2009-60 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 41 - MISCELLANEOUS STREET REGULATIONS

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ORDINANCE NO. 2009-60 ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 41 - Miscellaneous Street Regulations - BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That Chapter 41 of the City Code of the City of Decatur, Illinois, be, and the same is hereby, modified and amended by adding a new Section 19 thereto, and renumbering the current Sections 19 through 20 to Sections 20 through 21. Said new Section 19, shall provide as follows: 9. HONORARY STREET SIGN PROGRAM - As a means to honor Decatur residents, either past or present, who have made significant contributions to the city as determined by the Decatur City Council and/or city staff, the City of Decatur shall establish an Honorary Street Naming Sign program as described below. All honorary street name signs shall comply with the guidelines of this program and honorary street name signs shall not have the effect of changing platted street names or official addresses. A) Application Process - Honorary street name designation shall be limited to individuals, organizations, entities and events of local significance to the City of Decatur as determined by the Decatur City Council. Petitions signed by no less than 75 residents shall accompany requests. Said requests would then be forwarded to the Mayor and City Council and scheduled for a vote if a majority of the Decatur City Council calls for it either during the "other business" portion of a regular meeting or by contacting the city manager. The City Manager, mayor and/or two council members may also forward a request to the council in the absence of a petition and a majority of the council would have to call for the request to be voted upon for the issue to be considered. The request will be considered "denied" if a majority of the Decatur City Council does not call for it to be brought forward within 30 days of the submission of the request or if a majority of the council were to vote "no" when the request is brought forward for a vote.