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185 <br /> IV - 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. House numbering shall comply <br /> with standards recommended by the Planning <br /> Board and adopted by the Board of County <br /> Commissioners. <br /> IV - B - 3 - c - 12 . Street Name Signs - Approved street <br /> name signs shall be erected by the subdi- <br /> vider at the intersection of streets. <br /> IV - B - 3 - d. Private roads may be allowed in a subdivision <br /> where: (1) in the judgement of the Planning <br /> Board and with the approval of the County <br /> Commissioners, it is found that the nature and <br /> location of the subdivision, 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 requirement 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 />