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21 <br /> STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE ROADS, Certification of Construction SECTION IS AMENDED <br /> TO READ AS FOLLOWS: <br /> STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE ROADS <br /> The standards described herein are the minimum set forth by the County. Orange <br /> County has not determined, and is not responsible for determining that these standards <br /> are adequate or appropriate for all uses by landowners. The standards also may not <br /> meet NCDOT criteria. No road will be accepted for maintenance by NCDOT unless or <br /> until NCDOT standards are met. <br /> Certification of Construction <br /> A professional engineer must certify in writing to the Planning Department that a <br /> Private Road, either existing, upgraded, or newly constructed, meets the standards of the <br /> required class for the subdivision. The following must be inspected and certified: <br /> 1. the travelway is within the platted right-of-way; (this criteria may be certified by a <br /> registered land surveyor); <br /> 2. the proper material has been used in the travelway and if is built to the required <br /> width and thickness; <br /> 3. the shoulders are the correct width and the typical cross section is in place; <br /> 4. the road is on the proper grade; <br /> 5. ditches are in place where necessary to provide adequate drainage, in accordance <br /> with sound engineering practice; <br /> 6. needed storm pipes of proper size, materials and construction are in place and <br /> energy dissipaters installed, in accordance with sound engineering practice; <br /> 7. all disturbed areas are properly stabilized; <br /> 8. the required road sign is in place; <br /> 9. an adequate turn-around is in place at the end of the road; <br /> 10. required vertical and horizontal clearance is provided; and <br /> 11. sight distance and construction at the intersection with a public road has been <br /> approved by NCDOT. <br /> THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE ROADS, Surface Materials, <br /> REQUIRING THAT PAVED PRIVATE ROADS MEET NCDOT PAVING STANDARDS, IS DELETED. <br /> STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE ROADS, Minimum Curve Radius (SECOND PARAGRAPH, ITEM <br /> 4) IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: <br /> A curve radius of less than 125 feet may be approved if all of the following <br /> conditions are met: <br /> 1. The road existed prior to the adoption of subdivision regulations or was <br /> approved as part of an earlier subdivision; <br />