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Commissioners agree to allow 50-foot road extension pending county standards and one-year maintenance
Summary
The board agreed to let a landowner extend a county road by 50 feet to enable a property split and house-building, provided the new segment meets county construction standards and is maintained for one year before acceptance.
Commissioners discussed a request to add 50 feet to the end of an existing county road to provide frontage for a proposed lot split and home construction. Staff explained the conditions: the landowner must construct the extension to county standards (appropriate base, binder layer and blacktop surface), provide required ditching and maintain the segment for one year so county staff can inspect and accept it into the road inventory.
Commissioner (speaker 6) moved to allow the 50-foot extension under county specs; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Commissioners and staff noted that single-owner extensions have different bonding implications than multi-owner subdivision work and that inspection and sign-off by county staff (Jason/staff) would be required before the county assumes maintenance responsibility.
