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O RANGE C O U N T Y r BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1_ s `) ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: Au ust 30 1990 Action Agenda SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO PRIVATE ROAD STANDARDS Item #--D-(p — DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING X Yes No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Proposed Amendment Mary Scearbo ext. 2583 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Durham - 688 -7331 Mebane - 227 -2031 Chapel Hill - 967 -9251 PURPOSE: To receive public comments on a proposed amendment to consider traffic impacts of efficiency apartments and duplexes in determining the private road classification required for subdivision approval and eliminate approval of Class A roads for minor subdivisions by the Board of Commissioners. BACKGROUND: The Zoning Ordinance was amended on August 6, 1990 to permit use of detached efficiency apartments up to 800 square feet in area in residential zones. The number of efficiency units may increase due to the relaxation of restrictions. To account for the traffic impacts of additional residences, it is proposed that efficiency apartments and duplexes be considered in determining the appropriate classification for a private road. An efficiency apartment expected to create about half of the traffic generated by a single - family residence. A duplex is expected to generate about the same amount of traffic as a single- family residence. It is proposed that a parcel containing an efficiency apartment count as 1.5 lots, and a parcel with a a duplex as two lots when determining the appropriate private road classification. It is also proposed that the requirement that Class A private roads for minor subdivisions be approved by the Board of Commissioners be deleted, as this has not been the practice, and it is inconsistent with the current policy of Procedural simplification. RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Department recommends approval of the proposed amendment.