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Open the Public Hearing and Consider Renaming the Portion of U.S. Highway 15-501 South between Fordham Boulevard (NC 54) and Dogwood Acres Drive to “South Columbia Street.”
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Lance Norris, Director |
Public Works |
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Chris Roberts, Manager of Engineering and Infrastructure |
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Mike Wright, Senior Engineering Coordinator |
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Overview: Property owners have submitted petitions to request renaming the portion of U.S. Highway 15-501 South between Fordham Boulevard (NC 54) and Dogwood Acres Drive to “South Columbia Street.” Currently South Columbia Street begins at Franklin Street and runs south to Fordham Boulevard (NC 54). This request would extend the name of this street south to Dogwood Acres Drive (the closest intersection to the Town limits).
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That the Council open the public hearing, close the public hearing, and consider taking action to rename a portion of U.S. Highway 15-501.
Where is this item in its process?
Key Issues:
• The Town’s procedure for renaming arterial and collector streets is as follows:
o Petitions from property owners addressed off of the subject street are reviewed by Town staff
o The Council Naming Committee reviews the petition and provides a recommendation to Town Council
o The Town Council holds a public hearing and takes action on the request
• To date, staff have completed the following steps to consider renaming U.S. Highway 15-501 South between Fordham Boulevard (NC 54) and Dogwood Acres Drive to “South Columbia Street”:
o Town staff confirmed with NCDOT that the Town has the authority to rename a State-maintained route
o All property owners addressed off of the subject street have submitted petitions in support of the name change
o Renaming this road has been evaluated with the 911 system to confirm that no street names are duplicated
o The Council Naming Committee met on April 25, 2019 and recommended that Council approve the name change
o On May 8, 2019, the Council called a Public Hearing for June 12, 2019 to consider this request
• If approved, the property owners will be notified by a letter and they will be responsible for private address change actions.
• The Town’s responsibilities will include:
o Notifying the Post Office, along with all affected Town departments, including Fire, Police, Public Works, Planning, and Inspections
o Changing Street Signs
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Create a Place for Everyone |
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Develop Good Places, New Spaces |
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Support Community Prosperity |
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Nurture Our Community |
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Facilitate Getting Around |
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Grow Town and Gown Collaboration |
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• Resolution |
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• Draft Staff Presentation |
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• Map of Subject Section of 15-501 South |
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• List of Property Owners along Subject Section of 15-501 South |
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• Signed Petition Forms |
A RESOLUTION TO RENAME THE PORTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 15-501 SOUTH BETWEEN FORDHAM BOULEVARD (NC 54) AND DOGWOOD ACRES DRIVE TO “SOUTH COLUMBIA STREET” (2019-06-12/R-10)
WHEREAS, the Town of Chapel Hill has received a request to rename the portion of U.S. Highway 15-501 South between Fordham Boulevard (NC 54) and Dogwood Acres Drive to “South Columbia Street;” and
WHEREAS, all property owners along Highway 15-501 South between Fordham Boulevard (NC 54) and Dogwood Acres Drive have signed a petition supporting the renaming.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council hereby approves renaming the portion of U.S. Highway 15-501 South between Fordham Boulevard (NC 54) and Dogwood Acres Drive to “South Columbia Street.”
This the 12th day of June, 2019.
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The Agenda will reflect the text below and/or the motion text will be used during the meeting. |
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PRESENTER: Mike Wright, Senior Engineering Coordinator
a. Introduction and recommendation
b. Comments from the public
c. Comments and questions from the Mayor and Town Council
d. Motion to adjourn the public hearing
e. Motion to adopt the resolution, approving the renaming.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Council open the Public Hearing, close the Public Hearing, and adopt the Resolution to rename the portion of U.S. Highway 15-501 South between Fordham Boulevard (NC 54) and Dogwood Acres Drive to “South Columbia Street.”