[Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Cheektowaga 6-22-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021. Amendments noted where applicable.]
All streets heretofore laid out and dedicated, all parks and
all public buildings shall be known by the names now recorded, and
no change in the name of any street, park or public building or the
naming of a new or unnamed street, park or public building, shall
be made except under the procedures outlined in this chapter.
The Town Board shall not approve and the Town Engineer shall
not record any street, park or public building name when any other
street, park or public building shall have been recorded with the
same name unless a new street, park or public building is a continuation
of or in alignment with or an addition to existing recorded streets,
parks or public buildings, in which event they shall bear the same
name of said existing street, parks or public buildings.
A.
Request for consideration to adopt a new name or change of name.
(1)
Any number of Town residents by petition to the Town Board or the
Supervisor by written communication to the Town Board or any Councilmember
by resolution duly filed may request the Town Board to consider the
naming or change of name of a public street, park or building.
B.
Notice of intention. The Town Board may disapprove or approve any
such request. If the Town Board approves such request, a public hearing
shall be held thereon. The Town Board, Supervisor or any Councilmember
shall direct the Town Clerk to prepare and submit to the Town Board
for its consideration, in the form of a resolution, a call for public
hearing to name or change the name of the public street, park or public
building designated in the aforesaid request. Said resolution shall
contain the proposed name or change of name, the existing name, if
any, and the time and place for public hearing. The hearing shall
be held before the Town Board in its Council Chambers.
C.
Call for public hearing. Notice of the public hearing shall be given
by forwarding copies of the related resolution for publication of
the aforesaid notice of intention pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule
Law of the State of New York. The public hearing shall be held before
the Town Board within 14 days after the date of the last publication.
D.
Within 30 days following the public hearing described in Subsections B and C, the Town Board must act on the proposed name or change of name. A majority of the members of the full Town Board shall be required to approve such name or change of name if the name involves that of a street. The failure of the Town Board to act within 30 days shall be deemed to be a refusal of the proposed name or change of name.
E.
The Town Engineer shall keep a record of the names of all streets
and parks. No person shall put up any street sign or other sign naming
a park or public building until the same shall be recorded.
The Town Clerk shall send a certified copy of an adopted resolution
naming or changing the name of a street, park or public building to
the Erie County Division of Planning, Erie County Commissioner of
Finance, Town of Cheektowaga Planning Board, Town of Cheektowaga Assessor's
Office, Town of Cheektowaga Community Development Office, Town of
Cheektowaga Engineering Department, Town of Cheektowaga Facilities
Department, Town of Cheektowaga Police Department, the Town of Cheektowaga
Highway Department, the Town of Cheektowaga Parks Department and the
main branch of the United States Post Office located in the Town of
Cheektowaga, New York.
Every public building owned and maintained by the Town of Cheektowaga
for governmental purposes shall have an identification sign, visible
from the street or public right-of-way, indicating the name of the
building.
