HomeMy WebLinkAbout08236ORDINANCE NO. 8236
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12-4-7(g) OF CHAPTER
4 OF TITLE XII OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO STREET NAMES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (Brackets
indicate matter being deleted; underscoring indicates new matter being added.)
SECTION 1.
Section 12-4-7(g) of Chapter 4, Title XII of the Pueblo Municipal Code, as
amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12-4-7. Minimum standards.
. . .
(g) Street Names. Streets which are obviously in alignment with others
already existing and named shall bear the name of existing streets; otherwise,
Street names shall comply
names shall not duplicate existing street names.
with the Pueblo City-County Addressing Standards, published May 2010, or
as subsequently amended by resolution of City Council, on file with the
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Office of the City Clerk
Names similar to existing or proposed names shall not
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be permitted. In no case shall a street be known as a "place" unless it conforms
to the provisions of Subsection (d) of this Section.
. . .
SECTION 2.
Any person violating this ordinance shall be punished as provided in Section 1-2-
1, Pueblo Municipal Code, as amended.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: June 28, 2010
BY: Vera Ortegon /COUNCILPERSON
PASSED AND APPROVED: July 12, 2010
Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
# R-9
DATE: June 28, 2010 AGENDA ITEM
DEPARTMENT: Law Department
Thomas J. Florczak, City Attorney
Regional Building Department
J. D. Potter, Chief Building Inspector
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12-4-7(g) OF CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE XII OF
THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO STREET NAMES AND PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF
ISSUE
Should City Council pass an ordinance amending Section 12-4-7(g) Pueblo Municipal
Code, as amended, to require that City street names comply with the Pueblo City-
County Addressing Standards, published May 2010 or as subsequently amended by
resolution of City Council, on file with the Office of the City Clerk?
RECOMMENDATION
The Departments recommend approval.
BACKGROUND
In order for the City's addressing system to work properly with GPS systems, the
uniformnational system described in the Pueblo City-County Addressing Standards,
published May 2010must be applied. The proposed ordinance requires the naming of
streets in compliance with theStandards, which will be adopted by a concurrent
ordinance.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Unknown.