Street Naming - City Initiated
Request
If just cause can be shown to the Director of
the Community Development Department that a street name change
would benefit the City from a public safety aspect, then the
citizen initiated petition process may be waived and a city
initiated street name change may be filed.
A public hearing shall be required by both the
Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council. The Community
Development Department shall be responsible for notification in a
newspaper of general circulation in the City of Las Cruces, and
shall provide proof of publication. Included in the publication
shall be a list of the petitioners, the existing and proposed
street name and general description. Notice must be published
fifteen (15) days prior to consideration by both the Planning and
Zoning Commission and the City Council.
City Community Development staff will send letters of notification
to all property owners fronting on or adjacent to the subject
street name change. Landowners shall be responsible for
notification of tenants of the pending action and shall provide
the City Community Development Department with a list of current
tenants and addresses. Upon final approval of the street name
change by the City Council, the City Planning staff shall send
notice of the change to:
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All property owners and tenants fronting on
or adjacent to the subject name street,
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Pertinent governmental agencies, and
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Local utility companies.
Subsequent proposals to change the name of
streets will not be permitted for one (1) year from the date of
acceptance or denial by the City Council.
Qualified protests shall include any property
fronting on or adjacent to the subject street, as reflected on the
most current tax rolls of the Dona County Assessor. The protest
will be based on one (1) vote per parcel of property. |
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