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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 3, 2000 Action Agenda Item No. ~~ SUBJECT: Govinda Hills Minor Subdivision/Paste A eat of Private Road Standards DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Appeal Application (3a-5) Vicinity Map (6) Private Road Justification Standards (7-8) Class B Subdivision Road Cross Section (9) Curve Radius Diagram (10) Minor Subdivision Plat (11) INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom King, Planner II, ext. 2607 Craig Benedict, Director, ext. 2.592 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732181 Chapel Hill 968501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider an appeal from Mr. Scott Pasley regarding a staff technical decision to deny Govinda Hills, Phase 3 minor subdivision. The private road standard justification requires: (1) that each lot must be at least twice the minimum required lot size to justify the use of a private road, and, as a secondary note, even though not noted in the applicant's appeal application, the existing private road (Govinda Drive) be upgraded to current Class B private road standards in regards to drainage, curve radius for public safety vehicles, and slope. Update: To summarize, the suggestion has been given to Mr. Pasley to reduce the number of proposed lots from four (4) to three (3) in order to meet the private road extension justification. In addition, the existing private road is substandard and it would not be prudent to permit more lots until additional travel width gravel, drainage ditches and proper turning radii for emergency vehicles are added. Mr. Pasley was helped by staff early in his process correcting his surveyor's idea that a portion of his land was in the watershed cirtical area. The would have caused lots to be larger.