(A) Utility construction plans. Construction plans for all water and sanitary sewer facilities shall be submitted to the town or other appropriate utility provider during the
process. For each
section, the utility construction plans shall include all lying within or adjacent to that section as well as all water and sanitary sewer lines lying outside that section and being required to serve that section. No utility shall be constructed until the utility construction plans have been reviewed and approved by the applicable utility provider.
(B) Utility
inspection. Work performed pursuant to approved utility construction plans shall be inspected and approved by the applicable utility provider.
(C) Public water, sewer and stormwater construction requirements.
(1) Water and sewer lines, connections, and equipment shall be constructed in accordance with state and local regulations and policies and to the specifications and standards of the applicable utility provider.
(2) In the interest of adequately providing service to adjacent properties, the Town of Swansboro may require the installation of certain oversized utility
or the extension of utility
to adjacent properties. If the town requires the installation of utility
in excess of the standards and specifications required in this subchapter as well as those adopted by reference, the town shall pay the cost of differential between the required oversized
and the standard
required by this subchapter.
(3) As-built drawings shall be submitted to the for required utility, stormwater, , , and recreational
. Upon completion of construction of stormwater structures and prior to acceptance of new infrastructure or issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the town, a signed/sealed as-built set of drawings shall be submitted. The as-built drawings shall include the engineer's sealed statement that the stormwater structure(s) is built as designed and approved by the NCDEQ and must also be sealed by a licensed surveyor. approval shall be withheld until all required as-built drawings are provided to the town.
(D) Water and sewer connection.
(1) Connection of each
to public water and sewer utilities shall be required if the proposed is within two hundred feet of the nearest adequate lines of a public system, provided that no geographic or topographic factors would make such connection infeasible or that a specific of this requirement is granted by the
. Where public sewer is not available,
shall be evaluated, at the
’s expense, in accordance with “Laws and Rules for Sanitary Sewage Collection, Treatment, and Disposal 15 A NCAC 18 A 1990". Approval of the Onslow County Health Department shall be obtained after approval. The
shall show
(s) denied or not evaluated crosshatched and labeled “NO
PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS
”.
(2) Water and sewer lines shall be constructed in conformance with the design criteria of the Town of Swansboro Water and Wastewater Improvements Standards and Specifications or to the standards and the specifications of another water and sewer service provider which may have operating control of the system, if provided by contract.
(3) Water and/or sewer connections to subdivisions located within the town’s shall be approved by the Town of Swansboro
or other applicable utility provider prior to approval. Voluntary annexation of such subdivisions shall be a prerequisite to the provision of water and/or sewer service by the Town of Swansboro.
(E) Utility and
.
(1)
shall be provided for electrical, telephone, natural gas, cable television, water, and sewer utilities where necessary to serve every platted
. The
and the utility provider(s) shall agree on the location and the width of the
. Any
for subsurface sewage disposal systems shall be delineated on the
and described by bearings and distances.
(2) The
shall transfer to the town the necessary ownership or
rights to operate and maintain the utility facilities. In addition, the
shall dedicate sufficient
rights to accommodate the extension of utility service to adjacent or nearby properties whenever it can reasonably be anticipated that utility facilities constructed in one
will be extended to serve other adjacent or nearby
.
(3) Where a is traversed by a water course,
, channel, or stream, there shall be provided a stormwater
or drainage
conforming substantially with the lines of such water course, and such further width or construction, or both, as will be adequate for the purpose of drainage. Parallel
may be required in connection therewith.
(4) Lakes, ponds, creeks, and similar areas will be accepted for maintenance only if sufficient land is dedicated as a public recreation area or
or if such area constitutes a necessary part of the drainage control system. The acceptance of such dedicated areas must be reviewed and recommended by the
before the
will consider accepting it.
(F) Other requirements.
(1) Utilities to be consistent with internal and external
.
(a) Whenever it can reasonably be anticipated that utility facilities constructed in one
will be extended to serve other adjacent or nearby
, such utility facilities (e.g. water or sewer lines) shall be located and constructed so that extensions can be made conveniently and without undue burden or expense or unnecessary duplication of service.
(b) All utility facilities shall be constructed in such a manner as to minimize interference with pedestrian or vehicular traffic and to facilitate maintenance without undue damage to
or facilities located within the
.
(2) Construction procedures.
(a) No construction or installation of
shall commence in a proposed until the has been approved, and all plans and specifications have been approved by the appropriate authorities.
(b) No , zoning, or other permits shall be issued for erection of a on any
not of record at the time of adoption of this subchapter until the
has been approved and recorded. The
, prior to commencing any work within the shall make arrangements with the
of this subchapter to provide for adequate inspection. The approving authorities having jurisdiction or their representatives, shall inspect and approve all completed work prior to release of sureties.
(3) As-built drawings required. Whenever a
installs or causes to be installed any utility line in any public , the
shall, as soon as practicable after installation is complete, and before acceptance of any water or sewer line, furnish the town with a copy of a drawing that shows the exact location of such utility lines. Such drawings must be verified as accurate by the utility service provider. Compliance with this requirement shall be a condition of the continued validity of the permit authorizing such
.
(G) Stormwater management.
(1) A surface water drainage system, including necessary open ditches, pipes, culverts, intersectional drains, drop inlets, bridges, etc., shall be provided for the proper drainage of all surface water. The surface water drainage system plan shall be designed in accordance with the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act, the North Carolina Stormwater Run-off Regulations, the Handbook for the Design of Highway Surface Drainage Structures, and the specifications and standards of the Town of Swansboro.
(2) No surface water shall be channeled into a sanitary sewer.
(3) Storm drainage systems shall be enclosed and buried underground with minimal disruption of surface features, unless the town approves an alternative surface storm drainage system design.
(4) Where feasible, the
shall connect the new ’s storm drainage system to an existing storm drainage system. Where an existing storm drainage system cannot feasibly be extended to the new , a drainage system shall be designed to protect the proposed
from water damage. Ten-year storm drainage data shall be used as a minimum standard for storm drainage system design.
(H) Fire hydrants. Every
served by a public water system shall include a system of fire hydrants sufficient to provide adequate fire protection for the intended to be located within such
. Fire hydrants shall conform to the Town of Swansboro Water Improvements Standards and Specifications, or to the standards and the specifications of another water service provider which may have operating control of the system if provided by contract, or the NFPA standards, whichever is more stringent.
(I) Electric power. Every within a
shall have available to it a source of electric power adequate to accommodate the reasonable needs of the uses anticipated within the
.
(J) Telephone service. Every within the
shall have available to it a telephone service cable adequate to accommodate the reasonable needs of the uses anticipated within the
.
(Ord. 2005-O3, passed 3-15-2005) (Am. Ord. 2008-O28, passed 10-21-2008; Am. Ord. 2019-06, passed 7-23-19)