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Attachment <br /> Resolution # RES-2024 - 0 , 5 ` C , C � j r� 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION TO ALLOW FOR A 25 - FOOT RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE TYPE B <br /> PRIVATE ROAD " ROY COOPER LANE " <br /> WHEREAS , Wheelis Building Company is proposing a Minor Subdivision of the <br /> unaddressed property with PIN 9858 - 92 -4952 and is petitioning for an allowance of a 25 - <br /> foot right of way ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the property is currently served by a private driveway easement named " Roy <br /> Cooper Lane " ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Roy Cooper Lane ' s was dedicated May 27 , 1969 , as a 25400t wide private <br /> access easement to this property and the property with PIN 9858934206 ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Orange County Unified Development Ordinance Section 7 . 8 . 5 ( D ) ( 12 ) ( b ) <br /> allows for the Board of County Commissioners to allow , upon request , for private road <br /> rights of way narrower than 50 feet , but " [ i] n no case shall a right of way of less than 25 - <br /> feet in width be approved " ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Section 7 . 8 . 5 (A) of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance <br /> ( UDO ) requires that private roads be approved only when the " ' benefits ' outweigh the <br /> negative aspects " ; and <br /> WHEREAS , there is a benefit in precluding unnecessary land disturbance which exceeds <br /> any benefit in consistency of road widths ; and <br /> WHEREAS , UDO Section 7 . 8 . 5 (A) also requires that private roads " . . . be justified by the <br /> particular lot arrangement and benefits provided by each development" ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the lots have existed for some time now and receive all necessary benefits <br /> from the road ; and <br /> WHEREAS , UDO Section 7 . 8 . 5 ( B ) ' s General Requirements requires that private roads <br /> " serve lots within subdivisions that do not have access to state - maintained roads " and <br /> provide " private adequate access for residents and emergency vehicles " ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Roy Cooper Lane terminates approximately 110 feet north of this property <br /> and currently provides all existing lots with residential and emergency access services ; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS , the road and subdivision have both been reviewed and approved by the <br /> Orange County Development Advisory Committee , in accordance with UDO Sections 1 . 9 <br />