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4 <br />Engineer approve the construction of private roads in accordance with <br />sound engineering practices. <br />PURPOSE: To encourage construction of public .roads thereby. <br />reducing financial burden on residents within subdivisions, to permit <br />interconnectivity of roads and to raise the standard of construction for <br />private streets when they are used. <br />C. AMENDMENTS REGARDING THE FUNCTIONAL .CLASSIFICATION <br />OFROADS IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOCC GOAL: Comprehensive Plan adopted June 21, 1999 <br />(Objective 2) <br />BOCC GOAL: Regional Transportation Planning adopted 6/21/1999 <br />BOCC GOAL: Rural Character Preservation adopted June 21, 1999 <br />(Objective 2) <br />PURPOSE: To plan for the orderly growth of the county transportation <br />network and integrate the system on a regional basis while maintaining <br />rural character in review of adopted plans. <br />1. Orange County Comprehensive Plan Amendments <br />Orange County proposes to amend the Transportation Section <br />(2.6) of the Land Use Element to update the County-Specific. <br />Road Classification section and corresponding changes to 3.6 <br />through 3.12 (Township Plans). <br />These amendments are proposed as part of the implementation <br />of the Board of County Commissioners FY .1999 - 2000 Goal "To <br />prepare a new Orange County Comprehensive .Plan". The <br />amendments propose to: <br />• a. Promote consistency of functional classification of roads in <br />Orange County's jurisdiction with classifications of roads in <br />plans and ordinances of the incorporated municipalities in <br />Orange .County and with NCDOT classifications; <br />b. Clarify the functional classification of roads in Orange County; <br />c. Identify .spatial "superblocks" where collector roads will: be <br />needed. with continued development; <br />d. Delete previously proposed roads that are no longer planned. <br />2. Orange County Zoning Ordinance Amendments <br />a. Amend Article 4.2;10.7 Access for Community. Commercial-II <br />(CC-3) Districts to reflect proposed changes to section 2.6 <br />County-Specific Road Classification System. Deletes the <br />term"major" from the classification "major collector". <br />b. Amend Article 4.2.11.3 Access for General Commericial-IV <br />{GC-4) Districts #o reflect proposed .changes. to section 2.6 <br />County-Specific Road Classification System. Deletes the <br />term."major" from the classification "major collector". <br />g:/robert/legalad/FbPHrevd <br />