Ordinance #78
Miscellaneous
Public Property Naming Procedures - City of Muskego

COMMON COUNCIL- CITY OF MUSKEGO

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTERS 8,20 AND 26 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR NAMING OF PUBLIC PROPERTY

THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO, WAUKESHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1: Chapter 8, Section 8.05 of the Municipal Code (Street and Sidewalks Penalty) of the City of Muskego, Wisconsin is hereby renumbered and referenced as Section 8.06.

SECTION 2: Chapter 8, Section 8.05 of the Municipal Code of the City of Muskego, Wisconsin is hereby created to read as follows:

8.05 Renaming Streets

(1) To request the renaming of a City street, by anyone other than the City, a petition signed by at least fifty percent of all property owners along the street in question shall be submitted to the Public Services Committee for recommendation to the Common Council. Petition signatures shall be limited to one per parcel. Naming shall be accomplished through adoption of a formal resolution by the Common Council.

(2) For streets within a recorded subdivision or certified survey map, an affidavit of correction shall be recorded with the Register of Deeds as specified under Sec. 236.295 of the Wisconsin State Statutes.

(3) All costs associated with the naming, including the cost of any recording necessary and the cost of signage shall be paid by the person(s) submitting the request. This cost may be waived by the Common Council.

SECTION 3: Chapter 20, Section 20.12 of the Municipal Code (Public Waters and Beaches - Penalties) of the City of Muskego, Wisconsin is hereby renumbered and referenced as Section 20.13.

SECTION 4: Chapter 20, Section 20.12 of the Municipal Code of the City of Muskego,

Wisconsin is hereby created to read as follows:

20.12 Naming of Public Waters

Note: Proposed names for public waters require approval of the Wisconsin Geographic Names Council in order to be recognized on maps outside the City.

(1) Requests to name or rename a creek, stream, river or lake shall be made in writing and brought before the Committee of the Whole for recommendation to the Common Council. The person(s) who submitted the request shall provide background information into the rationale behind the request, including biographical information if to be named after a person. Any letters from appropriate organizations and individuals which provide evidence of substantial local support for the proposal shall be submitted at that time. If the creek, stream, river or lake is included in a Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District, approval from the district must be obtained prior to the submittal of the request to the City. Upon approval of the Common Council, the proposed name change shall be submitted to the Wisconsin Geographic Names Council for approval. The Council meets every February to act on all requests.

(2) Once a public body of water is named after a person, the name of the public body of water cannot be changed for a period of one hundred years.

(3) All costs associated with the naming, including the cost of any recording necessary and the cost of signage shall be paid by the person(s) submitting the request. This cost may be waived by the Common Council.

SECTION 5: Chapter 26, Section 26.03 of the Municipal Code (Park and Recreation Regulations Enforcement) of the City of Muskego, Wisconsin is hereby renumbered and referenced as Section 26.04. Chapter 26, Section 26.04 of the Municipal Code (Park and Recreation Regulations- Penalty) of the City of Muskego, Wisconsin is hereby renumbered and referenced as Section 26.05.

SECTION 6: Chapter 26, Section 26.03 of the Municipal Code of the City of Muskego, Wisconsin is hereby created to read as follows:

26.03 Naming of Public Facilities

(1) Requests for the naming or the renaming of public buildings, facilities, and parks shall be submitted in writing. Requests concerning parks shall be brought before the Parks and Recreation Board for recommendation to the Common Council. Requests concerning buildings and facilities shall be brought before the Committee of the Whole. The person(s) who submitted the request shall provide background information into the rationale behind the request, including biographical information if to be named after a person. Any letters from appropriate organizations and individuals which provide evidence of substantial local support for the proposal shall be submitted at that time. Naming shall be accomplished through adoption of a formal resolution by the Common Council.

(2) Once a public building, park, or facility is named after a person, the name of the public property cannot be changed for a period of one hundred years.

(3) All costs associated with the naming, including the cost of any recording necessary and the cost of signage shall be paid by the person(s) submitting the request. This cost may be waived by the Common Council.

SECTION 7: The several sections of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. If any section or portion thereof shall be declared by a decision of a court of competent Jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, such decision shall apply only to the specific section or portion thereof directly specified in the decision, and not affect the validity of all other provisions, sections, or portion thereof of the Ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect. Any other Ordinance whose terms are in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed as to those terms that conflict.

SECTION 8: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication.