These standards are established for the purpose of promoting the orderly subdivision and development of land within the jurisdiction of the Town of Pilot Mountain through the regulation of the design of subdivisions. Furthermore, these standards are adopted for the purpose of coordinating streets and other transportation facilities with the existing and planned street network, the extension and provision of utility services to subdivided properties, and to create conditions essential to the health, safety and general welfare of the town and its residents.

1. Consistency with Adopted Plans. Each subdivision shall be designed and developed in a manner that is consistent with adopted plans having applicability to the area in which the proposed subdivision is located with regard to planned public facilities, including streets, sidewalks, utility infrastructure, parks, schools and similar facilities.
2. Subdivision Naming Standards. Proposed subdivisions shall be given a distinct name, which does not duplicate, nor closely approximate, the name of any other existing subdivision within Surry County.
3. Street Names. Where existing streets are extended by the subdivision of land, the extended street shall have the same name of the street from which it was extended. Newly created streets shall be given names, which do not duplicate, nor phonetically approximate, the names of existing streets within Surry County.
4. Placement of Monuments. Unless otherwise specified, the Standards of Practice for Land Surveying as adopted by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors, under the provisions of Title 21 of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Chapter 56 (21 NCAC 56), shall apply when conducting surveys for subdivisions, to determine the accuracy for surveys and placement of monuments, control corners, markers, and property corner ties; to determine the location, design, and material of monuments, markers, control corners, and property corner ties; and to determine other standards and procedures governing the practice of land surveying for subdivisions.

1. Lot Design
   1. Lot Frontage. Each lot shall abut and have direct access to a public street right-of-way, unless otherwise expressly permitted.
   2. Dimensional Standards. Lots shall comply with all dimensional standards (area, width, depth etc.) as established for each Zoning District in Section 8.2, Dimensional and Density Standards. Lots that do not have access to public water or wastewater service may be required to meet a larger minimum lot size in order to accommodate the on-site provision of those services.
   3. Through Lots (Double Frontage Lots). Through lots shall be prohibited in all residential zoning districts, except in those cases where one of the property lines adjoins a street or highway that is external to the subdivision or topography dictates the creation of such lots. In such cases, no driveway access shall be permitted to the external street or highway.
   4. Minimum Buildable Area. Each lot shall be designed in a manner, which provides a minimum of two-thousand square feet (2,000ft2) of contiguous buildable area that is unencumbered by any environmental limitations to the development of the lot. Such area shall be located wholly within the envelope established by the required setbacks as set forth in Article 8.2, Dimensional and Density Standards.
      
   5. Lot Lines. Lot lines shall be designed to join each other at angles as close as practicable to ninety (90o) degrees.
   6. Flag Lots. Flag lots (lots connected to the adjoining public right-of-way by a narrow strip of land) are prohibited.
   7. Reverse Frontage Lots. Reverse frontage lots (lots fronting along the narrow axis of a block) are prohibited.
   8. Lots on External Streets. Lots within proposed subdivisions containing ten (10) or more residential building lots shall be designed so that they front upon and take access from a street that is internal to the proposed subdivision. Such lots shall not be permitted to have driveway access to an external street. This requirement shall only apply to proposed subdivisions that are located on a street classified as a Major Collector or higher classification according to the NCDOT functional classification system, or where the annual average daily traffic on the external street exceeds five-thousand (5,000) vehicles per day.
2. Block Design. The lengths, widths and shapes of blocks within a subdivision shall be designed with due regard to adequate building sites suitable for the needs of the type of use contemplated; zoning requirements; needs for vehicular and pedestrian traffic circulation; control and safety of street traffic; limitations and opportunities of topography, and convenient access to utilities.
3. External Connectivity. Subdivisions shall be designed in a manner that provides the greatest possible degree of connectivity with the external street network in accordance with the following minimum standards:
   1. Open Access Required. All subdivisions must provide street access that remains permanently open to the public and provides community-wide access as part of an overall interconnected street network.
   2. Minimum External Connectivity. At a minimum, each subdivision shall provide the number of external street connections as required by the North Carolina Fire Code and its appendices as adopted by the Town of Pilot Mountain.
   3. Street Extensions. Where existing public streets either abut the external boundary or form a “T” intersection across a public right-of-way from a proposed subdivision, such streets shall be extended into the proposed subdivision and incorporated into the internal subdivision street network where such extensions are feasible based upon the topographic and hydrological features found on the property to be subdivided.
   4. Stub Street Connections
      1. Each subdivision shall provide a minimum of one (1) stub street connection to each adjoining undeveloped property that is greater than or equal to ten (10) acres in size.
      2. Stub streets shall be constructed to the adjoining property line and barricaded until such time that the adjoining property is developed.
      3. Signage indicating the presence of a future street connection shall be erected at the end of each stub street.
      4. Stub streets shall not be required where topographic or hydrologic conditions make such connections impractical along the entire adjoining property line or where such future connection would provide direct access into a residential subdivision from a property that is zoned for primarily nonresidential use.
4. Internal Connectivity. Subdivisions shall be designed in a manner that provides the greatest possible degree of internal street connectivity in accordance with the following minimum standards:
   1. The length of internal street mileage comprised of cul-de-sac streets and similar dead end street types shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the internal street mileage of the subdivision. Streets stubbed to adjoining property lines shall not be considered to be dead end streets.
   2. Cul-de-sac streets and similar dead end streets shall not exceed one-thousand (1,000’) feet in length as measured from the right of-way of the street providing access to it. Streets stubbed to adjoining property lines shall not be considered to be dead end streets
   3. Cul-de-sac streets and similar dead end streets shall not be constructed where they would take access from cul-de-sac street or similar dead end street. Streets stubbed to adjoining property lines shall not be considered to be dead end streets.
   4. Internal connectivity standards may be waived by the Technical Review Committee in those cases where topography does not permit a sufficient number of internal street connections or the shape of the property is such that only a single road may be constructed to serve the internal lots.

