15.61.050 Changes to Existing Street Names.
Applications for street name changes may be submitted by the City of Olathe Addressing Technician or by anyone owning property on the street involved to the GIS Manager. An application for a street name change must contain:
(A) A survey showing the exact location of the street/easement;
(B) A map showing the locations and correct names of all streets within a five (5) mile radius of the proposed change;
(C) An explanation, based on this Section of this Ordinance, of why the change should be considered; and
(D) Verification of the uniqueness of the proposed new name, according to the guidelines in Section 15.61.040, by the City of Olathe Addressing Technician or the Johnson County AIMS Department.
Applications made by property owners must also contain either:
(A) An endorsement by the City of Olathe Addressing Technician; or
(B) A petition or other demonstrative form of approval by all other property owners on the street/easement.
The GIS Manager shall consider applications for changes to street names based on one or more conditions:
(A) A street is unnamed.
(B) A street name is identical or phonetically similar to one or more other street names within Johnson County, Kansas and the ranges of address numbers on these streets overlap or are likely to overlap with continued growth, and the elimination of these overlaps through renumbering is impractical or infeasible.
(C) A street name is identical or phonetically similar to one or more other street names within Johnson County, Kansas, and unique ranges of address numbers are insufficient to mitigate the negative impacts on public health, safety, general welfare and convenience.
(D) A contiguous street bears more than one name along its course.
(E) The proposed change is demonstrated to be in the best interest of the community.
Changes to existing street names must be adopted by ordinance and approved by the City Council.