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A. The Board of Commissioners is empowered to hear and decide waiver exemptions from the terms of this section. A request for a waiver shall be heard at a quasi-judicial hearing. All appropriate fees shall be paid at the time of application for a waiver.
B. The Board of Commissioners may waive the requirements for a TIA if a previously prepared traffic study or transportation plan, not older than ten years clearly shows that no capacity or safety issues exist that might be compounded as a result of the proposed development, and thereby, no adverse impacts of unsafe or hazardous conditions would be created on the transportation system.
C. Developments in the central business districts that are not required to provide on-site or off-street parking are exempt from the requirements of this section.
D. After completion of the TIA, the Board of Commissioners may waive suggested improvements upon determining the spirit and intent of this section will still be met through alternative standards.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
A. Five copies of the final printed report must be bound and submitted to the Planning Department.
B. The report should contain discussion of all of the major facets of the study including background data, traffic data collected, trip generation, trip distribution and assignment, analysis of conditions with and without the proposed project, recommended mitigation measures, and appendices with pertinent data.
C. Renderings of the proposed development are recommended for inclusion in the report.
D. If necessary, copies relating to projects impacting state roads should be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) District Office as well as the NCDOT Traffic Engineering Branch.
E. The report must be signed and sealed by a traffic engineer registered in the State of North Carolina on the cover or table of contents page.
F. The report shall include a graphic map with aerial photo of the studied intersections with labels showing the different LOS scenarios listed in subsection D above and a list of recommended improvements.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019; Ord. 2023-38, passed 5-1-2023)
In any case in which a developer installs or causes the installation of water, sewer, electrical power, telephone or cable television facilities and intends that the facilities shall be owned, operated or maintained by a public utility or any entity other than the developer, the developer shall transfer to the utility or entity the necessary ownership or easement rights to enable the utility or entity to operate and maintain the facilities.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
A. Whenever it is legally possible and practicable in terms of topography to connect a lot with a Town water or sewer line by running a connection line not more than 200 feet from the lot to the line, then no use requiring water or sewage disposal service may be made of the lot unless connection is made to the line.
B. Connection to the water or sewer is not legally possible if, in order to make connection with the line by a connecting line that does not exceed 200 feet in length, it is necessary to run the connecting line over property not owned by the owner of the property to be served by the connection and, after diligent effort, the easement necessary to run the connecting line cannot reasonably be obtained.
C. For purposes of this article, a lot is served by a Town-owned water or sewer line if connection is required by this section, with the exception of:
a. If the potable water system will not generate water pressure that is equal to the average of connected customers within a quarter-mile radium of the owner’s point of connection (as determined by a licensed professional engineer), then connection to the water system is not required.
b. If the cost to connect to the sewer system is greater than the cost to install an on-site wastewater system (as determined by a licensed soil scientist, on-site wastewater contractor, or licensed plumbing contractor), then connection to sewer system is not required.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019; Ord. 2025-11, passed 10-7-2024)
A. Every principal use and every lot within a subdivision shall be served by a sewage disposal system that is adequate to accommodate the reasonable needs of the use or subdivision lot and that complies with all applicable health regulations.
B. Primary responsibility for determining whether a proposed development will comply with these standards typically lies with a county or state agency rather than the Town, and the developer must comply with the detailed standards and specifications of another agency.
C. Whenever applicable the developer must present the Planning Director with certification from the appropriate agency which regulate the type of sewage disposal facility being proposed that the facility complies with all standards and requirements. If a permit is required, the developer must present the Planning Director with a copy of the permit as well as any detailed drawings which were required prior to its issuance.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
A. Every principal use and every lot within a subdivision shall be served by a water supply system that is adequate to accommodate the reasonable needs of the use or subdivision lot and that complies with all applicable health regulations.
B. Primary responsibility for determining whether a proposed development will comply with these standards typically lies with a county or state agency rather than the Town, and the developer must comply with the detailed standards and specifications of such other agency.
C. Whenever applicable the developer must present the Planning Director with certification from the appropriate agency which regulate the type of sewage disposal facility being proposed that the facility complies with all standards and requirements. If a permit is required, the developer must present the Planning Director with a copy of the permit as well as any detailed drawings which were required prior to its issuance.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
A. Every principal use and every lot within a subdivision shall have available to it a source of electric power adequate to accommodate the reasonable needs of the use and every lot within the subdivision. Compliance with this requirement shall be determined as follows:
B. If the use is not a subdivision and is located on a lot that is served by an existing power line and the use can be served by a simple connection to the power line, then no further certification is needed; and
C. If the use is a subdivision or is not located on a lot served by an existing power line or a substantial internal distribution system will be necessary, then the electric utility service provider must review the proposed plans and certify to the Town that it can provide service that is adequate to meet the needs of the proposed use and every lot within the proposed subdivision.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)
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