a. Street and parking lot connectivity. Interconnecting street and parking lot design encourages alternative modes of transportation to the automobile, improves traffic safety through slower speeds and potentially reduces vehicle miles traveled.
1. Streets shall interconnect with a development and with adjoining developments. Proposed streets shall be extended by dedication to the boundary of such property and a temporary turn around shall be provided.
2. Cul-de-sacs are permitted only where topographic conditions offer no practical alternatives for connection or through traffic.
3. Street stubs shall be provided to adjoining parcels of land for future road connections as approved by the town.
4. New street layouts shall be coordinated with the existing street patterns.
5. Where possible, existing principle streets shall be extended to create one continuous street.
6. Parking lots shall interconnect to all adjacent development.
7. All new and improved streets must be paved.
b. Street names, street name signs, regulatory signs, and design standards.
1. Street names. Proposed streets which are obviously in alignment with existing streets shall be given the same name. In assigning new names, duplication of existing names shall be avoided and in no case shall the proposed name be phonetically similar to existing names irrespective of the use of a suffix such as street, avenue, drive, place, court, etc.
2. Street name signs.
Public streets:
a. All subdivision streets and roads shall have street name signs conforming to town specifications at each intersection. Street name signs that do not conform to town specifications shall not be permitted.
b. Each intersection shall have at least one post with street name signs indicating the names of all intersecting streets. Street name signs shall be located on the corner(s) of the intersecting streets.
c. Street name signs for subdivision streets and roads to be included in the state and/or town maintenance system (i.e.: public streets) shall have white lettering on a green background.
d. Conventional abbreviations for the type of street are acceptable. The street name shall not be abbreviated.
e. All street name signs shall be in place and all specifications shall be met prior to the approval of the final plat.
Private streets:
a. All subdivisions streets and roads shall have street name signs conforming to town specifications at each intersection. Street name signs that do not conform to town specifications shall not be permitted.
b. Each intersection shall have at least one post with street signs indicating the names of all intersecting streets. Street name signs shall be located on the corner(s) of the intersecting streets.
c. Street name signs for private subdivision streets and roads shall white lettering on a blue background and shall include a marking on the street name sign that distinguishes the street as a private street. Such markings shall have black lettering on a yellow background.
d. Conventional abbreviations for the type of street are acceptable. The street name shall not be abbreviated.
e. All street name signs shall be in place and all specifications shall be met prior to the approval of the final plat.
3. Regulatory signs. All subdivision streets and roads, both public and private, shall have regulatory signs conforming to NC Department of Transportation specifications with the exception that sand blasted signs with the approved color scheme is allowed with approval of the planning board. All regulatory signs shall be in place and all specifications shall be met prior to the approval of the final plat.
c. Frontage streets. Where a tract of land to be subdivided adjoins a minor thoroughfare, the subdivider may be required to provide a frontage street parallel to the arterial street or reverse frontage on a minor street for the lots to be developed adjacent to the arterial. Where reverse frontage is established, private driveways shall be prevented from having direct access to the minor thoroughfare.
d. Private streets. Subdivisions proposed south of the intracoastal waterway may propose private streets within subdivisions provided they are identified as such on all plats and that the owner and/or homeowner's association clearly sets forth that they will be responsible for maintenance of said private streets. Composition of private streets shall be graveled and/or paved to meet NC Department of Transportation standards private streets shall be noted in the covenants and list the provisions for maintenance.
e. Collector and minor streets. Collector and minor streets shall be so laid out that their use by the through traffic will be discouraged. Streets shall be designed or walkways dedicated to assure convenient access to parks, playgrounds, schools, and other places of public assembly.
f. Design standards for streets to be accepted to Surf City Street System. The design of all streets and roads within Surf City which design to meet state maintenance systems shall be in accordance with the accepted policies of the NC Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, as taken or modified from the American Association of State Highway Officials’ (AASHO) manuals. The design of all streets and roads within Surf City which desire to be considered for inclusion in the town maintenance system shall be in accordance with the NC DOT’s street system policies for state maintenance. The provision of the street rights-of-way shall conform and meet the requirements of the Surf City Design & Construction Standards for Streets and Utilities as approved by Surf City planning board and adopted by the town council.
g. Rights-of-way widths. All streets designated as private shall have a minimum rights-of-way width of twenty-five (25) feet and a minimum cul-de-sac diameter of sixty (60) feet.
h. Roads and street surfaces. All subdivision streets and roads which desire to be included in state and city street system shall be constructed (paved) to meet the current requirements of the NC Department of Transportation, Division of Highways' standards for state maintenance. All subdivision streets and roads which desire to be considered for inclusion in the state and city maintenance system shall be constructed with an adequate base course and paved in accordance to NC DOT specifications. The developer of the subdivision shall pay the cost for the town's engineer to certify that streets in the subdivision are built to NC DOT standards.
i. Tangents. A tangent of at least one hundred (100) feet shall be provided between reverse curves on all streets. Private streets shall comply where possible.
j. Street intersections. Street intersections shall be laid out as follows except private streets shall comply where possible:
1. All streets shall intersect as nearly as possible at right angles and no street shall intersect at less than sixty (60) degrees.
2. Intersections with a major street shall be four hundred (400) feet apart measured from centerline to centerline.
3. Where a centerline offset (jog) occurs at an intersection, the distance between centerlines of the intersecting streets shall be not less than one hundred twenty-five (125) feet.
4. Property lines at street intersections shall be rounded with a minimum radius of twenty (20) feet. At an angle of intersection of less than ninety (90) degrees, a greater radius may be required.
5. Proper sight lines shall be maintained at all intersections of streets. There shall be a clear sight distance of one hundred fifty (150) feet for major streets and seventy-five (75) feet for all other streets from the point of intersection as measured along the centerline. No building or obstruction shall be permitted in this area.
k. Half streets. The dedication of half streets of less than sixty (60) feet at the perimeter of a new subdivision shall be prohibited except where private streets are utilized. If circumstances render this impracticable, adequate provision for the concurrent dedication of the remaining half shall be provided by the proposed development. However, a partial width right-of-way, not less than sixty (60) feet in width, may be dedicated when adjoining undeveloped property that is owned or controlled by the subdivider; provided that the width or a partial dedication will permit the installation of such facilities as may be necessary to serve abutting lots. When the said adjoining property is subdivided, the remainder of the full required right-of-way shall be dedicated.
l. Cul-de-sacs. All deadend streets shall not exceed seven hundred (700) feet in length unless necessitated by topography and shall be provided with a turnaround having the dimensions of one hundred (100) feet in diameter. Hammerhead turnarounds are allowed on streets that end at the adjacent property line. A hammerhead turnaround is considered a temporary means until the adjacent property is developed, at which time the hammerhead is removed and the street is continued into the next development.
(Ord. No. 2019-09, 11-6-19; Ord. No. 2020-11, 12-1-20)