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<br />A. BOARD COMMENTS <br />None. <br />~l ~'~ <br />B. AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br />--, Those who have signed. up to speak were recognized at the time their <br />item appeared on the agenda. <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />Chair Marshall read the public charge. <br />C. PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />1. ASSIGNMENT OF HOUSE AND BUILDING NUMBERS - RURAL ROUTE 2 <br />Director of Planning Marvin Collins presented for receipt of <br />public comments the proposed assignment of house and building numbers on <br />Rural Route 2 in Orange County. <br />Per an agreement reached in January, 1986 between the County <br />Manager and the chapel Hill Postmaster, a joint project between the County <br />and the U.S. Postal Service was undertaken to convert rural box numbers to <br />permanently assigned house numbers. Two rural routes (5 and 8) have been <br />converted to house numbers, and, since the adoption of the House Numbering <br />Ordinance by the Board of County Commissioners on April 21, 1987, residents <br />have been using the assigned numbers for their addresses. <br />Rural Route 2 has now been prepared for conversion to house <br />numbers. The route encompasses an area north of Chapel Hill including <br />Blackwood Station, a portion of N.C. Highway 86, Hideaway Estates <br />Subdivision and portions of the following State roads: Mt. Sinai, <br />University Station, Old N.C. 10, New Hope Church Road and Old N.C. 86. <br />General Statute 153A-240 requires that a.public hearing be held <br />on the proposed house and building numbers to be assigned. Notices have <br />peen sent to all affected residents and posted in the Courthouse and in at <br />'Least two public places in Chapel Hill Township (Estes Drive and Franklin <br />`'_~treet Post Offices and Sunrise Farmers Market on N.C. Highway 86). <br />A Planning Board recommendation is not required on the proposed <br />house and building numbers, and the Commissioners may approve the assigned <br />numbers following the conclusion of the public hearing. <br />The Planning Staff recommends that the proposed house and <br />building numbers be approved and that notification he done as required by <br />G.S. 153A-240. <br />CHARLES EDELMAN resident of Hideaway Drive, stated that for <br />more than ten years, Hideaway Drive has had house numbers. He indicated <br />that the numbers already in use are three digit numbers and that changing to <br />four- digit numbers would not provide faster or better emergency service. He <br />stated that having to remember four digit numbers rather than three digits <br />would be much more confusing, especially fora child in an emergency <br />situation. He suggested that Hideaway Drive be eliminated from the new <br />numbering system and that the house numbers already in place be retained. He <br />also suggested that three digit numbers be used rather than four digit <br />numbers. <br />Marvin Collins explained that the four digit numbers assigned <br />were determined by scaling 50 foot increments on county tax maps, southward <br />along old NC 86 from its intersection with Hwy 70, to a point of horizontal <br />alignment with Hideaway Drive's northern tip. From that point on Hideaway <br />Drive addresses were assigned to residences at 50 foot intervals. The <br />system allows the assignment of comparable numbers to roads which run <br />parallel; in effect, a type of grid system. <br />Mr. Edelman reemphasized the simplicity of a three digit number <br />versus a four digit number. He also presented a petition signed by thirty- <br />nine residents of Hideaway Drive which is on file in the permanent agenda <br />file in the Clerk's office. <br />RICHARD REEM of 233 Hideaway Drive indicated that Hideaway <br />