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MUNICIPALITY OF THE DISTRICT OF CHESTER
POLICY P -44
CIVIC NUMBERING POLICIES - NEW ROAD NAME AND ROAD NAME CHANGES
Creating or changing the name of a road in the Municipality of Chester under the authority of Section
313 of the Municipal Government Act shall follow this procedure:
1) Civic Address Co- ordinator follows the guidelines in the Nova Scotia Civic Address Users Guide.
2) Civic Address Co- ordinator reviews any proposed road name or road name change with the
Councillor for the area, Fire Department, Public Works Director, and checks any proposed new
Provincial public road names with NS Department of Transportation & Public Works (DOTPW)
Area Manager to determine if they are acceptable to the Department. Road names should be
distinctive within the municipality.
3) Civic Address Co- ordinator and Public Works Public Works Director will contact all of the affected
landowners either:
a) Through the affected residents association or interested residents group. This may involve
having a signed petition from the affected landowners if it is a private road with a small
number of affected landowners; or
b) By telephone, if the number of affected landowners is small, or
c) By ordinary mail, which is particularly the preferred method where the road is public, with
large numbers of affected landowners. In these cases, an advertisement will also be put in the
paper.
Where contact is by telephone or by mail, the landowners must be given a date on which Council
will consider the matter.
4) Property owners are given two (2) weeks to respond to the petition and the matter shall be before
Council within thirty (30) days. If there are no responses the matter will be returned to Council
and Council will assign a name. If the property owners are not in agreement with the name
Council chooses, they can return with a petition.
5) When changing a road name, the Civic Address Co- ordinator makes a recommendation to Council
on the reason for the change and whether or not to proceed.
6) Council reviews the issues, the staff recommendation, and any submissions, and makes a
decision.
7) Where the road is a private road, the proposed road name should be acceptable to 66% of the
persons who own land served by the private road unless Council should decide to choose
another name that it deems appropriate in the public interest.
Notice of Intention to Amend - Committee of the Whole - March 6, 2014 (2014 -107)
First Notice - Council - March 13, 2014 (2014 -117)
Second Notice - Council - April 24, 2014 (2014 -172)
Effective Date - April 24, 2014 Page 2
Civic Numbering Policies - New Road. Name and Road Name Changes (continued)
8) The size (length) of the signs could be determined prior to review by Council.
9) Where the road is a Provincial public road, the Clerk writes to DOTPW and requests that the
name be changed.
10) When Council has approved the name (or, in the case of Provincial Public Highways, when the
DOTPW has approved the name change) the Civic Address Coordinator circulates notice of the
road name to:
a) Affected landowners in writing;
b) Nova Scotia Civic Address File Web Site (NSCAF);
c) the local Fire Department;
d) R.C.M.P. Chester Detachment;
e) Land Registry Office (LRO);
f) Tax Office;
g) Building Department;
h) Public Works Department;
i) Solid Waste Department.
Notice of Intention to Amend - Committee of the Whole - March 6, 2014 (2014 -107)
First Notice - Council - March 13, 2014 (2014 -117)
Second Notice - Council - April 24, 2014 (2014 -172)
Effective Date - April 24, 2014
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Civic Numbering Policies - New Road Name and Road Name Changes (continued)
Annotation for Official Policy Book
Notice of Intention to Amend
March 6, 2014
2014 -107
Date of First Notice at Council
March 13, 2014
2014 -117
Date of Second Notice at Council
April 24, 2014
2014 -172
Effective Date
April 24, 2014
I certify that this Policy was amended by Council as indicated above.
May 12 2014
Pamela M. My W, Mu ' ipal Clerk Date
Notice of Intention to Amend - Committee of the Whole - March 6, 2014 (2014 -107)
First Notice - Council - March 13, 2014 (2014 -117)
Second Notice - Council - April 24, 2014 (2014 -172)
Effective Date - April 24, 2014 Page 4
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