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ORANGE C O U N T Y <br />r BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 16 1990 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # 2(. f__ <br />SUBJECT: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS <br />AND ORANGE COUNTY PRIVATE ROAD STANDARDS <br />DEPARTMENT: PLANNING <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />- Proposed Amendments (Revised) <br />- 5 -16 -90 Public Hearing Minutes <br />- 6 -6 -90 TAS Minutes <br />- 7 -10 -90 Planning Board Minutes <br />- 8 -1 -90 Planning Board Minutes <br />- 8 -15 -90 TAS Minutes <br />- 9 -17 -90 Planning Board Minutes <br />PUBLIC HEARING Yes x No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Planning Director - Extension 2592 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967 -9251 <br />PURPOSE: To consider proposed amendments to the Orange County <br />Subdivision Regulations and Orange County Private Road <br />Standards. The proposed amendments were presented at <br />public hearing on May 16, 1990. <br />BACKGROUND: Major features of the proposed revisions to the <br />Subdivision Regulations and Private Road Standards <br />presented at public hearing were: <br />1. Coordination of private roads with the public <br />road system; <br />2. clarification as to where public roads will be <br />required; <br />3. clarification as to where private roads are <br />appropriate; <br />4. additional certification on final plats regarding <br />access, future development, and disclosure to <br />prospective purchasers; <br />5. a cap on the number of lots /dwellings that <br />can be served by a Class A private road; <br />6. transfer of inspection and certification <br />responsibility from the County to professional <br />engineers and /or registered land surveyors; and <br />7. a reduction in the maximum grade allowed on a <br />private road. <br />In Orange County, the preference has been and is to <br />serve subdivisions with State - maintained (NCDOT) <br />public streets or municipal streets. The County <br />recognized, however, that private roads were <br />beneficial in some cases. Where the developer provided <br />