HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda 06-04-2019 5-b - Public Hearing on Renaming a Portion of Apple Mill Road to Rip‘s Nook Road 1
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 4, 2019
Action Agenda
Item No. 5-b
SUBJECT: Public Hearing on Renaming a Portion of Apple Mill Road to Rips Nook Road
DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
• Renaming a Portion of a Public Dwane Brinson, Tax Administrator and
Road Known as Apple Mill Road to Address Administrator, (919) 245-
Rip's Nook Road with Attachment A 2726
• Responses from Affected Owners
Apple Mill to Rip's Nook
• Response from North Carolina
Department of Transportation Apple
Mill to Rip's Nook
PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing on the renaming of a portion of Apple Mill Road
(Secondary Road 1225) to Rip's Nook Road (see attached "Renaming a Portion of a Public
Road Known as Apple Mill Road to Rip's Nook Road with Attachment A").
BACKGROUND: North Carolina General Statute § 153A-239.1 (NCGS §153A-239.1) grants a
county the authority to rename any road within a county as provided by the statute and by a
County Ordinance after the Board of County Commissioners has held a public hearing. The
Public hearing must be held at least ten days prior to the renaming the road and a notice of the
time, place and subject matter of the hearing prominently posted at the courthouse, in at least
two public places in the township where the road is located, and the notice of the hearing must
be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the County.
The Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to
Assign and Regulate Road Names, House and Building Numbers in Orange County" (the
"Addressing Ordinance") on December 13, 2011. The Addressing Ordinance allows the
Addressing Administrator to rename a road according to NCGS § 6-34(b)(2)(a) which provides,
"Road names may be changed by the Address Administrator when the road name is a
duplicate of another road name within a designated postal area or within Orange County
and interferes with the accurate dispatch of emergency service or postal delivery. In
addition, a road name may be changed when one road has two commonly used names
or where portions of what appears to be the same road has two or more names."
The Addressing Administrator is considering a road name change of a portion of Apple Mill
Road (Secondary Road 1225) to Rip's Nook Road (see attached "Renaming a Portion of a
Public Road Known as Apple Mill Road to Rip's Nook Road with Attachment A"). Originally
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Apple Mill Road was a single road, but the Cane Creek Reservoir now intersects Apple Mill
Road. This has caused duplicate named road segments and prevents free travel from one
segment of the road to the other. The duplicate name road segments on Apple Mill Road
interfere with the accurate dispatch of emergency vehicles. Orange County Emergency
Services has requested that a portion of Apple Mill Road (Secondary Road 1225) be renamed to
avoid the inaccurate dispatch of emergency vehicles.
The Address Administrator has corresponded with all of the land owners that would be affected
by the renaming of the road and land owners agree with the renaming of the road (see attached
"Responses from Affected Owners Apple Mill to Rip's Nook") and with the new name of the
road.
In addition, the Address Administrator contacted the North Carolina Department of
Transportation to ensure that the State Board of Transportation approval was not required to
rename this portion of the road in accordance with NCGS §153A-239.1 (see attached
"Response from North Carolina Department of Transportation Apple Mill to Rip's Nook"
highlighted sections).
