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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> 306F REVERE ROAD 08 `i <br /> HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br /> 1:1.1=1 <br /> tAIAIV <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Orange County Planning Board <br /> FROM: Orange County Planning Department <br /> SUBJECT: Subdivision of Lot 101 of the Margaret Yost <br /> Property - Preliminary Plan <br /> Private Road Evaluation <br /> DATE: June 12, 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 /> lots ; <br /> b) the 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 />