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0 <br /> A <br /> • <br /> s D o 141 <br /> agreed that he also would like to hear public <br /> comment on other parts of the Plan. <br /> It was the consensus of the Board to defer <br /> action until other parts of the Plan had been <br /> discussed at a public hearing. <br /> Ted Latta indicated that he had attended three <br /> out of the four Township meetings and that he <br /> felt that at least 80% of those in attendance <br /> were opposed to any recreational plan due to <br /> the cost. <br /> County Manager Link indicated he would review <br /> dates with Staff for another public hearing on <br /> the other elements of the Plan and report his <br /> findings to the Board on March 1 . <br /> 5 . Subdivision Regulations Text Amendments <br /> a. Access Restrictions <br /> (1) Section IV-B-3-c-8 - Access Restrictions <br /> Staff presentation was by Eddie Kirk. <br /> This item is to receive citizen comment on <br /> proposed amendments to Section IV--B-3-c-8 <br /> (Access Restrictions) of the Subdivision <br /> Regulations . <br /> As land along major County highways develops, <br /> both the amount of traffic on such highways <br /> and the number of driveways increases . The <br /> result is increasing conflicts between <br /> vehicles turning into and exiting from <br /> driveways and through traffic. The conflicts <br /> create safety problems and could lead to <br /> eventual widening of the highways as a means <br /> of resolving the <br /> g problems. <br /> Increasing concerns about the effects of <br /> driveways on major highways in Orange County <br /> prompted the Planning Board to draft proposals <br /> which would strengthen access restrictions for <br /> parcels of land created during the subdivision <br /> review and approval process. During the <br /> process, the number and location of driveway <br /> locations could be controlled. Alternatively, <br /> lot configurations could be developed which <br />