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The grade of the road is less than 8 %. <br />Where the grade is greater than 8% a layer of <br />crusher run stone will be placed over the Chapel <br />Hill Gravel before compaction. <br />Sources of surface material shall be verified with <br />the [Orange County Planning Department before use] <br />CgrtiftiAg RrOfessional before placement. <br />Fill Material <br />Where filling is necessary to raise the roadbed, cross <br />watercourses or fill stumpholes, it shall be done with <br />suitable material that is free of roots or other organic <br />matter. The fill should be firmly compacted to reduce <br />settlement that will cause ruts or holes in the finished <br />road. <br />Two -Wav Traffic <br />Private Roads shall provide for two -way traffic in order <br />to prevent conflict of vehicles meeting head -on. Two -way <br />traffic for Class a and Class C roads can be accomplished by <br />widening the travelway at prescribed locations to at least <br />16 feet to allow vehicles to pass or to pull over and stop <br />while another vehicle passes. Plans showing road and right - <br />of -way location, ditches and culverts, extent of clearing, <br />and existing and finish contour lines shall be approved by <br />the Erosion Control Officer. <br />Medians may be permitted between travel [lines] lanes when it <br />is demonstrated that such design is desirable for the <br />preservation of natural resources, or that excessive cut and <br />fill would be required to construct a roadway to the standard <br />width. Medians may be permitted only in accordance with the <br />following: <br />1. Each lane shall contain a minimum of 14' of vertical and <br />horizontal clearance. <br />2. Each lane shall contain a minimum travelway of 81, or <br />1/2 of the required width for the applicable road class, <br />whichever is greater. <br />3. No lots shall access directly onto any divided portion <br />of the road unless there is adequate cross - access <br />provided through the median, or some other acceptable <br />means of access and turnaround for emergency vehicles. <br />4. Both lanes shall be contained within a single easement. <br />5. A standard travelway of required width for the road <br />[] = delete text <br />bold underline = add text <br />93 <br />