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11 <br /> STAFF EVALUATION OF PRIVATE ROAD JUSTIFICATION <br /> SUBDIVISION: Pendle Hill - Preliminary Plan <br /> DATE: December 19, 1995 <br /> The standards contained in the Subdivision Regulations pertaining to public and private roads <br /> are listed below. The Planning Staff comments regarding each is provided in italics. <br /> IV-B-3-d-1. Roads - Public roads are generally required in all subdivisions and will be <br /> required where it is found that: <br /> 1. The subdivision roads would be accepted by the State for maintenance if: <br /> a) They are built in a manner which satisfies the minimum State <br /> design and construction criteria for subdivision roads; and <br /> If the road was built according to State construction standards, it <br /> could be accepted by the State when the required density is met. <br /> b) They would satisfy other requirements for addition to the State <br /> maintenance system, including, but not limited to, the general <br /> density standard of at least two occupied residences for each <br /> one-tenth of a mile of subdivision road. <br /> According to the Department of Transportation, a road less than <br /> one mile in length must provide ingress and egress for at least 5 <br /> occupied permanent residences and have a minimum density of <br /> two houses per tenth of a mile. This private road serves a total of <br /> 6 residences when the subdivision is fully developed. NCDOT <br /> would consider this positively when reviewing any request for <br /> State maintenance. <br /> 2. The subdivision roads extend existing roads which are public; or <br /> The subdivision roads do not extend existing public roads. <br />