<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 38-69. - Requirements for road naming and numbering.</div>
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               If development of a private road meets or exceeds the minimum structure regulations
               (<a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH38ROSTBR_ARTIIADRONA_DIV3NUSY_S38-49DEENRO" class="section-link" data-product-id="13885">section 38-49</a>), said road shall be numbered and structures readdressed according to the requirements
               herein. In order to have a systematic process to facilitate the private road naming,
               the following guidelines are to be followed:
               
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                  (1)
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                  A private road shall be defined as any road, lane, drive etc which serves two or more
                  structures not facing any state maintained road or highway.
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                  (2)
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                  [The] property owner(s) submit three proposed names for their private road, in the
                  form of a petition. The petition will indicate the location of the road, contact person,
                  telephone number etc
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                  (3)
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                  [The] petition must indicate the number of property owners on the private road in
                  question, and that a majority of the property owners must be in agreement with the
                  proposal.
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                  (4)
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                  [The] petitions be examined and compared with the existing road names to ensure that
                  no road names are duplicated.
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                  (5)
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                  Every effort will be made to name the road by one of the three proposed names, but
                  in the event that all of the proposals are already being used, the contact person
                  will be notified and other proposed names requested.
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                  (6)
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                  Once the addressing office has approved the name, the petition with the proposed name
                  will be added to the county E911 system and all appropriate agencies notified of this
                  addition.
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                  (7)
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                  Once the road name is approved the county will notify the contact person of the total
                  cost of the sign(s), of which the property owners are required to pay prior to release
                  of the newly assigned address. Once installed, the county assumes responsibility for
                  maintenance, repair and replacement. At installation the sign becomes to property
                  of the county.
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                  (8)
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                  The addressing office will then install the private road sign. Once the sign is installed,
                  the county addressing office will maintain all signs as designated in this article.
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               Once the private road has been added to the addressing map. The private road must
               not be moved nor closed without approval of the addressing supervisor. In the event
               that a private road is moved or closed without authorization, certain penalties may
               be applied as noted in G.S. 153A-123 enforcement of county ordinances, in order to
               notify residents and emergency personnel of address changes and/or address map corrections.
               No private road names shall be changed, unless, a petition has been signed by the
               majority of property owners owning property on both sides of the road in question.
               Once this petition has been submitted to the county addressing office and the proposed
               name approved, the petition shall then be sent to the county commissioners for final
               approval.
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               (Ord. of 10-2-2006, Â§ 4.04)
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