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<br />subdivision to the southeast, intersecting with Fox Hill Farm Drive near the center of the <br />subdivision to make this connection. <br /> <br />Fox Hill Farm Drive has a length of 1.32 miles and provides ingress/egress to the subdivision at <br />two intersections: One with Baldwin Road (State Road 1554) and Miller Road (State Road 1555) <br />at the north end of the subdivision and one with Baldwin Road at the south end of the subdivision. <br />Fox Hill Farm Drive provides access for ten fully-developed lots. The road has a right-of-way <br />width of 50 feet and a pavement width of 20 feet. <br /> <br />Still Meadow Lane has a length of 0.17 miles and connects with the Fox Hill Farm Drive loop on <br />the southwest end of the subdivision. Still Meadow Lane Provides access for five fully-developed <br />lots; it has a right-of-way width of 50 feet and a pavement width of 18 feet. <br /> <br />Cedar Stone Way has a length of 0.20 miles and connects with the Fox Hill Farm Drive loop on <br />the southwest end of the subdivision, a few hundred feet east of the intersection of Still Meadow <br />Lane and Fox Hill Farm Drive. Cedar Stone way provides access for seven fully-developed lots; <br />it has a right-of-way width of 50 feet and a pavement width of 18 feet. <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 July 2020). <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact to the County associated with this item. <br />NCDOT will incur additional maintenance responsibilities and costs. <br /> <br />SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is associated with <br />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 System <br />results in positive outcomes related to the aforementioned goal. <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br />impact associated with 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 Farm Gate <br />Drive, Fox Hill Farm Drive, Still Meadow Lane, and Cedar Stone Way in the Fox Hill Farm <br />Central Subdivision; and <br />2. Recommend the Department of Transportation accept the roads for maintenance as State <br />Secondary Roads. <br />2