CITY
OF
PORTLAND,OREGON
OFFlCE
OF
em
ATIORNEY
July15,2008
linda
Meng,CityAttorney1221S.w.
4th
Avenue,Suite430Portland,Oregon97204Telephone:(503)823-4047FaxNo.:(503)
823
-3089
INTEROFFICE
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
SamAdamsPortlandCityCommissioner(131/220)LindaMeng.CityAttorneyMark
R.
MolineSeniorDeputyCityAttorneySUBJECT:RenamingaCityStreetYouhaveaskedustoprovideclarificationregardingtheCityCoderequirementstorenameaCitystreet.Question
No.1:
Who
may,
applytotheCitytorename
a
street?
r-
Answer:Anyindividualororganizationmayapplytorenameastreet..PCC17.93.010
A.
Question
No.2:
Maya
singlepetitionsignedbythesame2,500personsrequestmorethanonestreetasoptionsfortherenaming?Answer:Yes.ThereisnothingintheCityCodewhichprohibitsthepetitionfromincludingmorethanasinglestreetfor
the
renaming.QuestionNO.3:MustthestreettoberenamedstartandendwithintheCityboundaries?
.
/
.
Answer:Yes.PCC17.93.020requiresthatthestreetproposedforrenamingmuststart
andterminateentirelywithintheCityboundaries.ThismeansthatstreetsthatextendbeyondthePortlandCitylimits,forexample,BurnsideorGlisancannotberenamed.Question
No.4:
May
theCityCouncilcontributefundstocovertheapplicant'scost
of
printingandmailingpostcardsandpublicnotices,asdescribedinPCC17.93.030D
.l?
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