AGENDA DATE: 6/18/2025
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Secondary Six-Year Plan Hard-Surfacing Rural Roads Resolutions
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Adopt resolutions designating Sutherland Road, Burton Lane, Burton Road, Starlight Road, and Blair Park Road as Rural Rustic Roads.
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Wall, Rosenberg, Herrick, Tevendale, Filardo, Barnes, McDermott, Swartzendruber, Karina-Plun
PRESENTER (S): Alberic Karina-Plun
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Each spring, the Board of Supervisors (Board) approves the Secondary Six-Year Plan (SSYP), which includes funds dedicated to paving unpaved roads in the County under the Rural Rustic Road (RRR) paving program. This program is the preferred approach of both Albemarle County and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for paving low-volume roads. The goal of the SSYP is to retain the traditional rural lane ambience while also improving the road surface within the current right-of-way. A "chip and seal" or asphalt surface is used to pave the existing alignment and width of the road for minimal disturbance.
The process for identifying and prioritizing RRR paving projects in Albemarle is defined in the Unpaved Road Policies and Review Process (Attachment A). When a paving priority is advanced, funds are allocated to the road and the road becomes a project in the SSYP following the spring public hearing. Adjacent landowners are notified by letter and given an opportunity to comment at the spring public hearing or to County Community Development Transportation staff. Following that, the Board may choose to designate the road as an RRR by resolution. Once a road is designated, VDOT initiates the paving process.
Following the Board's direction at the May 18, 2022 public hearing, projects now require two-thirds (2/3) support from directly impacted homeowners along the segment of road to be paved. Starting in January 2025, residents we...
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