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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/05/96 Road Naming Text Amendment Sec 1,2,3,3.1,3.2,44A;n0.y%'-e -book to Pale 445 FILED BOOK II �� PAGE], -L '96 FEB 9 PM 3 99 GAYLE P. HOLDER REGISTER OF DEEDS HARNETT COUNTY, NO AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE NAMES OF ROADS IN HARNETT COUNTY AND A PROCEDURE FOR THE FUTURE NAMING AND RENAMING OF ROADS IN HARNETT COUNTY AS ADOPTED BY THE HARNETT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON FEBRUARY 19, 1990 AS AMENDED THROUGH FEBRUARY 5, 1996 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE NAMES OF ROADS IN HARNETT COUNTY AND A PROCEDURE FOR THE FUTURE NAMING AND RENAMING OF ROADS IN HARNETT COUNTY WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners for Harnett County adopted a Road Naming Ordinance July 18, 1988; and WHEREAS, this Ordinance is intended to replace the one which was previously adopted; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners for Harnett County recognizes the benefit of a sound road name and sign program; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners for Harnett County has applied for a grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation to cover seventy percent of the cost of the road signs for Harnett County; and WHEREAS, the Boar&of Commissioners for Harnett County has pursuant to the General Statute 153A -240, or other applicable statutory provisions, duly advertised and held a public hearing to gain citizen input into the naming of all roads in Harnett County; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners, as follows: Section 1.0 Existing Roads a. That the following Harnett County roads, whether a part of the state secondary road system or private, be named hereafter as indicated and shown on the list attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. b. That, pursuant to GS 153A -240 or other applicable statutory provisions, a copy of this ordinance and attached road name list be forwarded to the Department of Transportation. C. That identifying street markers be located at each intersection of roads throughout Harnett County, excepting those areas lying within the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of Angier, Coats, Dunn, Erwin and Lillington. d. That the road names established in this ordinance shall not be changed by any method except those outlined in this ordinance. Section 2.0 New Roads a. New roads shall be named when created through the major or minor subdivision process and in accordance with those procedures outlined in the Subdivision Ordinance and the Manufactured Home Park Ordinance. b. Developers creating new roads shall pay Harnett County for the actual cost of purchasing and erecting street signs which meet the standards of the Governor's Highway Safety Program. C. Developers desiring to use any other type of sign shall have such style and design approved by the Harnett County Planning Board. Maintenance of non - standard signs is the responsibility of the developer or property owner. Section 3.0 Renaming Roads - Persons desiring to have the name of a road changed must petition the Harnett County Board of Commissioners. a. An application fee shall accompany any petition requesting that an existing road name be changed. The application fee shall be set and may be changed from time to time by the County Board of Commissioners. A petition for the naming or renaming of a road that has a state road number must include the entire state road, and not just a portion of the same. b. When requesting to change the name of a road that is already named, the petition shall contain the existing name and the proposed name. Additionally, the petition should contain the signatures of at least seventy five percent (75 %) of the landowners who own property abutting the road as verified by the Harnett County Tax Office. For petition purposes, if the landowner as verified by the Harnett County Tax Office is more than one person or entity, then only one signature of the listed landowners is necessary to represent the landowners on the petition. Where the tax listing has multiple landowners who disagree as to their inclusion on a petition, then in those cases a single signature will not be recognized for percentage calculation purposes. c. The application fee, completed petition and such supporting documents and information as might be required by the Harnett County Planning Department shall be presented to said department for processing. The Harnett County Planning Department shall review the petition to determine its sufficiency. Duplicate or phonetic duplication of existing street or road names shall not be permitted as well as any name that is deceptively similar to the name of any other road in the County's jurisdiction. At such time that the Harnett County Planning Department has processed the road naming /renaming petition package and found the petition package to be sufficient for review by the Harnett County Planning Board and for consideration by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners, then any verified signatures contained on the petition shall not be removed for percentage calculation purposes. d. The Harnett County Board of Commissioners shall cause the request to be advertised pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes 153A- 239.1, and such other provisions of law as might be applicable. The Harnett County Planning Board shall review the completed petition and make its recommendation to the Harnett County Board of Commissioners. If the Harnett County Board of Commissioners approves the petition, the petitioners shall be required to pay Harnett County for the costs of purchasing and erecting the required signs. e. Only