Minutes - 19880906 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

~~~ • ~ J setbacks and buffer requirements but would not happen often. Rabin Lackey, President of the Orange County Bar Association, stated they have a number of concerns about the legal aspects of the plat and also cost to developer and citizen clients. She offered her assistance to work with the Planning Department on this issue. Motion was made by Commissioner Willhvit, seconded by Commissioner Hartwell to continue the public hearing on this item to the next joint quarterly public hearing to be held on November 28. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Motion was made by Chair Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Carey to readvertise all other changes that may be relevant and will be studied in conjunction with the discussion of Section V and in particular Section IIz application approval and procedures that may need to be a part of the study. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Alois Callemyn encouraged that there be some sort of means so that a major subdivision could be handled by the Planning Staff and Planning Board. Many people cannot give a lot to their son or daughter because they cannot afford to pay for the survey. d. Section VII (New) Legal Status Provisions Since County-wide adoption of the Subdivision Regulations in 1978, numerous amendments have been made to the ordinance. The proposed amendment to the Subdivision Regulations consolidates the following Sections into a new section VII- Legal Status Provisions: VIII - Amendments IX - Separability of Provisions X - Conflict with other Iaws, ordinances or regulations XI - violations XII - Reenactment and repeal of existing regulations XIII - Effective date The proposed amendment also seeks to strengthen provisions fox enforcing the Subdivision Regulations by specifying additional legal avenues which may be used for enforcement purposes. THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARDS OR CITIZEN COMMENTS. Motion was made by Commissioner Willhvit, seconded by Commissioner Carey to refer items 2a, 2b, and 2d to the Planning Board for a recommendation to come back to the Board of Commissioners on October 3, 19$8. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 3. Private Road Standards Text Amendments a. Median Standards Mary Scearbo made the presentation. This amendment to the Private Road Standards would allow for medians in the design of private roads. The proposed median standards would require a minimum of a fourteen foot graded width for each travel lane, that there be no access onto any separated portions of the road unless there was adequate crossover for emergency vehicles, that both travel ways be contained within one single easement, that the standard cross section be provided whenever there is an intersection with another street, that one way signs be erected where appropriate and that a plan showing the road and right-of-way and drainage contours and the extent of clearing be approved by the erosion control