The classification of streets shall be as follows:

(1)

Local: A street of twenty-five hundred (2,500) feet or less, whose sole function is to provide access to abutting properties.

(2)

Cul-de-sac: A street that terminates in a vehicular turnaround.

(3)

Collector: A street whose principal function is to carry traffic between local and arterial streets but that may also provide direct access to abutting properties.

(4)

Arterial: A major street that serves as an avenue for the circulation of traffic into, out, or around the county and carries a high volume of traffic.

(a)

All proposed public streets shall conform in all respects to the construction and design standards of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Subdivision Roads Minimum Construction Standards and shall have a minimum right-of-way width in conformance with the Department of Transportation Subdivision Roads Policy, as such standards shall from time to time be amended.

(b)

Public streets shall be indicated on the final plat with reference to the recorded disclosure statement.

Proposed private roads, which are not to be maintained by NCDOT or any municipality in the county, shall be permitted under the following conditions:

(1)

Private roads in major subdivisions shall be paved and conform in all respects to the standards referenced in section 12-192.

(2)

Private roads in minor subdivisions shall be classified as local, as set forth in section 12-191.

(3)

Private roads in a minor subdivision shall not require paving but shall be subject to the remaining standards referenced in section 12-192.

(4)

No more than four (4) lots shall be served by a private unpaved road.

(5)

A proposed private unpaved road shall not be allowed to intersect another private unpaved road. Private roads shall be indicated on the final plat with reference to the recorded disclosure statement.

(Amd. of 4-4-06)

The initial purchaser of a newly created lot shall be presented with, and acknowledge receipt by signing a disclosure statement outlining the maintenance responsibilities for the private or public street upon which the lot fronts as provided in section 136-102.6 of the General Statutes. A sample copy of the disclosure statement shall be recorded with the county register of deeds prior to final plat approval.

Each individual lot being developed shall have access directly onto a public or private road which the individual lot joins for a distance of twenty-five (25) feet or more in one continuous property without using easements, portions of lots, extensions of lots (flag lots), or other devices for access purposes.

Whenever a major subdivision borders on a state or federal highway or contains an existing or proposed arterial street, no direct driveway access may be provided from the lots within this subdivision onto this street. A ten-foot non-access easement shall be required adjacent to the right-of-way of the arterial street for the purpose of planting trees and shrubs to create one (1) of the opaque screens defined in section 12-303.

(a)

Collector and local residential streets shall connect with surrounding streets where necessary to permit the convenient movement of traffic between residential neighborhoods or to facilitate access to neighborhoods by emergency service vehicles or for other sufficient reasons, but connections shall not be permitted where the effect would be to encourage the use of such streets by substantial through traffic.

(b)

Whenever connections to anticipated or proposed surrounding streets are required by this section, the street right-of-way shall be extended to the property line of the subdivided property (or to the edge of the remaining undeveloped portion of a single tract) at the point where the connection to the anticipated or proposed street is expected. In addition, the permit-issuing authority may require temporary turnarounds to be constructed at the end of such streets pending their extension when such turnarounds appear necessary to facilitate the flow of traffic or accommodate emergency vehicles. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection, no temporary dead-end street in excess of one thousand (1,000) feet may be created unless no other practicable alternative is available.

(a)

Within unsubdivided developments with multiple dwellings, all private roads and access ways shall be designed and constructed to facilitate the safe and convenient movement of motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic.

(b)

Whenever a road in an unsubdivided development connects two (2) or more collector or arterial streets in such a manner that any substantial volume of through traffic is likely to make use of this road, such road shall be constructed in accordance with the standards applicable to public streets, section 12-192, and shall be dedicated to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

(c)

In all unsubdivided residential multifamily developments, sidewalks shall be provided linking dwelling units, the public street, and on-site activity centers such as parking areas, laundry facilities, and recreational areas and facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, sidewalks shall not be required where pedestrians have access to a road that serves not more than nine (9) dwelling units.

(d)

The sidewalks required by this section shall be constructed of concrete at least four (4) inches thick, and at least four (4) feet wide. Expansion joints shall be provided every thirty (30) feet and false joints every ten (10) feet. Walkways may be constructed with other suitable materials when the administrator concludes that:

(1)

Such walkways would serve the residents of the development as adequately as concrete sidewalks; and

(2)

Such walkways could be more environmentally desirable or more in keeping with the overall design of the development.

Whenever curb and gutter construction is used on public streets, wheelchair ramps for the handicapped shall be provided at intersections and other major points of pedestrian flow. Wheelchair ramps and depressed curbs shall be constructed in accordance with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, "Guidelines, Curb Cuts and Ramps for Handicapped Persons", as the same shall from time to time be amended.

(a)

Street names shall be assigned by the developer subject to the approval of the administrator. Proposed streets that are obviously in alignment with existing streets shall be given the same name. Newly created streets shall be given names that neither duplicate nor are phonetically similar to existing streets within the county, regardless of the use of different suffixes.

(b)

Street names shall include a suffix such as the following:

(1)

Boulevard: An arterial street.

(2)

Avenue: An arterial street.

(3)

Circle: A short street that returns to itself.

(4)

Court or Place: A cul-de-sac or dead-end street.

(5)

Drive: A collector street.

(6)

Loop: A street that begins at the intersection with one street and circles back to end at another intersection with the same street.

(7)

Street or Road: All other streets.

(c)

Building numbers shall be assigned by the county.

(a)

The developer shall reimburse the county for the installation of street signs.

(b)

Traffic control devices such as, but not limited to, signal lights, signage and marking shall also be provided by the developer in accordance with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and other applicable state agency specifications, as the same may be amended from time to time.