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(2) Renaming Roads. <br />a. Renaming by Address Administrator. Road names may be changed by the <br />Address Administrator when the road name is a duplicate of another road <br />name within a designated postal area or within Orange County and <br />interferes with the accurate dispatch of emergency service or postal <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 />b. 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 subsections 6-34(b)(i), (ii) and (iii) below. Property owners who <br />want to have the name of a private road changed for personal reasons must <br />comply with subsections 6-34(b)(i) and (ii) only. <br />i. A petition should include the existing road name, the proposed road <br />name, the reason why the person(s) are requesting the name change, <br />and the signatures of 75% of those persons owning property <br />addressed on the road in question. Owners of a single parcel <br />addressed on the road in question shall have one vote. Owners of <br />multiple parcels addressed on the road in question shall have only <br />one vote. <br />ii. Name changes requests shall conform to Section 6-34(b) <br />iii. The name change request shall only be approved after a public <br />hearing is held on the matter as provided in Sec. 6-36 and the Board <br />of County Commissioners have approved the petition for a road <br />name change. The Petitioners shall be required to pay to Orange <br />County the cost of purchasing new signs and erecting them prior to <br />the name change becoming effective. <br />(3) Multifamily Dwelling, Apartment Complexes, Townhouses, and Condominium <br />Development Road Names. A road with one name shall serve all multifamily <br />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 />s <br />