§ 16.3. Gating authority.

The director of the department of transportation, subject to the review of the board of commissioners, may authorize the placement, duration, and subsequent removal of a gate across any portion of a road that has been dedicated to the county but which has not been accepted by the county pursuant to section 62-1. In exercising discretion to authorize or remove a gate, the following factors should be considered:

(a)

The extent that the road is not in compliance with the development regulations;

(b)

The length of road which will extend beyond the gate location;

(c)

The existence or non-existence of improved structures and other infrastructure beyond the gate location;

(d)

The extent to which those properties beyond the gate location are unoccupied during both daylight and evening hours;

(e)

The potential to reduce or deter the occurrence of unlawful activity and other risks to public safety beyond the gate location by erection of a gate; and

(f)

The frequency of which landowners beyond the gate location use the noncompliant road to access their property.

(Res. No. 12-42, § 1, 11-13-2012)