§ 15-140. Streets

(a) Type of streets required. All subdivision lots shall abut on a street. The design standards for streets within the town and its one (1) mile extraterritorial jurisdiction shall meet the minimum construction standards for subdivision roads as required by the division of highways, North Carolina department of transportation. The width of a public street terminating in a cul-de-sac shall not be less than forty (40) feet if the length of the terminating street and the cul-de-sac together are less than two hundred (200) linear feet. If the combined length of the terminating street and the cul-de-sac is two hundred (200) linear feet or longer, the width of the terminating street shall be fifty (50) feet.

(b) Coordination and continuation of streets. The proposed street layout within a subdivision should be coordinated with the existing street system of the surrounding area and where possible, existing principal streets shall be extended.

(c) Access to adjacent properties. Where, in the opinion of the planning and zoning commission it is necessary to provide for street access to an adjoining property, proposed streets shall be extended by dedication to the boundary of such property and a temporary turn-around shall be provided.

(d) Private streets and reserve strips. Private streets or reserve strips shall be prohibited within any platted subdivision.

(e) Subdivision street disclosure statement. The developer shall comply with G.S. section 136-102.6 which provides for a disclosure statement from the developer to the purchaser setting forth the status of the street on which the property is located. The disclosure statement shall also fully disclose the party or parties upon whom responsibility for construction and maintenance of such roads shall rest.

(f) Marginal access streets. Where a tract of land to be subdivided adjoins a principal arterial street, the subdivider may be required to provide a marginal access street parallel to the arterial street or reverse frontage on a minor street for the lots to be developed adjacent to the arterial. Where reverse frontage is established, private driveways shall be prevented from having direct access to the expressway.

(g) Street names. Proposed streets which 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 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 planning and zoning commission.

(h) Collector and minor street. Collector and minor streets shall be so laid out that their use by through traffic will be discouraged.

(i) Street name signs. The subdivider shall be required to provide and erect street name signs to town standards at all intersections within the subdivision.

(j) Half streets. The dedication of half streets of less than sixty (60) feet for a state maintained street or fifty (50) feet for municipal street at the perimeter of a new subdivision shall be prohibited. If circumstances render this impracticable, adequate provision for the concurrent dedication of the remaining half of the street must be furnished by the subdivider. Where there exists a half street in an adjoining subdivision, the remaining half shall be provided by the proposed development. However, a partial width right-of-way, not less than sixty (60) feet for a state maintained street or fifty (50) feet for municipal street in width, may be dedicated when adjoining undeveloped property that is owned or controlled by the subdivider; provided that the width or a partial dedication be such as to permit the installation of such facilities as may be necessary to serve abutting lots. When the adjoining property is subdivided, the remainder of the full required right-of-way shall be dedicated.

(k) Dead end streets. Permanent dead end streets shall not exceed thirteen hundred (1300) feet in length unless necessitated by topography.

(l) Cul-de-sacs. Permanent dead end streets with cul-de-sacs shall not exceed thirteen hundred (1300) feet in length unless necessitated by topography.

(Ord. of 9-15-81, § 405; Ord. of 10-17-90)