For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALLEY. A public or private thoroughfare which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation.
BUFFER STRIP. A buffer strip shall consist of a planted strip at least 10 feet in width, composed of deciduous or evergreen trees or a mixture of each, spaced not more than 20 feet apart, and not less than 1 row of dense shrubs, spaced not more than 5 feet apart. In some instances, a fence may be required by the Planning Board. Fence specifications shall be determined by the Planning Board.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE. A line establishing the minimum allowable distance between the nearest portion of any building, excluding the outermost 3 feet of any uncovered porches, steps, eaves, gutters and similar fixtures, and the street right-of-way line when measured perpendicularly thereto.
DEDICATION. A gift, by the owner, of his or her property to another party without any consideration being given for the transfer. Since a transfer of property is involved, the dedication is made by written instrument and is completed with an acceptance.
DWELLING UNIT. A building, or portion thereof, providing complete and permanent living facilities for 1 family. The term DWELLING shall not be deemed to include a motel, hotel, tourist home, mobile home or other structure designed for transient residence.
EASEMENT. A grant by the property owner of a strip of land for a specified purpose and use by the public, a corporation or persons.
EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. Land lying within 1 mile in all directions of the corporate limits of the Town of Fairmont.
GROUP DEVELOPMENT. A group of 2 or more principal structures built on a single lot, tract or parcel of land not subdivided into the customary streets and lots and which will not be so subdivided, and designed for occupancy by separate families, businesses or other enterprises. Examples would be: cluster type subdivisions, row houses, apartment courts, housing projects, school and hospital campuses, shopping centers and industrial parks.
LOT. A portion of a subdivision of any other parcel of land intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for development or both. The word LOT includes the words PLOT and PARCEL.
LOT or CORNER. A lot which occupies the interior angle at the intersection of 2 street lines which make an angle of more than 45 degrees and less than 135 degrees with each other.
LOT, DOUBLE-FRONTAGE. A continuous (through) lot which is accessible from both streets upon which it fronts.
LOT, SINGLE-TIER. A lot which backs upon a limited access highway, a railroad, a physical barrier or another type of land use and to which access from the rear is usually prohibited.
LOT OF RECORD. A lot which is part of a subdivision, a plat of which has been recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Robeson County and the office of the Town Clerk of Fairmont, North Carolina, or a lot described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been so recorded.
MOBILE HOME. A structure that: consists of a single unit completely assembled at the factory or of 2 (double-wide) or 3 (triple-wide) principal components totally assembled at the factory and joined together at the site; is designed so that the total structure (or in the case of a double-wide or triple-wide, each component thereof) can be transported on its own chassis; is over 32 feet long and over 8 feet wide; is designed to be used as a dwelling and provides complete, independent living facilities for 1 family, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation; is actually being used, or is held ready for use, as a dwelling; and is not permanently attached to a foundation. A structure that is otherwise defined herein as a MOBILE HOME is permanently attached to its foundation if: the foundation was constructed in a way or at an expense as to make it unlikely that the mobile home placed upon it will later be removed; or if the mobile home cannot be removed from the foundation without great expense or severe damage to the mobile home.
MODULAR HOME
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Any building or structure, designed for living or sleeping purposes, which are pre-manufactured, all or in part, at some point other than the building site for assembly or installation later at the building site. Further defined, a building may be assembled from pre-manufactured rooms, wall panels, frame units or other factory manufactured parts which may be fabricated of wood, foundation or foundation materials at the building site. This definition does not include vehicles or structures that are designed to be mounted on wheels to be moved to a lot such as mobile homes defined above.
OFFICIAL MAPS OR PLANS. Any maps or plans officially adopted by the Town Commissioners as a guide to the development of Fairmont.
OPEN SPACE. An area (land and/or water) generally lacking in human-made structures and reserved for enjoyment in its unaltered state.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. The planned unit development is a permitted use designed to provide for developments incorporating a single type or a variety of residential and related uses which are planned and developed as a unit. The development may consist of individual lots or common building sites. Common land must be an element of the plan related to affecting the long-term value of the entire development.
PLAT. A map or plan of a parcel of land which is to be or has been subdivided.
