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T <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORANGE COUNTY <br />SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS <br />SECTION IV- 6- 3-d -1. ROADS <br />THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY ORDAINS THAT THE SUBDIVISION <br />REGULATIONS ARE HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: <br />(Striket#reug# print indicates language deleted... Bold print indicates amended text. <br />These amendments relate to Item 6 of the Board's October 10, 2000, motion amending <br />the Orange County Subdivision Regulations.) <br />JUSTIFICATION FOR PRIVATE ROADS. ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULAT IONS, SECTION IV -B- <br />3 -D -1. ROADS IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: <br />*1V- 13- 3 -d -1. Roads <br />Public roads are generally required in all subdivisions and will be required where it is <br />found that: <br />1. The subdivision roads would be accepted by the State for maintenance if: <br />a. They are built in a manner which satisfies the minimum State <br />design and construction criteria for subdivision roads; and <br />b. They would satisfy other requirements for addition to the State <br />maintenance system, including, but not limited to, the general <br />density standard of at least two occupied residences for each <br />one -tenth of a mile of subdivision road. <br />If, upon review of a subdivision plat, it is determined that the general <br />density standard is met, but a design standard is not, a re- design will be <br />required where possible. For example, if the number of lots proposed <br />along a subdivision road would clearly satisfy the density standard, but the <br />road design was such that the centerline radius did not meet the minimum <br />standard of 230 feet for level land, a new road design would be required. <br />Another example is a situation where a landscaped island or entrance <br />median prevents acceptance of the road for maintenance. <br />The above criteria and standards are identified in a publication, <br />Subdivision Roads - Minimum Construction Standards, prepared by and <br />available from the N.C. Department of Transportation; or <br />2. The subdivision roads extend existing roads which are public; or <br />3. The subdivision roads are part of a development which is located in an <br />area designated as Urban or Transition on the Orange County <br />Comprehensive Plan; or <br />4. A proposed road is designated as an arterial or collector on an approved <br />