§ 152.352 LOTS.
   The size, shape, and orientation of shall be appropriate for the location of the proposed and for the type of contemplated and shall conform to the following:
   (A)   Conformance to other regulations.
      (1)   Every shall have sufficient area, dimensions, and access to permit a to be erected thereon in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Swansboro Zoning Ordinance and other requirements of this subchapter. not served by public water and/or sewer service shall comply with the specifications and standards of the Onslow County Health Department, but in no case shall the size be less than the minimum size required in the underlying zoning district.
      (2)    within ,   , subdivisions, and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Swansboro Zoning Ordinance.
   (B)    configuration. Side lines of should be at or near right angles or radial to lines. No intersecting shall have an angle less than 60 degrees.
   (C)    and drainage.  boundaries shall coincide with natural and pre- existing man-made to the extent practicable to avoid that can be built upon only by altering such (see § 152.355(E), Utility and ).
   (D)   Access requirements.
      (1)   General access requirements. All must have access and meeting the requirements set forth in this subchapter and in the Swansboro Zoning Ordinance. The following exceptions may be approved:
         (a)    meeting the following requirement:
            1.   The is located in an approved residential ;
            2.   A shall serve only one single-   and its uninhabited ;
            3.   The maximum flagpole length shall be 300 feet;
            4.   The minimum flagpole width shall be 30 feet;
            5.   The minimum separation between the flagpole portion of the and that of the flag pole portion of another shall be 150 feet;
            6.   Where public water is available, any on the must be within 500 feet of a hydrant. This distance shall be measured along the , then along the flagpole, then in a straight line to the location;
            7.   Where public sewer is available, occupied on the shall have a gravity service line, or the sewer pump requirements shall be noted on the ; and
            8.   Use of single to serve a and an adjoining is permitted and encouraged; the preferred location for the is on the flagpole portion of the , with the conventional granted an over the flagpole.
         (b)    served by meeting the following criteria:
            1.   An shall serve only one single-   and its uninhabited ;
            2.    to be served by an shall not be created in an area served by public water or sewer;
            3.   The minimum size shall be one acre (excluding the portion);
            4.   The minimum width shall be 25 feet;
            5.   The maximum length shall be 300 feet;
            6.   The minimum separation between the portion and any other platted access or shall be 150 feet;
            7.   The location of the must be recorded on a ; and
            8.   The shall permit ingress, egress, and regress and necessary utilities required to serve the .
         (c)    and units located in with or in group in which permanent access is guaranteed by means of approved and/or drives designed in accordance with the requirements of the Swansboro Zoning Ordinance.
      (2)   Special access requirements for on thoroughfares and for nonresidential subdivisions.
         (a)    shall not be approved that permit individual residential with direct vehicular access to thoroughfares, as shown on the adopted thoroughfare plan, all federal highways and all State of North Carolina bridges and secondary roads, unless the determines that no practicable alternative for access exists. If are required by the , vehicular access shall be permitted only to the subordinate internal   .
         (b)   In order to reduce traffic congestion, commercial and industrial subdivisions may be required to provide a along , as shown on the adopted thoroughfare plan, unless the determines that no practicable alternative for access exists. Where a is required, intersections with shall be spaced no closer than 800 feet. may be permitted within the of existing subject to the approval of the NCDOT or the Town of Swansboro, as applicable.
   (E)   Water and sewage disposal. Every in a shall be served by a water supply system and a sewage disposal system that (I) is adequate to accommodate the reasonable needs of the proposed use of the and (ii) complies with all applicable health regulations and/or the Town of Swansboro’s specifications and standards for water and sewer facilities.
(Ord. 2005-O3, passed 3-15-2005)