HUNT COUNTY ROAD POLICIES

HUNTC O UNTY RO AD PO LIC IES

Se c tio n I Ma inte na nc e o f Pub lic Ro a ds

A. All p ub lic ro a d s lo c a te d in uninc o rp o ra te d a re a s o f Hunt C o unty, whic h a re d e te rmine d b y the C o mmissio ne r' s C o urt to b e c o unt6y ro a d s, will b e ma inta ine d b y the c o unty. All o the rs sha ll b e c o nsid e re d p riva te ro a d s a nd will no t b e ma inta ine d b y Hunt C o unty.

B. Ro a d s o r se c tio ns o f ro a d s whic h a re b o rd e re d b y a c ity o r c itie s sha ll no t b e ma inta ine d b y Hunt C o unty a s fo llo ws:

(a ) Any p o rtio n o f a p ub lic ro a d , whic h ha s b e e n a nne xe d b y a c ity o r c itie s, sha ll no t b e ma inta ine d a t c o unty e xp e nse .

(b ) Pub lic ro a d s o r p o rtio ns o f p ub lic ro a d s, whic h a re b o rd e re d b y a c ity o r c itie s o n o ne sid e , will b e c o nsid e re d to lie in a n inc o rp o ra te d a re a fro m the c e nte rline o f the p ub lic ro a d to the c ity b o rd e r. Tha t p o rtio n whic h is c o nsid e re d to b e in a n inc o rp o ra te d a re a sha ll no t b e ma inta ine d a t c o unty e xp e nse .

(c ) Pub lic ro a d s o r p o rtio ns o f p ub lic ro a d s, whic h a re b o rd e re d b y a c ity o r c itie s o n b o th sid e s, will b e c o nsid e re d to lie in a n inc o rp o ra te d a re a a nd sha ll no t b e ma inta ine d b y Hunt C o unty.

C . An a nnua l a sse ssme nt will b e ma d e b y the C o mmissio ns' C o urt c o nc e rning the typ e o f surfa c e o n a ll c o unty ro a d s. The c o unty will a c c e p t the re sp o nsib ility to ma inta in a ll c o unty ro a d s with the typ e o f surfa c e sp e c ifie d in the a nnua l ro a d surfa c e re p o rt, if fund s a re a va ila b le .

Se c tio n 11 Upg ra de o f C o unty Ro a ds

A. C o mmissio ne rs' C o urt will c o nsid e r up g ra d ing a ro c k ro a d to a n a sp ha lt o r o il sa nd ro a d if the a d ja c e nt p ro p e rty o wne rs d o na te the rig ht-o f-wa y d e sc rib e d in Se c tio n VI o f this p o lic y a nd re imb urse the c o unty fo r the c o st o f ma te ria ls re q uire d to up g ra d e the sub je c t ro a d to a sp ha lt o r o il sa nd .

B. The c o mmissio ne r o f his re p re se nta tive in e a c h p re c inc t will d e te rmine the c o st fo r the ma te ria ls b a se d o n the ne e d fo r e a c h ro a d re q ue ste d fo r up g ra d e . The c o st will va ry d e p e nd ing up o n

the typ e o f surfa c e , wid th o f tra ffic surfa c e , p re p a ra tio n c o sts, e tc . C . The C o mmissio ne rs' C o urt will c o nsid e r up g ra d ing a d irt ro a d to a ro c k ro a d p ro vid e d tha t the a d ja c e nt p ro p e rty o wne rs:

(a ) Do na te the rig ht-o f wa y d e sc rib e d in Se c tio n VI o f this p o lic y; a nd

(b ) Re imb urse the c o unty fo r the c o st o f ma te ria ls to up g ra d e the sub je c t ro a d to the a p p ro p ria te d e p th a nd wid th o f ro c k. The c o st fo r this up g ra d e will va ry d e p e nd ing up o n the a mo unt o f wo rk re q uire d a nd will b e d e te rmine d b y the c o mmissio ne r o f e a c h p re c inc t.

D. In a ny c a se whe re a la nd d e ve lo p e r ma y ne e d a ro a d up g ra d e d o ne so o ne r tha n the c o unty' s sc he d ule mig ht a c c o mmo d a te , the c o unty ma y a llo w tha t d e ve lo p e r to e mp lo y a p riva te c o ntra c to r to d o the ro a d up g ra d e a c c o rd ing to the sp e c ific a tio ns a nd und e r the c o unty.

