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17 <br />delivery. In addition, a road name may be changed when one road has two <br />commonly used names or where portions of what appears to be the same <br />road has two or more names. <br />gib. Renaming Request by Property Owners. Property owners who want to <br />have the name of a public road changed for personal reasons must comply <br />with items i, ii, and iii below. Property owners who want to have the <br />name of a private road changed for personal reasons must comply with <br />items i. and ii only. <br />i. A petition should include the existing road name, the proposed <br />road name, the reason why the person(s) are requesting the <br />name change, and the signatures of 75% of those persons <br />owning property adjacent to the road. <br />.w h .-,- <br />~;. 'tame changes requests shall.. conform to- ~Y~ tx~L ill;--~- ~~~}~~ 1 <br />~eCt1i)~l ~1 ~4~~J~ <br />iii. The name change request shall only be approved after a public <br />hearing is held on the matter as provided in Article V and the <br />Board of County Commissioners have approved the petition for <br />a road name change. The Petitioners shall be required to pay to <br />Orange County the cost of purchasing new signs and erecting <br />_them prior to the name change becoming effective. <br />~2-}(;) Multifamily Dwelling, Apartment Complexes, Townhouses, and <br />Condoiminium Development Road Names. A road with one name shall serve all <br />multifamily dwelling complexes, including apartment complexes, townhouses and <br />condominium developments, and-other similar uses unless the administrator finds <br />that, in the interest of the public safety, the naming of more than one street in or <br />near the development is warranted. <br />~}(4) Reserving a Road Name for a New Development. Road names for new <br />developments may be reserved upon written request to the Address Administrator <br />for up to one year. If the requirements to finalize the road name are not satisfied <br />within one year from the date of approval, upon written request an extension of <br />one year may be granted. If such extension is not received, the road name may no <br />longer be reserved. <br />~~'1(5) Limitation. In naming or renaming a public road, the county may not <br />change the name of any road name designation provided by the North Carolina <br />Board of Transportation or the Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br />unless the respective body agrees to such change. Numbers assigned to a road by <br />the North Carolina Board of Transportation shall not be changed; however, the <br />Board of County Commissioners may name the road in addition to the number <br />given to it by the North Carolina Board of Transportation. <br />Draft Road Naming and Addressing Ordinance <br />~•z-~~~~~ NovemUer 30 2011 <br />