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. 0 Nay 10, 19f ORANGE COUNTY PRIVATE ROAD STANDARDS Orange County allows the construction of Private Roads to serve lots within subdivisions that do not have access to state-maintained roads. The purpose of a Private Road is to insure that all lots have documented legal right-of-way and to provide adequatelaccess for residents and emergency vehicles. Private Roads sz.be permitted in situations where one or more of the following conditions exist: 1. traffic volume would be small 2. the subdivision consists of less than 10 (ten) lots 3. the division would preserve a natural area through deed restrictions and special design features 4. the division is adjacent to property using an existing Private Road for access - 5. the property does not abut any important street 6. the roadi would not be accepted by the State even if built to then standard's because of the low housing density or length After initial construction of the Private Road maintenance must be provided by the property owners that use the road. A Road Maintenance Agreement or Declaration between the lot owners is required to insure that the needed repairs are made. Since-Private Roads are not constructed to North Carolina Department of Transportationistandards, they will not be added to the Secondary Road System and will not be maintained by the State or Orange County. 1 The standards and specifications for Private Roads apply to subdivisions in. Orange County.and!the class of road required depends on the number of lots served by the road. A Class C road serves 1 to 3 lots, a Class B road serves 4 to 9 lots and a Class A road serves 10 or more lots. (Class A road requires approval of the Board of County Commissioners.) Generally, subdivisions with ten (10) or more lots are required Ito construct a road to the standards of the North Carolina Department of Transportation. (Exceptions to this may be allowed under the condi- tions listed above.) Before the final plat of the subdivision can be recorded, the Private Road must be built and approved or the applicant must post a security instrument with the county in an amount that would cover the cost of constructing the road. Class CI Private Roads that are 500' or less in length are not required • to be constructed to Orange County Standards or to be inspected before recordation of the final plat.i However, Orange County recommends that these Class C toads be built to these standards in order to provide adequate access, especially for emergency vehicles which require the clearances and turn areas shown on the speci- fications. Construction of the Private Road must be inspected and approved by the Orange County Planning Department. The road should be inspected during construction in order that any changes necessary to insure approval can be made before the final inspection. In order for these inspections to be made during construction, the property owner must inform the Planning Department prior to the start of grading so that the inspections can be scheduled. The inspections by the Planning Department are made only to insure the runt 4. - --- • • ..