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3 <br />and, as such, would not be eligible for addition. District staff encouraged the <br />developer to reconfigure the lots such that it would be eligible. The developer <br />indicated that the change was necessary to meet open space requirements and <br />that it was not feasible to add a fourth lot and he advised NCDOT that he wished <br />to proceed with recording the plat as submitted. A note indicating that Straywick <br />Court was not eligible for State maintenance in the current configuration was <br />added to the plat under the District Engineer Certification and the plat was <br />subsequently recorded (Book 100, Page 36). <br />In September 2013, the NCDOT received a petition for road addition from the <br />homeowners association (HOA). Staff performed an investigation of the streets <br />and provided correspondence identifying all administrative items and necessary <br />repairs that were required to be completed by the petitioner prior to addition of <br />the streets. The HOA was again notified that Straywick Road was not eligible for <br />addition. The HOA acknowledged this and proceeded with the necessary items <br />for addition of the remaining streets. The HOA has gone to significant effort and <br />expense to meet the requirements for addition. Upon satisfactory completion of <br />these items, NCDOT staff prepared the road addition package and forwarded to <br />the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for consideration prior to sending to <br />the State Board of Transportation (BOT) for approval, which is pending at this <br />time. <br />Conclusion <br />The application meets the criteria endorsed by the BOCC for recommending acceptance of <br />public roads into the State Maintained System for roads approved through the governing <br />jurisdiction's major subdivision process ( NCDOT Subdivision Roads Minimum Construction <br />Standards, January 2010). <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 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 Ashwick Drive, Glenwick Lane, <br />Norwich Court, Farnswick Place, Chadwick Lane, and Benwich Lane in Ashwick <br />Subdivision; and <br />2. Recommend the North Carolina Department of Transportation accept the roads <br />for maintenance as State Secondary Roads. <br />