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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 18, 2005 <br />Action Agen~d ~ <br />Item No. ...1 n_ <br />SUBJECT: Petition far Addition of Subdivisicn Roads in Eno Wocds to the North Carolina State <br />Maintained System <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Vicinity Map for Eno Woods Subdivision <br />2. Petition Letter & Secondary Road Addition <br />Investigation Report for: Eno Woods Trail, <br />Wild Harvest Court, Trading Path, Fews Fard Lane, <br />and Laurel Creek Way <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Karen Lincoln, 245-2594 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a petition to add subdivision roads in Eno Woods subdivision to the <br />State Maintained Secondary Road System. <br />BACKGROUND: The property owners in Eno Woods subdivision have petitioned the North <br />Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to accept maintenance responsibilities for Eno <br />Woods Trail (9 homes), Wild Harvest Court (5 homes), Trading Path (6 homes), Fews Ford Lane (3 <br />homes), and Laurel Creek Way (8 homes). Eno Wands is Iccated in Eno Township at the <br />southwest corner of Umstead Road and Cole Mill Road. The main subdivision road, Eno Woods <br />Trail, takes access off the west side of Umstead Road in Durham County. The Board approved the <br />preliminary plat for Eno Wocds an June 5, 1995, stipulating in its resolution of approval that "All <br />roads shall be irrevocably dedicated to the general public and be constructed to the standards of <br />the North Carclina Department of Transportation" and that "approval of this resolution authorizes <br />and directs the Orange County Manager to accept far Orange County and on behalf of the public <br />generally, the offer of dedication for Eno Woods Trail, Laurel Creek Way, Wild Harvest Court, Fews <br />Ford Lane, Trading Path, and the 50-foot right-of-way stub out on lot 19 .. without maintenance <br />responsibility." The resolution further states that the owner/applicant shall maintain those roads <br />"until such time as they are accepted for maintenance by the North Carolina Department of <br />Transportation or some other governmental body." <br />NCDOT has investigated the request (please refer to attached Secondary Road Addition Report), <br />and has submitted the petition to the Board of Commissioners for its review and approval. The <br />Board must take an administrative action to approve the petition to NCDOT in order for NCDOT to <br />add those subdivision roads to the State Maintained System and accept maintenance <br />responsibilities. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with this item. <br />