HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-18-2021; 8-b - Approval of a Resolution on Renaming Braxton Bragg Court to Hydrangea Court 1
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: May 18, 2021
Action Agenda
Item No. 8-b
SUBJECT: Approval of a Resolution on Renaming Braxton Bragg Court to Hydrangea Court
DEPARTMENT: Tax Administration
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
• Petition to Rename Braxton Bragg Nancy Freeman, Tax Administrator and
Court to Hydrangea Court Address Administrator, (919) 245-2726
• Map of the Road to be Renamed
• Response from NCDOT
• DRAFT Resolution
PURPOSE: To approve a resolution regarding the petition to rename Braxton Bragg Court to
Hydrangea Court, and authorize the Address Administrator to submit the resolution to the North
Carolina Board of Transportation for approval.
BACKGROUND: At the May 4, 2021 Board Business meeting, the Board of County
Commissioners conducted a public hearing on a petition to rename Braxton Bragg Court (State
Road 2212) to Hydrangea Court. The County accepted written comments via email until 9:00 a.m.
on Thursday, May 6, 2021. No written comments were received.
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. In addition, the County may not
change the name given a road by the North Carolina Board of Transportation unless the Board of
Transportation agrees.
Orange County's Addressing Ordinance, § 6-34(b)(2)(b) allows property owners to request to
rename a public road for personal reasons. A petition must be provided with the signatures of
seventy-five percent (75%) of property owners on the road in question. The proposed road name
must conform to the requirements of Addressing Ordinance § 6-34(b) and the name change
may only be approved after a public hearing is held on the matter as provided in Addressing
Ordinance § 6-36 and the Board of County Commissioners have approved the petition for a road
name change.
GS §153A-239.1 requires that after renaming a road, the County shall request the approval of the
Board of Transportation, and notify the local postmaster with jurisdiction over the road and any
city within five miles of the road.
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Ordinance § 6-34(b)(2)(b)(iii) requires the Petitioners to pay to Orange County the cost of
purchasing new signs and erecting them prior to the name change becoming effective.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated
with this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal
impact associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the petition and
authorize the Chair to sign the Resolution Approving Petition to Rename a Public Road Known
as Braxton Brag Court to Hydrangea Court. The Manager further recommends the Board
authorize the Address Administrator to submit the Resolution to the North Carolina Board of
Transportation (NCBOT) for approval and, upon approval of NCBOT, take any action required by
statute or ordinance to effectuate the approved name change.
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March 30, 2021
Margaret Jones, GIS Technician III
Orange County Tax Administration- Land Records GIS Division
228 S. Churton Suite 200
PO 8181
Hillsborough NC 27278
Dear Ms. Jones:
Attached please find,per request,the signed statement of homeowners on Braxton Bragg Court
stating their reason for wanting to change the name of the street to Hydrangea Court. These are
the same homeowners who submitted the original petition in January of 2021.
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Owner Name 'Property Address PIN
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GEORGE EDWARDS 1204 BRAXTON BRAGG CT 9873558615'
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MARY MALONEY 1203 BRAXTON BRAGG CT 9873556587
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;TIMOTHY&LESLIE DYESS 1202 BRAXTON BRAGG CT 9873557773
If you have any questions,you may contact our committee at
wildwoodrenamingcommittee@gmail.com or reach out to our representative,Natalie Ziemba at
(970) 310-4369 or natalieziemba@yahoo.com.
Best,
Wildwood Renaming Committee
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As homeowners on Braxton Bragg Court, we do not feel that the life of Mr. Bragg reflects the
values of our community. We do not wish to erase our history, but we would prefer not to honor
a man who chose to fight against our country. As members of the Wildwood neighborhood,we
would like our new name to be a native plant of North Carolina, the Hydrangea.
Signed:
Name Date
Name Date
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As homeowners on Braxton Bragg Court, we do not feel that the life of Mr. Bragg reflects the
values of our community. We do not wish to erase our history, but we would prefer not to honor
a man who chose to fight against our country. As members of the Wildwood neighborhood,we
would like our new name to be a native plant of North Carolina,the Hydrangea.
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As homeowners on Braxton Bragg Court,we do not feel that the life of Mr. Bragg reflects the
values of our community. We do not wish to erase our history,but we would prefer not to honor
a man who chose to fight against our country. As members of the Wildwood neighborhood,we
would like our new name to be a native plant of North Carolina,the Hydrangea.
