(a) All streets shall be designed, within the natural limitations of the land, to form part of an interconnected street pattern (see below).
A A common subdivision showing a poor street layout due to few connections and many dead ends.
B & C Better street layouts showing multiple links and a gridded network of streets.
(b) All subdivision lots shall abut on a public street.
(c) All public streets shall be built in accordance with the city’s standard specifications and the North Carolina Department of Transportation specifications.
(d) Public streets not dedicated to the city which are eligible for acceptance into the state highway system shall be constructed to the standards necessary to be put on the state highway system or the standards in this chapter, whichever is stricter, in regard to each particular item and shall be put on such system.
(e) Streets not dedicated to the city which are not eligible to be put on the state highway system because there are too few lots or residences shall, nevertheless, be dedicated to the public and shall be in accordance with the standards in this chapter or the standards necessary to be put on the state highway system, whichever is stricter in regard to each particular item, so as to be eligible to be put on the system at a later date.
(f) A written maintenance agreement with provisions for maintenance of the street until it is accepted by the city or is put on the state system shall be included with the final plat.
(Ord. of 4-6-92, No. 190-92; Ord. of 3-6-06, No. 5-06; Ord. of 11-7-16, No. 10-16)