Fill - Free fillable Form 28144: The General Statutes of the State (County of Rowan) PDF form

The General Statutes of the State of North Carolina, NCGS 153A-239.1, authorizes the Rowan County

Board of Commissioners to name or rename any road within the County not lying within the corporate limits of a

municipality.

This petition must be complete for all requests. If you are naming a private road, please enclose a sketch

of the road with all homes and resident’s names and current addresses along the road. It is very important

to depict all homes on the diagram. These names and structures will be referenced with county tax maps to help

ensure an accurate property address. In addition, all rental housing along the road with names and addresses of

the current tenants should be included on the diagram.

FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS THROUGHOUT THIS PETITION

IS NECESSARY FOR PROCESSING IN A TIMELY MANNER.

With the exception of roads in new subdivisions, for which is the cost of the sign is the responsibility of

the developer, the county provides and maintains road signs.

NEW NAME PROPOSED FOR THE ROAD:

Please choose three different names for the proposed road name. These choices should be listed in order of

preference. The road name choices will be evaluated by the following criteria:

1. The proposed name must not be a duplicate or sound deceptively similar to the name of any other road in

Rowan County, including all municipalities.

2. The proposed road name shall not be that of an individual person.

3. All names ending in street, avenue, drive, lane, etc. will be treated as the same name. For example, if there

is an existing Wood Street, there cannot be a new road named Wood Drive. This is a duplicate road name.

PLEASE CALL PLANNING OFFICE TO VERIFY YOUR ROAD NAME CHOICE PRIOR TO

RETURNING PETITION.

First Choice:_________________________________

Second Choice:_______________________________

Third Choice:________________________________

It is also important to remember that any or all addresses along the road may be changed

during the naming process.

ROAD NAME PETITION

We the undersigned present this petition and request that a public hearing be set by the Rowan County

Board of Commissioners to consider the following matter indicated by a check mark ( ) and described below:

( ) Assignment of a name to an unnamed road.

( ) Changing the name of road.

Location of road: Describe the location of road in relation to major highways or state road

______________________________________________________________________________

State road numbers(s). Complete the following that is applicable:

(Secondary road (SR) & Four Digits) SR_________(Highway Number) NC#______________

US#_____________

Present name of road: Name by which the road is currently known. If the road has no name,

write “no name.”_____________________________________.

ROWAN COUNTY

Planning and Development

Road Naming

911 Addressing

Return this completed petition form to:

Rowan County Planning and Development

Jennifer Goble, Planning Technician

402 N Main Street

Salisbury, NC

28144

Phone: 704 216-8600 Fax: 704 638-3130

Email: Jennifer.Goble@rowancountync.gov

Petitioners:

Petitioners are property owners who own property along the road. Along with each signature include the

mailing address, telephone number, and tax map and parcel number.

In order for the petition to be processed, a majority of the PROPERTY OWNERS along the road must be

in favor of the petition. A majority consists of 50% + 1 of the property owners. Petitions having less than a

majority may be returned to the petition leader for additional signatures and may be submitted for Board

of Commissioner approval through the special consideration procedure.

UNANIMOUS PETITIONS submitted with 100% of property owners’ signatures may be approved

by the addressing committee located within the Planning and Development Department while MAJORITY

and SPECIAL CONSIDERATION petitions will be taken for Commissioner approval through the public

hearing process and may take 30 days or more for the procedure.

*When submitting petition, remember to include the diagram of the road with all structures and current

addresses noted. This is very important to the process as it helps ensure that everyone receives a correct

address. You will be notified of completion of the road naming process after final action.

Petition leader: must own property along the proposed road, otherwise the petition is void:

SIGNATURE______________________________________________

Address____________________________________________

City______________________________State_____________Zip__________

Telephone: Home________________Other_______________Tax map/parcel number_______________

Road name agreed on: 1. __________________________

2. __________________________

3. __________________________

Signature, address and telephone number of PROPERTY OWNER:

1. SIGNATURE________________________

Address_______________________

______________________________

Map___________Parcel__________