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Article 7: Subdivisions24 <br />Section 7.8: Access and Roadways <br />(b) The road sign shall have one double -sided blade showing the name of <br />the Private Road and another showing the name of the existing State <br />maintained road. <br />(c) Class B roads of any length are required to be named and to have a road <br />sign posted. <br />(12) Right -of -Way <br />(a) The right -of -way shall be 50 -feet wide and indicated on the final plat. <br />(b) Requests for rights -of -way less than 50 -feet in width must be approved <br />by the Board of County Commissioners. In no case shall a right -of -way <br />less than 25 -feet in width be approved. <br />(c) Bends in the right -of -way must be at angles that will permit construction <br />of curves with a 125 -foot minimum centerline radius (see subsection (17) <br />below). <br />(13) Vegetation <br />(a) All areas disturbed by the construction of the road, including the <br />shoulders, ditch banks, cut and fill slopes and any borrow areas, shall be <br />seeded in permanent vegetation to stabilize the soil and prevent erosion. <br />(b) Seeding should be done immediately after grading is completed and <br />before the final inspection by the Planning Department. <br />(c) The disturbed area shall be smoothed and lightly harrowed to break up <br />the soil and prepare a good seedbed. The following materials are <br />recommended per 1,000 square feet: <br />(i) 1.4 lbs. Fescue grass seed <br />(ii) 0.4 lbs. German or Browntop millet (to provide temporary cover <br />until the grass becomes established) <br />(iii) 90 lbs. lime <br />(iv) 23 lbs. 10 -10 -10 Fertilizer <br />(v) Two 40 lb. Bales of straw for mulch (enough to cover 75% of the <br />ground surface) <br />(d) Other types of permanent vegetation may be substituted as long as they <br />provide adequate cover to prevent erosion. <br />(14) Maintenance <br />(a) Maintenance of the Private Road must be provided by the lot owners that <br />are served by the road. <br />(b) The required Road Maintenance Agreement between the lot owners is <br />required to insure that the cost is shared equally and a mechanism for <br />maintenance is set up. <br />(c) The responsibility for maintenance is the property owners and neither the <br />State nor Orange County will maintain the road. <br />(d) Regular attention shall be given to the following items in order to assure <br />that the road will remain in good condition: <br />(i) The vegetation shall be mowed, limed and fertilized as needed. <br />Areas that erode or where seeding is unsuccessful should be <br />reseeded. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 7 -24 <br />