(A) Recreation and park development. All residential subdivisions and developments, except minor subdivisions, shall provide funds to the county whereby the county may acquire public recreation and park land or areas to serve the development or subdivision in the immediate area.
(1) The amount of such fee shall be the product of the total number of dwelling units and/or building lots located in the development or subdivision multiplied by the recreation fee as established by the Board of Commissioners.
(2) The fee shall be paid prior to approval of a final plat for the subdivision, provided that payments may be phased in accordance with the approved phasing of the subdivision.
(3) The county may transfer funds paid by one or more subdivisions to a municipality or make arrangements for the joint county/municipal expenditure of the funds where the county determines that such transfer or arrangements would better ensure the funds will be used to acquire public recreation and park areas that will serve the recreational needs of the development and developments in the immediate area.
(4) In situations where a development has already been approved prior to the adoption of the Harnett County Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenway Plan, the developer may choose to build the prescribed facility in place of paying all or a portion of the above described recreation fee. If it is desirable to provide for such improvements, this discussion and review shall be conducted by the Development Review Board and any of its advisory members, as per policy and standards set by the Harnett County Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. Upon approval, the applicant and the county may enter into a development agreement as set forth in § 153.137 of this Unified Development Ordinance.
(B) Bicycle, pedestrian, and greenway improvements.
(1) Purpose and applicability. The Harnett County Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenway Plan is an officially adopted plan addressing short and long range recreation and transportation needs linking quality of life with land use and development within Harnett County. For the purpose of this section, it shall be the responsibility of developer(s) of major subdivisions, multifamily developments, and nonresidential sites to comply with the Harnett County Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenway Plan.
(2) Required improvements. All such development located adjacent to a route or trail that is included in the county's adopted Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenway Plan, or any other officially adopted plan, shall comply with the prescribed improvements as indicated within said plan.
(C) Monuments and lot corners. All permanent monuments shall be of a type in compliance with state statutes regulating professional state land surveyors. All lot corners, other than those marked by permanent monuments as herein described, shall be marked in a type in compliance with state statutes regulating professional state land surveyors.
(D) Guidelines for handicapped persons. In order to remove restrictive barriers which severely impede the daily movements of physically handicapped and elderly persons, the developer shall comply with all requirements of G.S. § 136-44.14.
(Ord. passed 10-17-2011; Res. passed 6-21-2021)