Park Naming Criteria

CITY OF CHANDLER 
PARK NAMING/RE-NAMING CRITERIA 
Approved by the City Council November 2004 
I. PURPOSE
To establish a formal process and criteria for the Parks and Recreation Board of the City 
of Chandler to evaluate requests for the naming or re-naming of parks managed by the 
City of Chandler Community Services Department.  The Parks and Recreation Board, 
and or subcommittee, shall review and evaluate all requests in accordance with the 
following criteria, and provide insight and recommendations to the City Council for 
consideration and approval. 
II. PROCESS
On an annual basis, the Parks and Recreation Board shall be responsible for 
recommending names for city parks to the City Council for consideration and approval. 
To request a name for a specific park, an applicant shall submit a written request to the 
Parks and Recreation Board via the Community Services staff on or before June 30th for 
consideration during that year.  The application should clearly state the name of the 
requesting individual or organization along with the name, address and phone number of 
a contact person.  In addition to the information as stated in the criteria, the request shall 
include the following: 
1. Reasons for the proposed name.
2. Evidence of community support for the proposed name.
3. Petitions, if submitted, must state the intent and include printed names, signatures,
addresses, zip codes and telephone numbers of each signer as proof of residency.
4. All of the above must be submitted, via the Community Services staff, to the
Parks and Recreation Board for review.
Upon receipt of all information, the Parks and Recreation Board and or subcommittee 
will review the request(s).  Upon completion of the review, the request(s) will be placed 
on the Parks and Recreation Board agenda for formal presentation and voting.  The Parks 
and Recreation Board shall forward one recommendation for each park to the City 
Council for approval. 
III. CRITERIA FOR NAMING OR RE-NAMING PARKS
Names chosen for parks should meet one or more of the following criteria: 
1.
Named after something that is specifically unique to Chandler, the Valley or the
Southwest, i.e., desert flora, Indian or Mexican terminology, or the geographic
location of the park/facility.
2.
Predominate physical features in or adjacent to the park.
(Attachment B)

3. An individual or group who has donated the land required for the park or an equal 
cash value donation. 
 
The naming of parks should normally be done in conjunction with the community or 
neighborhood that will be served.  The Parks and Recreation Board will involve citizens 
of Chandler in the process, whenever possible. 
 
An attempt should be made to select the simplest names in terms of recognition, length, 
and ease of pronunciation. 
 
Although not encouraged, park names may be changed if properly justified and 
recommended by the Parks and Recreation Board and approved by the City Council.