E. The c o unty ma y d o a ny ro a d up g ra d e p ro je c t it c o nsid e rs ne c e ssa ry, a t c o unty e xp e nse , to c o nne c t o the r a ll we a the r ro a d s whic h will he lp the o ve ra ll c o mmunity o r a re a a nd no t sp e c ific la nd o wne rs o r ho me o wne rs.

Se c tio n III Ab a ndo nm e nt o f C o unty Ro a ds

The C o mmissio ne r' s C o urt, b y una nimo us vo te , ma y a b a nd o n a c o unty ro a d up o n fo llo wing p ro c e d ure s re q uire d b y Ve rno n' s C ivil Sta tute ' s a nd the Te xa s Tra nsp o rta tio n C o d e .

Se c tio n IV Re - O pe ning o f C o unty Ro a ds

The C o mmissio ne rs' C o urt will no t re -o p e n a ny c o unty ro a d whic h ha s;

A. b e e n a b a nd o ne d b y C o mmissio ne r' s C o urt up o n p e titio n o f la nd o wne rs und e r p ro visio ns d e sc rib e d in Se c tio n III,

B. re c e ive d no ma inte na nc e b y the c o unty fo r a p e rio d to te n (10) ye a rs, o r

C . b e e n fe nc e d o ff b y la nd o wne rs d e nying a c c e ss a s a p ub lic ro a d a nd no t c o nte ste d b y the c o unty.

Se c tio n V Sub - divisio ns

A. To b e c o nsid e re d fo r ma inte na nc e b y Hunt C o unty, p riva te ro a d s in re c o rd e d sub -d ivisio ns must b e a sp ha lt o r o il sa nd a nd me e t c urre nt c o unty sta nd a rd s in re g a rd s to wid th, d ra ina g e , c ulve rts, b a se ma te ria l typ e a nd thic kne ss, a s d e sc rib e d in the Hunt C o unty Sub d ivisio n Rule s a nd Re g ula tio ns.

B. Priva te ro a d s in re c o rd e d sub -d ivisio ns whic h d o no t me e t c o unty sta nd a rd s, c a n b e c o nsid e re d fo r ma inte na nc e b y the c o unty p ro vid e d the la nd o wne rs d o na te a d d itio na l rig ht-o f-wa y, whe n ne e d e d a nd p ro vid e to ta l fund ing to up g ra d e suc h ro a d s to c o unty sta nd a rd s, a s d e sc rib e d in the Hunt C o unty Sub -d ivisio n Rule s a nd Re g ula tio ns.

Se c tio n VI Rig ht- o f- wa y

A. Rig ht-o f-wa y sha ll b e in the fo llo wing fo rm:

(a ) rig ht-o f-wa y whic h is d o na te d ma y b e in d e e d o r e a se me nt fo rm o r:

(b ) rig ht-o f-wa y whic h is p urc ha se d thro ug h ne g o tia tio ns o r b y e mine nt d o ma in, sha ll b e in d e e d fo rm with a n a c tua l o wne rship (title ) tra nsfe r o f the la nd .

B. Rig ht-o f wa y wid th

(a ) The rig ht-o f-wa y wid th fo r a ll e xisting Hunt C o unty ro a d s is c o nsid e re d to b e (fifty) 50 fe e t, e xc e p t in re c o rd e d sub d ivisio ns whic h a re sixty (60) fe e t.

(b ) The rig ht-o f-wa y wid th o f ro a d s to b e up g ra d e d sha ll b e a minimum o f sixty (60) fe e t.

(c ) Rig ht-o f-wa y wid ths ma y b e wa ive d b y C o mmissio ne rs' C o urt up o n re c o mme nd a tio n o f the p re c inc t c o mmissio ne r a fte r he ha s c o mp le te d his a sse ssme nt o f the ro a d to b e up g ra d e d .

