PRIVATE ROAD STANDARDS
Private Roads under this Article shall
be defined as any road access serving two or more owners whereby the access
shall be a non-exclusive and perpetual easement for the benefit of those being
served by it. (The easement/access can
be terminated only by all parties in interest unless subsequently accepted by
the governmental authorities as a public road.)
A private road shall be jointly owned by (1) the property owners utilizing the road or (2) a property owner's association.
All
Private Roads must meet the following standards:
A. The final subdivision plat must indicate
that the easement, or right-of-way is for a
"private road."
B. The
private road shall be open to public safety vehicle access and utility vehicle
access.
C. Easements or rights-of-way used for
access shall be further defined and described by notes added to the plat which
set forth the limits of public liability and responsibility to properties and
citizens which are served by such accessways. These notations shall include, but shall not
be limited to the following:
1. The permanent access easement is to be
privately maintained by the owners and not by the Government of Bradley County.
2. The owners are responsible for
providing for all required utilities and services to the public road. The Government of Bradley County is not
responsible for providing services beyond the limits of the public road.
D. For
subdivisions which have private roads upon which more than six lots have
access, the private roads and their easements or rights-of-way shall meet the
widths and the same construction requirements specified for roads which are to
be publicly-maintained (See Bradley County Subdivision Regulations Article 6).
E. For subdivisions that have private roads
upon which six or less lots exclusively have access, the private roads and
their easements or rights-of-way shall meet the construction requirements on
page 2.
F. All road requirements shall be
completed and approved by the
G.
Private roads
shall have signs that must have a minimum of six (6) inch high
white blades with
black reflective letters. The name of the
road must be approved through the Bradley County Planning Office to prevent
duplicated road names.
H.
Previous
divisions from the parent tract that abut the private road will be counted
as lots toward the requirements in
this Article.
1. UTILITIES.
All required utilities must be installed prior to completion and testing of subgrade (See Bradley County Subdivision Regulations
Article 6). 2. SUBGRADE. The subgrade must be minimum of 20 feet wide.
The subgrade compaction must meet a 98% standard Procter. The owner/developer shall furnish compaction
tests by a certified laboratory at their own expense. The 3. ROW WIDTH. For roads of less than 1,000 feet in length,
a 40-foot minimum easement or right-of-way width is required. For roads of more than 1,000 feet in length,
a 50-foot minimum easement or right-of-way width is required. 4. ROAD
SURFACE. The road surface shall be a minimum of two inches of crusher run
gravel and the road surface shall have a minimum width of 20 feet. 5. DRAINAGE.
Drainage facilities determined by a surveyor or engineer shall be adequate to
handle a flood of a 25-year frequency. 6. GRADE. The maximum road grade
shall be fifteen (15) percent. 7. TURNAROUND.
For cul-de-sacs, a minimum of a "Y" turn-around shall be required as
shown in the drawing below.
