i. Intent . The private street standards of this section establish private street design and construction standards that vary based on the number of lots such streets will serve. These standards are intended to ensure public safety and the long- term durability of private streets while keeping public improvement costs as low as possible for the smallest of subdivisions.
ii. Designation . Private streets must be designated on subdivision plats as either "existing" or "extended," in accordance with the standards of this subsection.
1. Existing Private Streets .
I. Private access easements or streets, the existence of which as of March 6, 2023, can be established by documentary evidence, aerial photograph, or judicial decree, will be considered existing private streets.
II. All other private streets will be extensions of existing private streets.
III. When no extension of an existing private street is proposed, then that portion of the existing private street that serves as frontage for lots in the subdivision must meet or exceed all applicable private street standards. IV. Where a permanent means of ingress and egress was created as part of the expanded minor development, it must be upgraded to comply with the private street standards of this Article from the portion of the permanent means of ingress and egress that serves as frontage for lots in the subdivision to the nearest improved public or private street.
2. Extended Private Streets .
I. Extended private streets that serve as frontage for lots must meet or exceed private street standards.
II. Where an extension of an existing private street is proposed, thereby increasing the potential for additional traffic, the Planning Director is authorized to require that the connecting private street, if any, be upgraded to comply with the private street standards of this Article.
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