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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARO OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENOA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Oate: November 19, 2001 <br />Ae[lon Agentl~ <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Amentlments b Orange County Subdivision Regulations Section IV-&3 to <br />Clarify Provisions for Street Rights-of-Wsy and CooNinated Street System <br />DEPARTMENT: Plennin9 PUBLIC HEARING: VIN No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />ATTACHMENT(S): Cmig Benetlik, ex[. 2582 <br />1. OMinanoa Amending lha Crerxq COUMy Karen Linwln, oat. 2599 <br />Subtlivision Regulations <br />2. October 3, 2001, Planning Board Minutes TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Xillsborough ]320131 <br />Chapel Hill 980-0501 <br />Durham 680]331 <br />Durham 880•]331 <br />PURPOSE: Tc consitler proposetl amendments b the Orange County Subdivision <br />Regulations Section IV-e-3 Streets, to clarify: <br />1. Secion IV-B-3-a, provision of atreete rights-of-way: antl <br />2. Section IV-B-3.b, provision far a mordinaled street system. <br />BACKGROUND: Subtlivision Regulatons require provision Of street dgNtsof-way antl that <br />ell aubtlWlslone to have "e mortlinatetl street system via a public or private street.". <br />Proposetl amendments wpultl clarify: <br />1. Provlalon of evae[e tlgM-of-way intludes dgMSOf-way for proposetl NNre transporta4on <br />facildies inclutletl in atlopted local and regional trenapodation plans. <br />2. Provision fora moMinated street system inclutles: <br />• extension of subdivision public roads to tlevelopeble edjacen[bis or to wnnek wdh <br />existing public streets; antl <br />• limited tlriveway aopess on major subdivision streets. <br />Planning staff prescvrcetl the proposetl amentlments on September 27, 2001 et a joint public <br />headng before the Orange County BoaN of County Commiasionare antl the Orange County <br />Planning Boartl. The Bpartl of County Commissioners refertetl the amendments W the <br />Planning BoeN far Bs recommentlation. The Planning Board wnsidered the proposed <br />amentlments at its meeting on Ocfober 3. 2001, antl votetl unanimously to rewmmentl that <br />the BoeN o! County Commissioners adopt the amentlments. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is nc immetliate financial impale associatetl wdh this decision <br />item. <br />