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2C page Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to refer this item to the Planning Board for a recommendatio to come back to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than August 6, 1990. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 3. PRIVATE ROADS a. Section IV and Y Orange County Subdivision Regulations b. Orange county Private Road Standards These proposed amendments to the Orange County Subdivision Regulations and the Orange County Private Road Standards relate to the private roads policy and standards. Major features of the proposed revisions to the Subdivision Regulations and Private Road Standards include: 1) Coordination of private roads with the public road system; 2) clarification as to where public roads will be required; 3) clarification as to where private roads are appropriate; 4) additional certification on final plats regarding access, futur development, and disclosure to prospective purchasers; 5) a cap on the number of lots /dwellings that can be served by a Class A private road; 6) transfer of inspection and certification responsibility from th County to professional engineers and /or registered land surveyors; and 7) a reduction in the maximum grade allowed on a private road. ALICE GORDON referred to the implication of "existing road" in the ordinance and in particular as this would apply to a person who has a two acre lot and wants to divide it into two one acre lots. She feels this would be a burden on that landowner to upgrade the road. JAY ZARAGOZA referred to the 12% grad and sees this as excessively restrictive. He referred to the road maintenance agreement and stated that while it is possible to get twenty -five people to agree to something it is another thing to get them to do what they have agreed i is another matter. Mr. Meiser stated that the purpose was to look at the new private roads as well as the existing ones to be sure there is not a small private road that is twelve feet wide where someone subdivides a twent acre parcel and builds another ten units which would produce that much more traffic. The assumption would be that the road would be improved to at least the minimum standard that would be required by that number of units. William Waddell asked about the existing roads that do not meet thi criteria and asked if another road would need to be built if additiona development takes place. Mr. Meiser stated this will be taken into account when considering the final recommendation. Motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to refer this item to the Planning Board for a recommendati M