(A) This chapter shall officially be known, cited and referred to as the “Subdivision Regulations of the Town of Badin, North Carolina”.
(B) As required by G.S. §§ 160A-371 to 160A-376, the purpose of establishing this chapter is:
(1) To ensure the orderly growth and development of the town, including the requirement that adequate public facilities are available to serve new subdivisions of land, and the use of techniques such as the timing and sequencing of development, promotion of infill development in existing neighborhoods and non-residential areas with adequate public facilities, the assurance of urban form and open space separation of urban areas, the protection of environmentally critical areas and areas premature for urban development;
(2) To provide for the coordination of streets and highways within proposed subdivisions with existing or planned streets and highways and with other public facilities;
(3) To provide for the dedication or reservation of recreation areas serving residents of the immediate neighborhood within the subdivision or for provision of funds to be used to acquire recreation areas serving residents of the development or subdivision or more than one subdivision or development within the immediate area;
(4) To provide rights-of-way or easements for street and utility purposes including the dedication of rights-of-way pursuant to G.S. §§ 136-66.10 or 136-66.11;
(5) To provide for the distribution of population and traffic in a manner that will avoid congestion and overcrowding and will create conditions essential to public health, safety and the general welfare; and
(6) To provide that the final plat show sufficient data to determine readily and reproduce accurately on the ground the location, bearing, and length of every street and alley line, lot line, easement boundary line and other property boundaries, including the radius and other data for curved property lines, to an appropriate accuracy and in conformance with good surveying practice.
(Ord. passed - -, § 1.1A)