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(A) The purpose of Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Districts within the
is to provide, pursuant to G.S. § 160-743-1, et seq., all of the benefits provided in Part 2 and Part 3, Article 61 of Chapter 160 of the North Carolina General Statutes.
(B) Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Districts
be established and administered within the Town of Mills River as provided in Chapter 45 of the Henderson County Code of Ordinances.
(C) The County Agricultural Advisory Board, established pursuant to § 45-3 of the Henderson County Code,
serve as the agricultural advisory board for the Town of Mills River.
(D) An Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District
be established only after compliance with the requirements set out in Article IV and Article VII of Chapter 45 of the Henderson County Code of Ordinances.
(Ord. 00088, passed 3-13-2014)
ENTRY GATES AND ENTRY BOXES
Except as otherwise defined in this section, all terms contained herein have their meaning as otherwise defined in the Mills River Town , or if not so defined, as commonly used. The terms are specifically defined as follows:
ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE. Equipment and/or machinery that opens and closes an .
ENTRY GATE. Movable partition for controlling access and egress.
VEHICLE. Any motor vehicle which is allowed to use the public roadways in North Carolina, but not including vehicles which include trailers or semi-trailers.
(Ord. 00040, passed 4-12-2007)
(A) All subdivision or community constructed hereafter be setback sufficiently far from public road or access to allow for the stacking of at least 50 feet out of the public travel lanes on the public road or .
(B) All hereafter constructed have an additional setback between the point of the and the to allow a vehicle which is denied access to safely turn around and exit onto a public .
(C) Approach and departure areas on both sides of a gated entrance must provide adequate setbacks and proper alignment to allow free and unimpeded passage of emergency vehicles through the entrance area.
(D) Key boxes approved by the Fire Chief be installed on all new commercial and industrial uses and on existing uses where a nuisance or repeated alarms occur. Installation of the key box be on access gates or other locations where access is delayed. Strip malls or commercial developments have a centrally located key box where each business locate a key. Multiple keys will require some identification as to which key corresponds to each business.
(Ord. 00040, passed 4-12-2007)
have sufficient minimum gate width and opening to allow safe passage of all vehicles. Overhead barriers or obstructions provide a minimum 13' 6" vertical clearance at its lowest point. All new gates installed after this is adopted have a minimum width of 15 feet clearance through the gate. The Fire Chief require modifications to existing gate structures to allow them to accommodate emergency vehicles.
(Ord. 00040, passed 4-12-2007)
(A) All plans for for which construction is not complete as of the adoption of this be subject to inspection by Mills River Fire and Rescue for compliance with the provisions. Once plans are approved, the be constructed in compliance with such plans.
(B) All for which construction is complete as of the adoption of this be retrofitted in such manner as to be in compliance with the terms of this within 6 of the date of adoption of this .
(C) The developer and homeowners' association provide unfettered access to all private by emergency and law enforcement vehicles. Access procedures must ensure immediate access through the for emergency and law enforcement vehicles responding to emergencies without need of special keys or codes. This be done by approved by Mills River Fire and Rescue. The developer and homeowner's association provide and annually update documentation necessary to provide this access to Henderson County Sheriff's Department,
Emergency Services, the Town of Mills River, and Mills River Fire and Rescue
that proposed and access procedures meet all standards for access by emergency and law enforcement vehicles. If the homeowner's association fails to maintain reliable access for the provision of emergency or other public services, the enter the gated residential, development and open, disable or remove any gate or device, which is a barrier to access, at the sole expense of the homeowners' association. The declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions and any other relevant documents of the homeowners' association include a statement to this effect.
(D) The developer and homeowners' association guarantee reasonable access to all private by the Town of Mills River, Henderson County and State of North Carolina employees operating within the scope of their official duties to perform zoning, inspections and other governmental regulatory activities, and to all public utility companies to perform installation and maintenance activities of public utility infrastructure. A statement to this effect be filed with the Henderson County Sheriff's Department and appear on the final plat of all new development.
(Ord. 00040, passed 4-12-2007; Am. Ord. 2021-03, passed 3-25-2021)