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• Road maintenance agreement <br /> • Property owners responsible <br /> >13 lots or dwelling units <br /> • Exempt Subdivisions per NC General Statutes <br /> • Required to be constructed to NCDOT Standards for Subdivision Roads. <br /> • Division of land into parcels > than 10 acres if no street right-of-way dedication. <br /> • Combination/recombination of lots if total number not increased. <br /> • Public acquisition of land for widening streets. <br /> • Lot division < 2 acres and > 3 lots if no right-of-way dedication. <br /> Primary Concerns <br /> • Vehicle access on private roads and driveways for emergency response. <br /> • Conversion to public road standards and acceptance into the State-maintained system <br /> at some point in future. <br /> • Currently no standards for emergency access for trail systems at Orange County parks <br /> administered by DEAPR. <br /> Possible Options/Actions within the UDO <br /> 1. Do away with Class B private roads and allow only Class A private roads, which <br /> requires a minimum 18-ft. travel-way. <br /> 2. Allow subdivisions with < 3 lots or dwelling units to be served by a shared driveway, <br /> subject to standards to accommodate emergency services vehicles. (UDO currently <br /> allows 2 lots or dwelling units to share a driveway.) <br /> 3. Develop a requirement that all newly created lots have access to a complying road <br /> (either private or public). <br /> 4. Cul-de-sacs: Increase clearing width to accommodate emergency vehicle <br /> access/staging. There is currently no minimum width. <br /> 5. Drainage pipes under driveways: Establish a minimum width for all drain pipes of 16 <br /> feet, to address concern of trucks being `hung up' when accessing property. <br /> 6. Gates/Walls: Require minimum travel widths and stacking areas to accommodate <br /> access concerns. <br /> 7. Pull-over Areas: Standards for requiring pull-over areas to allow two trucks to pass on <br /> a road. <br /> 8. Private Bridges: There are currently no existing weight specifications governing the <br /> development of a bridge over a stream crossing. <br /> 9. Tree Clearance on Driveways: A reference to a tree clearing requirement for <br /> subdivision projects may be needed to ensure emergency vehicular access, with a <br /> reference to such a requirement in recorded road maintenance agreements. However, <br /> the UDO may not be the most appropriate location for this County standard. <br /> Staff Comments <br /> All the aforementioned options for amending the UDO are viable except for option no. 3: <br /> Develop a requirement that all newly created lots have access to a complying road (either <br /> private or public). <br /> Possible options/actions Outside the UDO <br /> 1. Locked gates <br />