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. " <br /> 16 <br /> a collector.) <br /> Provided, however, private roads may be <br /> allowed in a subdivision where, in the <br /> judgment of the Planning Board and with the <br /> approval of the Board of County Commissioners, <br /> it is found that the nature and location of <br /> the subdivision are such that a private road <br /> is justified. <br /> (The road is located in the Rural Buffer where <br /> the minimum lot size is 2 acres. It is also <br /> in the Protected Watershed of University Lake <br /> where impervious surface is regulated. Other <br /> subdivisions in the area [Lloyd Subdivision, <br /> Turtledove, Heron Pond, Deer Crossing] have <br /> private, unpaved roads. ) <br /> In determining whether to permit private roads <br /> in subdivisions, the following design features <br /> will be considered: <br /> 1 . The location and design of the <br /> subdivision is such that it clearly <br /> preserves the rural character of the <br /> County through: <br /> a. The provision of lot sizes and <br /> building setback lines greater than <br /> required by ordinance provisions; <br /> (The building setbacks shown on the <br /> preliminary plan are the minimum required; <br /> however, the private road justification <br /> provides for larger setbacks, 30' and 50' . <br /> All of the lots in the subdivision are larger <br /> than the 2-acre minimum size required by over <br /> 3, 5, and 9 acres. ) <br /> b. The retention and/or provision of <br /> landscaping and use of clustering of <br /> dwelling units to screen the view of <br /> the subdivision from public roads <br /> and/or maintain a wooded or forested <br /> character; <br /> (The site is mostly open pasture. Additional <br /> landscaping will be provided to satisfy the <br /> ordinance requirements. No clustering of <br /> units is proposed. ) <br /> C. The maintenance of scenic views, <br /> including vistas of open farmland <br /> and/or forested hills and mountains; <br /> mow <br />