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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING-DEPARTMENT ,q <br /> 306F REVERE ROAD 124 <br /> HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br /> MEMOBAiJ.1 UU <br /> TO: Orange County Planning Board <br /> FROM: Orange County Planning Department <br /> SUBJECT: Turtledove Subdivision - Preliminary Plan <br /> Private Road Evaluation <br /> DATE : August 11 , 1987 <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> Private roads may be allowed in a subdivision when the <br /> following conditions have been found to exist. <br /> 1 . The nature and location of the subdivision, includ- <br /> ing such considerations as topography, the <br /> surrounding area, present and future road plans, <br /> and public safety access justify private roads, and <br /> 2. One or more of the following conditions exist : <br /> a) the subdivision consists of less than ten ( 10 ) <br /> Io <br /> b ) the ts;subdivision preserves a natural area <br /> through deed restriction and special design <br /> features; <br /> c) the subdivision does not include or abut any <br /> part of a thoroughfare or street shown on the <br /> Orange County thoroughfare plan or the <br /> thoroughfare plan of an Orange County munici- <br /> pality, or does not lie within a designated <br /> transition area determined by the County; <br /> d) the subdivision joins or extends an existing <br /> subdivision where the streets are private or <br /> unpaved and when the new subdivision shall be <br /> platted to connect with the streets of such <br /> existing subdivision and be compatible with <br /> and in harmony with the surrounding community <br /> area; and <br />