The improvements outlined in this Section are the minimum infrastructure improvements required to be either completed or guaranteed prior to the approval of a Final Plat. All infrastructure improvements shall be the responsibility of the developer, unless otherwise explicitly noted.

1. Streets
   1. Public Streets Required. All streets constructed as part of a subdivision, with the exception of a permitted Family Subdivision, shall be public and shall be indicated as such on the Final Plat. Such indication shall be presumed to be an offer of dedication of the streets to the Town of Pilot Mountain or NCDOT, as applicable.
   2. Design and Construction. Streets shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards and specification established in the most recent version of the NCDOT Subdivision Roads Minimum Construction Standards Manual. Streets within the corporate limits of the town shall be designed in accordance with the above referenced standard and constructed in accordance with the standards and specifications established in the Town of Pilot Mountain Infrastructure Specifications Manual.
   3. Non-connecting Streets. The ends of all permanent non-connecting streets shall include a cul-de-sac bulb. Temporary non-connecting streets, such as stub streets to adjacent properties, shall be constructed with a turnaround area in accordance with the Town of Pilot Mountain Infrastructure Specifications Manual.
   4. Curbing and Gutters. All streets, with the exception of new streets within the RA District, shall be designed and constructed with curbing and gutters in accordance with the standards and specifications of the NCDOT Subdivision Roads Minimum Construction Standards Manual or the Town of Pilot Mountain Infrastructure Specifications Manual, as applicable.
   5. Sidewalks
      1. Sidewalks shall be installed within the public street right-of-way on both sides of all newly constructed streets, unless otherwise exempted below.
      2. Sidewalks shall be installed on at least one side of all newly constructed streets, which front and/or provide driveway access to residential lots within the interior of subdivisions in the RL district subject to the following additional standards.
         1. Where sidewalks are installed on only one side of a street, the sidewalk shall continue along the selected side for the length of the street.
         2. Where installation on only one side of a street is chosen, the sidewalk shall be located on the side of the street, which has the greatest number of intersecting streets, if applicable.
         3. Where a sidewalk is constructed on only one side of a cul-de-sac street, the sidewalk shall terminate at the point at which the radius of the cul-de-sac bulb begins.
      3. Sidewalks shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the Town of Pilot Mountain Infrastructure Specifications Manual.
      4. The Technical Review Committee may waive the requirements of this section where topography does not permit the installation of a sidewalk.
   6. Guardrails. Guardrail shall be installed along all sections of streets that meet the standard for a guardrail warrant as specified in the most recent version of the NCDOT Roadway Design Manual. Guardrails shall be designed and installed in accordance with the most recent NCDOT standard specifications for guardrail design and installation.
   7. Signage. Street name signs shall be installed in accordance with the standards and specifications of the Town of Pilot Mountain Infrastructure Specifications Manual. Regulatory signage shall be installed in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
   8. Drainage. Stormwater drainage facilities shall be designed and installed in accordance with the standards and specifications of the NCDOT Subdivision Roads Minimum Construction Standards Manual or the Town of Pilot Mountain Infrastructure Specifications Manual, as applicable.
2. Utilities
   1. Water Supply Infrastructure
      1. Each lot within a proposed subdivision within the municipal limits shall be connected to the municipal water system.
      2. All public water infrastructures shall be installed in accordance with the standards and specifications of the Town of Pilot Mountain Infrastructure Specifications Manual.
      3. The extension of the Town’s municipal water system to serve a new subdivision shall require the developer to obtain a three-party extension permit from NCDEQ, with the Town named as a party to the permit.
      4. Where extensions of the municipal water system are made, water supply infrastructure shall be designed and installed in accordance with the standards of the NC Fire Code and its appendices as adopted by the Town of Pilot Mountain to ensure that the subdivision has adequate access to water and associated infrastructure for fire protection purposes.
   2. Wastewater Infrastructure
      1. Each lot within a proposed subdivision shall be connected to the Town of Pilot Mountain’s public wastewater collection system.
      2. All public wastewater infrastructures shall be installed in accordance with the standards and specifications of the Town of Pilot Mountain.
   3. Stormwater Infrastructure. Necessary stormwater infrastructure, in addition to stormwater drainage infrastructure associated with the street system, shall be designed and installed in conformance with the standards and specifications established in the Town of Pilot Mountain infrastructure standards.
   4. Wire Utilities. All wire utilities (electric, telephone, cable, fiber optic, etc.) shall be installed underground within subdivisions. Associated infrastructure, such as switches, transformers and similar equipment may be installed above ground. The requirements of this section shall not apply to subdivisions within the RA district or to situations where the depth to rock is sufficiently shallow throughout the subdivision so as not to permit the installation of such utilities in a manner that corresponds to industry standards for the particular type of utility.

When common elements, such as common open space, recreational facilities or similar features are included within a subdivision, a property owner’s association shall be established to manage and maintain such elements. Associations shall be established in accordance with Chapter 47F of the North Carolina General Statutes (the North Carolina Planned Community Act). The Town of Pilot Mountain shall have no responsibility for the maintenance or upkeep of any common element within a subdivision.