§ 62-45. Private roadway naming.  


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  • The following procedures and regulations are established for the mandatory and voluntary naming of private roadways, easements and drives.

    (1)

    A private roadway, easement or drive serving residential properties shall be required to be named and addressed if there are more than two principal buildings that are not part of a single tract of land which derive access from such private roadway, easement or drive.

    (2)

    If a private roadway, easement or drive requires naming pursuant to subsection (a), above, a petition, containing the signatures of at least 90 percent of the owners of all real property along such private roadway, easement or drive, must be submitted to the department. In addition to a request for approval, the petition shall include the proposed name for the private roadway, easement or drive that is acceptable to the petitioners. The proposed name shall conform to the other requirements of this article. The petition shall be accompanied by a general location map and the land lot(s), district, and section within which such private roadway, easement or drive is located.

    (3)

    Upon approval of a name for the private roadway, easement or drive, and prior to the issuance of any building permits or additional permits the petitioners, shall cause a roadway sign conforming to Fulton County Guidelines from the Sign Installation Policy in New Subdivision approved by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners on August 12, 2004, to be erected and maintained at each intersection of such private roadway, easement or drive and any adjacent Fulton County or state right-of-way. Maintenance of such roadway signs and private roadways, easements or drives shall be the responsibility of the owners of the real property situated along such private roadways, easements or drives; Fulton County shall have no responsibility for the erection and/or maintenance of these items.

    (4)

    In the event that the owners of the real property situated along a private roadway, easement or drive that requires a name, as set forth above, fail to initiate, respond to or participate in the naming procedure set forth above, the department, after due notice and a minimum 30-day grace period, shall recommend to the board of commissioners a name and address numbers for the private roadway, easement or drive and all real property located thereon. The property owners along such private roadway, easement or drive shall be responsible for the erection and maintenance of roadway signs, as set forth in subsection (3), above.

(Res. No. 05-0584, § 10, 5-18-05)