Settlement Name

Bartow

Province, Territory, or State

Florida

Country

USA

Has Policy?

Yes

Policy

City of Bartow Administrative Policy
Street Naming Application Process Guidelines and Instructions Policy No.
Purpose and Scope:
All streets within the incorporated limits of the City of Bartow, Florida shall be named in the interest of the Health Safety and Welfare of all City residents. This policy has been established in an effort to enhance the understanding of the process for renaming existing named streets and for naming proposed public or private streets created for new developments within the City of Bartow. The City of Bartow Building Department is designated as the department responsible for the approval of all street names and individual site addresses.
Process for Renaming Existing Named Street
An application for renaming and existing named street can be initiated at the request of any property owner(s) whose property abuts the existing named street or by the City Commission. Prior to an application being fotwarded to the City Commission for review and consideration it shall be submitted to the Building Department and deemed sufficient. A completed application shall include the applicant's contact information, location of the street to be renamed, proposed street name(s), request for street signage, and notarized signature of the applicant, the applicable fee as provided by resolution of the City Commission, and the signed petition form by property owners whose land(s) abut the proposed renamed street segment. The applicant should contact the City's Building Department, prior to formally submitting an application, to obtain a list of abutting property owners for use in gathering the necessary consent signatures.
A separate narrative, which provides background and justification in support of the name change, shall be attached to the application. There is no specific content or form that is required for this narrative except that it should include information on the historical, cultural, political, or economic aspects of the proposed street name as they related to the City of Bartow. The narrative shall be used by the City Commission in determining whether or not the application should be approved.
The submitted application must include 75% of all abutting property owner's signatures before it can be accepted by the Building Department. A property owner's signature is proof that they have considered the request and have no objections or concerns with the application for the street name change. In the event that 75% of the abutting proper-W owner's signatures cannot be obtained, due to absentee ownership, the City shall send by certified mail, to their address shown on the latest ad valorem tax rolls at least 14 days prior to the public hearing, a notice of action stating the date, time, and place of the public hearing where the street name change resolution will be considered.
Requests for renaming existing named streets must be approved by passage of a resolution by the City Commission after conducting a properly advertised public hearing. The resolution must be noticed once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City at least 10 days before review and adoption. The notice shall state the date, time, and place of the public hearing; the title or titles of proposed resolution; and the place or places within the City where the proposed resolution may be inspected by the public. The notice shatt also advise that interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed resolution.
Process for Naming Streets in New Developments
Names for new public or privately platted streets created for new developments shall be reviewed and approved as part of the platting process pursuant to Section 7.06.07 of the Unified Land Development Code. Names for new roads in projects where streets are not platted shall be reviewed and approved as part of the building permit process. Where new streets are proposed the Building Department shall coordinate with the E-9-1-1 Administration Office and any other agency to ensure that the proposed street names are acceptable prior to the approval of a final plat or issuance of a certificate of completion for the project.
Name Selection
The Building Department shall review alt proposed street names with the Polk County E-9-1-1 Administration Office to ensure that no proposed name is a duplicate of another existing street name or sounds too similar to an existing street name within the City of Bartow or in the unincorporated area of Polk County. In all cases potential street names can be verified before submitting the necessary applications for either process by calling the Building Department at (863) 534-0100.
The following criteria shall be followed when naming an existing or proposed street:
1. Duplicate names shall not be allowed. Use of a different roadway type does not change the fact that the name is duplication. -nne exception to this policy will be using the same name but different roadway types within the boundaries of a platted subdivision.
2. Street names shall contain no more than twenty-one characters, not including roadway type.
3. No punctuation or special characters shall be used in roadway names.
4. Street names shall not consist of more than two words, not to include pre-directional or suffix indicators. Special exceptions may be approved by the City Commission for historically significant names (e.g. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard).
5. The street name shall not contain any word that is a type of direction.
6. Street abbreviations and designation definitions shall meet the criteria established by the Polk County E-9-1-1 Administration Office.
7. Names of living persons should be used only in exceptional circumstances to acknowledge significant social and political contributions made to the community for periods in excess of 50 years.
8. No slang, racist, derogatory names, or names that are deemed offensive by the Building Department will be accepted on any application.
9 No street name can duplicate a name of an existing subdivision, unless the street is within that subdivision.
10. Approval of street names on a Preliminary Subdivision Plat will not reserve the street name, nor shall it be mandatory for the City of accept it at the time of final platting.
Coordination with other Agencies
It is important that all applications, whether for existing street name changes or for naming streets in new developments, be coordinated through all government agencies/departments or private providers that could be affected. At a minimum this shall include the U.S Postal Service, Polk County E-9-1-1 Administration Office, other City Departments, private utility providers and any other agency that may be affected on a case by case basis. Alt agencies or departments shall be given the opportunity to provide input which shall be used by the City Commission to assist in making its decision on the application.
Return all completed application(s) to the Building Depaftment o City of Bartow, 450 North Wilson Avenue, Bartow, Florida 33830
1. Applicant Name:
Mailing Address:
Telephone Number:
Filing Fee:
2. Location of Requested Street Name Change: (Attach Property Appraiser Parcel map which shows entire length of Street)
a. Section, Township and Range of the Street: Section Township Range
b. Name of Subdivision/Development where Street is Located:
c. Number of Existing Buildings on the Street: Residential Commercial
3. Proposed Street Name(s): All proposed street names must be approved for use by the the submission of an application. Potential street names can be verified before submitting the
PROPOSED STREET NAME
Pre-directional Name

