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obi <br /> 'rV - B - 3 -- c - 11 . Street Names - Names of streets which -; <br /> duplicate or be confused with the names of <br /> existing streets within Orange County, in-- <br /> cluding all municipalities , shall .not be <br /> approved.. _ Extensions of existing and- named= <br /> streets shall bear the name of such existing <br /> - streets. numbering <br /> - _ ets Rouse nu.. g shall comply- ;_- <br /> *- _ . . with standards recommended by the Planning <br /> oard adopted by the Board of County <br /> _: <br /> --_ Commissio ne _.. <br /> - -B - _3 c - 12. Street Name Signs - Approved street <br /> name signs w erected all be by the subdi- <br /> vider at the intersection of streets. <br /> d. Private roads may be allowed in a subdivision <br /> c <br /> where : (1) in the 'udem <br /> 7 ent of the Planning <br /> -=='= Board and with the approval of the County <br /> Commissioners <br /> - it is found that the nature and <br /> _.. location of the s <br /> ubdivision, including such <br /> - considerations as topography, the surrounding <br /> area, the present and future road plans , and <br /> access by public safety vehicles , are such <br /> that a private road is justified (2) and if <br /> one or more of the following conditions are <br /> met: <br /> _ A) the subdivision consists of less than <br /> ten (10) lots <br /> B) the subdivision preserves a natural area <br /> throught deed restrictions and special <br /> design features <br /> C) the subdivision does not embrace or abut <br /> any part of a thoroughfare or street shown <br /> on the Orange County thoroughfare plan, <br /> or a municipality' s thoroughfare plan <br /> within the County, or does not lie within <br /> a designated transition area as determined <br /> by the County. <br /> D) the subdivision joins or extends an existing <br /> subdivision where the - streets of the existing <br /> subdivision are private or unpaved and when <br /> the new subdivision shall be platted to <br /> connect with the streets of such existing <br /> subdivision and be compatible with and in <br /> harmony with the surrounding community area. <br /> E) the subdivision roads , even if constructed <br /> to State Standards , would not be accepted <br /> by the State for maintenance due to density <br /> or some other State recuirement that the <br /> subdivision cannot meet. <br /> For -a subdivision to be approved with privy <br /> roads , it should meet as many of the above <br /> criteria as possible. The meeting of one (1) <br /> or more of the specified conditions will not <br /> insure automatic approval of private roads. <br /> -30- <br />