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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)
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KAY BLANCHARD
Harnett County Clerk
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