Land Development Ordinance - Amended 4-2-2024

§9-1613 OFFICIAL TRAFFIC SIGNS

a. Stop Signs, Street Name Signs & Speed Limit Signs

A proposed preliminary major subdivision plat submitted for review shall include the following information:

(1) Traffic & Street Signs . A preliminary major subdivision plat shall identify the number and the location of all stop signs and street name signs and obtain approval in accordance with Article Q Procedures & Administration. (2) Speed Limit Signs . Within a proposed preliminary major subdivision plat, streets identified as local streets, loop streets, marginal access street, cul-de-sacs and residential collectors shall be posted at 25 miles per hour. All other street types shall be posted at 35 miles per hour unless otherwise designated by the Town Board of Commissioners or the North Carolina Department of Transportation. As part of the preliminary major subdivision plat approval the location and number of speed limit signs shall be identified on the plat as part of the preliminary major subdivision plat approval.

§9-1614 TRAFFIC SIGNALS

Traffic safety and flow is dependent on an adequate thoroughfare system and safe intersections. As such, warrants determined by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and/or the Town of Fuquay-Varina for signalized intersections shall be designed and installed to meet necessary safety and traffic flow requirements. The Town of Fuquay-Varina requires proposed signalized intersections to be designed and installed in accordance with Town of Fuquay-Varina and/or North Carolina Department of Transportation standards.

a. Metal Poles with Mast Arms or Tension Wires

Intersections which are proposed to be signalized shall the designed and installed in accordance with the following standards:

(1) Right-Of-Way 120 Feet or Less . For intersections, with a thoroughfare right-of-way width 120 feet or less the proposed new traffic signals or an upgrade or relocation of an existing traffic signal shall be installed using metal poles with metal mast arms.

(2) Right-Of-Way Greater than 120 Feet . For intersections, with a thoroughfare right-of-way width greater than 120 feet metal poles with tension wires may be installed in place of

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