Person County approves three private road names for Garrett RV Park

The Person County Board of Commissioners approved naming three private roadways inside Garrett RV Park on Jan. 6, 2025, following a public hearing and staff review.

County addressing staff presented the request and explained the statutory and local rules that govern road naming. "Roads must be unique, uniquely named, non‑offensive," said Sally Bond, the county addressing/GIS staff member who presented the item. She told commissioners that the county follows North Carolina General Statute Chapter 153A (article on roads and bridges), the county's addressing ordinance and NextGen 911 standards when assigning names and addresses.

The applicant, identified in the agenda as Mr. Garrett, proposed Melanie Drive, Whitney Circle and Dragster Drive for three private roadways fully contained within his approved RV park off Pixley Pritchard Road. Bond said the subdivision plat route was not provided, so the county held a public hearing as required; she also said the names were compliant with the county ordinance and other technical requirements, including postal and 911 constraints.

No members of the public signed up to speak for or against the request. After the public hearing was closed, a commissioner moved for approval and the board voted to adopt the names as presented.

The decision clears the way for the addressing database and county GIS to record the names and for emergency‑services and postal systems to be notified, per the statutory and local notification procedures Bond described.

Commissioners noted staff had followed the required notification and coordination steps with the state and other agencies before the vote. The board's approval was recorded on the meeting minutes and will be reflected in the county addressing records.