Honorary Street Sign - Bishop Donald Alford Sr.

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shall be refunded. The Board will not authorize a work order for production of any signage unless the fee is timely submitted. 6.Only deceased persons who were residents of the City of South Bend during their lifetime shall be considered for designation of an Honorary Street Sign or Honorary Feature. 7.The Board may deny any Petition if the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that the proposed Honorary Street Sign or Honorary Feature: (i) will constitute a public safety hazard or public nuisance; (ii) does not meet the criteria set forth in this resolution; or (iii) the signage or other honorary/memorial feature would interfere with normal City operations or services. 8.Certain actions incidental to approval of installation of an Honorary Street Sign or Honorary Feature may be undertaken by various other persons, agencies or entities including, but not limited to, independent approval by the Park Board, and such approval is required in accordance with applicable state, federal and local laws. Section Il. Honorary Street Signs. 1.All Petitions seeking installation of an Honorary Street Sign shall be submitted to the Board in writing and shall include the following information: a.Detailed information about the proposed Honoree summarizing the Honoree's accomplishments, and reasons as to why the person should be publicly recognized through the installation of an Honorary Street Sign. b.A suggested location for the Honorary Street Sign, including an explanation for the significance of the proposed location in relation to the Honoree's life and works. c.Honorary Street Signs shall be of a different color from the City's standard street sign. The Honorary Street Sign shall be installed adjacent to the City's standard street sign, or just below the standard street sign height if placed on a pole that does not have a standard street sign attached. d.Additional Honorary Street Signs may be purchased to present to family members or associates of the Honoree, subject to payment of an additional fee of $100.00 per sign. These additional signs may not be installed within the public right-of- way or on public property but are provided solely as a memento of the occasion. e.The Honorary Street Sign may remain in place, and the City shall maintain the sign for a period not to exceed five (5) years. However, the Board retains the sole discretion whether to extend this time limitation upon receipt of request for renewal which shall be accomplished through the same procedures as the original Petition. Section Ill. Other Honorary or Memorial Features in Public Rights-of-Way or on Public Property. 1.In addition or as an alternative to installation of an Honorary Street Sign, the Board will also consider other Honorary Features for installation in public rights-of-way or on public property including, but not limited to: trees, publicbenches, bricks, or prisms. The procedure for petitioning for installation of an Honorary Feature shall be the same 2