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ii~~~i~~~i~~l~~~~~~iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiii <br />RB5227 457 25J34 <br />Article 7: Subdivisions <br />Section 7.8: Access and Roadways <br />(a) A registered land surveyor must certify in writing to the Plannin <br />Department that the traveiway of the Private Road, either exi n <br />upgraded or newly constructed, is within the platted right-of- <br />(b) A professional engineer must certify in writing to the Planning <br />Department that a Private Road, either existing, upgr ded, or newly <br />constructed, meets the standards of the required cla o <br />subdivision, provided however, there is no requiremen r' n <br />certification by a professional engineer for a private roa ervi <br />fewer lots. <br />(c) The following must be inspected and certif . <br />(i) The proper material has been in the way it is built <br />to the required width and th' ness, <br />(ii) The shoulders are the cor t width and th typ' cross section <br />is in place; <br />(iii) The road is on the er g <br />(iv) Ditches are in p e e nece rovide adequate <br />drainage, in nce 't ound engineering practice; <br />(v) Necessa orm ~~S of pro r e, materials and construction <br />are in p e ~~~dissip s installed, in accordance with <br />(vi) AI sturbed are~s~~~erly stabilized; <br />(vii) h equir ad sig in place; <br />(veii) An te turn-around is in place at the end of the road; <br />ire e' and horizontal clearance is provided; and <br />(x) Sig ' tan and construction at the intersection with a public <br />~ road been approved by NCDOT. <br />(2} <br />~/must be surfaced and compacted with a material <br />to Orange County to the required width of the particular class <br />Yk-e~svGn should be built into the travelway so that water will drain from <br />the road surtace into the side ditch. <br />The crown should not be so great as to cause vehicles to slide off the <br />travelway when ice or snow is on the road. <br />Generally the road and shoulder should be crowned as shown in the <br />drawing below so that runoff will drain to the ditches on both sides of the <br />road. <br />Orange Counry, North Carolina - Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-18 <br />(1) Certificate of Construction <br />