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ORANGE COUNTY O E BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 27, 2001 Action Agenda Item No. C3_a (1&2) SUBJECT: Amendments to Orange County Subdivision Regulations Section IV-B-3 to Clarify Provisions for Street Rights-of--Way and Coordinated Street System DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: Y/N YES INFORMATION CONTACT: ATTACHMENT(S): Craig Benedict, ext. 2592 1. Ordinance Amending the Orange County Karen Lincoln, ext. 2594 Subdivision Regulations TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-$181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Durham 688-7331 PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on proposed amendments to the Orange County Subdivision Regulations Secclion IV-B-3 Streets, to clarify: 1. Section N-B-3-a, provision of streets rights-of-way ;and 2. Section N-B~.b, provision for a coordinated street sysfiem. BACKGROUND: Subdivision Regulations require provision of street rights-of--way and that all subdivisions to have "a coordinated street system via a public or private street ..". Proposed amendments would clarify: 1. Provision of streets right-of-way includes rights-of-way for proposed future transportation facilities included in adopted local and regional transportation plans. 2. Provision for a coordinated street system includes: • extension of subdivision public roads to developable adjacent lots or to connect with existing public streets; and • limited driveway access on major subdivision streets. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no immediate financial impact associated with this decision item. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Administration recommends that the Board refer the proposed amendments to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than October 2, 2001.