Title
Ordinance to Change Name of West Lee Street, off West Gate City Boulevard, to Binford Street
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Department: Planning
Council District: District: 4
Public Hearing: Yes
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Mike Kirkman at 373-4649
Contact 2 and Phone: Sue Schwartz at 373-2149
NOTE: ITEM IS PUBLIC HEARING BUT DOES NOT NEED TO BE ADVERTISED
PURPOSE:
To change the name of the remaining portion of West Lee Street to Binford Street as initiated by City Council.
BACKGROUND:
At their August 16, 2016 meeting, the Greensboro City Council initiated a request to rename the remaining portion of West Lee Street, off West Gate City Boulevard, to Binford Street on behalf of a property owner on West Lee Street.
This portion of West Lee Street was created in May 1913 by the recording of the subdivision plat in Plat Book 3 on Page 69 and was not changed with the larger City initiated effort to rename High Point Road and Lee Street to East and West Gate City Boulevard. Binford Street is the name of the street directly connecting to West Lee Street.
Planning sent a letter to all the tenants and property owners notifying them of the proposed street name change and a public hearing was held by the Greensboro Planning Board on Wednesday, September 21 to consider the change. Following a public hearing the Planning Board unanimously recommended approval of the street name change (see minutes of September 21, 2016 Planning Board meeting). The Technical Review Committee (TRC) also reviewed the street name change and determined the change did not conflict with the provisions of the City's Street Naming and Addressing Manual.
If this street name change is approved, the Planning Department will notify utility companies and various other service agencies of this change to minimize any inconvenience to property owners and residents. The change would result in new numerical addresses in addition to the name change due to the existing addresses on Binford Street....
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