(A) Water and sewer facilities.
(1) Within the county’s jurisdiction, each lot in all subdivisions located within 500 feet of a public water and/or sewer system should be connected, at the subdivider’s or developer’s expense, to that water and/or sewer system. If the developer provides a community water and/or sewer system rather than connecting to another community or public water and/or sewer system, or provides individual wells and/or septic tanks when the subdivision is more than 500 feet away, the materials, design, and installation will be subject to approval by the State Department of Human Resources, Division of Health Services; State Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Management; and/or the County Health Department.
(2) Sanitary sewer collection lines and water distribution lines shall meet the requirements set forth by the appropriate division within the State Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
(3) For the purpose of this section, the terms WATER SYSTEM and SEWER SYSTEM shall include all appurtenances and fixtures normally associated with such facilities, including fire hydrants, gate valves, blow-offs, manholes, and pumping apparatus.
(B) Stormwater drainage system. The subdivider shall provide a surface water drainage system constructed to the standards of the State Department of Transportation or other applicable state or federal standards.
(1) No surface water shall be channeled or directed into a sanitary sewer.
(2) Where feasible, the subdivider shall connect to an existing storm drainage system.
(3) Where an existing storm drainage system cannot feasibly be extended to the subdivision, a surface drainage system shall be designed to protect the proposed development from water damage.
(4) Surface drainage courses shall be of sufficient size to accommodate the drainage area without flooding, and designed to comply with the standards and specifications for erosion control of the State Sedimentation Pollution Control Act, G.S. Ch. 113A, Art. 4, the State Administrative Code, Title 15, Ch. 4, and any locally adopted erosion and sedimentation control ordinances.
(5) Streambanks and channels downstream from any land-disturbing activity shall be protected from increased degradation by accelerated erosion caused by increased velocity of runoff from the land-disturbing activity in accordance with the State Sedimentation Pollution Control Act, G.S. Ch. 113A, Art. 4, and the State Administrative Code, Title 15, Ch. 4.
(6) Anyone constructing a dam or impoundment within the subdivision must comply with the State Dam Safety Law of 1967, being G.S. §§ 143-215-23 et seq. and the State Administrative Code, Title 15, Subch. 2K.
(7) In all areas of special flood hazards, all subdivision proposals shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood damage.
(C) Underground wiring. All subdivisions shall have underground wiring. This requirement may be waived by the Planning Board in areas where soils have a high water table, or if there is extensive preexisting overhead wiring on the street in the immediate neighborhood of the subdivision.
(D) Lighting. Lighting in a major subdivision shall be adequate to allow movement along the streets, but in no case shall distance between lighting exceed 300 feet. If the average lot size in the subdivision is greater than one-half acre and no less than 50% of the lots exceed one-half acre, then light shall be at the discretion of the developer.
(Ord. passed 1-8-2002)