<div class="chunk-title">Section 404. - Subdivision design.</div>
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               Subdivisions shall be designed to provide a safe network of connective roads which
               augment the thoroughfare plan and provide access via public roads to all parcels.
               The roadway and lot layout shall respond to the topography minimizing major stream
               crossings, steep roadway grades, and excessive grading. Floodplains and wetlands shall
               be preserved in their natural state whenever possible. Subdivisions shall be designed
               to connect with each other provided public health safety, and general welfare requirements
               are met.
               
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                  404.1â€‚<span class="ital">Blocks: </span>
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                  (a)
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                  The design of blocks shall respond to zoning requirements, topography, and features
                  of nearby properties.
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                  (b)
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                  Blocks shall not be less than two hundred (200) feet or more than two thousand (2000)
                  feet.
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                  404.2â€‚<span class="ital">Lots: </span>
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                  (a)
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                  Lots shall meet all applicable Halifax County Health Department requirements and zoning
                  ordinance requirements.
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                  (b)
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                  Double frontage lots shall be avoided wherever possible. Along arterial roads, double
                  frontage lots are encouraged. However, driveway access shall be limited to a local
                  residential street and discouraged on arterial or collector roads.
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                  (c)
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                  Side lot lines shall be substantially at right angles to or radial to street lines.
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                  (d)
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                  Lot lines on cul-de-sac turnarounds shall be substantially along radials from the
                  center of the cul-de-sac.
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                  (e)
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                  Minimum lot width at the right-of-way property line on cul-de-sacs shall be thirty-five
                  (35) feet measured as the chord from front corner to front corner. The cul-de-sac
                  radius shall not exceed the right-of-way width of the street.
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               404.3â€‚<span class="ital">Easements: </span>Easements shall be provided as follows:
               
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                  (a)
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                  Utility easements. Easements shall be at least twenty (20) feet wide, and normally
                  centered along rear or side lot lines. Wider easements may be required if the topography
                  along the proposed right-of-way is such that maintenance equipment cannot reasonable
                  operate within the minimum twenty (20) foot wide easement.
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                  (b)
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                  Drainage easements. Easements for storm drainage shall be provided along streams and
                  drainageways where it is deemed necessary by the planning board. Said drainage easements
                  shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet wide and maintained by the developer until
                  it is conveyed to the homeowners association. All drainage easements shall be examined
                  by the district office of the Division of Highways of the North Carolina Department
                  of Transportation and Soil Conservation District of Halifax County.
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