(A) All public roads shall be designed and constructed according to Virginia Department of Transportation standards for acceptance into the secondary system of state highways.
(B) All lots in residential subdivisions of land fronting on U.S. 13 (Lankford Highway) (excluding U.S. Business 13), State Routes 613, 183 (Occohannock Neck Road), 184 (Stone Road), Route 618 and 619 (Bayside Road) and Route 600 (Seaside Road) which adjoins these roads, shall have no direct access to those roads.
(C) The minimum width of the right-of-way of proposed roads, measured from lot line to opposite lot line shall be not less than 50 feet. Road layouts shall minimize pedestrian and vehicle conflict points. Northampton County may require the installation of sidewalks when such improvements are important to traffic safety and, when required, shall adhere to the standards developed by the Virginia Department of Transportation. When the property to be subdivided is zoned to an industrial classification and the proposed road(s) is (are) not intended to accommodate through traffic, the minimum width of the right-of-way may, if determined to be necessary by the Subdivision Agent, be reduced by the minimum distance required to afford relief from the standard requirement but in no case to less than 40 feet, and shoulders and/or drainage provisions shall be of sufficient width and design to accommodate storm water runoff as deemed necessary by the subdivision agent.
(D) Multiple intersections involving the junction of more than two roads shall not be used, except by permission of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
(E) Roads shall be laid out to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles.
(F) For private roads:
(1) All connections and intersections with public roads shall meet all Virginia Department of Transportation standards.
(2) Travel ways sub-grade shall be five inches of compact road fill.
(3) Surface treatments may be gravel, shell, or other comparable material.
(4) The travelway shall be not less than 18 feet, or more than 30 feet including drainage and shoulders.
(5) Shoulders and/or drainage provisions shall be of sufficient width and design to accommodate storm water runoff as deemed necessary by the subdivision agent.
(6) The siting/alignment of the private road shall minimize disturbance of existing land use and natural resources.
(Ord. passed 11-15-2006; Am. Ord. 09-01, passed 3-10-2009; Am. Ord. passed 11-10-2020; Am. Ord. passed 12-8-2020)