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11/24/1997
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Minutes - 19971124
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PH ORD-1997-043 Orange County Functional Road Classification Comprehensive Plan and Ordinance Amendment
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\Board of County Commissioners\Ordinances\Ordinance 1990-1999\1997
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PAGE TO BE REMOVED FROM SECTION 2.6 OF COMP PLAN <br /> 0 <br /> 073 <br /> COUNTY-SPECIFIC ROAD CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM <br /> Policy Issues <br /> Roads can be classified by the function they serve in the total road <br /> LJ network. This classification takes into consideration the existing <br /> conditions as well as the planned future function.. some roads are <br /> more important in terms of carrying major traffic volumes or in <br /> 0 making connections between major destinations, while other roads have <br /> a primary value in providing access to adjacent property. In <br /> general, there is an inverse relationship between the traffic- <br /> carrying function and the land-access function; i.e. , a four-lane <br /> road's primary function would be to move traffic, while the function <br /> of a two-lane road in a subdivision would be to serve the abutting <br /> land with frequent driveways. The extreme for each case would be an <br /> Interstate freeway for the function of moving traffic and a short, <br /> narrow, residential cul-de-sac for the function o_ land access . With <br /> the exception of an Interstate freeway, all roads provide each <br /> function to varying degrees . <br /> Data Collection <br /> There are certain roadway characteristics that are related to a <br /> properly designed and classified road. To aid in developing the <br /> functional classification for Orange County, the following roadway <br /> characteristics were inventoried for every public road in the County, <br /> outside of the urbanized planning boundaries : length, type of <br /> surface, number of lanes, road width, shoulder width, right-of-way <br /> width, type of adjacent land use, extent of development, speed limit, <br /> traffic control, roadway alignment, and traffic volumes. This <br /> inventory was collected by the County and, if maintained, will <br /> provide a thorough and accurate data base for further planning and <br /> programming. <br /> To assist in data collection, analysis, and classification of the <br /> road network, Orange County contracted with the cor..sulting firm of <br /> Rimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. of Raleigh, N.C. Rimley-Horn <br /> obtained mapping of public roads within the county and NCDOT roadway <br /> inventory printouts, developed a spreadsheet format for recording the <br /> data, and conducted a data collection training program with members <br /> of the Comprehensive Division of the Orange County Planning <br /> Department. Comprehensive Planning staff input the data from the <br /> maps and printouts, as well as data observed and checked in the <br /> field. This data file originally included only that portion of the <br /> 1 county outside of urban thoroughfare planning boundaries, i.e. , the <br /> study areas for Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro, Hillsborough, and <br /> Mebane/Alamance County. The data file was later' ex��anded to include <br /> the area within the Hillsborough study area but outride the city's <br /> extraterritorial planning jurisdiction (ETJ) . <br /> 2.6-3 <br />
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