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Local Moditic +boar — Brurr•riek: 1979. 2nd <br />1319: G6wru& 1981. a b6g, an wIldit►9 1979, - <br />tad Seri., r- 1319; Avert 1983. a 98; Brunswick: <br />1983. r- 98; Cabarr --_ 1983. c 98: New Hanover. <br />i <br />1953, e. 98: SLahes: 1963, e. 299; Surry: 1983, a 299. <br />§ 153A -240. Naming roads and assign- <br />ing street numbers in unin- <br />corporated areas. <br />A county mayy by ordinance name or <br />rename any public road within the county f <br />and not within a- city, and may assign or <br />reassign street numbers for use on such a <br />road. In naming or renaming a public <br />i road, a county may not g <br />(1) thenroad by the Board of T ans- <br />ppoonation, unless the Board of <br />ansportation agrees; <br />(2) Change the number assigned to <br />the road by the Board of Trans- <br />portation, but may give the road a <br />name in addition to its number; or <br />(3) Give the road a name that is ` <br />deceptively similar to the name of <br />any other public road in the vicin- <br />ity. <br />A county shall not name or rename a <br />road or assign or reassign street numbers <br />on a road until it has held a public hearing <br />on the matter. At least 10 days before the <br />day of the hearing, the board of commis <br />- <br />pplace and subject matter of the hearing to <br />be prominently posted at the county courtr <br />house, in at least two public places in the <br />towaship or townships where the road is <br />located, and shall publish a notice of such <br />hearing in at least one newspaper of <br />general circulation published in the <br />county. After naming or renaming a public <br />road, or assigning or reassigning street <br />numbers on a public road, a county n to the <br />cause notice of its action to be gi ve <br />local postmaster with jurisdiction over the <br />road, to the Board of Transportation, and <br />to any city within five miles of the road. <br />This section does not repeal or modify <br />RTICLE 12. Chapter 945 of the Session Laws of 1953, <br />A <br />which pertains to naming streets in <br />Roads and Bridges. Kaanapolls- (1957• c. 1068; 1973, c. 507, 9- <br />5; c. 822, s.1 ;1961, cc. 112, 518.) <br />1153A -739. Public road de5ned- <br />In this Article - public road" or "road" <br />means any road, street, highway, thor- <br />oughfare, or other way of passage that has <br />been irrevocably dedicated to the public or <br />in which the ppl�hlic has acquired rights by <br />prescription, �v1"iho$t regard to whether It <br />1s open for travel. (1973. r- M. s. 1.) <br />a <br />LDW Mcdweatioa — Brunswick. 1979,1979 <br />5esc 1319: Cab== 1981. r 568. amardin8 <br />2nd Sesser a 1319: Farsyth: 1981. r- 558; Guilford: <br />1979. c 283: Avers'- 1963, r- 98: br aaswi&- 1983, a <br />98; ^.._.barn = 1983. a 98: New Hanover. 1983, F 98: <br />Swker 1993. a 299; Sorrs~ 1963. c 299. <br />Editor's Note- ' P rm=t tc Semen Lams 1973. <br />e 50. s. 5, 'Board of 1Vaasporuti0n' has bem <br />subauurwd for -State Higbway G ce as for <br />ISO <br />