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RESOLUTION <br /> OF THE <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> REGARDING <br /> THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION <br /> OF THE PRIVATE ROAD STANDARDS <br /> CONTAINED IN SECTION IV-B-3-d <br /> OF THE ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County adopted Subdivision Regulations which <br /> apply county-wide on February 27 , 1978, and the <br /> effective date for application of the Regulations <br /> was established as March 13, 1978; and <br /> WHEREAS, Section IV-B-5-b of the Subdivision Regulations <br /> requires that each lot in a subdivision abut a <br /> publicly dedicated street except in subdivisions <br /> approved with private roads; and <br /> WHEREAS, Section IV-B-3-d of the Subdivision Regulations <br /> states that private roads iy _ba.11owed in a <br /> subdivision where: <br /> 1 . In the Judgment of the Planning Board and with <br /> the approval of the Commissioners, it is found <br /> that the nature and location of the <br /> subdivision, including such considerations as <br /> topography, the surrounding area, the present <br /> and future road plans, and access by public <br /> safety vehicles are such that a private road <br /> is justified ; and <br /> 2. One or more of the following conditions are <br /> met: <br /> a. The subdivision consists of less than ten <br /> ( 10) lots. <br /> b . The subdivision preserves a natural area <br /> through deed restrictions and special <br /> design features. <br /> c. The subdivision does not embrace or abut <br /> any part of a thoroughfare or street <br /> shown on the Orange County Thoroughfare <br /> Plan, or a municipality ' s thoroughfare <br /> plan within the county, or does not lie <br /> within a designated Transition Area as <br /> determined by the County. <br /> d. The subdivision joins or extends an <br /> existing subdivision where the streets of <br /> the subdivision are private or unpaved, <br /> and the new subdivision shall be platted <br /> to connect with the streets of such <br /> existing subdivision and be compatible <br />