(a) The City Council may, on its own initiative and in accordance with the requirements of this subdivision, adopt a resolution that assigns a secondary street sign based upon criteria set forth in Section 43-3-41 of this Code without following the procedures that are set forth in Subdivision B of this division.
(b) Any Member of the City Council may propose a secondary street sign for consideration by forwarding a request to the Legislative Policy Division.
(c) The City Council Member shall provide the following as an attachment to the request:
(1) Information pertaining to the proposed honoree, including biography, honors received, contributions to the local. State, national, or international community, and other information that is sufficient to accurately assess the satisfaction of the criteria provided in Section 43-4-41 of this Code:
(2) A letter of concurrence from the proposed honoree, the proposed honoree’s spouse or surviving spouse, or any living descendants of the proposed honoree, if any such persons are practically accessible and able to provide such letter of concurrence.
(3) If the proposed honoree is alive, or has been deceased for a period of less than five years and does not satisfy the criteria provided in Section 43-3-41(c)(3)a of this Code, three separate letters of concurrence from at least three City Council Members, including the City Council Member who submitted the request, describing the particular circumstances that justify exempting the proposed honoree from the requirement that an honoree be deceased for a period of not less than five years, as provided in Section 43-3-41(c)(3) of this Code:
(4) The proposed location for the installation of the secondary street sign consistent with Section 43-3-42 of this Code;
(5) Information that is sufficient to accurately assess the appropriateness of the secondary street sign for the proposed location: and
(6) Proof of payment of the application fee described in Subsection (d) of this section.
(d) A non-refundable application fee shall be charged for the administration, processing, issuance, and enforcement of the request under this division. Payment of the application fee shall be made payable to “City Treasurer,” and submitted to the Legislative Policy Division. In accordance with Section 9-507 of the Charter, the Legislative Policy Division shall establish, subject to the approval of the City Council through adoption of a resolution, the amount of the application fee.
(e) Requests submitted pursuant to this section may be forwarded to the Legislative Policy Division from the date of July 1 until the date of December 31 of each calendar year.
Codified by Ord. No. 2019-44 (JCC. 11/12/19, Pass. 11/26/19, App. 12/5/19, Pub. 12/23/19, Eff. 12/23/19).
(a) Within two weeks of receipt of a request for a secondary street sign from a City Council Member, the Legislative Policy Division shall mail a copy of the request via first class mail, to each owner and occupant of real property within 300 linear feet of the proposed intersection abutting such street to be assigned a secondary street sign, and a notice stating that they have 21 calendar days from the date the notice is mailed to submit comments or objections regarding the request to the Legislative Policy Division.
(b) The Legislative Policy Division shall notify all necessary City departments, including the Department of Public Works, Detroit Police Department and Detroit Fire Department identified community groups in areas adjacent to the subject street and governmental agencies, including the United States Postal Service, of the proposed secondary street sign, and that they have 21 calendar days from the date the notice is mailed to submit comments or objections regarding the request to the Legislative Policy Division.
(c) Upon expiration of the 21-day comment period, the Legislative Policy Division shall make a written report summarizing the comments and objections, if any, regarding the request, and forward the report to the City Council.
Codified by Ord. No. 2019-44 (JCC. 11/12/19, Pass. 11/26/19, App. 12/5/19, Pub. 12/23/19, Eff. 12/23/19).
(a) Between the dates of January 1 and April 30 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the request for a secondary street sign was forwarded to the Legislative Policy Division, but after submission of the report referenced in Section 43-3-62(c) of this Code, the Legislative Policy Division shall review all documentation submitted by the City Council Member requesting the secondary street sign, and prepare and submit a report of its findings as to whether the proposed secondary street sign does or does not meet the following criteria:
(1) The proposed honoree positively, reflects or exemplifies the cultural, social, economic, or political history of the City, State, nation, or world;
(2) The proposed honoree was a resident of the City for a cumulative time of not less than ten years;
(3) The proposed honoree either has been deceased for a period of not less than five years, or is otherwise eligible for an exception to such requirement pursuant to Section 43-3-41(c)(3) of this Code; and
(4) The proposed location of the secondary street sign bears a clear association with a site, building, structure, or event directly related to the proposed honoree.
(b) Upon finding that all of the criteria listed in Subsection (a) of this section are met, the Legislative Policy Division shall issue to the City Council a recommendation in favor of the proposed secondary street sign, and submit a resolution for consideration by the City Council that includes:
(1) A description of the historical significance of the proposed honoree:
(2) The appropriateness of the location where the secondary street sign is proposed to be installed: and
(3) The requirement that the cost of designing, producing, and erecting the sign shall be paid, in advance, to the street fund by the City Council Member requesting the secondary street sign.
(c) If the Legislative Policy Division determines that any of the criteria listed in Subsection (a) of this section are not met, its report to the City Council shall so indicate.
Codified by Ord. No. 2019-44 (JCC. 11/12/19, Pass. 11/26/19, App. 12/5/19, Pub. 12/23/19, Eff. 12/23/19).
(a) Upon receipt of the report from the Legislative Policy Division, the City Council shall adopt a resolution fixing the time and place of a public hearing.
(b) The public hearing shall be fixed for a date between the months of January and May of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the request for a secondary street sign was forwarded to the Legislative Policy Division.
(c) Notice of the public hearing shall be:
(1) Provided to the owners and occupants of real property within 300 linear feet of the proposed intersection abutting such street to be assigned a secondary street sign: and
(2) Published in a newspaper of general circulation at least five days prior to the date fixed for the hearing.
Codified by Ord. No. 2019-44 (JCC. 11/12/19, Pass. 11/26/19, App. 12/5/19, Pub. 12/23/19, Eff. 12/23/19).
Where a request for a secondary street sign is granted by the City Council, a certified copy of the resolution adopting the request shall be transmitted by the Office of the City Clerk to the Detroit Fire Department, Detroit Police Department. Department of Public Works, and the United States Postal Service.
Codified by Ord. No. 2019-44 (JCC. 11/12/19, Pass. 11/26/19, App. 12/5/19, Pub. 12/23/19, Eff. 12/23/19).
(a) After adoption of the resolution by the City Council, the Department of Public Works shall collect payment from the City Council Member requesting the secondary street sign.
(1) Payment of an installation fee shall be made by the City Council Member prior to the installation of the secondary street sign for the cost of designing, producing, and installing the sign: and
(2) The payment shall be deposited into the street fund.
(b) In accordance with Section 9-507 of the Charter, the Department of Public Works shall establish, subject to the approval of the City Council through adoption of a resolution, the amount of the installation fee described in Subsection (a)(1) of this section.
(c) The Department of Public Works shall erect the secondary street sign within 45 days from receipt of payment of the installation fee.
Codified by Ord. No. 2019-44 (JCC. 11/12/19, Pass. 11/26/19, App. 12/5/19, Pub. 12/23/19, Eff. 12/23/19).