HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 09-14-2021; 8-d - Request for Road Additions to the State Maintained Secondary Road System for Farm Gate, Fox Hill Farm, Still Meadow, and Cedar Stone Way in the Fox Hill Farm Central Subdivision
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date:September 14, 2021
Action Agenda
Item No. 8-d
SUBJECT: Request for Road Additions to the State Maintained Secondary Road System for
Farm Gate Drive, Fox Hill Farm Drive, Still Meadow Lane, and Cedar Stone Way
in the Fox Hill Farm Central Subdivision
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
1. Maps
2. Subdivision Final Plat
3. NCDOT Petition Information
Tom Ten Eyck, 919-245-2567
Tom Altieri, 919-245-2579
Craig Benedict, 919-245-2592
PURPOSE: To make a recommendation to the North Carolina Department of Transportation
(NCDOT), and the North Carolina Board of Transportation (NC BOT), concerning a petition to add
Farm Gate Drive, Fox Hill Farm Drive, Still Meadow Lane, and Cedar Stone Way in the Fox Hill
Farm Central Subdivision to the State Maintained Secondary Road System.
BACKGROUND: This request includes a petition for four (4) road additions to the State
Maintained Secondary Road System. The road length and width are as follows:
Road Name Length in Miles Number of Frontage
Lots with Houses
Pavement/Right-of-
way Widths in Feet
Farm Gate Drive 0.46 12 20/50
Fox Hill Farm Drive 1.32 10 20/50
Still Meadow Lane 0.17 5 18/50
Cedar Stone Way 0.20 7 18/50
Total 2.15 34 N/A
The Fox Hill Farm Central Subdivision is located in an Agricultural Residential (AR) zone, North
of St. Mary’s Road (State Road 1002) and east of Baldwin Road (State Road 1554) (Attachment
1). The single-family residential subdivision is located within Orange County’s planning
jurisdiction and was developed and approved subject to the County’s zoning and subdivision
regulations. There is no known subdivision violation associated with the subdivision.
The Fox Hill Farm Central Subdivision was originally recorded on September 3, 2003 (Book
92/Page 194) (Attachment 2). Farm Gate Drive, Fox Hill Farm Drive, Still Meadow Lane, and
Cedar Stone Way were designed to public road standards but have been private roads in the
interim; they were intended to become public roads when conditions met NCDOT maintenance
responsibility and ownership criteria.
Farm Gate Drive has a length of 0.46 miles and provides access for twelve fully-developed lots.
The road has a right-of-way width of 50 feet and a pavement width of 20 feet. The road serves
as the connection between the majority of the subdivision to the west and a branch of the
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subdivision to the southeast, intersecting with Fox Hill Farm Drive near the center of the
subdivision to make this connection.
Fox Hill Farm Drive has a length of 1.32 miles and provides ingress/egress to the subdivision at
two intersections: One with Baldwin Road (State Road 1554) and Miller Road (State Road 1555)
at the north end of the subdivision and one with Baldwin Road at the south end of the subdivision.
Fox Hill Farm Drive provides access for ten fully-developed lots. The road has a right-of-way
width of 50 feet and a pavement width of 20 feet.
Still Meadow Lane has a length of 0.17 miles and connects with the Fox Hill Farm Drive loop on
the southwest end of the subdivision. Still Meadow Lane Provides access for five fully-developed
lots; it has a right-of-way width of 50 feet and a pavement width of 18 feet.
Cedar Stone Way has a length of 0.20 miles and connects with the Fox Hill Farm Drive loop on
the southwest end of the subdivision, a few hundred feet east of the intersection of Still Meadow
Lane and Fox Hill Farm Drive. Cedar Stone way provides access for seven fully-developed lots;
it has a right-of-way width of 50 feet and a pavement width of 18 feet.
NCDOT has investigated this request and has submitted a petition to the Board of County
Commissioners (BOCC) for its recommendation (Attachment 3). North Carolina General Statute
§136-62 requires that road petitions for additions to the State system be made by the Board of
County Commissioners (BOCC).
Conclusion: The above-referenced application meets the criteria endorsed by the BOCC for
recommending acceptance of public roads into the State Maintained System for roads approved
through the governing jurisdiction’s subdivision process (NCDOT Subdivision Roads Minimum
Construction Standards, January 2010, revised July 2020).
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact to the County associated with this item.
NCDOT will incur additional maintenance responsibilities and costs.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is associated with
this item:
GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY
The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang
activity, substance abuse and domestic violence.
The addition of County private residential streets to the State Maintained Secondary Road System
results in positive outcomes related to the aforementioned goal.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal
impact associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board:
1. Forward the Petition for Addition to the State Maintained System to the NCDOT for Farm Gate
Drive, Fox Hill Farm Drive, Still Meadow Lane, and Cedar Stone Way in the Fox Hill Farm
Central Subdivision; and
2. Recommend the Department of Transportation accept the roads for maintenance as State
Secondary Roads.
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