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254 Class A roads shall meet NCDOT design and improvement requirements except that paving shall not be required after an initial 25' apron. This apron must be at least 18' feet in width. Class B and C roads shall meet the following standards: a. Class B roads shall have a graveled travelway of at least twelve (12) feet after an initial 25' apron. Class C roads shall have a graveled travelway of at least eight (8) feet after an initial 25' apron. The travelway shall have at least four (4) inches of packed gravel. (The 25' apron must be at least 18' in width). b. Excessive grades (above 12 percent) shall be avoided except in extreme conditions. c. Roadway drainage shall be approved by the County Engineer or an approved consultant. d. Shoulders shall be at least four (4) feet and be stabilized with seeding, sodding, or mulch to prevent erosion. e. Ail areas disturbed by the construction of the road, including the shoulders, ditch bands, cut and fill slopes and barrow areas shall be seeded in permanent vegetation to stabilize the soil and prevent erosion. Seeding should be done immediately after grading is completed. f. Curves shall be constructed with a minimum centerline radius of 125 feet. g. Vehicle turn around areas shall be provided at the end of all dead end roads. The turn-around will be built in a manner as to provide an adequate turning radius for emergency vehicles (minimum radius 40 feet). h. The subdivider is responsible for obtaining a permit for access to a state maintained road. A disclosure statement shall be recorded with all deeds transferring property along a private road. Such disclosure statement shall explain how the road will be maintained and make the buyer fully aware that the road is a private road and that access may or may not be considered acceptable by lending institutions in the future. SECTION 4.11 DESIGN STANDARDS FOR EASEMENTS mo Easements for underground or above§round utilities shall be provided along the front of the lot as to provide for installation of utilities and access for maintenance. Such easement shall be at least ten (10) feet in width and located immediately adjacent to the road right-of-way. Additional easements maybe used at the rear and side property lines with a fifteen width minimum. Ail easements shall have access to the road. Easements for streams or drainageways shall be located generally along rear or side lot lines, except that easements for drainage of surface waters from four lots or less may cross lots at such other points as the Planning and Zoning Commission finds will not pose a hazard to persons or property. Utilities will be permitted in drainage easements only upon the approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission. A buffer strip of twenty-five (25) feet in width shall be required by the Planning and Zoning Commission adjacent to a major thoroughfare or to a commercial or industrial development. This buffer strip shall be part of the platted lot, and shall be reserved for the combination of planting of trees and shrubs, fencing or earthen berm by the subdivider. The specific screening strip shall be reviewed and approved at the preliminary plat review. SECTION 4.12 MONUMENTS Unless otherwisespecified by this ordinance, the standards of practice for land surveying as adopted by the North Carolina State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, under provisions of North Carolina General Statute Chapter 39, Article 5A shall apply. SECTION 4.13 CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES A. No construction or installation of improvements shall commence in a proposed subdivision until the preliminary plat has been approved, and all plans and specifications for roads, utilities and sedimentation and erosion control have been approved by the appropriate authorities. B. During the construction phase the proposed road when adjoining an existing paved road, shall have a gravelway of at least one hundred (100) feet in