<div class="chunk-title">Section 406. - Utilities.</div>
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               Subdivisions to be serviced by well and/or septic systems may receive final plat approval
               prior to health department approval of individual on-site well and septic systems,
               provided the developer makes application with the Halifax County Health Department
               for improvement permits and/or well permits for all lots within the subdivision. Approval
               of the final plat is for recordation purposes only and does not obligate Halifax County
               to issue permits for construction on each lot. A soils report from a North Carolina
               Licensed Soil Scientist is strongly recommended to advise the developer on the suitability
               of lots. Alternate private water supply and wastewater disposal systems, including
               community water, package wastewater treatment plants, and community spray irrigation
               wastewater disposal systems shall be permitted by the North Carolina Division of Environmental
               Management prior to review and approval of the final plat.
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               Extension of public water to proposed subdivisions is required when county water is
               adjacent to the subdivision property. Extension of public sewer to proposed subdivisions
               is encouraged as feasible. Such extensions shall be provided at the expense of the
               subdivider and shall conform with the policies and standards of the Halifax County
               Water Department and the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management, as applicable.
               The public utility shall approve the concept of the extension prior to review and
               approval of the preliminary plat. The county planning board with the board of county
               commissioners approval may require that a subdivider install utilities to serve an
               area larger than the proposed subdivision in order to provide orderly development
               of the utility system. However, in such a case, the county will pay any additional
               costs incurred for oversized lines.
               
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                  406.1â€‚<span class="ital">Stormwater drainage: </span>The subdivider shall provide a surface water drainage system constructed to the North
                  Carolina Department of Transportation standards, to comply with the North Carolina
                  Sedimentation Pollution Control Act, and to comply with the following guidelines:
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                  (a)
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                  No surface water shall be directed into a sanitary sewer.
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                  (b)
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                  Surface drainage courses shall be sized to accommodate the runoff from the drainage
                  area. The county may require the dedication of stormwater easements.
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                  (c)
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                  In areas of special flood hazards, all subdivisions shall have adequate drainage provided
                  to minimize exposure to flood damage. A flood study by a registered engineer to determine
                  the elevations and boundaries of the floodway and floodway fringe areas may be required
                  by the county planning board.
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               (Amend. of 3-8-99(2))
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