(A) Public roads defined. A public street or road is defined as a dedicated public right-of-way for vehicular traffic which affords access to abutting properties, and is intended to be taken over by the State Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
(B) Public road dedication and maintenance.
(1) All roads proposed for public use by the developer and seller, including those proposed streets which are not eligible to be placed on the state highway system because there are too few lots or residences, shall be dedicated to the public and shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards necessary to make the streets eligible to be put on the state system at a later date.
(2) A written maintenance agreement sufficient for recording in the Office of the Register of Deeds shall be submitted with the final plat. The maintenance agreement will provide for the subdivider or a property owner's association to maintain the street, drainage facilities and right-of-way until a time as the street is accepted for maintenance by the state.
(C) Public road design.
(1) Public streets shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements of the most recent edition of NCDOT, Division of Highways, Subdivision Roads, Minimum Construction Standards.
(2) If a request for dedication of public roads is made, inspection and approval by the NCDOT must have taken place, and roads must be inspected and approved by the organization, but acceptance is not required, before the final plat can be approved by the Subdivision Administrator.
(Ord. passed 5-17-2007)