a variety of suffixes to denote the style of roadway such a cul-de-sac vs a main entrance, vs a crescent,etc) while having a numbered grid system in the traditional downtown. We do not have a name bank, but when asked we do partner with the Stockman’s Library (which is a local archival library), CHAPS (the Cochrane Historical Archival & Preservation Society) and our organization is slowly making more connections with the indigenous nations that abut our municipality to provide some options. Situated in the foothills in between Calgary and the Rocky Mountains, we are surrounded by and sit within significant natural landscape features that also offer plenty of name options. For the most part, new neighbourhood names are first offered by the landowner/developer and we go from there.”
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Contact Info
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planning@cochrane.ca
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Policy Score
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67
