2012-11-03 VDOT - Rural Rustic Road-Route 643 Derby Road PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
2012-11-03
VIRGINIA: At the regular meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
held in the General District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields Courthouse Addition in
Chatham, Virginia on Monday, November 5, 2012, 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
WHEREAS, any such road must be located in a low-density development area
and have no more than 1,500 vehicles per day; and
WHEREAS,the Board of Supervisors of Pittsylvania County, Virginia("Board")
desires to consider whether Route 643 (Derby Road),From: Intersection Route 665 To:
Intersection Route 748 should be designated a Rural Rustic Road; and
WHEREAS,the Board is unaware of pendin development that will significantly
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affect the existing traffic on this road; and
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
secondary system of state highways.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT 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.
Recorded Vote A Copy -ste:
Moved By: Marshall Ecker
Seconded By: Jerry Hagerman Signed %� 4t,�_ _.1
Yeas: 7 Printed Name William D. • ee,e,
Nays: 0 Title County Administrator
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