<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4.5 - Utility and infrastructure standards.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">General.</span>
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               (i)
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               Subdivision development shall comply with the standards established by the utility
               company or agency providing the utility service and with the standards of the NCDOT
               as set forth in NCDOT's Subdivision Roads Minimum Construction Standards (latest edition).
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Above Ground Utilities</span>.
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               (i)
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               Poles and other above-ground utilities which are to remain inside the right-of-way
               shall be located at or as near as practical to the right-of-way line. As a minimum,
               above-ground utilities shall be located outside the shoulder/ditch for the road section
               involved.
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               (ii)
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               Where there are curbed sections, above-ground utilities should be located as far as
               practical behind sidewalks. There is no single minimum dimension for setback of poles,
               fire hydrants, etc., behind curbs; however, where there are curbed sections and no
               sidewalks, six feet will be used as a design safety concept guide. Where dimensional
               or other characteristics of such land are such that they could not be used for other
               purposes under the zoning applying in the district, the plan shall indicate and restrict
               use to easement or substation purposes, and requirements generally applicable to access,
               dimensions or other characteristics of that land shall not apply. Departmental reports
               in such cases shall include findings as to the effect of the proposed location in
               adjacent uses, preservation of areas of major ecological importance, and as to whether
               sites for substations, if involved, are adequate to provide required screening.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Public Water Supply.</span>
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               (i)
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               Public water supply is required in a subdivision as follows:
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               Any subdivision, including estate, family, minor and major, which has public water
               system lines available shall be required to extend the public water system throughout
               the subdivision to each lot located therein.
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               2)
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               All required water line extensions shall include appropriate valves, hydrants, taps
               and service to the property line of each lot as required by the standards of the provider
               of the service.
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               3)
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               For subdivisions located within the jurisdiction of this section, the term "available"
               shall mean that there is an existing water line of adequate size and water flow and/or
               pressure, as determined by the water provider, abutting the property and/or right-of-way,
               provided there are no legal or documented topographic constraints which prevent the
               subdivider from connecting onto and extending the existing system to the subdivision.
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               4)
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               Every lot in a Level 1 or Level 2 major subdivision shall be served by a permitted
               public or community water system or served by individual wells approved by the County
               division of environmental health.
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Public Sanitary Sewer.</span>
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               (i)
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               Public sanitary sewer is required as follows:
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               1)
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               Any subdivision, including estate, family, minor and Level 1 or Level 2 major subdivisions,
               which has public sewer system lines available shall be required to extend the public
               sewer system throughout the subdivision to each lot located therein.
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               2)
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               All required sewer line extensions shall include appropriate manholes, lift stations,
               pumps, cleanouts, taps and service to the property line of each lot as required by
               the standards of the provider of the service.
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               3)
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               For subdivisions located within the jurisdiction of this section, the term "available"
               shall mean that there is an existing sewer line of adequate size and flow, as determined
               by the utility provider, abutting the property and/or right-of-way, provided there
               are no legal or topographic constraints which prevent the subdivider from connection
               onto and extending the existing system to the subdivision.
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               (ii)
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               Every lot in a Level 1 or Level 2 major subdivision shall be served by a public sewer
               or, where public sewer is not required, by a permitted community sewer system or an
               individual on-site septic system approved by the County Public Health Department.
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               (e)
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               <span class="ital">Exceptions</span>.
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               (i)
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               Where subdivisions are proposed, and no public or community sewer is available, the
               applicant should review a soils map of the property and be knowledgeable of the suitability
               of ground absorption systems for the development.
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               (f)
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               <span class="ital">Fire Protection.</span>
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               (i)
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               All lots served by a municipal public water supply system in a subdivision shall also
               be afforded fire protection by means of hydrants, installed under uniform standards
               and specifications. Final plats shall indicate that any qualified water ponds shall
               be made available to emergency personnel for the purpose of pumping water.
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               (Ord. No. O2019-01(5), 11-2-2021; Amend. of 3-1-2022, Att.)
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