PRIVATE DRIVEWAY. A roadway serving 2 or fewer lots, building sites or other divisions of land and not intended for public ingress or egress.
PRIVATE STREET. An undedicated private right-of-way which provides access to abutting properties and requires a subdivision streets disclosure statement in accordance with G.S. § 136-102.6.
RECREATION AREA OR PARK. Land or a combination of land and water resources developed for active and/or passive recreation pursuits with various natural and human-made features that accommodate those activities.
RESERVATION. A reservation of land constitutes an obligation of keeping property free from development for a stated period of time without any transfer of property rights.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. A general term denoting land, property or interest therein, usually in a strip acquired for or devoted to transportation or access purposes.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM, PUBLIC
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A system serving 2 or more connections. Plans for public and community sewer systems must be approved by the Division of Environmental Management, N.C. Department of Natural and Economic Resources.
SEWERAGE SYSTEM, INDIVIDUAL. A septic tank arrangement of sewage disposal. Individual sewage disposal systems must be installed and maintained in accordance with the State Board of Health “Rules and Regulations Governing the Disposal of Sewage from any Residence, Place of Business or Place of Public Assembly in North Carolina” and the regulations of the County Board of Health. State Board of Health Bulletin No. 519, “Residential Sewage Disposal Plants,” contains helpful information.
STREET or ROAD. A dedicated and accepted public right-of-way for vehicular traffic which affords the principal means of access to abutting properties. The following terms shall apply:
(1) PRINCIPAL (INTERSTATE) ARTERIAL STREET. A street designed to carry heavy volumes of traffic at relatively high speeds with access only from other intersecting streets but not from abutting properties (controlled access). A rural link in a network of continuous routes serving corridor movements having trip length and travel density characteristics indicative of substantial statewide or interstate and existing solely to serve traffic. This network consists of interstate routes and other previously considered major arterials routes designated as principal arterials.
(2) MINOR ARTERIAL STREET. A rural link in a network joining cities and larger towns and providing intrastate and inter-county service at relatively high (60 mph) overall travel speeds with minimum interference to through movement. This network would primarily serve traffic.
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MAJOR COLLECTOR STREET. A road which serves major intra-county travel corridors and traffic generators and provides access to the arterial system.
(4) MINOR COLLECTOR STREET. A road which provides service to small local communities and links the locally important traffic generators with their rural hinterland. It is designed to carry light to medium traffic volumes, principally from local streets within a residential development.
(5) THOROUGHFARE, MAJOR. Major thoroughfares consist of interstate, freeway, expressways or major streets that provide for the expeditious movement of large volumes of traffic within and through urban areas.
(6) THOROUGHFARE, MINOR. Streets in the municipal system which collect traffic from local access streets and channel traffic flow to the major thoroughfares. MINOR THOROUGHFARES supplement the major thoroughfare system by facilitating minor through-traffic movement while also serving abutting properties.
(7) LOCAL STREET. A local street primarily providing access to abutting property and higher order streets. It offers the lowest level of mobility with through traffic usually discouraged and short-distance travel is encouraged.
(8) MARGINAL ACCESS (FRONTAGE) STREET. A local street or road that is parallel to a full or partial access controlled facility and functions to provide access to adjacent land.
(9) CUL-DE-SAC. A short local street having but 1 end open to traffic and the other end being permanently terminated and a vehicular turn-around provided.
SUBDIVIDER. Any person, firm or corporation who subdivides or develops any land deemed to be a subdivision as herein defined.
WATER SYSTEM, INDIVIDUAL. A drilled well which serves a single connection. Individual water supply systems should be located, constructed and operated in accordance with State Board of Health Bulletin No. 476, “Protection of Private Water Supplies.”
WATER SYSTEM, PUBLIC. Water supply systems serving 10 or more connections are classified as a public water supply by state law. Plans and specifications must be approved by the Sanitary Engineering Division, State Board of Health, N.C. Department of Human Resources.
WATER SYSTEM, SEMI-PUBLIC. Water supply systems serving from 2 to 9 connections, inclusive. This system may be regulated by the County Board of Health, and plans should be approved by the County Health Department.
(Ord. passed 5-31-1977)