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Article 7: Subdivisions <br />Section 7.8:Access and Roadways <br />7.8.2Public Streets– Where Required <br />Public streets are generally required in all subdivisions and shall be required where it is found <br />that: <br />(A)The subdivision streets would be accepted by the State for maintenance if: <br />(1)They are built in a manner which satisfies the minimum State design and <br />construction criteria for subdivision streets; and <br />(2)They would satisfy other requirements for addition to the State maintenance <br />system, including, but not limited to, the general density standard of at least two <br />occupied residences for each one-tenth of a mile of subdivision street. <br />If, upon review of a subdivision plat, it is determined that the general density standard is <br />met, but a design standard is not, a re-design will be required where possible. For <br />example, if the number of lots proposed along a subdivision street would clearly satisfy <br />the density standard, but the street design was such that the centerline radius did not <br />meet the minimum standard of 230 feet for level land, a new street design would be <br />required. Another example is a situation where a landscaped island or entrance median <br />prevents acceptance of the street for maintenance. <br />The State’s criteriaand standards are identified in the following publications: Subdivision <br />Roads - Minimum Construction Standards and Traditional Neighborhood Development <br />(TND) Guidelines, prepared by and available from the N.C. Department of <br />Transportation; or <br />(B)The subdivision streets extend existing streets which are public; or <br />(C)The subdivision streets are part of a development which is located in an area designated <br />as Urban or Transition by the Orange County Comprehensive Plan; or <br />(D)Aproposed street is designated as an arterial or collector on an approved Thoroughfare <br />Plan for a municipality or in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan; or <br />(E)The subdivision streets are part of a non-residential development consisting of office, <br />retail, industrial, and similar businesses, each located on a separate lot. This provision <br />shall only apply to that portion of a subdivision being developed for non residential <br />purposes. <br />7.8.3Public Streets- Construction Standards <br />Public dedicated streets must meet the minimum construction standards as adopted by the N.C. <br />Department of Transportation for acceptance of streets as additions to the State Highway <br />System. <br />7.8.4Private Roads– WhenPermitted <br />(A)A private road shall be deemed justified for a minor residential subdivision resulting in no <br />more than three lots provided: <br />(1)No new lots have been created from the parent tract, through subdivision or other <br />manner exempted from subdivision regulations, since the more recent: <br />(a)Date of adoption of this provision (September 18, 2001); or <br />(b)Ten years from the date of recordation of the parent tract if the lot being <br />subdivided was created using the three-lot private road justification <br />provision. <br />The parent tract, for the purpose of this provision, is the lot or tract of land that is <br />being subdivided. <br />(2)All resulting lots meet the minimum lot area per dwelling unit and maximum <br />density requirements for the zoning district, including any overlay district, in <br />which the subdivision is located. <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-13 <br />23 <br />ReturntoAgenda