As required by North Carolina law, a Notice of this Public Hearing was published in the News of
Orange on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, The Herald Sun on Sunday, May 19, 2019, and posted
at the following locations:
• Orange County Courthouse
• Piedmont Feed & Garden Center on Highway 54
• Intersection of Apple Mill Road and Teer Road
NCGS §153A-239.1 requires that after renaming a road, the County shall notify the local
postmaster with jurisdiction over the road, the Board of Transportation, and to any city within five
miles of the road.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The expected financial impact for this item is the cost of a replacement
road name sign to be installed on the newly named Rip's Nook Road. Estimate for the cost of
the sign is $300 and will be paid from Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and
Recreation's budget.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated
with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board:
1. Receive comments from the public; and
2. Close the public hearing
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RENAMING A PORTION OF A PUBLIC ROAD
KNOWN AS APPLE MILL ROAD TO RIP'S NOOK ROAD
WHERAS, North Carolina General Statute § 153A-239.1 grants a county the authority to rename any
road within a county as provided by the statute and pursuant to a procedure established by Ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners on December 13, 2011 adopted an Ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance to Assign and Regulate Road Names, House and Building Numbers in Orange
County' ("the Addressing Ordinance") establishing, among other things, a procedure for renaming roads
in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners in adopting the Addressing Ordinance delegated the
overall responsibility for the addressing and naming of private roads to the County Manager or her
designee; and
WHEREAS, the County Manager has designated the Orange County Tax Administrator as the Address
Administrator; and
WHERAS,the Orange County Address Administrator has found the following:
1. That originally Apple Mill Road was intended to be one road but the Cane Creek Reservoir
traverses across the Apple Mill Road causing duplicate named road segments and prevents free
travel from one segment of the road to the other;
2. That the duplicate name road segments on Apple Mill Road interfere with the accurate dispatch
of emergency vehicles and Orange County Emergency Services has requested that a portion of
the road be renamed; and
3. That the North Carolina Department of Transportation did not name the road and therefore the
County does not require the approval of the Department of Transportation to rename the state
maintained road; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has at least ten days prior to the public hearing being
held on the renaming the road, has caused notice of the time, place and subject matter of the hearing to
be prominently posted at the courthouse, in at least two public places in the township where the road is
located, and published notice of such hearing in a newspaper of general circulation published in the
County; and
WHERAS,a public hearing was held on the matter.
NOW THEREFORE the portion of APPLE MILL ROAD, known as NCDOT Secondary Road (SR) 1225, and
further identified in attachment A which is hereby incorporated into this document by reference, is
hereby renamed RIP'S NOOK ROAD effective 60 days from the date this document was approved; and
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FURTHER upon approval of this document the Address Administrator shall cause notice of this action to
be given to the local postmaster with jurisdiction over this road, to the Board of Transportation, and to
any city or town within five miles of the road.
Approved this the_day of ,20_by the Address Administrator
Dwane Brinson,Orange County
Address Administrator
ATTACHMENT A 5
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Reservoir
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Street to be Changed
Streets
Lakes And Ponds
Parcels
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Requirements:
• Street must be withi[l Orange County Address Jurisdiction
• Street must not be a duplicate or a prohibited name according to the 2011 Address Ordinance. (We will
help determine this for you.)
• Please use the Orange County Address Inquiry website to check existing road names:
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• For a street with multiple parcels,please consider meeting with your neighbors to come up with possible
road names and also if possible to select a designated contact person to work with Land Records/GIS.
For Land Records/GIS contact information please see the attached letter.
if flie read name eheiees tire net reeeived after 30 days, the hafid Reeefds/GIS staff will designate
stfeeet lame.
• After the requested names have been reviewed, a Road Name Agreement Form will be sent to you using
the first available choice. 75% of the property owners having addresses on the street must sign the Road
Name Agreement Form. (One vote per owner even if several properties are owned and addressed)
Information below is completed by the designated contact person.
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Request RIPS NOOK ROAD
Requirement: 75%of the property owners having addresses on the street (one vote per owner
even if several properties are owned and addressed) must agree on the road name change.
Property owners:
Signature and date:
Owner: Marlene T O'Connor
PIN number: 9830070135
Signature and date:
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12oad Name Agreement Form
Request RIPS NOOK ROAD
Requirement: 75% of the property owners having addresses on the street (one vote per owner
even if several properties are owned and addressed) must agree on the road name change.
