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O R A N G E C 0 U N T Y <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 1, . 1990 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item #_X E <br />SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO PRIVATE ROAD STANDARDS <br />-DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING Yes X No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Proposed Amendment Mary Scearbo ext. 2583 <br />8/30/90 Public Hearing Minutes <br />(Draft) TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />9/17/90 Planning Board Minutes Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />(Draft) Durham - 688 -7331 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967 -9251 <br />PURPOSE: To consider traffic impacts of efficiency apartments and <br />duplexes in determining the private road classification <br />for subdivision approval and eliminate approval of Class A <br />roads for minor subdivisions by the Board of Commissioners. <br />BACKGROUND: The Zoning Ordinance was amended on August 6, 1990 to <br />Permit use of detached efficiency apartments in area in <br />residential zones. The number of efficiency units may <br />increase due to the relaxation of restrictions. To account <br />for the traffic impacts of additional residences, it is <br />proposed that efficiency apartments and duplexes be <br />considered in determining the appropriate classification <br />for a private road. <br />An efficiency apartment expected to create about half of <br />the traffic generated by a single- family residence. A <br />duplex is expected to generate about the same amount of <br />traffic as a single - family residence. <br />It is proposed that a parcel containing an efficiency <br />apartment count as 1.5 lots, and a parcel with a a duplex <br />as two lots when determining the appropriate private road <br />classification. <br />It is also proposed that the requirement that Class A <br />private roads for minor subdivisions be approved by the <br />Board of Commissioners be deleted, as this has not been the <br />practice, and it is inconsistent with the current policy of <br />procedural simplification. <br />The proposed amendment was presented for public hearing on <br />August 30, 1990. There were no comments. The Planning <br />Board recommended approval on September 17, 1990. <br />RECOMMENDATION :-The Administration recommends approval of the proposed <br />amendment per the Planning Board recommendation. <br />