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64 <br /> Halkiotis to refer this item to the Planning Board for a recommendation <br /> to come back to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than August 6, <br /> 1990. VOTE: UNANIMOUS - <br /> 3 . PRIVATE ROADS - - <br /> a. Section IV and V Orange County Subdivision Regulations <br /> b. Orange county Private Road Standards <br /> These proposed amendments to the Orange County Subdivision <br /> Regulations and the Orange County Private Road Standards relate to the <br /> private roads policy and standards. Major features of the proposed <br /> revisions to the Subdivision Regulations and Private Road Standards <br /> include: <br /> 1) coordination of private roads with the public road system; <br /> 2) clarification as to where public roads will be required; <br /> 3) clarification as to where private roads are appropriate; <br /> 4) additional certification on final plats regarding access, future <br /> development, and disclosure to prospective purchasers; <br /> 5) a cap on the number of lots/dwellings that can be served by a <br /> Class <br /> A private road; <br /> 6) transfer of inspection and certification responsibility from the <br /> County to professional engineers and/or registered land <br /> surveyors; and <br /> 7) a reduction in the maximum grade allowed on a private road. <br /> ALICE GORDON referred to the implication of "existing road" in the <br /> ordinance and in particular as this would apply to a person who has a <br /> two acre lot and wants to divide it into two one acre lots. She feels <br /> this would be a burden on that landowner to upgrade the road. <br /> JAY ZARAGOZA referred to the 12% grade and sees this as excessively <br /> restrictive. He referred to the road maintenance agreement and stated <br /> that while it is possible to get twenty-five people to agree to <br /> something it is another thing to get them to do what they have agreed to <br /> do. <br /> Mr. Meisner stated that the purpose was to look at the new private <br /> roads as well as the existing ones to be sure there is not a small <br /> private road that is twelve feet wide where additional development could <br /> create more traffic. The assumption would be that the road would be <br /> improved to at least the minimum standard that would be required by that <br /> number of units. <br /> William Waddell asked about the existing roads that do not meet this <br /> criteria and asked if another road would need to be built if additional <br /> development takes place. Mr. Meisner stated this will be taken into <br /> account when considering the final recommendation. <br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Halkiotis to refer this item to the Planning Board for a recommendation <br /> to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than August 6, <br /> 1990. VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />