Except as listed below, all streets must be constructed in accordance with the North Carolina Department of Transportation requirements for public streets.
(A) Cul-de-sacs. Every permanent dead-end street shall be developed as a cul-de-sac and shall not exceed 1,500 feet in length, except where the shape of the tract of land being developed makes this requirement impractical. The length of the cul-de-sac shall be measured from the centerline of the nearest intersecting through street to the center of the turnaround. All North Carolina Department of Transportation design options for cul-de-sacs are allowed within subdivisions.
(B) Temporary turnarounds. In cases where streets are proposed to be extended, the Planning Board may permit a temporary turnaround for a period not to exceed two years. Such turnarounds must be designed as a cul-de-sac bulb and constructed to North Carolina Department of Transportation base standards, but not necessarily paved.
(C) Street offsets. Whenever possible, proposed intersections on one side of a street, or road, or highway shall coincide with existing or proposed intersections on the opposite side of such street, road, or highway. In any event, however, street offsets, as measured between the center lines of intersecting streets, shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Street offsets within developments shall be at least 125 feet apart.
(2) Street offsets created by streets intersecting with primary highways or secondary roads shall be at least 250 feet apart.
(D) Homeowners’ association. When a homeowners’ association is established to provide for the maintenance of private subdivision streets, it shall be incorporated in accordance with Chapter 55 of the North Carolina General Statutes. As required, appropriate bylaws shall be prepared, and proposed covenants or deed restrictions which address maintenance, apportionment of financial responsibility, and enforcement shall be provided. The County Attorney shall approve the adequacy of these materials prior to final plat review. These materials shall be recorded at the same time as the final plat and shall be appropriately cross-referenced in the Greene County Register of Deeds Office.
(E) Subdivision street disclosure statement. The streets shown on the preliminary and final plats shall be designated in accordance with G.S. § 136-102.6 and designation as public on the final plat shall be conclusively presumed an offer of dedication to the public. Where streets are dedicated to the public but not accepted into a municipal or state system, before lots are sold, a statement explaining the status of the street shall be included with the final plat.
(1) Pursuant to § 151.020, the approval of a plat does not constitute or effect the acceptance by the county, any other governmental entity or the public of the dedication of any street or other ground, public utility line, or other public facility shown on the plat, and shall not be construed to do so. If dedication to the county, the public or any other governmental entity is intended, the subdivider must include a statement identifying the party responsible for maintaining the required streets, grounds, utilities, or facilities until such time as the offer of dedication is accepted by the appropriate public entity.
(F) Restrictive covenants. Restrictive covenants shall be recorded along with the deed of each lot fronting on a subdivision road. The covenants shall embody the restrictions in this chapter in reference to roads serving subdivisions. The restrictive covenants dealing with the road shall be approved by the Planning Board and the County Attorney and shall be a condition upon which approval of a final plat will be based.
(G) Street names and street signs. Street names for all subdivision plats shall be subject to approval of the Planning Board. New street names shall not duplicate or be similar to existing street names and existing street names shall be projected wherever possible. It shall be the responsibility of the developer to install street signs at the intersection of streets within his or her development. All signs shall be in accordance with the specifications as provided by the Greene County Board of Commissioners and NCDOT if state maintained.
(H) Access roads. Where a tract of land to be subdivided adjoins a federal or state highway, the subdivider may be required to provide a marginal access street parallel to the highway or reverse frontage on an interior street for the lots to be developed adjacent to the highway. If reverse frontage is required, then the subdivider shall be required to create a ten-foot buffer strip parallel and adjacent to the right-of-way of the highway as a part of those lots whose rear yards are adjacent to the highway. The buffer strip shall be conveyed in the deeds to the affected lots and shall be restricted to the planting of trees or shrubs for screening purposes by the lot
owners. This buffer strip shall be in addition to all other setbacks or easements required by this section.
(Ord. passed 6-21-21)