HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2021-022-Resolution approving petition to rename a public road known as Braxton Bragg Court to Hydrangea Court RES - 2021 - 022
RESOLUTION APPROVING PETITION TO RENAME A PUBLIC ROAD
KNOWN AS BRAXTON BRAGG COURT TO HYDRANGEA COURT
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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
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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 .
Adopted by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners this the 18th day of May, 2021 .
By : Attest :
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Renee Price, Chair Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board
Orange County Board of Commissioners