2014-05-04 VDOT.Rose Street 758/Summerset Road 768I
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PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
2014-05-04
VIRGINIA: At the regular meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
I held in the General District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields Courthouse Addition in
Chatham, Virginia on Monday, May 5, 2014, the following resolution was presented and
adopted:
WHEREAS, Section 33.1-70.1 of the Code of Virginia, permits the hard
surfacing of certain unpaved roads deemed to qualify for designation as a Rural Rustic
Road; and
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WHEREAS, any such road must be located in a low-density development area
and have no more than 1,500 vehicles per day; and
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WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Pittsylvania County, Virginia ("Board")
desires to consider whether Route 758 (Rose Street), From Summerset Road/State
Route 768 around Summerset Road/State Route 768 , a distance of 2.43 miles, should
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be designated a Rural Rustic Road; and
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WHEREAS, the Board is unaware of pending development that will significantly
affect the existing traffic on this road; and
I WHEREAS, the Board believes that this road should be so designated due to its
qualifying characteristics; and
WHEREAS, this road is in the Board's six-year plan for improvements to the
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secondary system of state highways.
I NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board hereby designates this
road a Rural Rustic Road, and requests that the Residency Administrator for the Virginia
Department of Transportation concur this designation.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board requests that this road be hard
surfaced and, to the fullest extent prudent, be improved within the existing right-of-way
and ditch-lines to preserve as much as possible the adjacent trees, vegetation, side slopes,
and rural rustic character along the road in their current state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be
forwarded to the Virginia Department of Transportation Residency Administrator.
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4 Recorded Vote A C Teste: n
Moved By Tim R. Barber gSeconded By: James H. Snead Si ned: (�iHgti;4)(_k-:
Yeas: Printed ame: Otis S. Hawker /
Nays: 0 Title: Interim Clerk
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