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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT <br /> ORDINANCE: Subdivision Regulations <br /> REFERENCE: Section 1V-B-3-d ( Private Roads) <br /> ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff _ _ Planning Boardd BOCC <br /> Other : <br /> STAFF PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION: X High Middle _ Low <br /> Comment: <br /> EXPECTED PUBLIC HEARING DATE: . February 22, 1988 <br /> ****************************************** <br /> PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT: To incorporate standards for <br /> determining situations in which <br /> private roads will be permitted in <br /> subdivisions. <br /> IMPACTS/ ISSUES: Recent events involving the <br /> interpretation of the private road <br /> standards contained in Section IV-B 3-d <br /> of the Subdivision Regulations have <br /> indicated a need to insure consistency <br /> of application. <br /> On December 9, 1987 , the Transportation <br /> dvisory Committee met with the Ordinance <br /> eview Committee to discuss the private <br /> road standards. Both groups agreed that <br /> an interim policy regarding the <br /> interpretation and application of the <br /> standards was needed until a detailed <br /> study could be completed and revisions <br /> prepared. <br /> A draft policy resolution was prepared <br /> which contained the major points <br /> identified by the two Committees at the <br /> December 9 meeting. Emphasis was placed <br /> on the preservation of the rural <br /> character of Orange County; the use of <br /> restrictive covenants to prevent further <br /> subdivision, thereby maintaining the <br /> approved density and decreasing the <br /> likelihood of NCDOT acceptance of roads <br /> for maintenance purposes; and the use of <br /> design features for watershed <br /> protection, natural /historic areas <br /> preservation, and the retention of <br /> scenic views and natural vegetation. <br /> At its January 18, 1988 meeting, the <br /> Planning Board approved the policy <br /> resolution and recommended that the <br />