Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 3/18/2025
Item Status: New
From: Frank Lundy, P.E., County Engineer
Mark Acreman, P.E., Assistant County Engineer
Jay Dickson, Planning and Zoning Director
Seth Peterson, P.E., Pre-Construction Manager
Tucker Stuart, P.E., Operations Manager
Submitted by: Lisa Sangster, Administrative Support Specialist IV
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ITEM TITLE
Title
Adoption of Baldwin County Commission Policy #9.23 - Access Management Policy
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Baldwin County Commission Policy #9.23 - Access Management Policy which sets guidelines for managing access to and from the Baldwin County Public Road System.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Background: The Baldwin County Commission, acting through its County Engineer, is charged with the responsibility to protect the traveling public in Baldwin County and maintain the public rights-of-way therein, and protect the general welfare, health, and safety of its citizens and the traveling public using the public highways, roads, rights-of-ways, and highway system within Baldwin County.
It is also the responsibility of the Baldwin County Commission to ensure proper design, construction, maintenance, and operation of its streets, roads, utilities, driveways, highways, bridges, points of access thereto, and other associated user activities connecting to, using, and / or occurring within these public rights-of-ways.
The Baldwin County Commission has and does hereby find that in order to protect and provide for the general welfare and safety of the traveling public and to protect the Baldwin County Public Road System, it is necessary to provide criteria and conditions which must be met by any person, firm, corporation, or entity seeking to access or connect roads, streets, highways, or any part thereof to the Baldwin County Public Road System and to prohibit any accesses or connections to the Baldwin County Public Road System that do not meet with and conform to proper engineering design and which do not have approval of the Baldwin County Engineer or his / her designee.
Previous Commission action/date: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: N/A
Budget line item(s) to be used: N/A
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
N/A
Reviewed/approved by: N/A
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? N/A
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: N/A
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Administration Department
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): Administration staff to update the policy files and books.
Additional instructions/notes: N/A