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r <br /> 16`1 <br /> a <br /> O R A N G E C 0 U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 27, 1995 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # C-6 -a. <br /> ` SUBJECT: PROPOSED SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> Private Road Standards (Paved Private Roads) <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING —X—Yes No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Mary Willis <br /> Proposed amendment Extension 2583 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough-732-8181 <br /> Durham -688-7331 <br /> Mebane -227-2031 <br /> ` Chapel Hill -967-9251 <br /> R <br /> PURPOSE: To allow up to 50 lots to be served by a private road <br /> provided that specified design criteria are met. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Subdivision Regulations require that no more than 25 <br /> lots be served by a private road. The subdivision of any <br /> lot which creates 26 or more lots on a private road can <br /> only be approved if the road is constructed to paved <br /> public road standards as required by NCDOT. <br /> Currently, there are three classes of roads in the Private <br /> Road Standards of the Subdivision Regulations. The <br /> proposed amendment would create a fourth private road <br /> class (Class AA) to serve 26 to 50 lots. A Class AA road <br /> would be paved, but would not be required to meet all of <br /> the criteria required by NCDOT for acceptance into the <br /> State road system. The quality of the road would be <br /> adequate to serve traffic, while providing for greater <br /> flexibility in design and character of the subdivision. <br /> The increase in design flexibility could also be an <br /> incentive used to encourage open space development. <br /> Another issue addressed in the proposed amendment concerns <br /> the creation of new lots on existing private roads. <br /> Currently, no further subdivision can occur on a private <br /> road which already serves 25 lots or more unless the road <br /> is constructed to NCDOT standards. The cost to construct <br /> a public road is prohibitive for a landowner who wishes to <br />