ORD-2001-029 Clarified Amendments to Orange County Private Road Subdivision Regulations: Section IV-B-3-d-1 and Appendix A Private Road Standards

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maintain a wooded or forested character, maintain scenic views, or preserve wildlife, botanical, historic, archaeological pnd/or recreation sites; and/or c. The preservation of site features which directly enhance the special or unique cultural, historical, archaeological or biological characteristics of the immediate area as referenced in "An Inventory of Sites of Cultural, Historic, Recreational, Biological, and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange County" or, for historic sites, if the site is deemed eligible by the State Historic Preservation Office for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. 2. The number, location and/or size of lots to be located in the subdivision are such that, even if constructed to State standards, the streets-would not be accepted by the State for maintenance due to density or other State requirements. 3. At least fifty percent (50%) of the site is to be dedicated and preserved through restrictive covenants and contains recreation and/or open space areas of significant botanical, wildlife, historic and/or archaeological sites as 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 stormnrater 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'feet , 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.