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2013-08-05 Route 749 (Cedar Rd)PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLUTION 2013 -08 -05 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, August 5, 2013, 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 749 (Cedar Road), From: Blue Ridge Drive /State Route 634 to Rockford School Road/State Route 665, a distance of 0.87 mile, should be designated a Rural Rustic Road; and WHEREAS, the Board is unaware of pending development that will significantly 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 Moved By: Jessie L. Barksdale Seconded By: Jerry A. Hagerman Yeas: 7 Nays: 0 Signed Printed Name William D. Sleeper Title Clerk A py Teste: