Unified Development Ordinance - Currituck County Government

Chapter 5: Development StandardsSECTION 5.6: COMMUNITY FORM STANDARDSSubsection 5.6.1: Purpose and Intent(1) Be located so as to facilitatecollection and minimize anynegative impact on on-siteoperations, neighboring lands, orpublic rights-of-way (see Figure5.5.3, Refuse Location);(2) Not be located between a principalstructure and any adjacent streets;and(3) Be located at least twenty feetfrom any lot line shared with a lotcontaining a single-family detacheddwelling.B. ConfigurationRefuse collection facilities shall be:(1) A minimum size necessary toaccommodate both solid wastecontainers and recyclingcontainers.(2) Located atop a concrete pad with aminimum depth of six inches.(3) Screened in accordance withSection 5.2.7, Screening;(4) Contained within an enclosure when visible from a street; and(5) Constructed according to specifications established by the solid waste servicesprovider to allow for collection without damage to the collection vehicle.5.6. COMMUNITY FORM STANDARDS5.6.1. Purpose and IntentThe purpose and intent of this section is to establish community form standards fordevelopment in the county. More specifically, this section is intended to:A. Support street development as an integral component of community design;B. Provide safe, efficient, and convenient vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian access andcirculation patterns within and between developments;C. Maintain the carrying capacity of the county’s major arterial streets;D. Foster a pedestrian-friendly distribution of land uses and street network;E. Assure safe access to and from streets by emergency vehicles; andFigure 5.5.3, Refuse LocationF. Reduce interference with through traffic by other vehicles, bicycles, or pedestriansentering, leaving, and crossing streets.CURRITUCK COUNTY, NC UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE5.45