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Article 7: Subdivisions Section 7.8: Access and Roadways Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-12 Figure 7.7.4.D: Flag Lot Measurement Standards (E) The maximum length allowed on any flag lot is 700 feet. (1) The lot width and street frontage of a flag lot may be reduced to 35 feet. (2) The Planning Director may approve further reductions to a minimum of 20 feet where topographical conditions permit the construction of an adequate driveway within that width. (3) The Planning Director may also require greater widths where necessary to insure adequate access. (F) All flag lots created after October 3, 1988 shall be composed of contiguous land area, and that area shall not be divided by street right of way or other lots. A private road easement may divide a new lot only if all of the following criteria are met: (1) The land underlying the easement in the same ownership as the remainder of the lot; and (2) The proposed easement contains an existing road or driveway which is to be used for access to new lots; OR the proposed easement if located along a property line will have an irregular shape; and (3) The minimum lot area requirement can be met on one side of the road easement but not both sides. (G) Those lots with land area divided by a public road right-of -way prior to October 3, 1988 shall not be further subdivided in a manner which creates any additional lots with divided area. (H) For the purpose of these standards, properties created as Common Open Space areas shall not be considered flag lots. (H) The regulations of Section 7.7.4 do not apply to flag lots that contain Common Open Space. SECTION 7.8: ACCESS AND ROADWAYS 7.8.1 Streets and Common Open Space – General Standards (A) Consistency with Comprehensive Plan (1) The provision of street rights-of -way shall conform to and meet the requirements of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. 37