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, <br /> , 1 <br /> 000194 <br /> (NEW DEFINITIONS] <br /> Access 1 ) Abutment of an individual Lot on a road that is eith: r <br /> dedicated to the public and constructed to North Caroli a <br /> Department of Transportation standards or appropriate to n <br /> standards, or private and constructed to Orange Coun ' y <br /> private road standards. <br /> Ifk2) butment of an individual Lot on a street proposed a d <br /> Uonstructed during the development process and whi .h <br /> intersects a road classified as either arterial, minor <br /> arterial or collector or sub—collector. <br /> Street. Minor Artel4a1 Minor arterial streets interconnect with and augme t <br /> the principal arterial system, providing service to trips of modera ,e <br /> length at al lower service level . Thepe streets carry between 2,500 a d <br /> 10,000 trips per day. Residential aninon—residential access should • e <br /> restricted if alternative access from a street of Lower classification <br /> is possible. <br /> Street , Subcollector Subcollector streets provide access to abutti g <br /> properties,1 and are also designed to connect minor or Local streams <br /> with collector or arterial streets. These streets carry between 210 <br /> and 1 ,000 tips per day. Residential access should be restricted if <br /> alternativelaccess from a street of lower classification is possible. <br /> Nonresidential access should be restricted if alternative access from a <br /> street of higher classification is possible. <br /> Street . General Factors For the purposes of these regulations, .terms <br /> relating tolstreets are defined as follows. <br /> I <br /> Determination of the classification of a street shall be by th <br /> following criteria: <br /> 1 ) The 4assification shall be based upon the projected volume of <br /> traffic to be carried by the street, stated in terms of th. <br /> numbei' of trips per day; <br /> 2) The type of access allowed shall be based on the type of Lan . <br /> use. <br /> 3) Whenever a proposed subdivision street extends an existing stree <br /> that currently terminates outside the subdivision or the propose. <br /> subdiiiision street is expected to continue beyond th <br /> subdiiksion at some future time, the classification of the stree <br /> will de based upon the street in its entirety, both within an <br /> outside of the subdivision . <br /> i <br /> . - - - <br />