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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 20, 2014 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 7 -c <br />1 <br />SUBJECT: Orange Unified Transportation Board Request to Authorize the Planning Staff <br />to Review Private Road Standards, Access Standards, and Trail System <br />Standards of the Unified Development Ordinance; Amendment Outline <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Amendment Outline Form <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Abigaile Pittman, Transportation /Land <br />Use Planner, 245 -2567 <br />Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning <br />Supervisor, 245 -2579 <br />Michael Harvey, Current Planning <br />Supervisor, 245 -2597 <br />Craig Benedict, Director, 245 -2585 <br />PURPOSE: To consider instructing Planning staff to review the private road, access and trail <br />system standards, and develop recommended amendments to the Unified Development <br />Ordinance (UDO) for consideration. <br />BACKGROUND: In its accepted 2014 Work Plan, the following activity was identified for the <br />Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUTBoard): <br />• Begin examination of UDO Section 7.8 Access and Roadways with respect to the goals <br />and objectives of the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan to determine <br />consistency, and seek BOCC authorization to develop recommendations of applicable <br />amendments to the UDO to take to the Planning Board. <br />Likewise, in its accepted 2014 Work Plan, the Planning Board identified the following activity as <br />a concern /emerging issue: <br />• Emergency Access: Work with appropriate staff /departments to better ensure properties <br />can be reached by emergency personnel (e.g., driveway width and clearance, bridge <br />weight limit signage and sufficiency to allow a fire truck to pass, gate width, and curve <br />radii sufficient for emergency vehicles). <br />