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• <br /> 1 <br /> O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br /> O 8 Ni <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date April 4, 1988 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # GG <br /> SUBJECT: PROPOSED SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENTS <br /> (SECTION IV-B-3-d - PRIVATE ROADS) <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Collins <br /> Proposed Amendments <br /> Commissioners 2-1-88 Resolution <br /> Draft 2-22-88 Public Hearing Minutes <br /> Draft 3-21-88 Planning Board Minutes <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider proposed amendments to Section IV-B-3-d <br /> of the Subdivision Regulations which add criteria for <br /> determining when private roads may be permitted in new <br /> subdivisions . <br /> This item was presented at public hearing on February <br /> 22, 1988. <br /> BACKGROUND: Recent events involving the interpretation of the <br /> private road standards contained in Section IV-B-3-d <br /> of the Subdivision Regulations have indicated a need <br /> to insure consistency of application. <br /> On December 9, 1987, the Transportation Advisory <br /> Subcommittee met with the Ordinance Review Committee <br /> of the Planning Board for the purpose of discussing <br /> the private road standards. Based on the discussion, <br /> a draft policy resolution was prepared which <br /> emphasized the following points: <br /> 1. The preservation of the rural character of Orange <br /> County; <br /> 2 . The use of restrictive covenants to prevent <br /> further subdivision, thereby maintaining the <br />