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3 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORANGE COUNTY <br />SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS <br />SECTION IV-Bti3-d-1. ROADS AND <br />APPENDIX A. ORANGE COUNTY PRIVATE ROAD STANDARDS <br />ADOPTED OCTOBER 1 O, 2000 <br />THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE GOUNTY ORDAINS THAT TWE SUBDIVISION <br />REGULATIONS ARE HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: <br />(a#-r+l~q~ print indicates language deleted. Underlined print indicates amended <br />text. Bold print indicates revisions made by the Board at the meeting October 10, <br />2000, when the Board adopted these amendments.) <br />Section numbers in this document refer only to this document, and do not agree with <br />regulation section numbers or the order in which amendments were specified in the <br />motion approving amendments to the ordinance. <br />SECTION 1: THIS SECTION RELATES TO (TEM 1 OF THE BOARD'S MOTION. JUSTIFICATION FOR <br />PRIVATE ROADS. ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, SECTION IV-B-3-D-1. ROADS IS <br />AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: <br />*IV-B-3-d-1. Roads <br />Public roads are generally required in all subdivisions and will be required where it is <br />found that: <br />1. The subdivision roads would be accepted by the State far maintenance if: <br />a. They are built in a manner which satisfies the minimum State <br />design and construction criteria for subdivision roads; and <br />b. They would satisfy other requirements for addition to the State <br />maintenance system, including, but not limited to, the general <br />density standard of at least two occupied residences for each <br />one-tenth of a mile of subdivision road. <br />If, upon review of a subdivision plat, it is determined that the general <br />density standard is met, but a design standard is not, a re-design will be <br />required where possible. For example, if the number of lots proposed <br />along a subdivision road would clearly satisfy the density standard, but the <br />road design was such that the centerline radius did not meet the minimum <br />standard of 230 feet for level land, a new road design would be required. <br />Another example is a situation where a landscaped island or entrance <br />median prevents acceptance of the road for maintenance. <br />The above criteria and standards are identified in a publication, <br />Subdivision Roads-Minimum Construction Standards, prepared by and <br />available from the N.C. Department of Transportation; or <br />