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

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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS 6 3. At least fifty percent (50%) of the site is to be dedicated ands preserved through restrictive covenants and contains Rrecreation and/or open space areas; ineluding Iand6 Gentain 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. , part of a In_sSubdivisions to be located in a Protected Watershed as designated eff 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 FeduGe the aMOUAt Gf IMPWieus suFfare and eause allow greater infiltration of storm water runoff to prevent the pollution of water supply reservoirs. 5. The site contains Ttopographic 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 stormwater 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', 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. .