ORD-2004-002 - Subdivision Regulations Amendment IV-B-3 Streets

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L) Lateral Clearance.- Signs shall have maximum practical clearance from the road's edge. Suggested lateral clearance is 6'. *IV-B-3-d-1. `Amended 2/1 /88 4/4/88 10/16/90 (eff. 12/3/90) 5/3/93 8/8/94 10/10/00 s/18/o1 Roads -Public roads are generally required in all subdivisions and will be required where it is found that: 1. The subdivision roads would be accepted by the State for maintenance if: a. They are built in a manner which satisfies the minimum State design and construction criteria for subdivision roads; and b. They would satisfy other requirements for addition to the State maintenance system, including, but not limited to, the general density standard of at least two occupied residences for each. one-tenth of a mile of subdivision road. If, upon review of a subdivision plat, it is determined that the general density standard is met, but a design standard is not, a re-design will be required where possible. For example, if the number of lots proposed along a subdivision road would clearly satisfy the density standard, but the road design was such that the centerline radius did not meet the minimum standard of 230 feet for level land, a new road design would be required. Another example is a situation where a landscaped island or entrance median prevents acceptance of the road for maintenance. The above criteria and standards are identified in a publication, Subdivision Roads-Minimum Construction Standards, prepared by and available from the N.C. Department of Transportation; or 2. The subdivision roads extend existing roads which are public; or 3. The subdivision roads are part of a development which is located in an area designated as Urban or Transition on the Orange County Comprehensive Plan; or 4. A proposed road is designated as an arterial or collector on an approved Thoroughfare Plan for a municipalityor in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan; or -30-a-