(A) If the street is indicated on the annually certified Powell Bill Map of the town as unimproved, the owner or developer shall be required to make the following improvements as provided in this section at no cost to the town prior to acceptance of such street or alley as a public street.
(B) The right-of-way shall be cleared and graded to its final grade for the full width of the right-of- way providing that destruction of existing vegetation and trees be kept to a minimum, clearing only what is necessary to allow for adequate vision for safe circulation. Grades shall not as far as practical exceed 5%.
(C) Streets shall be crowned and adequate street drainage ditches provided in accordance with the street improvement construction specifications of the town. The Road Standard Drawings and Standard Specifications for Roads and Structures, produced by the Department of Transportation, are adopted by reference so far as they pertain to crowning and drainage.
(D) Paving shall not result in dead-end conditions except for streets platted as dead-end streets prior to June 25, 2003. Commercial development required to pave streets for access from NC 12 (Virginia Dare Trail) or US 158 (Croatan Highway) may dead end street improvements at their property line provided circulation is adequate to meet minimum needs of town service vehicles. When streets are platted as dead-end streets prior to June 25, 2003, a turn-around area within the right-of-way shall be provided.
(E) Paving shall be as follows:
(1) All streets and roads shall be paved with bituminous concrete;
(2) All paving shall include:
(a) Eight inches of ABC (Aggregate Base Course) #17;
(b) Two inches of HB (Base Course); and
(c) Two inches of I-2 (Bituminous Concrete Surface Course);
(3) As directed by the Public Services Department, geotextile fabric may be required for water damage control.
(F) Widths of new streets shall be as follows:
(1) Paving 50-foot rights-of-way. Newly constructed local access streets shall have a minimum width of 20 feet of bituminous paving surface with a base of ABC 8 inches thick, 24 feet in width;
(2) Paving 60-foot rights-of-way. Newly constructed collector streets shall have a minimum width of 24 feet of bituminous concrete paving surface with a 28 foot base of ABC 8 inches thick;
(3) Paving 50- and 60-foot rights-of-way. Streets classified by the Public Safety Director as collector streets or streets allowing on-street parking shall be a minimum of 36 feet in width with a 40- foot base of ABC 8 inches thick.
(G) Seeding and stabilization requirements. A private developer shall install seeding and stabilization at least three weeks prior to requesting final inspection of the project. The Public Services Department will inspect the site for compliance with approved plans and determine if permanent ground cover and stabilization has been established or if additional effort is needed.
(1) Approximately 60 days after acceptance by the Board of Commissioners, the Public Services Department will re-inspect the site and determine if permanent ground cover has been achieved. If permanent ground cover has not been accomplished, the developer will be notified of all areas requiring additional work by certified letter.
(2) If within 14 days after receipt of the certified letter the developer does not provide the additional seeding and stabilization required stabilization to accomplish permanent ground cover, the town shall have the right to use funds from the bond (or cash equivalent) to accomplish permanent ground cover.
(`88 Code, § 18-65) (Ord. passed 1-12-87; Am. Ord. 03-08, passed 6-25-03; Am. Ord. 04-07, passed 4-28-04)