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111 at,\ If <br /> 8 <br /> attachment to these minutes) <br /> Recent events have indicated that the private <br /> road standards contained in Section IV-B-3-d of <br /> the Subdivision Regulations have been incor- <br /> rectly interpreted and applied to new sub- <br /> divisions in the county. <br /> On December 9, 1987 , the Transportation Advisory <br /> Committee met with the Ordinance Review <br /> Committee to discuss the private road standards. <br /> Both groups agreed that an interim policy <br /> regarding the Interpretation and application of <br /> the standards was needed until a detailed study <br /> could be completed and revisions prepared. <br /> A draft policy resolution has been prepared <br /> which contains the major points identified by <br /> the two committees at the December 9 meeting. <br /> Emphasis is placed on the preservation of the <br /> rural character of Orange County; the use of <br /> restrictive covenants to prevent further sub- <br /> division, thereby maintaining the approved <br /> density and decreasing the likelihood of NCDOT <br /> acceptance of roads for maintenance purposes; <br /> and the use of design features for watershed <br /> protection, natural /historic areas preservation, <br /> and the retention of scenic views and natural <br /> vegetation. <br /> Collins continued, reviewing the standards as <br /> listed in the draft policy resolution. <br /> Jacobs made the following suggestions: <br /> That 1 c of the resolution be changed to read : <br /> Restrictive covenants are proposed which prevent <br /> further subdivision of the property, adherence <br /> to and same shall be made a condition of <br /> approval , thus maintaining project density. <br /> That 1 e should begin Larger than required . . . , <br /> deleting the words private roads. <br /> Jacobs asked Collins for an explanation of the <br /> different classes of private roads. Collins <br /> responded that ten or more lots required a <br /> public road or approval of the Planning Board <br /> and Board of Commissioners for a Class A private <br /> road. A Class B private road has a twelve-foot <br /> travelway with four to nine lots, and less than <br /> four lots is a Class C private road which has an <br /> eight-foot travelway. Yuhasz noted that NCDOT <br /> standards for a local residential road is an ' <br /> eighteen-foot travelway and a twenty-foot <br /> travelway for a subdivision collector road. <br />