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1 _ <br /> 7 <br /> arterial or collector street on an <br /> approved Thoroughfare Plan for a <br /> municipality or in the Orange County <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> (The proposed road is neither an arterial nor <br /> a collector. However, Roy Road joins Dairy- <br /> land Road, a collector, approximately 1050 <br /> feet from the intersection at Dodsons <br /> Crossroads, another 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 what was formerly a <br /> rural area that is rapidly being subdivided <br /> into mostly one acre residential lots, <br /> creating suburban densities. Its location <br /> near the intersection of two collector roads <br /> makes the area attractive for future develop- <br /> ment. ) <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 /> (Building setbacks have not been addressed on <br /> the concept plan or in the private road <br /> justification. Three of the lots are larger <br /> than the 0.92 acre minimum size required by <br /> 0. 08 acre, and one lot by . 12 acre. ) <br /> b. The retention and/or provision of <br /> landscaping and use of clustering of <br />