Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
3 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORANGE COUNTY <br /> SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS <br /> SECTION IV-B-3-d-1. ROADS AND <br /> APPENDIX A. ORANGE COUNTY PRIVATE ROAD STANDARDS <br /> THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY ORDAINS THAT THE SUBDIVISION <br /> REGULATIONS ARE HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: <br /> (Bold print indicates language to be added. print indicates language to <br /> be deleted. Bold underlined print indicates language added based on comments from <br /> the public hearing. print indicates proposed language deleted <br /> based on comments from the public hearing.) <br /> Section numbers in this document refer only to this document, and do not agree with <br /> regulation section numbers. <br /> SECTION 1: REWORD BEGINNING PARAGRAPH OF JUSTIFICATION FOR PRIVATE ROADS; REDUCE <br /> THE DOUBLE LOT SIZE PROVISION To 60,000 SQ. FT. IF AT LEAST 50% OPEN SPACE IS <br /> PROVIDED. ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, SECTION IV-13-3-D-1. ROADS, IS <br /> AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: <br /> *IV-B-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 />