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Name Date
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From: Edwards, Charles N [mailto:cnedwards@ncdot.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 4:35 PM
To: Michael Burton
Cc: Britney Pendleton; Margaret Jones
Subject: RE: [External] RE: Wildwood subdivision request to rename roads
Apologies for my delay in responding.There are two scenarios for this depending upon the intent of the renaming. (1)
Naming for the purpose of assigning addresses (typical green street name signs) or(2) renaming for the specific purpose
of honoring a person or group. (special honorary signage) . Happy to discuss further.
Scenario 1 Renaming for Addressing Purposes
Please refer to NCGS 153A-239.1 authorizing counties to name or rename any road in unincorporated areas. N.C. Board
of Transportation (BOT) approval is required if the BOT ever took action to name the road. By virtue of the BOT action to
approve the petition for addition of the subdivision streets to the State system on March 15, 1988,the BOT did take
action to name the roads.Therefore BOT approval is needed for the renaming.Your BOCC should follow all
requirements of NCGS 153A-239.1 and send me a resolution requesting BOT approval of the proposed new names.
Scenario 2 Renaming for Honorary Purposes:
This also requires BOT approval.The following information is needed.
• Background information of honorary nominee
• Description of segment(s) requested to be named
• Resolutions of endorsement and request from all local govt. bodies associated with or affected by the request.
• Verification of strong public support
https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter 153A/GS 153A-239.1.pdf
C. N. Edwards Jr., PE (Chuck)
District Engineer
North Carolina 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
From: Michael Burton <mburton@orangecountync.gov>
Sent:Tuesday, October 20, 2020 8:20 AM
To: Edwards, Charles N <cnedwards@ncdot.gov>
Cc: Britney Pendleton <brpendleton@orangecountync.gov>; Margaret Jones<mjones@orangecountync.gov>
Subject: [External] RE: Wildwood subdivision request to rename roads
External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify.Send all suspicious email as an attachment to
report.spam@nc.gov
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Good Morning Chuck,
Our resident are finalizing their decisions on new road names for this subdivision and we have not received a reply from
you in regards to NCDOT's stance on this renaming request.
Respectfully,
Michael
Michael A. Burton, Sr. CMS
Land Records/GIS Division Manager
Tax Office/Land Records/GIS Division
228 S Churton St. Ste 240
P 0 Box 8181
Hillsborough, NC 27278-8181
mburton(@orangecountync.gov
office (919) 245-2502
fax (919) 644-3015
ORANGE COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
From: Margaret Jones<miones@orangecountync.gov>
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2020 11:10 AM
To: Chuck Edwards Contact<cnedwards@ncdot.gov>
Cc: Britney Pendleton <brpendleton@orangecountync.gov>; Michael Burton <mburton@orangecountync.gov>
Subject: Wildwood subdivision request to rename roads
We received an email from a resident in Wildwood subdivision requesting information on renaming their 9 streets.
Attached above is a list of the streets and a map showing the location of the subdivision.
Land Records would like to confirm with you that the streets in the subdivision can be renamed.
Please let me know if you need more information, or have any questions.
Thanks!
Margaret Jones, GIS Technician III
919-245-2287
Orange County Tax Administration-Land Records GIS Division
228 S. Churton Suite 200/PO 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.
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RES-2021-022
RESOLUTION APPROVING PETITION TO RENAME A PUBLIC ROAD
KNOWN AS BRAXTON BRAGG COURT TO HYDRANGEA COURT
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 authorize
property owners to have the name of a public and private roads changed for personal reasons pursuant to
the procedure established by Ordinance Sec. 6-34(b)(2); and
WHEREAS, that property owners on Braxton Bragg Court have provided a petition requesting a road
name change of Braxton Bragg Court(State Road 2212)to Hydrangea Court; and
WHEREAS, that the petition includes the requisite signatures of seventy-five percent (75%) of those
persons owning property on Braxton Bragg Court; and
WHEREAS, that the proposed road name of Hydrangea Court conforms to the requirements of the
Addressing Ordinance; and
WHEREAS,that the North Carolina Board of Transportation(BOT)took action to name the road when it
approved a petition for the addition of the subdivision streets to the State system on March 15, 1988, and
therefore BOT approval is required to rename the 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, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of County Commissioners
approves the Petition to rename BRAXTON BRAGG COURT,known as NCDOT Secondary Road(SR)
2212, which is attached and hereby incorporated into this document, to HYDRANGEA COURT, and
authorized the Address Administrator seek approval of the road name change by the North Carolina Board
of Transportation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, upon approval of the renaming of Braxton Bragg Court to Hydrangea
Court by the North Carolina Board of Transportation,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.
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Adopted by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners this the _ day of ,
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By: Attest:
Renee Price, Chair Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board
Orange County Board of Commissioners