ORD-2001-013 Clarified Amendment to Orange County Private Road Standards

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17 referenced in "An Inventory of Sites of Cultural, Historic, Recreational, Biological, and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange County" 4. In subdivisions to be located in a Protected Watershed as designated in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, stream buffers are increased by twenty -five percent (25 %) above those required by Article 6.23 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance and the impervious surface allowed is decreased by fifteen percent (15 %) to allow greater infiltration of storm water runoff to prevent the pollution of water supply reservoirs. 5. The site contains topographic and environmental features, such as streams, steep slopes, or watersheds, that would be adversely affected by the use of roads constructed to State standards because of factors such as significant amounts of earthwork (cut and fill) that would contribute to increased run -off of stormwater and siltation. 6. The site is already developed to 100% of the capacity which could be achieved after approval of the subdivision and some or all of the non- conforming aspects of existing development on the site will be made more conforming as a result of the proposed subdivision, and all conforming aspects of the development will remain conforming. 7. There is only one subdivision road proposed. Its length does not exceed 350', it serves no more than five (5) lots, its grade does not exceed 9 %, and the land being subdivided is not connected to or part of another subdivision required to be served by public roads. The Declaration of Development Restrictions, prepared by the Planning Staff and recorded concurrently with the Final Plat, shall include a statement that-further subdivision of any of the .lots may require that the road be upgraded to a higher private road classification, or to public standards, and that the cost of the upgrade will be the responsibility of the subdivider. Where a parcel being subdivided was created by a previous subdivision approved after July 5, 1983, then the previous subdivision as well as the proposed subdivision will be considered in determining whether a private road is still justified. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant for subdivision approval. to supply a written statement justifying the reasons for private roads in the proposed subdivision. Compliance with one or more of the above standards does not insure approval of either a public or private road within a proposed subdivision.