Director of Engineering for review and determination.
(6) Responsible Authority . All public accesses shall meet the regulations of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and the Town of Fuquay- Varina’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan and the Town’s Standard Specifications & Construction Details, if the access is proposed onto a NCDOT maintained street. Or, access shall meet the Town’s Standard Specifications & Construction Details of the Town of Fuquay-Varina if the access is proposed onto a Town maintained street. (7) Primary Access Required. A primary access shall be established for all subdivisions 25 lots or greater and shall be adjacent to a 70-foot right-of-way or greater, as defined in §9- 1602 General Standards, b. Street & Pedestrian Classifications, (3) Street Classifications. Primary access shall not be via another subdivision’s stub street. Subdivisions with greater than 550 lots shall be required to have two (2) accesses onto the same size street as above.
c. Adequate Public Access Exemption
In accordance with providing adequate public access to meet public health, safety and welfare, and due to the different characteristics of property size, shape, topography, road frontage, environmental constraints, existing conditions, and access design, the access standards herein in this Article may be applied in part, or combination, or alternatives to meet the intent of the Land Development Ordinance to provide adequate public access. An exemption may be submitted to the Town for review and determination by the Director of Engineering. Such application shall be based on the street classification, the existing and proposed street design, and separation standards applied by the Town’s Standard Specifications & Construction Details and/or NCDOT standards, or as the result of an access management plan and/or traffic impact analysis. The application for an exemption and supporting data shall be submitted to the Director of Engineering or his/her designee for evaluation and determination of a course of action.
d. Future Public Access Streets
(1) Required Access . Where the Town of Fuquay-Varina determines that future street connections will improve the public safety and welfare of the Town, additional accesses and/or street stubs may be required based on the following standards: A. Extension of Existing Streets . An existing street(s) that may or may not be adjacent to the proposed development, where the existing street is intended to connect other existing or proposed streets, and will serve or is warranted by the proposed development.
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