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Trustees hone private-streets rules; debate whether to allow new private roads
Summary
Staff proposed a tiered private-streets approach (4-unit maximum under tighter width and construction standards, wider profiles for 5'08 units and county coordination). Trustees discussed trade-offs: developer cost savings versus long-term maintenance, emergency access, plowing and preservation of agricultural/open land.
Staff presented a rewritten private-streets chapter merged into chapter 10 of the draft code. The draft retains a conservative approach for very small shared drives while adding a tier for larger private-street clusters. Key elements discussed:
- The subcommittee recommended a 4-unit maximum for private drives with a suggested 22-foot driving surface (up from the current draft 18 feet). For…
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