Each lot in all subdivisions within the corporate limits of the City shall be provided with an extension of the municipal water and sanitary sewer systems at the subdivider's expense.

Subdivisions may connect to the municipal water and sanitary sewer systems if approved by City Council and after annexation. Installation of all lines and laterals shall be in accordance with plans approved by the City and at the developer's sole expense.

(Ord. No. 2025-O-04, 1-14-2025)

Morehead City 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 City requires the installation of improvements in excess of the standards required in this Ordinance, including all standards adopted by reference, the City shall pay the cost of differential between the improvement required and the standards in this Ordinance. The City may recoup this cost through fees as set forth in the appropriate City ordinance.

(Ord. No. 2025-O-04, 1-14-2025)

The subdivider shall provide a surface water drainage system plan which shall be designed in accordance with the North Carolina Erosion and Sedimentation Control Act, the North Carolina Stormwater Runoff Regulations, the Handbook for the Design of Highway Surface Drainage Structures, as amended, and the City's Standards and Specifications for Streets, Sidewalks, and Drainage. The most stringent standards and regulations shall apply.

The developer must submit complete detailed drawings, plan and profile, along with specifications for all construction. The City may have the City Engineer or some consulting engineer review the plans.

Easements necessary to maintain the surface water drainage system shall be offered for dedication to the public. Prior to the time that such dedication is accepted by the City, the maintenance of the surface water drainage system shall be the responsibility of the Homeowner's Association.

(Ord. No. 2025-O-04, 1-14-2025)

In subdivisions where the smallest lot is less than forty thousand (40,000) square feet, the developer shall make provisions for the installation of street lights to provide adequate lighting through participation in CP and L's or Carteret-Craven EMC's Residential Lighting Program. The Restrictive Covenants shall indicate the subdivisions participation in the program. Commercial and residential subdivisions shall meet the City's spacing requirements for street lighting, which is one (1) light for every four hundred (400) feet. In the event that one (1) or both of these programs are disbanded, street lighting shall continue to be in accordance with Morehead City's requirements available through the Public Works Department.

(Ord. No. 2025-O-04, 1-14-2025)

All subdivisions in which the smallest lot is less than forty thousand (40,000) square feet shall have underground wiring. This requirement may be waived by the Planning Board if underlying rock or geologic formations nonconductive to underground wiring is less than four (4) feet from the surface, or if there is extensive pre-existing overhead wiring on the street in the immediate neighborhood of the subdivision. Such underground wiring shall be installed in accordance with the applicable standards of CP and L or Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corporation. The subdivider shall be required to pay the charges for installation of the underground service.