(A) Type of streets required. All subdivision lots shall abut on a public or private street. All public streets shall be dedicated to the town or the state as determined by the Board of Aldermen or appropriate state authority. All public streets shall be built to the standards of this ordinance and all other applicable standards of the town and the State Department of Transportation. Public streets not dedicated to the town which are eligible for acceptance into the state highway system shall be constructed to the standards necessary to be put on the state highway system or the standards in this ordinance, whichever is stricter. A written maintenance agreement with provisions for maintenance of the street until it is put on the state or town system shall be included with the final plat.
(B) Subdivision street disclosure statement. All streets shown on the final plat shall be designated in accordance with G.S. § 136-102.6 and designation as public 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.
(C) Nonresidential streets. The subdivider of a nonresidential subdivision shall provide streets in accordance with the standards contained in the most current edition of the state roads, Minimum Construction Standards booklet, and the standards in this ordinance, whichever are stricter in regard to each particular item.
(D) Design standards. The design of public streets and roads within the jurisdiction of this ordinance shall be in accordance with the accepted policies of the State Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, as taken or modified from the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) manuals. The most current edition of the State Department of Transportation, Division of Highways’ Subdivision Roads Minimum Construction Standards shall apply for any items not included in this ordinance, or where stricter than this ordinance.
(E) Right-of-way widths. Right-of-way widths shall not be less than the following and shall apply except in those cases where right-of-way requirements have been specifically set out in the thoroughfare plan.
Table 6-3 Right-of-Way Widths | |
Minimum Right-of-Way | |
Table 6-3 Right-of-Way Widths | |
Minimum Right-of-Way | |
Rural | |
Principal arterial | |
Freeways | 350 feet |
Other | 200 feet |
Minor arterial | 100 feet |
Major collector | 100 feet* |
Minor collector | 60 feet* |
Local road | 60 feet* |
Urban | |
Cul-de-sac | Varies** |
Local street | 60 feet |
Major thoroughfare | 70 feet |
Major thoroughfare other than freeway and expressway | 90 feet |
* If curb and gutter is provided, 50 feet of right-of-way is permitted on local residential streets. | |
** The subdivider will only be required to dedicate a maximum of 100 feet of right-of-way. In cases where over 100 feet of right-of-way is desired, the subdivider will be required only to reserve the amount in excess of 100 feet. In all cases in which right-of-way is sought for an access controlled facility, the subdivider will only be required to make a reservation. | |
(F) Street paving widths. Paving widths for street and road classifications other than local shall be as required by the mutually adopted thoroughfare plan where applicable. Paving widths of local roads and streets shall be as follows:
(1) Local residential.
(a) Curb and gutter section: 26 feet, to face of curb.
(b) Shoulder section: 20 feet to edge of pavement, four-foot shoulders.
(2) Residential collector.
(a) Curb and gutter section: 34 feet, face to face of curb.
(b) Shoulder section: 20 feet to edge of pavement, six-foot shoulders.
(G) One-way streets. One-way streets may be developed in situations where the applicant can show that public safety would not be jeopardized. In developing a one-way street, the travel way shall not be less that 18 feet where the Fire Marshal approved the design as satisfactory for fire access or other emergency access purposes.
(H) Other street design standards. Transverse slopes in pavement and shoulders, sight distance, grade, horizontal and vertical curves and superelevation shall be in accordance with the minimum construction standards as established by the State Department of Transportation.
(I) Intersections.
(1) Streets shall be laid out so as to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles, and no street shall intersect any other street at an angle less than 75 degrees.
(2) Property lines at intersections should be set so that the distance from the edge of pavement, of the street turnout, to the property line will be at least as great as the distance from the edge of pavement to the property line along the intersecting streets. This property line can be established as a radius or as a sight triangle. Greater offsets from the edge of pavement to the property line will be required, if necessary, to provide sight distance for the vehicle on the side street.
(3) Offset intersections are to be avoided unless exception is granted by the division of highways. Intersections which cannot be aligned should be separated by a minimum length of 200 feet between survey center lines.
(Ord. passed 11-2-2011)