ORD-2000-136 Amendments to Orange County Private Road Standards Subdivision Regulations

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21 ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, APPENDIX A ORANGE COUNTY PRIVATE ROAD STANDARDS, IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LOTS ALLOWED ON A PRIVATE ROAD FROM 25 TO 10; TO DELETE THE PROVISION FOR A CLASS C PRIVATE ROAD; AND TO DELETE THE PROVISION FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR TO CERTIFY ROAD CONSTRUCTION. THE FOURTH AND FIFTH PARAGRAPHS IN THE SECTION TITLED GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ARE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: The standards and specifications for Private Roads apply to subdivisions in Orange County and the class of road required depends on the number of lots served by the road. A Class B road serves 1 to 5 lots or dwelling units, and a Class A road serves 6 to 10 lots or dwelling units. All Private Roads in a major (more than five lots) subdivision require the approval of the Board of Commissioners. Before the final plat of the subdivision can be recorded, the Private Road must be built and approved, or the applicant must post a security instrument with the County in an amount that would cover the cost of constructing the road. Class B Private Roads intended to serve 2 lots or dwelling units are not required to be constructed to Orange County Standards or to be inspected before recordation of the final plat. However, Orange County recommends that these Class B roads be built to these standards in order-to provide adequate access, especially for emergency vehicles which require the clearances and turn areas shown on the specifications. Private road construction must be inspected and the construction certified .in writing to the Orange County Planning Department by a North Carolina Professional Engineer. Also, the location of the travelway must be certified to be within the platted private road right-of-way by a North Carolina Registered Land Surveyor. The road must be inspected during construction so that any changes or improvements necessary to insure approval can be made before the stone is placed and the shoulders and ditches are seeded and mulched. In order for this to happen, the subdivider or representative must inform the professional making the certification prior to the start of construction and at intervals during construction when inspections are needed so that they can be scheduled. ITEM 9 UNDER THE GENERAL SUBDIVISION APPROVAL AND PRIVATE ROAD CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: GENERAL SUBDIVISION APPROVAL AND PRIVATE ROAD CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE. 9. Have a professional engineer and a registered land surveyor, respectively, provide written certification to the Planning and Inspections Department that construction meets the required standards and that the travelway is within the right-of-way.