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J� O R A N G E C O U N T Y BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 2S, „1991 Action Agenda Item # 4 b(1 -3) SUBJECT: PROPOSED SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AMENDMENT SECTION III -B - CLASSIFICATION OF SUBDIVISIONS SECTION II - DEFINITIONS (SUBDIVISION, MINOR) SECTION IV - REQUIRED MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS DEPARTMENT: PLANNING, PUBLIC HEARING X Yes No ATTACHMENT(S): Proposed Amendment Letters from County Attorney INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Scearbo Extension 2583 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Durham - 688 -7331 Mebane - 227 -2031 Chapel Hill - 967 -9251 PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on amendments to the Subdivision Regulations which would provide design standards for subdivision lots larger than 10 acres. BACKGROUND: GS 153A -335 provides the definition of subdivision. The definition includes a list of land divisions which are not considered subdivisions. The provisions of the Subdivision Regulations do not apply to land divisions created under one or more of these exemptions. One of the exemptions is "the division of land into parcels greater than 10 acres if no street right -of- way dedication is involved ". This provision has been interpreted to mean that all of the lots on a plat exempted under these provisions must be larger than ten acres. If even one of the lots fall below the l0- acre minimum, then all lots, including those larger than 10 acres, are subject to subdivision regulations. The proposed amendment specifies the standards which would be applied to large lots which are included in a subdivision. The Ordinance Review Committee discussed the proposed amendment on October 3, 1991. There was concern that some of the standards, particularly those pertaining to road maintenance, may be a disincentive for including the larger lots on a subdivision plat.