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32 <br />the language on engineers and surveyors and changing the <br />proposed two lot limitation on Class C private roads back to <br />three lots for Class C roads 500 feet or less in length. <br />A lengthy discussion ensued regarding whether or not the <br />lot /dwelling unit parameters which determine the class of a <br />private road (bottom of page 87) were hard -and -fast or if <br />there was room for some flexibility in interpretation. Best <br />stated that while the lot /dwelling unit ranges usually <br />controlled the class of a private road, this was not always <br />the case. To help clarify this situation it was suggested <br />that the first two sentences of paragraph four on page 87 be <br />rewritten as follows: <br />The standards and specifications for Private Roads <br />apply to subdivisions in Orange County. The class of <br />road required usually depends on the number of lots <br />served by the road. For example, a Class C road <br />generally serves 1 to 3 lots or dwelling units, a <br />Class B road generally serves 4 to 9 lots or dwelling <br />units, and a Class A road generally serves 10 to 25 <br />lots or dwelling units. <br />Discussion then shifted to the Comprehensive /Thoroughfare Plan <br />items presented at public hearing. Best stated that no <br />comments were received at the hearing on the County Specific <br />Road Classification System and that unless the TAS had <br />comments, he would recommend sending it forward with a <br />positive recommendation. There were no additional comments. <br />Best then referred to the Draft Orang, <br />Plan (May 1990 from NCDOT) and stated <br />comments received on it at the public <br />him to distinguish between it and the <br />Classification System. There were no <br />comments. <br />County Thoroughfare <br />that there were no <br />hearing. Olson asked <br />Orange County Road <br />additional cuestions or <br />Discussion then shifted to the Hillsborough Thoroughfare Plan. <br />Best mentioned the comments by Barry Jacobs and Commissioner <br />Halkiotis at the public hearing concerning the need to look at <br />ff <br />traic reduction methods before building outer loops around <br />Hillsborouch. He also mentioned an article n the June <br />6 edition of the Chapel Hi11.Herald which.stated that Chapel <br />Hill would put off adoption of the DCHC Thoroughfare Plan <br />(this was presented at a public hearing in Chapel Hill on <br />June 4, 1990) until traffic reduction strategies could be <br />discussed at a series of meetings to be scheduled by the <br />Planning Department. Best then referred to page 43 of the <br />Hillsborough Thoroughfare Plan, Municipal Service Dwstr -cts, <br />and said this was an idea that mich, help the flown in ter -ms of <br />alleviating downtown traffic. He said he thought at,:�endance <br />of Planning Staff and TP.S members a:. the traffic reduction <br />strategy meetings) in Chapel Hill might be useful to see if <br />such an approach (regarding the Hillsborough Plan) coul d have <br />4 <br />