Article 12.
<br />Roads and Bridges.
<br />§ 153A -238. Public road defined for counties.
<br />(a) In this Article "public road" or "road" means any road, street, highway,
<br />thoroughfare, or other way of passage that has been irrevocably dedicated to the public or in
<br />which the public has acquired rights by prescription, without regard to whether it is open for
<br />travel, except that in G.S. 153A- 239.1, the word "road" means both private roads and public
<br />roads.
<br />(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1993, c. 62, s. 1. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1319, s. 1; 1981, c.
<br />568; 1983, cc. 98, 299; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), cc. 900, 906; 1989, c. 335, s. 1; 1989 (Reg.
<br />Sess., 1990), cc. 836, 854, 911; 1991, c. 9, s. 1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 778, s. 1, c. 849, ss.
<br />1, 2. 1, c. 936, s. 1; 1993, c. 62, s. 1.)
<br />§ 153A -239: Repealed by Session Laws 1993, c. 62, s. 2.
<br />§ 153A- 239.1. Naming roads and assigning street numbers in unincorporated areas for
<br />counties.
<br />(a) A county may by ordinance name or rename any road within the county and not
<br />within a city, and may pursuant to a procedure established by ordinance assign or reassign
<br />street numbers for use on such a road. In naming or renaming a road, a county may not:
<br />(1) Change the name, if any, given to the road by the Board of Transportation,
<br />unless the Board of Transportation agrees;
<br />(2) Change the number assigned to the road by the Board of Transportation, but
<br />may give the road a name in addition to its number; or
<br />(3) Give the road a name that is deceptively similar to the name of any other
<br />public road in the vicinity.
<br />A county shall not name or rename a road or adopt an ordinance to establish a procedure to
<br />assign or reassign street numbers on a road until it has held a public hearing on the matter. At
<br />least 10 days before the day of the hearing to name or rename a road, the board of
<br />commissioners shall cause notice of the time, place and subject matter of the hearing to be
<br />prominently posted at the county courthouse, in at least two public places in the township or
<br />townships where the road is located, and shall publish a notice of such hearing in a newspaper
<br />of general circulation published in the county. At least 10 days before the day of the hearing to
<br />adopt an ordinance to establish a procedure to assign or reassign street numbers on a road, the
<br />board of commissioners shall publish a notice of such hearing in a newspaper of general
<br />circulation in the county. After naming or renaming a road, or assigning or reassigning street
<br />numbers on a road, a county shall cause notice of its action to be given to the local postmaster
<br />with jurisdiction over the road, to the Board of Transportation, and to any city within five miles
<br />of the road. Names may be initially assigned to new roads by recordation of an approved
<br />subdivision plat without following the procedure established by this section.
<br />(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1993, c. 62, s. 3. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1319, s. 2; 1981, c.
<br />568; 1983, cc. 98, 299; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), cc. 900, 906; 1989, c. 335, s. 1; 1989 (Reg.
<br />Sess., 1990), cc. 836, 854, 911; 1991, c. 9, s. 2; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 778, s. 2; c. 849, ss.
<br />2, 2.2; c. 936, s. 2; 1993, c. 62, s. 3; 2001 -145, s. 1.)
<br />§ 153A -240: Repealed by Session Laws 1993, c. 62, s. 4.
<br />§ 153A -241. Closing public roads or easements.
<br />A county may permanently close any public road or any easement within the county and
<br />not within a city, except public roads or easements for public roads under the control and
<br />supervision of the Department of Transportation. The board of commissioners shall first adopt
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