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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2025-07 Naming Policy (Procedures for Naming Buildings, Parks, and Streets) Ordinance No. 2025-07 City of Winter Springs Page 1 of 4 ORDINANCE NO. 2025-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, ADDING A NEW ARTICLE IX, PROCEDURES FOR NAMING BUILDINGS, PARKS, AND STREETS, TO CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City is granted the authority, under § 2(b), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, to exercise any power for municipal purposes except when expressly prohibited by law; and WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to establish and maintain a consistent approach to and procedure for naming City buildings, parks, and streets; and WHEREAS, the City Commission thus desires to add a new Article IX, Procedures for Naming Buildings, Parks, and Streets, to Chapter 2, Administration, of the City Code, to formalize the City’s procedures for naming City buildings, parks, and streets; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, hereby finds this Ordinance to be in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Winter Springs. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS HEREBY ORDAINS, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are hereby fully incorporated herein by this reference. Section 2. Amendment to Chapter 2, Administration. The City of Winter Springs Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Administration, is hereby amended as follows to add a new Article IX, Procedures for Naming of Buildings, Parks, and Streets: (underlined type indicates additions to the City Code and strikeout type indicates deletions, while asterisks (* * *) indicate a deletion from the Ordinance of text existing in Chapter 2. It is intended that the text in Chapter 2 denoted by the asterisks and set forth in this Ordinance shall remain unchanged from the language existing prior to the adoption of this Ordinance): * * * Chapter 2 – ADMINISTRATION * * * Ordinance No. 2025-07 City of Winter Springs Page 2 of 4 ARTICLE IX. – PROCEDURES FOR NAMING OF BUILDINGS, PARKS, AND STREETS Sec. 2-400. – Intent and Purpose; Findings. (a) The intent and purpose of this section is to establish a uniform method and procedure to assist the City Commission in naming certain City buildings, parks, and streets. The City Commission hereby finds that the authority to name City buildings, parks, and streets is solely vested in the City Commission. Nothing herein shall be construed as a delegation of any authority to name a City building, park, or street to any other person or entity. The naming of City buildings, parks, and streets shall be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the City Commission by majority vote. However, a renaming of any existing City building, park, or street that has already been named in honor of a person shall require a super-majority vote. (b) This article shall not apply to any contract approved by the City Commission granting to a corporate or other sponsor temporary naming rights to a City recreational facility. Sec. 2-401. – Generally. The naming of a city building, park, or street shall be determined by the City Commission either (i) based on its own initiative, (ii) upon a recommendation by the City Manager, (iii) upon the request of any person or entity desiring to assist the City Commission in determining the name of any city building, park, or street or (iv) as part of City Commission approval of a new land development project which consists of a new city building, park, or street pursuant to the city's land development regulations. The City Manager may make a recommendation to the City Commission based on their own initiative, or as part of an assistance petition as set forth below. Sec. 2-402. – Naming Guidelines. When considering the naming of any City building, park, or street, the City Manager and City Commission shall consider any of the following naming attributes: a. Recognized geographic features and community names. b. Functional or purpose-based names such city hall, public library, treatment plant, etc. c. Natural historic features and local flora and fauna. d. Significant public contributions and service to the City, State of Florida, or United States. e. Significant material or financial contributions to the City. f. Persons of historic service to the City. g. Persons of outstanding civic service to the City. h. Honoring a significant event. i. Documented community support for the name. Sec. 2-403. – Other factors. When considering the naming of any City building, park, or street, the City Manager and City Commission shall also consider the following other factors: Ordinance No. 2025-07 City of Winter Springs Page 3 of 4 a.The cost that the naming or renaming will have on the City or any other person who is or could be materially affected by the name or name change; b.Naming proposals that promote alcohol or tobacco products or political organizations/endorsements will not be considered; c.Preference shall be given to names or long established local usage and names that lend dignity to the building, street or park to be named; d.Persons currently serving on the City Commission or serving as an existing city employee shall not be considered; e.Names selected shall be widely recognized and of enduring, honorable fame, not notoriety, and shall be commensurate with the significance of the building, street, or park named; f.Names with connotations which by contemporary community standards are derogatory or offensive shall not be considered; g.Proliferation of the same name for different City buildings, streets, or parks shall be avoided; h.Proliferation of multiple names for different parts of a particular city park shall be avoided; i.If the name is an individual person, whether the individual has ever been convicted of a crime based on background screening conducted by the City’s police department; and j.Names should not create confusion for 911 and first responders. Sec. 2-404. – Assistance Petitions. Any person or entity wishing to assist the City Commission in determining the name of a City building, street, or park shall submit an assistance petition to the City Manager for evaluation and a recommendation by the City Manager. The petition shall be in writing and shall demonstrate the basis on which the petitioner believes the naming request satisfies the naming guidelines and other factors set forth in this article and shall demonstrate that requisite minimum community support has been obtained by the petitioner pursuant to this article. Upon receipt of duly submitted assistance petition, the City Manager shall make a recommendation to the City Commission either for approval or disapproval of the assistance petition. Sec. 2-405. – Minimum Community Support. Each assistance petition submitted to the City Manager shall be accompanied by petition signatures that demonstrate minimum community support as follows: a.Street Naming: The assistance petition shall be signed by at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the property owners along the segment of the street to be renamed. b.Building or Park Naming: the assistance petition shall be signed by at least one hundred fifty (150) registered voters of the City of Winter Springs to demonstrate a minimum level of community support. No assistance petition shall be processed by the City Manager unless said petition has the minimum number of signatures required by this subsection. * * * This Business Impact Estimate may be revised following its initial posting. CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 1126 EAST STATE ROAD 434 WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA 32708-2799 TELEPHONE: (407) 327-1800 FACSIMILE: (407) 327-4753 WEBSITE: www.winterspringsfl.org BUSINESS IMPACT ESTIMATE PURSUANT TO F.S. 166.041(4) This form should be included in the agenda packet with the proposed ordinance to be considered. It must be posted on the City’s website by the time notice of the proposed ordinance is published. City Commission Meeting Dates: February 24, 2025 & March 31, 2025 (rescheduled from March 10th) Ordinance Number: 2025-07 Posted To Webpage: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, amended March 5, 2025 This Business Impact Estimate is given as it relates to the proposed ordinance titled: Ordinance No. 2025-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, ADDING A NEW ARTICLE IX, PROCEDURES FOR NAMING BUILDINGS, PARKS, AND STREETS, TO CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS CODE OF ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, INCORPORATION INTO THE CODE, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Parts I-IV below are not required to be completed if the ordinance involves any one of the following types of exemptions. Please check ONLY if applicable: __ 1. Ordinances required for compliance with federal or state law or regulation; __ 2. Ordinances relating to the issuance or refinancing of debt; __ 3. Ordinances relating to the adoption of budgets or budget amendments, including revenue sources necessary to fund the budget; __ 4. Ordinances required to implement a contract or an agreement, including, but not limited to, any federal, state, local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted by a municipal government; __ 5. Emergency ordinances; __ 6. Ordinances relating to procurement; or __ 7. Ordinances enacted to implement the following: __ a. Development orders and development permits, as those terms are defined in s. 163.3164, and development agreements, as authorized by the Florida Local Government Development Agreement Act under ss. 163.3220-163.3243; 792 This Business Impact Estimate may be revised following its initial posting. __ b. Comprehensive plan amendments and land development regulation amendments initiated by an application by a private party other than the municipality; __ c. Sections 190.005 and 190.046; __ d. Section 553.73, relating to the Florida Building Code; or __ e. Section 633.202, relating to the Florida Fire Prevention Code. Part I. Summary of the proposed ordinance and statement of public purpose: The City Commission desires to establish a policy to determine the naming of City buildings, parks and streets. The proposed ordinance establishes naming standards and procedures. Part II. Estimate of the direct economic impact of the proposed ordinance on private, for-profit businesses in the City of Winter Springs: (fill out subsections a-c as applicable, if not applicable write “not applicable”) (a) Estimate of direct compliance costs that businesses may reasonably incur if the proposed ordinance is enacted: Businesses are no impacted by the naming of City buildings and parks. Regarding the naming of streets, direct economic costs associated with this Ordinance will only occur if a businesses’ street address is renamed in the future. No street renaming is being contemplated by the City at this time. Significant financial changes are not expected and any economic impact on businesses should be negligible. To the extent that the City Commission determines in the rare instance to rename a City street in the future, property and business owners along the street could potentially experience some costs to change marketing materials and business supplies that contain the businesses’ address such as letterhead, business cards, brochures, signage, etc. However, the City Commission has the right to rename a city street today so the potential to experience such costs already exists without the ordinance being adopted. (b) Identification of any new charges or fee on businesses subject to the proposed ordinance, or for which businesses will be financially responsible; and Not applicable. (c) An estimate of the City of Winter Springs’ regulatory costs, including an estimate of revenues from any new charges or fees that will be imposed on businesses to cover such costs. Not applicable. Part III. Good faith estimate of the number of businesses likely to be impacted by the ordinance: The Ordinance in and of itself does not impact any business because it only establishes naming standards and procedures. Part IV. Additional Information the City Commission may find useful (if any): This Ordinance only establishes standards and procedures to guide the City Commission in naming City buildings, parks and streets. 793 Published Daily in Orange, Seminole, Lake, Osceola & Volusia Counties, Florida Sold To: City Of Winter Springs - CU00116922 1126 E State Road 434 Winter Springs, FL 32708-2715 Bill To: City Of Winter Springs - CU00116922 1126 E State Road 434 Winter Springs, FL 32708-2715 State Of Florida County Of Orange Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Rose Williams, who on oath says that he or she is a duly authorized representative of the ORLANDO SENTINEL, a DAILY newspaper published in ORANGE County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Legal Notice in: The matter of 11150-Public Hearing Notice Was published in said newspaper by print in the issues of, or by publication on the newspaper¶s website, if authorized on Mar 17, 2025. 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