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Before the subdivision plat was recorded, Orange County reviewed and approved the plat <br />per the special use permit (SUP) recorded on March 31, 1998, with the Orange County <br />Register of Deeds. The SUP stipulates that construction plans must be submitted for <br />review and approval for the development of the subdivision and that the development of <br />roadways associated with the subdivision must comply with applicable NCDOT design <br />guidelines for the eventual assumption of maintenance responsibilities by NCDOT. Orange <br />County Current Planning Division staff has indicated that all conditions attached to the <br />development of the subdivision and the applicable SUP have been met. <br />As a courtesy, Orange County notified the Town of Hillsborough that development of the <br />Churton Grove Phase 4 subdivision was complete in accordance with the SUP so the Town <br />of Hillsborough could then determine its interest in annexation. However, the Town of <br />Hillsborough has indicated no interest in annexing the subdivision in the near future. Also, <br />State law regarding annexation has recently changed making it more difficult for <br />municipalities to involuntarily annex additional land. <br />North Carolina General Statute §136 -62* requires that road petitions for additions to the <br />state system be made by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). NCDOT has <br />investigated this request and has submitted a petition to the BOCC for its recommendation <br />(Attachment 3). <br />Conclusion <br />The above - referenced application meets the criteria endorsed by the BOCC for <br />recommending acceptance of public roads into the State Maintained System for roads <br />approved through the governing jurisdiction's major subdivision process ( NCDOT <br />Subdivision roads Minimum Construction Standards, January 2010). <br />In accordance with North Carolina General Statute §136 -62 *, the Board is required to make <br />a recommendation regarding the petition to the North Carolina Board of Transportation (NC <br />BOT) before NCDOT can consider the petition. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact to the County associated with this <br />item. NCDOT will incur additional maintenance responsibilities and costs. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Interim Manager recommends the Board: <br />1. Forward the Petition for Addition to the State Maintained System to the North <br />Carolina Department of Transportation for the eleven (11) subdivision roads in <br />Churton Grove Phase 4 Subdivision; and <br />2. Recommend the Department of Transportation accept the roads for maintenance as <br />State Secondary Roads. <br />. North Carolina General Statute 6136 -62 directs that "The citizens of the State shall have the right to <br />present petitions to the board of county commissioners, and through the board to the Department of <br />Transportation, concerning additions to the system and improvement of roads. The board of county <br />commissioners shall receive such petitions, forwarding them on to the Board of Transportation with their <br />recommendations." <br />