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Name of Petition Representative Date
Street Address City, State, Zip
Email Address Telephone Number
Location of Road or Easement Road or Easement Name
Application Tracking Information (Staff Only)
Date/Time received: Received by:
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
PLANNING & LAND USE
Application for
EASEMENT OR STREET
NAMING / RENAMING
230 Government Center Drive Suite 110
Wilmington, NC 28403 910-798-7165 phone 910-798-7053 fax
www.nhcgov.com
APPLICATION OVERVIEW
Petitions for naming or renaming of roads or easements may be made to the Board of County
Commissioners in accordance with N.C.G.S. 153A-239.1. The petitioner(s) requesting naming or
renaming of the road or easement shall designate one individual who shall be responsible for all administrative costs including the legal newspaper advertisements leading up to the County
Commissioners public hearing.
In order to assist petitioners through the process of requesting a naming or renaming of a road or
easement, petitioners are highly encouraged to attend a pre-application conference prior to application submittal. Petitioners are requested to review the Road Closing Ordinance of New Hanover County prior
to submission, and advised to contact Planning Staff with any questions.
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
In order to assist petitioners through the process for requesting a road or easement naming or renaming,
petitioners are highly encouraged to attend a pre-application conference prior to application submittal.
Applications must be reviewed by Planning Staff for completeness prior to being officially accepted. Applications must be submitted to Planning Staff at least three weeks before the Board of Commissioners
meeting at which the application is to be considered. In order to allow time to process, fees and review
for completeness, applications will not be accepted after 5:00 PM on the deadline day.
For all requests, in addition to this application, the following supplemental information and materials are required:
Required Information Applicant
Initial
Staff
Initial Written narrative by petitioner on why the road or easement needs to be named or
renamed.
One copy of the plat as recorded in the office of the New Hanover County Register
of Deeds on which the road requested to be officially named or renamed.
Legal description (metes and bounds) of the private road or easement requested to
be named or renamed.
Names, mailing addresses and signatures of all property owners adjacent to the
road or easement right-of-way requesting the naming/renaming. (Attach additional
pages if necessary)
Fee - $250 plus the cost for street signs
Planning Staff shall:
Notify all property owners adjacent to the road or easement ten (10) days prior to the public hearing
Post a public hearing sign in two different locations along the road or easement ten (10) days prior
to the public hearing
Advertise the road or easement naming/renaming in the local newspaper
If an applicant requests delay of consideration from the Planning Board or Board of County
Commissioners before notice has been sent to the newspaper, the item will be calendared for the
next meeting and no fee will be required. If delay is requested after notice has been sent to the
newspaper, the Board will act on the request at the scheduled meeting and are under no obligation
to grant the continuance. If the continuance is granted, a fee in accordance with the adopted fee
schedule as published on the New Hanover County Planning website will be required.
Attendance at the Board of Commissioners meeting is required by the petitioner(s) unless otherwise
notified.
By my signature below, I certify that this application is complete and that all of the information
presented in this application is accurate to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
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Signature of Petitioner Representative Print Name
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We the undersigned respectfully request the Board of County Commissioners to adopt a resolution to
name/rename (that portion of, or all of) ______________________________________ as described within the
attached application.
This petition is to be submitted with the application for the closing of a private road or easement to
Planning Staff at least three weeks prior Board of County Commissioners at which the application is to be
considered.
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230 Government Center Drive Suite 110
Wilmington, NC 28403 910-798-7165 phone
910-798-7053 fax
www.nhcgov.com
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
PLANNING & INSPECTIONS
ROAD OR EASEMENT CLOSING
CLOSING APPLICATION
(PRIVATE ROADS)