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A. If a proposed subdivision of 40 or more lots includes a school site that is designated in the Land Use Plan (in accordance with Section 160D-804 of the North Carolina General Statutes) or some other long range document adopted by the Board of Commissioners, the Town shall immediately notify the Wake County Board of Educatio
B. If the Board of Education determines the school site does not need to be reserved, it shall not be required as part of the subdivision.
C. If the Board of Education determines the school site needs to be reserved to accommodate a new school, the subdivision shall not be approved without reservation of the school site. If the school site is reserved, the Board of Education must acquire the site within 18 months after the date the site is reserved, or the subdivider may treat the reservation as null and void as authorized by Section 160D-804 of the North Carolina General Statutes.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
Subdivisions of land for 30 or more single-family residential lots shall be required to dedicate a portion of land, or pay a fee-in-lieu thereof, for public parkland, in accordance with the standards of this section.
A. Dedication Amount.
1. Single-family residential subdivisions of 30 or more lots shall dedicate 1,000 square feet of land per residential lot to the Town for its use in developing public parkland.
2. No credit towards required parkland dedication is given for 404 wetlands or other lands mandated for preservation by federal or state requirements.
3. No more than 25 percent of the total dedication requirement may be met through dedication of water areas.
B. Procedure for Dedication or Payment.
1. The developer shall identify land proposed for dedication on the preliminary plat, or propose payment of an in-lieu fee as part of the application for approval of a preliminary plat.
2. The Board of Commissioners shall review the proposed application and determine if it complies with the standards in Section 6.7.2.C, Nature of Area to be Dedicated, or Section 6.3, Fee-in-Lieu, as appropriate. The decision to accept dedication or payment-in-lieu is up to the sole discretion of the Board of Commissioners.
3. Land shall be dedicated prior to recording the first final plat for the subdivision, or the payment-in-lieu shall be paid prior to recording the first final plat for the subdivision for which the payment-in-lieu is paid.
C. Nature of Area to be Dedicated. All lands proposed for dedication as recreation and park areas shall meet the following standards:
1. Unity. The dedicated land shall be a single parcel of land, whether the subdivision is developed in phases or sections, except where it is determined by the BOC that multiple parcels would better serve Town residents.
2. Usability. Public parkland must be flat, well-drained, usable land for a park, as determined by the BOC. In cases where dedication includes an area of water, public access to all portions of a water feature shall be provided and maintained, regardless of water feature's size.
3. Shape. The dedicated land shall be of a shape that supports gathering and recreation activities.
4. Location.
a. The dedicated parkland shall be located so it can reasonably serve the park needs of the residents of the subdivision and immediate area.
b. The BOC may require that the land dedicated be located on the periphery of the development in order to allow enlargement by combining the recreation and park area with adjacent development or park facilities, existing or planned.
5. Access.
a. All dwelling units in the subdivision and residents in the immediate area shall have access to and from the parkland provided by means of streets and public walkways or trails.
b. Rights-of-way for this access shall be shown on the preliminary and final plats.
c. All dedicated lands shall have access by way of a street. Such access can be provided when the dedicated land is adjacent to existing or proposed public parkland with street access.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
Sidewalks are required in accordance with the Town's Pedestrian Plan and the following standards:
A. Both sides of the street.
1. Sidewalks shall be provided along both sides of all streets in the residential, mixed-use, and NC, GC, and HC districts.
2. Sidewalks shall be provided along both sides of all principal or minor arterial streets, regardless of the zoning district where located.
B. One side of the street.
1. Sidewalks, at a minimum, shall be required on one side of the street in the LI, IC, and HI districts.
2. When sidewalks are required on one side of the street, they shall generally be located on the side of the street to best continue existing sidewalk networks, if present.
3. On local streets within a conservation subdivision;
4. Where there is no clear preferable street side for the placement of a sidewalk, the sidewalk shall be placed on the street side where it is least likely to have a negative impact on stormwater management, in the opinion of the Planning Director.
C. No sidewalks required. No sidewalks shall be required in the following locations:
1. In the R1 district;
2. Along alleys and accessways to individual lots not served by a street;
3. Where an existing or proposed all-weather surface trail or pedestrian pathway can provide an equivalent level of pedestrian circulation; and
4. In cases where environmental or topographic conditions make required sidewalk provision impossible, an alternative design shall be considered by the Planning Director.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019; Ord. 2021-45, passed 11-2-2020)
A. Sidewalks shall be at least four feet in width and configured in accordance with the Town of Zebulon's specifications.
B. Sidewalks and pedestrian pathways shall connect with existing or planned sidewalks at property boundaries.
C. New nonresidential, mixed-use, and multi-family development shall provide at least one on-site improved connection between the development and the adjacent public sidewalk system (planned or existing).
D. Whenever curb and gutter construction is used on public streets, wheelchair ramps for the disabled, configured in accordance with Town or NCDOT standards, as applicable, shall be provided at intersections and other major points of pedestrian flow in accordance with Section 136-44.14 of the North Carolina General Statutes.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
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