signs matching those already in use on public roads in Harnett County shall be permitted to be erected within the North Carolina Department of Transportation highway right -of -way. f. When a road has been renamed once by the petition process, there shall be a five (5) year waiting period before another petition for a name change can be filed. The date final action was taken by the Board of Commissioners shall be considered as the beginning of the five (5) year period. Petitions filed under this provision should contain the signatures of at least ninety percent (90 %) of the landowners owning property abutting the road as verified by the Harnett County Tax Office. Section 3.1 Naming or Renaming Private Roads: Persons desiring to have the name of a private road changed or to name a previously unnamed private road must petition the Harnett County Board of Commissioners. For the purposes of this section, a private road shall be any road which is not a public road as defined in Article 12, Chapter 153A of the North Carolina General Statutes. In order to petition for a road name, a private road must provide access to three or more residences, businesses, industries or combination thereof regardless of the length of such road. a. An application fee shall accompany any petition requesting that an existing private road name be changed or that a private road be named initially. The application fee shall be set and may be changed from time to time by the County Board of Commissioners. A petition for the naming or renaming of a private road must include the entire road, and not just a portion of the same. b. When requesting to change the name of a private road that is already named, the petition shall contain the existing name and the proposed name. When requesting to initially name a private road the petition shall contain only the proposed name. Additionally, the petition should contain the signatures of at least seventy five percent (75%) of the landowners who own property abutting the private road as verified by the Harnett County Tax Office. For petition purposes, if the landowner as verified by the Harnett County Tax Office is more than one person or entity, then only one signature of the listed landowners is necessary to represent the landowners on the petition. C. The application fee, completed petition and such supporting documents and information as might be required by the Harnett County Planning Department shall be presented to said department for processing. The Harnett County Planning Department shall review the petition to determine its sufficiency. Duplicate or phonetic duplication of existing street or road names shall not be permitted as well as any name that is deceptively similar to the name of any other road in the County's jurisdiction. At such time that the Harnett County Planning Department has processed the road naming /renaming petition package and found the petition package to be sufficient for review by the Harnett County Planning Board and for consideration by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners, then any verified signatures contained on the petition shall not be removed for percentage calculation purposes. d. The Harnett County Board of Commissioners shall cause the request to be advertised pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes 153A- 239.1, and such other provisions of law as might be applicable. The Harnett County Planning Board shall review the completed petition and make its recommendation to the Harnett County Board of Commissioners. If the Harnett County Board of Commissioners approves the petition, the petitioners shall be required to pay Harnett County for the costs of purchasing and erecting the required signs. e. Only signs matching those already in use on public roads in Harnett County shall be permitted to be erected within the North Carolina Department of Transportation highway right -of -way. f. When a private road has been renamed once by the petition process, there shall be a five (5) year waiting period before another petition for a name change can be filed. The date final action was taken by the Board of Commissioners shall be considered as the beginning of the five (5) year period. Petitions filed under this provision should contain the signatures of at least ninety percent (90 %) of the landowners owning property abutting the private road as verified by the Harnett County Tax Office. Section 3.2 The Harnett County Board of Commissioners retains the exclusive right to name or rename any public or private road in those instances where the road naming or renaming is necessary to accommodate the 911 emergency response program. Section 4.0 Effective Date - This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption. Initially adopted this 19th day of February, 1990. Last amendments adopted on the 5th day of February, 1996. NORTH CAROLINA HARNETT COUNTY CERTIFICATION The proposed Amendments to the Harnett County Road Naming Ordinance were initially presented to the Harnett County Board of Commissioners at its regular meeting on January 16, 1996. After further study by the County Attorney and Planning Department, this matter again came before the Board of Commissioners at its regular meeting on February 5, 1996. At that time the Board voted unanimously to approve those amendments as highlighted on the attached ordinance copy, with the amendments to become effective on the adoption date of February 5, 1996 and to apply to any road naming or renaming petitions filed subsequent to that adoption date. Also attached is a non - highlighted copy of the Ordinance as amended through February 5, 1996. (SEAL) I. &my- " KAY BLANCHARD Harnett County Clerk nMNETr fM, M a pkec 5 FILED DAT 3 No _.� 13 S T Anne fA\ REGISTER OF DEEM OAYLE K HOLM