City of Moreno Valley General Management
Policy # 2.02
PARK NAMING POLICY
Approved by: City Council
September 3, 1991
Revised June 4, 2019
PURPOSE: The rapid development of the City of Moreno Valley's park system will afford an exciting opportunity to appropriately name each new park/facility that is constructed within our City. To facilitate this process, the following guidelines have been adopted.
POLICY:
I. Approval of Name:
A. Public participation in the name selection process will be encouraged.
B. Proposed names for parks and recreation facilities will be solicited by staff and submitted to the Parks, Community Services and Trails Committee for review and approval.
C. After approval of the Parks, Community Services and Trails Committee, the proposed name(s) will be forwarded to the City Council for final review and approval.
II. Criteria for Selection of Names:
A. The park/facility may be named after a dedicated City street, avenue, or boulevard.
B. The park/facility may be named after a housing tract that the project is located within.
C. If the park/facility is located adjacent to a school site, the park may bear the same name as the school.
D. A park/facility may be named after various significant or historical features that are unique to Moreno Valley, i.e. geographical features, historical events, native birds and/or wildlife, etc.
E. Although there are many fine individuals both living and deceased who have made significant contributions to the development of the City of Moreno Valley, it shall be the policy of the Parks , Community Services and Trails Committee to not consider naming parks in honor of individual persons. Consideration may be given to naming buildings and/or other facilities in honor of individual persons.