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Sumter County adopts private-road acceptance policy, requires easements and resident sign-off
Summary
Sumter County Council voted 5–2 to adopt ordinance 25 10 34, a policy that establishes how private dirt roads can be accepted for county maintenance, requires deeded stormwater easements and as-built drawings, and obligates resident agreement to convey road portions to the county.
Sumter County Council on voice vote adopted Ordinance 25 10 34, a policy establishing procedures for accepting private roads into the county maintenance system.
County staff said the ordinance requires developers or residents seeking county acceptance to include stormwater-utility easements in deeds and to provide as-built drawings so county staff can locate pipes and drainage infrastructure. The ordinance was revised at second reading to incorporate a stormwater director’s requested language about easement conveyances.
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