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Taylorsville, NC Code of Ordinances
TAYLORSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA CODE OF ORDINANCES
ADOPTING ORDINANCES
CHARTER
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 150.44.2 STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
   The subdivider shall provide a surface water drainage system constructed to the standards of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, as reflected in Handbook for the Design of Highway Surface Drainage Structures, 1973, subject to review by the Town Engineer.
   (A)   No surface water shall be channeled or directed into a sanitary sewer.
   (B)   Where feasible, the subdivider shall connect to an existing storm drainage system.
   (C)   Where an existing storm drainage system cannot feasibly be extended to the subdivision, a surface drainage system shall be designed to protect the proposed development from water damage.
   (D)   Surface drainage courses shall have side slopes of at least three feet of horizontal distance for each one foot of vertical distance, and courses shall be of sufficient size to accommodate the drainage area without flooding, and designed to comply with the standards and specifications for erosion control of the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act, G.S. § 243-34.12, Chapter 113A, Article 4, and the N.C. Administrative Code Title 15, Chapter 4, and any locally adopted erosion and sedimentation control ordinances.
   (E)   The minimum grade along the bottom of a surface drainage course shall be a vertical fall of at least one foot in each 200 feet of horizontal distance.
   (F)   Streambanks and channels downstream from any land disturbing activity shall be protected from increased degradation from accelerated erosion caused by increased velocity of runoff from the land disturbing activity in accordance with the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act, G.S. § 143-34.12, Chapter 113A, Article 4, and the North Carolina Administrative Code Title 15, Chapter 4.
   (G)   Anyone constructing a dam or impoundment within the subdivision must comply with the North Carolina Dam Safety Law of 1967 and the North Carolina Administrative Code Title 15, Subchapter 2K.
   (H)   In all areas of special flood hazards, all subdivision proposals shall have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood damage.
(Ord. 01-2000, passed 6-27-00)
Statutory reference:
   The first statute cited in this section contains a typographical error, the intended citation being G.S. 143-34.12. In any event that statute has been repealed and did not relate to the state Sedimentation Pollution Control Act, G.S. Chapter 113A, Article 4. See also division (F) of this section.
§ 150.45 OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
   (A)   Through traffic discouraged on (residential) local streets. Local streets shall be laid out in such a way that their use by through traffic will be discouraged. Streets shall be designed or walkways dedicated to assure convenient access to parks, playgrounds, schools or other places of public assembly.
   (B)   Sidewalks. Sidewalks shall be constructed on such streets as the Board of Commissioners, on recommendation from the Planning Board, consider necessary. Such sidewalks shall be constructed to a minimum width of five feet, and shall consist of a minimum thickness of four inches of concrete. All sidewalks shall be placed in the street right-of-way, unless the development is platted as a planned unit or group development. Sidewalks shall consist of a minimum of six inches of concrete at driveway crossings.
   (C)   Street names. Proposed streets that 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 in the county irrespective of the use of a suffix such as street, road, drive, place, court, etc. Street names shall be subject to the approval of the Town Commissioners.
   (D)   Street name signs. The subdivider shall be required to provide and erect street name signs to the town standards at all intersections within the subdivision.
   (E)   Permits for connection to state roads. An approved permit is required for connection to any existing state system road. This permit is required prior to any construction on the street or road. The application is available at the office of the nearest District Engineer of the Division of Highways.
   (F)   Offsets to utility poles. Poles for overhead utilities should be located clear of roadway shoulders, preferably at least 30 feet from the edge of pavement on major thoroughfares. On streets with curb and gutter, utility poles should be set back a minimum distance of six feet from the face of curb.
   (G)   Wheelchair ramps. In accordance with G.S. § 136-44.14, all street curbs in North Carolina being constructed or reconstructed for maintenance procedures, traffic operations, repairs, correction of utilities, or altered for any reason after September 1, 1973, shall provide wheelchair ramps for the physically handicapped at all intersections where both curb and gutter and sidewalks are provided and at other major points of pedestrian flow.
(Ord. 01-2000, passed 6-27-00)
§ 150.46 PLACEMENT OF MONUMENTS.
   Unless otherwise specified by this chapter, the Manual of Practice for Land Surveying as adopted by the North Carolina State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, under the provisions of Title 21 of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Chapter 56 (21 NCAC 56), shall apply when conducting surveys for subdivisions; to determine the accuracy for surveys and placement of monuments, control corners, markers, and property corner ties; to determine the location, design and material of monuments, markers, control corners, and property corner ties; and to determine other standards and procedures governing the practice of land surveying for subdivisions.
(Ord. 01-2000, passed 6-27-00)
§ 150.47 CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES.
   (A)   No construction or installation of improvements shall commence in a proposed subdivision until the preliminary plat has been approved, and all plans and specifications have been approved by the appropriate authorities.
   (B)   No building, zoning or other permits shall be issued for erection of a structure on any lot not of record at the time of adoption of this chapter until all the requirements of this chapter have been met.
   (C)   The subdivider, prior to commencing any work within the subdivision, shall make arrangements with the Subdivision Administrator to provide for adequate inspection.
   (D)   The approving authorities having jurisdiction or their representatives shall inspect and approve all completed work prior to release of the sureties.
(Ord. 01-2000, passed 6-27-00) Penalty, see § 150.53
§ 150.48 OVERSIZED IMPROVEMENTS.
   The town may require installation of certain oversized utilities or the extension of utilities to adjacent property when it is in the interest of future development. If the town requires the installation of improvements in excess of the standards required in this chapter, including all standards adopted by reference, the town shall pay the cost differential between the improvement required and the standards in this chapter.
(Ord. 01-2000, passed 6-27-00)
§ 150.49 RESERVED.
ARTICLE E: LEGAL PROVISIONS
§ 150.50 GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR PLAT APPROVAL.
   (A)   After the effective date of this chapter, no subdivision plat of land within the town's jurisdiction shall be filed or recorded until it has been submitted to and approved by the appropriate board or official as set forth in § 150.17 of this chapter, and until this approval is entered in writing on the face of the plat by the Town Commissioners for major subdivisions, or the Town Manager for minor subdivisions.
   (B)   The Register of Deeds shall not file or record a plat of a subdivision of land located within the territorial jurisdiction of the town that has not been approved in accordance with these provisions, nor shall the Clerk of Superior Court order or direct the recording of a plat if the recording would be in conflict with this section.
(Ord. 01-2000, passed 6-27-00) Penalty, see § 150.53
§ 150.51 STATEMENT BY OWNER.
   The owner of land shown on a subdivision plat submitted for recording, or his authorized agent, shall sign a statement on the plat stating whether or not any land shown thereon is within the subdivision regulation jurisdiction of the town.
(Ord. 01-2000, passed 6-27-00)
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