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| Approved July 5, 1983 ORANGE COMM PRIVATE ROAD.STANDARDS Orange County allows the construction of Private. Roads td se' rve lots within subdivisioils that do not have. access" to state-maintained roads. The purpose of a Private Road- is to insure that all lots have docuM'ented legal right-of-way and to provide adequate access for residents -and emergency vehicles. Private Roads may ' be permitted- in situations wh&e one- or more oithe following conditions exist: I.- traffic volume would be- smali- Z. the 'subdivision consists of less than 10 (ten) lots* 3. the division would preserve a natural area through- deed restrictions a�d special design features 4. the division is adjacent to property using an existing Private Road for access 5., the property does not abut any important street 6. the ifoad would not be'accepted by the State even if budt io their standards because of the .low housing density or length After initial constructiom of the Privati Road, maintenance =1 t be provided by the property owners that use the road. A Road Maintenance Agreement or Declaration between.the lot owners- is required to insure that the needed repairs are made. Since Private Roads are not constructed to North Carolina Department of Transpo ti rta on standards, they wUl not be added to the .Secondary Road System and -vill not be maium- tained- by* the State or Orange County. The standards and specifications for Privavaa Roads apply to subdivisions in orange County and the class of road. required depends on the number of lots served by the road. A Class C road serves 1 to 3 lots, a Class B roacl serves 4- to 9 lots and a Class A road serves 10- or more lots. ' ,(Class A road requires approval- of the Board. of County Commissioners). Generally, subdivisiom with ten (10) or more lots are requixed to construct a road to the standards of the North. Carolina Departmenrof Transportation. (Exceptions to this may be allowed under the conditions listed above.) BP*-fore the final plat of the subdivision a'an be recorded, the Private Road mast,be built and approve' d, or the applicant mu t post a security ins ea . h the County, in an amount that would cover the cost of constructing- thip- roa 40frass Private Roads that are.5001 or_�Jess in length are not required to be'*constructed to Orange County Standards orto be inspected before recordation of the final plat. However,_Orange Counpr rec s t these bat Class C roads be'built*to'these*st&ndards-in-order t6 tirovide adequate access, especially for emergenc;Z1Vdfticl;s which reduire the clearances and*turn areas shown on the Construction of the Private Road must be inspected and approved by the Orange County Planning Department. The road should be inspected during construction in order that. any changes necessary to insure approval c'an-' be made before the final inspection. In order for these inspections to be made during construction, the property owner must inform the Planning Department prior to the start of trading so that & inspections can be scheduled. The inspections by the Planning Department are made onli to injure the road is built to the required dimensions, that an acceptable stone surface is pro- vided, any disturbed- areas are seeded in permanent vegetation and the road sign is in Place. The County does not assume responsibility 'Or such quality- control inspections as compaction of fill Or construction materials. The person having the road built should have a qualified grading' coutractor to insure that adequate methods and materials -are |