EXISTING STREET NAME
Pre-directional Name

Street naming requested by: C] Residents Agent Staff City of Bartow Building Department through application by calling the Building Department.
Suffix

Suffix

4. Request for Street Signage: Street(s) Ready for Street Sign Placement:
Street(s) Eligible for Public Street Signage:
Street Type: D Public C] Private C] Paved Unpaved
Applicants are required to pay for the cost of materials and labor for installation of new street name C] Yes No C] Yes O NO
signs.
5. Applicant's Ceftification: I hereby attest that I am a legal owner of property abutting the street that is the subject of a street name change and that I am providing you with a petition signed by no less than 75% of the legal property owners abutting this roadway, including myself. (Not RequiredforCity1nitiatedApp/ications)
Signature:
Printed Name:
Address:

Property Tax ID#:
State of Florida
County of Polk
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _ day of , 20 by who is personally known to me or has produced as identification and who did not take an oath.

Signature of Notary

Print Name
 
PETITION FROM FOR OTHER ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS
By signing this form I hereby attest that I am a legal owner of property abutting the street that is the subject of this application and that I am in favor of this request and understand the impacts it will cause related to change of address requirements.

1. Signature:
Mailing Address: Tax ID#:
2. Signature:
Mailing Address: Property Tax ID#:
3. Signature:
Mailing Address: Property Tax ID#:
4. Signature:
Mailing Address: Property Tax ID#:
5. Signature:
Mailing Address: Property Tax ID# :
6. Signature:
Mailing Address: Propetty Tax ID#:
7. Signature:
Mailing Address: Properw Tax ID#:
8. Signature:
Mailing Address: Propetty Tax ID#:
9. Signature:
Mailing Address: Property Tax ID#:
10. Signature:
Mailing Address: Property Tax ID#:
11. Signature:
Mailing Address: Property Tax ID#:
12. Signature:
Mailing Address: Property Tax ID#:
13. Signature:
Mailing Address: Property Tax ID#:
14. Signature:
Mailing Address: Property Tax ID#:
15. Signature:
Mailing Address: Properw Tax ID#:
16. Signature:
Mailing Address: Propelty Tax ID#:
17. Signature:
Mailing Address: Property Tax ID#:
18. Signature: Property Tax ID#:
Mailing Address:

Contact Info

recordscustodian@cityofbartow.net

Policy Score

78