Property owners:
Signature and date:
Owner: Marlene T O'Connor /
PIN number: 9830070135
Signature and date:
Owner: Winston J and Caroline Dean
PIN number: 9820966409
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From: Chuck Edwards Contact
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2018 8:32 AM
To: Margaret Jones
Cc: Britney Pendleton; Michael Burton
Subject: RE: [External] Re: Teer Rd. SR 1100 - Orange County Land Records/GIS
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
Margaret,
The County should proceed under authority of NCGS 153A-239.1. I've checked our files and did not find any action by the State
Board of Transportation to name any of the subject roads affected by the Cane Creek Reservoir so, assuming that no changes in
SR#are proposed, no State Board of Transportation approval would be needed.The County should notify this office of the
action so that we can update our data base.The map excerpt below accurately depicts the State routes in the subject area. Feel
free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter 153A/GS 153A-239.1.html
https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/State-Mapping/Pages/County-Bridge-Maps.aspx
Charles N. Edwards Jr., PE (Chuck)
District Engineer
N. C. Department of Transportation
Division of Highways
Division 7, District 1
336 570 6833
cnedwards(cDncdot.gov
115 East Crescent Square Drive
P. O. Box 766
Graham, NC 27253
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Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: Margaret Jones<mjones@orangecountync.gov>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 4:15 PM
To: Edwards, Charles N <cnedwards@ncdot.gov>
Cc: Britney Pendleton <brpendleton@orangecountync.gov>; Michael Burton <mburton@orangecountync.gov>
Subject: [External] Re:Teer Rd. SR 1100-Orange County Land Records/GIS
Spam.CAUTION: Report
Chuck,
We think that we have the same situation with Teer Rd. (SR 1100 and 1101) as with Apple Mill Rd. in that both are split by the
reservoir. We would like to rename the northern section of Teer Rd. Could you let us know how to proceed?
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Let me know if you need more information, or have any questions. 10
Thanks.
Margaret Jones, GIS Project Coordinator II
919-245-2287
Orange County Tax Administration-Land Records GIS Division
228 S. Churton Suite 200/PO 8181/ Hillsborough NC 27278
From: Chuck Edwards Contact
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2018 2:40 PM
To: Britney Pendleton; Jones, DeAngelo J
Cc: Margaret Jones; Tammy Hicks; Craig Benedict; Tom Altieri
Subject: RE: [External] Apple Mill Rd SR 1116 - Orange County Land Records/GIS
Britney,
Apologies for my delay in responding. Please refer to NCGS 153A-239.1 authorizing counties to name or rename any road in
unincorporated areas. I have checked our records and have found no indication that the State Board of Transportation ever took
action to name this road,therefore, approval of the renaming by that board is not necessary.The statute does require that the
County notify NCDOT. A letter to me with BOCC resolution authorizing the change will satisfy this requirement. Also, please note
that based on your description,the SR for this section of Apple Mill is SR 1225. NCDOT county maps are available at:
https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/State-Mapping/Pages/County-Bridge-Maps.aspx
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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336 570 6833
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115 East Crescent Square Drive
P. O. Box 766
Graham, NC 27253
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North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: Britney Pendleton [mailto:brpendleton@orangecountync.gov]
Sent: Monday,January 22, 2018 4:56 PM
To: Edwards, Charles N <cnedwards@ncdot.gov>;Jones, DeAngelo J <dl0ones1@ncdot.gov>
Cc: Margaret Jones<miones@orangecountync.gov>;Tammy Hicks<thicks@orangecountync.gov>
Subject: [External] Apple Mill Rd SR 1116-Orange County Land Records/GIS
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report.spam@nc.gov.
Chuck,
We received a phone call from Jim O'Connor who lives at 7500 Apple Mill Rd (SR 1116) .Apple Mill is split by Cane Creek
Reservoir. (Map attached) He and his wife are elderly, and are having issues with UPS, Fed Ex, other deliveries, and GPS systems
at the address.They have had to call 911 twice, but he says the ambulance did not have an issue finding them.
He is requesting to change the name of his portion of the road. (Southern portion,they are the only home).
I spoke with DeAngelo Jones about this just recently, and Land Records would like to confirm with you that the southern portion
of Apple Mill Rd can be renamed. (Mr.Jones said that the SR number 1116 would remain the same).
Please let me know if you need more information, or have any questions.Thanks!
Britney Pendleton
brpendleton @orangecountync.gov
919.245.2576
Orange County Tax Administration-Land Records GIS Division
228 S. Churton Suite 2001 PO Box 8181/Hillsborough NC 27278
Email correspondence to and from this sender is subject to the N.C.Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
Email correspondence to and from this sender is subject to the N.C.Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
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