§ 22-357. Duly advertised public hearing to rename a street.

Pursuant to F.S. § 336.05, the board of county commissioners is authorized to rename streets and roadways in the unincorporated areas of the county. A duly advertised public hearing, and a super-majority vote of at least four affirmative votes, shall be required to effectuate the renaming of the street or roadway. However, state roads lying in the unincorporated areas of Collier County are numbered by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

(1)

Public notification process when renaming streets or roadways:

a.

Public notification process when renaming platted streets or roadways where the change is initiated by the county. The county shall conduct a least one neighborhood informational meeting. This meeting shall be held 30 days prior to changing of the roadway and the county is required to install street signs. The location of the neighborhood informational meeting should be reasonably convenient to those property owners affected by the renaming of the street and the facilities shall be of sufficient size to accommodate expected attendance. The county shall cause a display advertisement, in type no smaller that 12 point and said advertisement shall not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements appear. The advertisement shall state the purpose, location, and time of the meeting and shall be placed with a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least seven days prior to the neighborhood informational meeting.

b.

Public notification process when renaming platted streets or roadways where the change is initiated by a private individual. The applicant shall be responsible for conducting at least one neighborhood informational meeting. This meeting shall be held 30 days prior to changing of the roadway and the petitioner is required to install street signs. The location of the neighborhood information meeting should be reasonably convenient to those property owners affected by the renaming of the street and the facilities shall be of sufficient size to accommodate expected attendance. The applicant shall cause a display advertisement, in type no smaller than 12 point and said advertisement shall not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements appear. The advertisement shall state the purpose, location, and time of the meeting and shall be placed with a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least seven days prior to the neighborhood informational meeting.

c.

Notification for unplatted streets and roadways: The administrative official shall conduct at least one neighborhood informational meeting if the name change involves more than ten property owners and is not required to go before the board of county commissioners. This meeting shall be held 30 days prior to changing of the roadway and the petitioner is required to install street signs. The location of the neighborhood informational meeting should be reasonably convenient to those property owners affected by the renaming of the street and the facilities shall be of sufficient size to accommodate expected attendance. The administrative official shall cause a display advertisement, in type no smaller than 12 point and said advertisement shall not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements appear. The advertisement shall state the purpose, location, and time of the meeting and shall be placed with a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least seven days prior to the neighborhood informational meeting.

(Ord. No. 07-62, § 12)