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,i Commissioner Jacobs asked where in Hillsborough this would be and Karen Lincoln said that a location has not been determined. Commissioner Jacobs asked if there was a site reserved at Hampton Pointe for a possible train station and Karen Lincoln said that one acre was reserved, but it would not be big enough. Craig Benedict said that part of the feasibility analysis would include the size of a site. There could be multiple designations that could be preserved to be determined at a later date. Commissioner Nelson said that this should be done. He made reference to having a bus link between Chapel Hill and Hillsborough, and said that the facility should be designed in such a way that the bus link and the train link connect so that there is a transportation network. Commissioner Gordon said that this is a good idea. She said that, as part of the process, this issue should be discussed by the Special Transit Advisory Commission. A motion was made by Commissioner Nelson, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to authorize staff participation to research establishment of a Hillsborough train stop. VOTE: UNANIMOUS d. Potential Actions Regarding Petitions for Addition of Subdivision Roads to the State Maintained System The Board considered a policy to govern Board of County Commissioners recommendations regarding Petitions for Addition of Subdivision Roads to the State Maintained System and authorizing the Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) to develop a transportation plan to map desired connectivity between public roads. Karen Lincoln said that the normal process is that when a public road has enough residences occupied to meet NCDOT density requirements, the residents will petition the district office to add the road to the State maintained system. Recently, petitions have been received that were not actually platted as public roads through the subdivision process. The State statutes provide for citizens to petition the Board of County Commissioners to have the roads added to the State system and through the Board of County Commissioners to the DOT. The Board of County Commissioners is charged to receive petitions and then forward with recommendations to DOT. However, because some roads are not platted roads, and there is not a policy in how staff treats petitions, staff met with DOT representatives and discussed problems with these private roads becoming public. The district office has agreed for any petitions received, where the plat does not have an appropriate certificate where the County has accepted dedication of a public right-of-way, that the applicants will be forwarded to the County to discuss. Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard) has reviewed the issues with these subdivisions. The biggest issue is that these roads were not really planned as public roads and it runs counter to the County's policy for interconnectivity and a well developed and planned transportation network throughout the County as development takes place. The OUT Board recommendation is as follows: Background The County is seeing an increase in Petitions for Addition for roads that the County has not approved as public roads in the subdivision process. Staff processing of these petitions is often delayed because the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) does not have a policy in place to ensure equitable treatment in the decision-making process with respect to the various circumstances under which the roads were originally created. Orange County's subdivision regulations (Section I-A Purpose) are designed: • to insure adequate planning of street systems;