Se c tio n VIII Re im b urse m e nt b y Pro pe rty O wne rs

Up o n C o mmissio ne rs' C o urt a p p ro va l o f a ro a d p ro je c t re q uire s re imb urse me nt fro m the a d ja c e nt p ro p e rty o wne rs, the p ro p e rty o wne rs invo lve d must p la c e the re q uire d a mo unt o f mo ne y in e sc ro w the Hunt

C o unty Aud ito r a nd p ro vid e the re q uire d rig ht-o f wa y p rio r to the c o mme nc e me nt o f the p ro je c t.

Se c tio n IX C ulve rts

Drive c ulve rts within c o unty ro a d rig ht-o f-wa ys sha ll b e p e rmitte d a nd size d b y the c o unty. O nly c o rrug a te d me ta l c ulve rts will b e p e rmitte d . C ulve rts sha ll b e a minimum o f thirty (30) fe e t in le ng th. Ne w d rive c ulve rts must b e insta lle d a t the e xp e nse o f the p ro p e rty o wne r. Existing c ulve rts with c o unty ro a d rig ht-o f wa ys will b e re p la c e d a s ne e d e d b y the c o unty a t c o unty e xp e nse .

Se c tio n X Exte nua ting C irc um sta nc e s

Any Exte nua ting c irc umsta nc e s no t c o ve re d und e r this p o lic y sha ll b e b ro ug ht to the a tte ntio n o f C o mmissio ne rs' c o urt fo r c o nsid e ra tio n.

The Hunt C o unty Ro a d Po lic ie s we re a c c e p te d b y the Hunt C o unty C o mmissio ne rs' C o urt o n Mo nd a y, Fe b rua ry 9, 1998 a nd b e c a me e ffe c tive o n this d a te .

The se p o lic ie s sup e rc e d e a ll p re vio us Hunt C o unty Ro a d Po lic ie s p e rta ining to a ny sub je c t c o ve re d b y the se p o lic ie s.

Am e ndm e nt to Hunt C o unty Ro a d Po lic y June 28, 2004

Hunt C o unty p ro hib its the c o nstruc tio n o f c o nc re te o r ma so nry ma ilb o x struc ture s o n rig ht-o f-wa y o f a ny c o unty ro a d . Ma ilb o xe s must b e mo unte d o n p o sts ma d e o f ma te ria l whic h will b e nd o r b re a ka wa y up o n imp a c t o f a ve hic le . Hunt C o unty will no t b e re sp o nsib le fo r d a ma g e o r d e struc tio n o f b ric k struc ture s whic h a lre a d y e xist d uring ma inte na nc e o f c o unty ro a d s o r d itc he s.

G e ne ra l Re q uire m e nts fo r Upg ra ding C o unty Ro a ds

An a p p lic a tio n re q ue sting a ro a d up g ra d e must b e sub mitte d to the C o mmissio ne rs' o ffic e sp e c ifying the lo c a tio n a nd a p p ro xima te le ng th o f

ro a d o r se c tio n o f ro a d to b e up g ra d e d . If mo re tha n o ne p e rso n is invo lve d , p le a se d e sig na te a sing le c o nta c t.

An a p p ro xima te c o st e stima te with rig ht-o f-wa y re q uire me nts will b e p re p a re d b y the p re c inc t c o mmissio ne r a nd se nt to the re q ue ste r.

To p ro c e e d with the up g ra d e , the c o mmissio ne r' s o ffic e must b e no tifie d in writing o f the re q ue ste r' s willing ne ss to p a y fo r ma te ria l c o sts a nd d o na te rig ht-o f-wa y, whe n a p p lic a b le .

The re q ue st will b e b ro ug ht to the a tte ntio n o f C o mmissio ne rs' C o urt fo r c o nsid e ra tio n.

The C o mmissio ne rs' o ffic e will no tify the re q ue ste r in writing o f the C o urt' s a c tio n. A firm c o st e stima te will b e p ro vid e d if d iffe re nt fo r the o rig ina l e stima te .

Rig ht-o f-wa y d o c ume nts, whe n re q uire d , will b e p re p a re d b y Hunt C o unty fo r sig na ture . Mo ne y fo r ma te ria l c o sts sha ll b e p la c e d in a n e sc ro w a c c o unt b y the re q ue ste r(s). The p ro je c t will b e sc he d ule d fo r c o nstruc tio n a fte r the se ite ms ha ve b e e n a d d re sse d .

Re vise d 01/ 10/ 2011

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