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093 <br /> DRAFT TEXT PROPOSED FOR INSERTION IN SECTIO?N 2.6 OF COMP PLAN <br /> h. Final Report. Comprehensive Transportation Plan Phase I for Orange County. North Carolina. <br /> Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., 1989. <br /> i. The Orange County Economic Development Districts Design Manual. Orange County Planning <br /> Department, 1994. <br /> j. Transportation Planning Handbook. Institute of Transportation Engineers, 1992. <br /> k. Flexible DeveloMent Standards for Preserving Rural Character. Orange County Planning <br /> Department, 1996. <br /> 1. Orange County Zoo 'ng Ordinance. Orange County Planning Department,N.C., 1993 <br /> The next step was to compare all of the criteria in each of the above documents to determine the <br /> attributes common to each functional classification system. Functional classification criteria <br /> characteristic of Orange County's mad network and compatible with it's adopted land uses were <br /> developed using: a)the fundamental principles for each functional class;b)population served; c)typical <br /> trip lengths; and d) origin and destination of the trips. The classifications applicable within the land use <br /> planning boundaries for each municipality are defined by that particular municipality's cooperatively <br /> adopted(with NC DOT)Thoroughfare Plan. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY'S FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA: Orange County's <br /> Functional Classification Criteria consists of the following four functional classes: Interstate\Major <br /> Transportation Corridors (the highest mobility function and lowest hind access function); Arterial <br /> Roads (next highest mobility function and typically lower land access function); Collector Roads (a <br /> mix of mobility and access functions); and Local Roads (the lowest mobility function and highest <br /> access function). Orange County's existing roads and planned major struts are classified according to <br /> the function that they are planned to provide in accordance with the Land Use Element of the Orange <br /> County Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Interstate\Major Transportation Corridors <br /> Major transportation corridors serve a key function in the orderly development of Orange County <br /> as major traffic movers,as well as entrances to Orange County. These corridors and the character of the <br /> development which occurs along them establish for visitors and resident idike an indicator of the quality <br /> of life in the County, as well as the efficiency and safety of traffic movement through the area. In <br /> addition, the ability of different areas of the County to attract and accomodate different types of <br /> development depends on the capacity of the highway system, and the character and quality of <br /> development along major corridors. The Interstate\Major Transportation Corridors provide the high <br /> speed, high volume network for travel between major points in both rural and urban areas. <br /> Interstate\Major Transportation Corridors include Interstates 40 and 85 and have the following <br /> characteristics: <br /> 2.6-5 <br />