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v 2 situation which the Staff believes is not, but should be, addressed in the existing private road justification criteria. Public Hearing Comments Thee were no citizen comments at the public hearing. Commissioner Gordon expressed concern that the proposed amendment was very subjective and could allow for approval of private roads in many circumstances, which appears to be counter to the current policy of favoring public roads. The intent of the proposed addition to the private road justification criteria is to provide an additional rationale for the Staff, Planning Board and Board of Commissioners in making decisions as to whether or not a private road is justified. If the ordinance provisions are to be amended to provide for additional flexibility, then it is the view of the Planning Staff that the Provisions would need to be broad enough to allow a variety of circumstances, rather than very specific circumstances, to be addressed. The "burden of proof" as to whether or not a proposed subdivision meets the criterion is borne by the applicant. The decision as to whether or not a particular project meets the proposed criterion, as well as any of the existing criteria, is made by the Planning Staff, in the case of Minor Subdivisions, or the Board of Commissioners after receiving a recommendation from the Planning Board, in the case of Major Subdivisions. The Planning Board considered the proposed amendment on June 20, 1994 and recommended approval. The vote was unanimous. RECOIrMNDATION: The Administration recommends approval of the proposed amendment.