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<br />Grassland Court has a length of 0.06 miles and provides access for seven fully developed lots. <br />The road has a right-of-way width of 50 feet, and a pavement width of 18 feet. The road <br />terminates with a cul-de-sac on the east side of the subdivision. <br /> <br />NCDOT has investigated this request and has submitted a petition to the Board of County <br />Commissioners (BOCC) for its recommendation (Attachment 3). North Carolina General Statute <br />§136-62 requires that road petitions for additions to the state system be made by the Board of <br />County Commissioners (BOCC). <br /> <br />Conclusion: 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 approved <br />through the governing jurisdiction’s subdivision process (NCDOT Subdivision Roads Minimum <br />Construction Standards, January 2010, revised May 2016). <br /> <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 /> <br />SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is associated <br />with this item: <br />• GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY <br />The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, gang <br />activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. <br /> <br />The addition of County private residential streets to the State Maintained Secondary Road <br />System results in positive outcomes related to the aforementioned goal. <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There are no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br />impacts applicable to this item: <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: <br />1. Forward the Petition for Addition to the State Maintained System to the NCDOT for <br />Peninsula Lane and Grassland Court in The Bluffs at Moorefields Subdivision; and <br />2. Recommend the Department of Transportation accept the roads for maintenance as a State <br />Secondary Road. <br />2