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

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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS (Text proposed to be deleted is printed in bold 4 format; text proposed to be inserted is printed in bold underlined Amend Orange County Subdivision Regulations, Section IV-B-3-d-1 — format AMEND THE PRIVATE ROAD JUSTIFICATION SECTION Roads as follows: TO READ AS FOLLOWS: However, private roads may be allowed in a subdivision where in Of County Commissioners, it is found that the nature and location the judgment of the Planning Board and with the approval of the Board of the subdivision with respect to other development and the A rivate road shall be deemed 'ustified for a minor subdivision more than three lots. (n such subdivisions, a rivate access easement ranted to allow an ad'acent lot to access a resultin in no Staff comment: This provision would number of access oints on a ubtic road. The intent nt ma be provide for the use of private roads for: s the rivate road In order to reduce the 1) subdivision subdivision of arcels of sufFcient acrea a to of this rovision is to allow of small lots (less than 7 re uirements for minimum lot size or area Per dwe– unit where a acres) into 3 tots of minimum lot size would not otherwise be ermitted be meet zonin ordinance allowed in district; and 2) subdivision of rivate road re uirement 1. a, as follows and whores th he subdivision cannot com t with 2 lots of minimum lot size allowed in densi re uirement fora .....ublic road to be a ce tedsion would not meet the district for large parcels (for example, for I ZIT stem. For an other use of this rovision family members of farm owners). document to be recorded with the final plat the state maintained the final lat and a se crate Comment. Provisions for justifying further d.e elo ment of an resultin lots incl all contain a statement that an fY g rocessed as a ma'or subdivision udin the arent tract, shall be private roads are not specific enough. The ordinance does not give standards . that can be measured which leaves d! dele compliance to the subjective judgement of staff and decision-makers. Board and the Board of Coun For all other subdivisions the Plannin Rdsponse: Staff proposes to clarify and subdivisions and Plannin staff in the case ners in the case of ma'or reinforce private road justification consider the followin desi n features when determinin requirements as follows. of minor subdivisions shall private roads in subdivisions. At a minimum, a rivate road ma whether #o ermlt subdivision meets standards of 1.a and at least two other des! be 'ustified if the below. n features listed