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

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8. Schedule inspections [with Planning Department staff and professional engineer] as construction progresses. 9. Have a professional engineer or registered land surveyor, respectively, provide written certification to the Planning and Inspections Department eerti€y that construction meets the required standards and that the travelway is within the right -of -way ' ; provided however, there is no requirement for written certification by a professional engineer for a private road serving three or fewer lots. 10. Record final subdivision plat with Register of Deeds. STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE ROADS, Certification of Construction SECTION IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE ROADS The standards described herein are the minimum set forth by the County. Orange County has not determined, and is not responsible for determining that these standards are adequate or appropriate for all uses by landowners. The standards also may not meet NCDOT criteria. No road will be accepted for maintenance by NCDOT unless or until NCDOT standards are met. Certification of Construction must certify in writing to the Planning Department that either existing upgraded or newly constructed. is within the A professional engineer OF FegisteFed land suFveyeF must certify in writing to the Planning Department that a Private Road, either existing, upgraded, or newly constructed, meets the standards of the required class for the subdivision, provided however, there is no requirement for written certification by a professional engineer for a . private road serving three or fewer lots. The following must be inspected and - certified: -4-- the tFavelway is within the platted Fight of way; 2--1. the proper material has been used in the travelway and it is built to the required width and thickness; 3.2. the shoulders are the correct width and the typical cross section is in place; 4.3: the road is on the proper grade; 6.4. ditches are in place where necessary to provide adequate drainage, in accordance with sound engineering practice; 6.5. needed storm pipes of proper size, materials and construction are in place and energy dissipaters installed, in accordance with sound engineering practice; 7-.6. all disturbed areas are properly stabilized; 6.7. the required road sign is in place;