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Settlement Name

Puslinch

Province, Territory, or State

Ontario

Country

Canada

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Has Policy?

Yes

Policy

Municipal Street Naming: 1. Policy Statement To outline the process for the naming of new streets and establish a mechanism addressing requests to rename existing streets. 2. Scope This policy applies to roads allowances within the Township of Puslinch (including private roads in accordance with Section 48 of the Municipal Act, 2001) and does not apply to County road allowances, road allowances under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transportation, or road allowances under the jurisdiction of other municipalities. 4. Street Naming and Re-naming Categories The categories listed below shall be used by a requester(s) when developing a proposal for a name for a new street or for proposing a renaming of an existing street. 4.1 Honouring those who have given their life in public service; 4.2 Honouring individuals for community service or for local, national or international historical reasons; 4.3 Names that promote pride in the Township, acknowledge local heritage and history, unique features and geography that meet one of the following criteria: 4.3.1 Commemorates local history, places, events, culture; 4.3.2 Strengthens neighbourhood identity to reflect the character of the area; 4.3.3 Recognizes native wildlife, flora, fauna, natural features; and 4.3.4 Recognizes communities that contribute to the public life of the Township. 4.4 Groups of names that represent specific themes and meet one of the criteria listed above are encouraged in new developments (subdivisions and condominiums) as they provide consistency and are easily recognizable for emergency services. 5. Suitability and Appropriateness of Street Names 5.1 Where possible, street names should be easily pronounced and recognized, using conventional spelling to avoid difficulties in emergency situations. Street names should be spelled the way they are pronounced. The Township recognizes this may not be possible for street names honouring individuals. 5.2 The following is not permitted: 5.2.1 Discriminatory or derogatory names or names that foster or perpetuate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, colour, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or other social factors; 5.2.2 Names with any sexual overtones, intentional humour, parody, or slang; 5.2.3 Names that have a commonly acknowledged alternate negative or offensive meaning; 5.2.4 Names that are deliberately intended to advertise existing businesses, industries or other commercial ventures; 5.2.5 Names spelled differently but sounding alike (e.g. Night Street and Knight Street) or having the potential for similar pronunciation; 5.2.6 Names that are identical or similar to any existing street names within the County of Wellington; 5.2.7 Cardinal directions within the name of a street (e.g. West Front Street); 5.2.8 Former or discontinued street names; 5.2.9 Names with hyphens, apostrophes or dashes are discouraged and will only be considered on a case-by-case basis provided other criteria have been met; 5.2.10 Streets named after individuals should be a posthumous honour. Streets named after living individuals are discouraged since there could be future circumstances that may lead to an inappropriate use for that name. Although this is discouraged, Council may consider applications to honour living individuals through the naming of a street. In this situation, written consent from the individual is required; 5.2.11 Street names are generally limited to one word unless additional identification is necessary to provide recognition; 5.2.12 Street names should be limited, where possible, to a maximum of 15 characters with spaces and suffix included, and shall not exceed 20 characters in total to ensure that the name fits on the Township standard street sign; 7. Procedure to Assign a Name to a New Street 7.1 Any new street within the scope of this policy must be assigned a name in accordance with the criteria set out in this policy; 7.2 All street name requests shall be submitted to the Clerks Department and shall include the application requirements noted in Section 10.1; 7.3 The Clerks Department will review the request to ensure conformity with the Municipal Street Naming Policy; 7.4 The Township may require a third party to review the request and submission documents in order to satisfy 7.3 and all costs associated with this review shall be paid by the requester; 7.5 The Clerks Department will circulate the appropriate documentation to internal and external agencies for comment. This will include Puslinch Fire and Rescue, Puslinch Public Works, Puslinch Building Department, the County of Wellington, and Canada Post. Township of Puslinch Advisory Committees and/or consultants, may be circulated on a request based on the proposed name and rationale where required. E.g., where a street name with heritage significance is being requested, consultation with the Heritage Committee may be required; or where a street name is being requested based on native wildlife or natural features, consultation with the Township ecologist may be required; 7.6 In the event of a duplicate request for a new street name, the name will be assigned to the street in the order in which the applications were received. If the new street is not constructed within two years of Council approval, the name assignment shall be revoked. 7.7 The County of Wellington shall ensure that any new street name is checked against the County-wide street registry of existing names for duplication or similar sounding street names; 7.8 The Clerks Department shall prepare a report to Council seeking approval of the new street name(s) and identifying any relevant information provided by the requester and internal and/or external agencies through Council resolution; 7.9 Council approval and adoption of a by-law is required for the creation of any new street not created through the registration of a plan of subdivision or condominium within the Township; 7.10 The Clerks Department will work with the County of Wellington to have the new street name(s) added to the County GIS system.

Place Name Tools

Street Naming and Renaming Request Form: https://puslinch.ca/forms/municipal-street-naming/

Policy Score

94