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*IV-B-3-d-2. <br />"Amended <br />2J1 /88 <br />8/6/90 <br />10/16/90 (eff. 12/3/90) <br />A private road shall be required to meet standards set by Orange County <br /> as described in Appendix A of the Subdivision Regulations. Satisfactory <br /> proof that the standards are met will be required by the County Manager or <br /> his appointed agents. If a subdivision is to contain private roads, the <br /> subdivider shall have an instrument recorded contemporaneously with the <br /> final plat substantially in the form of the County's Standard Road <br /> Maintenance Agreement entitled, "DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS <br /> AND PROVISIONS FOR PRIVATE ROAD MAINTENANCE", guarantee <br /> (a) aright of access to any private road in the subdivision by all lots served <br /> by the road and by law enforcement and emergency vehicles, (b) right of <br />- <br /> State or municipally maintained <br />access for the proposed private road to a <br /> road byway of direct access or other private roads, (c) perpetual <br /> maintenance of -any private road serving the subdivision at the standards <br /> set for approval, and (d) provide record notice of the probability that future <br /> development dependent on the private roads for access will require <br /> upgrading of the roads to a higher private road standard or public <br /> dedication and upgrading of the road to North Carolina Department of <br /> Transportation standards. See Section V-D-6-b(2) for additional <br /> requirements. <br />IV-B-3-d-3. <br />"Amended <br />1o151s4 <br />The land within a private road easement shall be included within the lot <br /> boundaries of the lot or lots which border the easement. The .road <br /> maintenance agreement shall include a provision that if the road is <br /> dedicated for public use at a later date, then the lot boundaries-will be <br /> revised to extend only to the edge of the right-of-way, as required by <br /> Section IV-B-3-c-10 of this Ordinance. <br />*IV-B-3-e. <br />''Amended <br />2/1/88 <br />Traffic Impact Study - A traffic impact study shall be required of <br /> subdivisions as defined in Section IV-B-3-e-3. The study will enable <br /> Orange County to assess the impact of a proposed subdivision on the <br /> highway system when that system is at or near capacity or a safety <br /> problem exists. Its purpose is to insure that proposed developments do <br /> not adversely affect the highway network and to identify any traffic <br /> problems associated with access from the site to the existing <br /> transportation network. The purpose ofthe study is also to identify <br /> solutions to potential problems and to present improvements to be <br /> incorporated into the proposed development. <br />-31-c- <br />