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252 Sewer systems shall be designed to CountyWs specifications and the County shall reserve the right to inspect the installation of the system and require as-built drawings. SECTION 4.10 ROADS A. Each road shown on a plat shall be classified and designated as either public or private. The arrangement, character, extent, width, grade, and location of all roads shall be reviewed in relation to existing and proposed transportation patterns, topographical and other natural features, public convenience and safety, proposed uses of lands to be served by such roads and existing or potential land uses in adjoining B. Designation of any road on the plat as public shall be conclusively presumed to be an offer of dedication to the public. Such public roads shall be designed in accordance with the Minimum Construction Standards for Subdivisions established by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Highways. THESE ROADS SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY THE DEVELOPER/OWNER UNTIL THE RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MAINTENANCE. C. Any road, whether public or private, shall meet the following standards: 1. The proposed road layout within a subdivision shall be coordinated with the existing road system of the surrounding area, and existing roads shall be extended whenever possible. 2. Where in the opinion of the Planning and Zoning Commission it is necessary to provide for road access to an adjoining parcel, a reserve strip for such purpose shall be extended to the boundary of such property. When adjoining parcels develop the reserve strip shall be offered at market value and the strip shall be developed as a continuation of the existing right-of-way and street. If a cartway or easement already exists to such a parcel, the reserve strip shall be provided at that point if practical. Reserve strips or non-access reservations that control access to roads, waterways, parks or the like, shall be permitted only if their purpose, location, dimensions and manner of control are approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Where a tract of land to be subdivided borders on an existing or proposed thoroughfare, the Planning and Zoning Commission, shall require that access to such roads be limited by one of the following alternatives: Require the subdivision of lots so that rear or side yards abut the thoroughfare and front or side onto a parallel local road and that access be prohibited to the thoroughfare from these each individual lots. b. Require creation of a parallel local road and a series of cul- de-sacs. U-shaped roads, or short loops entered from and designed generally at right angles to the parallel road, with the rear lines of their terminal lots abutting the thoroughfare; or c. Require creation of a marginal access or service road parallel to but separated from the thoroughfare by a grass strip. The access road may have access to the thoroughfare at suitable points and shall serve as the principal access road to the subdivision. No direct access from the lots to the thoroughfare will be allowed. d. If the subdivision fronts on a major thoroughfare; access points shall be permitted only at four hundred foot intervals. Any proposed road which is obviously in alignment with an existing road shall be given the same name. In assigning new names, duplication of existing names shall be avoided, and in no case shall the proposed name be phonetically similar to any existing name irrespective of the use of a designation as street, road, drive place, court, etc. Road names shall be subject to the approval of the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning Department. All roads shall be marked with a readily readable name sign. The developer shall bear the cost and the County shall install street signs at all intersections as shown on the final plat. These signs should be erected only after all road and utility construction has been completed.