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(a) Private lanes serving a subdivision approved in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not receive County maintenance.

(b) A reasonable plan or arrangement may be required for the maintenance and/or improvement of private lanes.

(c) The Advisory Agency may approve a subdivision served by private lanes if, in its opinion, all of the following conditions have been of will be satisfied:

(1) The public convenience does not require and will not be served by public traffic through such subdivision.

(2) The creation of such private lanes shall not render land adjoining such subdivision unreasonably inaccessible.

(3) The subdivision map shall show the lanes clearly labeled “Non-County Lane” or Non-County Road".

(4) Before any part or lot of the subdivision is sold, the entrance thereto from a public street shall be posted and kept posted with an easily visible sign of at least two (2) square feet in size containing substantially the following words: “Not a County Road” or “Not a County Street” in letters at least two inches (2") high.

(5) Lots abutting on a private lane shall be sold subject to a provision which shall appear on the subdivision map or instrument of waiver, which shall read substantially as follows:

“If the private lane or lanes shown on this plan of subdivision, or any part thereof, are to be accepted by the County for the benefit of the lot owners on such lane rather than the benefits of the County generally, such private lane or lanes or parts thereof shall first be improved at the sole cost of the affected lot owner or owners, so as to comply with the specifications as contained in the then applicable subdivision regulations relating to public streets.”

(6) Lanes shown on such subdivision plan shall be sufficiently wide and of such physical condition to allow access by emergency vehicles at all times of the year to the satisfaction of the Advisory Agency.

(7) The lots proposed on the subdivision plan are not immediately and/or reasonably accessible from the accepted city, county or state highway. (Ord. 1146, § 41, 7/19/1977; Ord. 1290, § 4, 12/12/1978)