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CMP Part 4A. Transportation Plan« - rTS=.rx=====s=i 4. S. €, Rural residential developments will utilize private road feeders to supplement the existing public road grid. Because of topographical limitations, the historic shape of rural land divisions, and &e low density of rural land use, most new rural residential lots are best preserved by short dead-end roads running off the existing street system. The low number of dwellings on each road, the dead end configuration and the scattered road locations make public roadway maintenance excessively costly compared to any public benefit. Therefore, most new rural lots will be directly served by privately owned and maintained roadways. New public streets will be accepted where a "through" configuration provides a general public benefit and/or where the number of residences justifies public maintenance expense. Private rural roadways will be constructed to rural design standards. The City will regulate i.:"'vate road design standards to ensure environmental protection and adequate all weather access to all properties. The type and width of road surface required will vary with the ijumber of residences to be served and hence the amount of expected vehicle usage. The length of dead-end roads will be limited for public safety purposes. Private rural roads and cul-de-sacs will be designed so that emergency vehicles such as large fire trucks have adequate space to operate efficiently and effectively. The City will guarantee reasonable maintenance levels and public access on all private roads. In the process of approving rural subdivisions, the City will acquire underlying public ingress, egress, and access easements over all private roads. These casements will ensure legal access of the public to all properties served by the private road. Development contracts backed by acceptable forms of financial responsibility will assure that all private roads are designed and constructed according to City approved standards and specifications. The City will further guarantee that all private roads are maintained to reasonable standards at all times through required maintenance agreements and/or homeowner ’s associations, and that failure of the private group to so main tain their private road will be cause for the City to accomplish needed maintenance and to assess the benefitted properties for the direct cost of such maintenance. City of Oroao Comnunity Management Plan September 2000 Pago 4A-20