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14 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> 306F REVERE ROAD <br /> HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br /> STAFF EVALUATION OF PRIVATE ROAD JUSTIFICATION <br /> SUBDIVISION: Sibling Pine Estate- Preliminary Plan <br /> DATE: July 12, 1996 <br /> The standards contained in the Subdivision Regulations pertaining to public and private roads are <br /> listed below. The Planning Staff comment regarding each is provided in italics. <br /> IV-B-3-d-1. Rfig-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 proposed private road was built to State standards, it would <br /> 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; or <br /> (According to the Department of Transportation, a road less than <br /> one mile in length must provide ingress and egress for at least S <br /> occupied permanent residences and have a minimum density of two <br /> houses per tenth of a mile. This private road will serve a total of 7 <br /> residences when the subdivision is fully developed NCDOT would <br /> consider this positively when reviewing any request for State <br /> maintenance. <br /> 2. The subdivision roads extend existing roads which are public; or <br /> (The subdivision road does not extend an existing public road.) <br /> 1 <br />