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i <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 20, 2001 <br />SUBJECT: Sunrise Springs Subdivision -Preliminary Plan <br />Action A enc <br />Item #~ <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning ~ Inspections <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Eddie Kirk, Planner II <br />March 6, 2001 Agenda Abstract Extension 2582 <br />(Under Separate Cover) <br />Memo re: Public vs. Private Road Standards <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br />PURPOSE: Consideration of the Preliminary Plan for Sunrise Springs Subdivision. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />This monograph regarding public and private roads is written in response to Board of Commissioner <br />inquiry during the March 6, 2001 regular meeting. The Sunrise Springs subdivision was the agenda <br />topic of discussion. <br />This response will track existing sections of the Subdivision Regulations. <br />As an introductory statement, public roads are required unless the applicant can show through <br />justification for a private road. The regulations and process do not allow staff to require a private <br />road, which automatically decreases project density. <br />Section IV-A - Re wired Minimum Desi n Standards <br />Staff Comment: Public roads provide a higher standard of safety and maintenance therefore the <br />required promotion of public versus private roads. <br />Section IV-B-3 -Streets <br />Staff Comment. This section sets forth the widths, grades, intersection angles, curves, cul-de-sacs <br />access restrictions, reverse frontage, lot boundaries, and street names. These public road standard <br />create a higher level of public safety for both residents and emergency vehicles. <br />