Gallants Channel Bridge/U.S. 70 Transportation Corridor Study and Impact Analysis-2005

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TOWN OF DEAUFORT
GALLANTS CHANNEL BRIDGE/U.S. 70
TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR
STUDY AND IMPACT ANALYSIS
Prepared by:
Holland Consulting Planners, Inca
Wilmington, North Carolina

DRAFT
TOWN OF BEAUFORT
GALLANTS CHANNEL BRIDGE/U.S. 70
TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR
STUDY AND IMPACT ANALYSIS
Prepared by:
Holland Consulting Planners, Inc.
Wilmington, North Carolina

' TOWN OF BEAUFORT
GALLANTS CHANNEL BRIDGE/U.S. 70 TRANSPORTATION
CORRIDOR STUDY AND IMPACT ANALYSIS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I.
INTRODUCTION .............................................
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II.
HIGHWAY CORRIDOR LOCATIONS ..............................
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III.
TRAFFIC VOLUMES ..........................................
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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY IMPACT AREAS ......................
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EXISTING LAND USE .......... ..................... .......
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VI.
FLOODPLAIN...............................................
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VII.
SOILS ......................................................
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VIII.
UTILITIES ..................................................
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POPULATION ...............................................
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ECONOMY ................................................
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XI.
CAMA LAND CLASSIFICATIONS .................. ..... ... .
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EXISTING ZONING ..........................................
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XIII.
DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS ..................................
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Introduction ................................................
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B.
Highway Corridor Classifications .................................
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Highway Corridor Transition Areas ...............................
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Corridor Design Actions .......................................
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Land Use Plan ..............................................
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Parks and Recreation ........................................
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Zoning .................................... ..... .......
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Zoning Revisions .................. ... .... .............
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1. General Zoning Ordinance Revisions ........................
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2. Specific Zoning Ordinance Revisions
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a. Office and Institutional Zoning ........................
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(1) Special Use Provisions .......................
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(2) Minimum Lot Size and Yard Regulations ...........
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(3) Signage ..................................
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b. Commercial Planned Building Group Requirements ........
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C. Industrial Park Zoning ..............................
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(1) Special Use Provisions .......................
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(2) Minimum Lot Size and Yard Regulations ...........
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(3) Signage..................................
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Landscaping Requirements ....................................
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Purpose .............................................
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Definitions ........
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Removal of trees; permit requirement .......................
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Tree preservation and replacement .........................
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Street yard landscaping ..................................
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Parking facilities landscaping ..............................
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Bufferyards...........................................
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Maintenance ..........................................
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Authority of Director to Treat or Remove Trees on Private Property .
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Exceptions ...........................................
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Appeals .............................................
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Vested Right Provisions .......................................
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Purpose .............................................
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Establishment of a Zoning Vested Right ......................
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Approval Procedures and Approval Authority ..................
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Duration
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Termination
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Voluntary Annexation ...................................
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Limitations
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Repealer .............................................
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Airport
Zoning
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Nonresidential Zones Minimum Lot Sizes and Yard, Area, and Height .....
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT .................................
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PARKING LOT PAVING .......................................
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XVI. SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE ..................................... 97
XVII. DEMOGRAPHIC FORECAST ................................... 97
XVIII. TRIP GENERATION ......................................... 98 '

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WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY DEVELOPMENT ..............
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Introduction
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B.
Water
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General .........................
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a. Distribution in General .............................
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b. Water Supply/Treatment in General ..................
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C. Water Storage in General ..........................
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Water Distribution System Expansion .......................
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Water Supply and Treatment Capacity ......................
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Water Storage Capacity ................................
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Wastewater ..............................................
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General .
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Wastewater Collection System Expansion ...................
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a. General .......................................
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b. Gravity Collection Alternative ......... . .... ......
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C. Low Pressure Collection Alternative
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d. Vacuum Sewer Collection Alternative .................
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e. Wastewater Collection System Plan Selection ...........
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Wastewater Treatment .................................
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STORMWATER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT .......................
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Introduction ...............................................
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Stormwater Design Considerations ..............................
Types of Stormwater System Improvements
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Recommendations for Stormwater System Development ..............
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WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER IMPLEMENTATION .....
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Summary ................................................
1. General .............................................
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2. Water ...........................
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3. Wastewater....................................
4. Stormwater ......
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Recommendations ..........................................
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XXII.
ALTERNATIVE CORRIDOR LOCATION ..........................
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REQUIRED REVISIONS TO THE TOWN OF BEAUFORT 1997 CAMA
LAND USE PLAN ..........................................
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TABLES
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Table 1
U.S. 70 Corridor Study, Primary and Secondary Impact Areas,
Existing Land Use ..................................
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Table 2
U.S. 70 Corridor Study, Primary and Secondary Impact Areas,
Soils Conditions for Building Site Development .............
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Table 3
U.S. 70 Corridor Study, Primary and Secondary Impact Areas,
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Employment Status .......................... ...
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Table 4
U.S. 70 Corridor Study, Primary and Secondary Impact Areas,
Educational
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Attainment ...............................
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Table 5
U.S. 70 Corridor Study, Primary and Secondary Impact Areas,
Future Land Use Acreage
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Table 6
U.S. 70 Corridor Study, Minimum Recreational Facility Needs
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Table 7
U.S. 70 Corridor Study, Primary and Secondary Impact Areas,
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Long Term Forecast Growth ...........................
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Table 8
Water Distribution System Extensions & Renovations
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US 70/NC 101 Primary & Secondary Impact Areas
Preliminary Opinion of Probable Cost ....................
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Table 9
Existing Water System
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Water Supply, Treatment & Storage Capacities
US 70/NC 101 Primary & Secondary Impact Areas ..........
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Table 10
Vacuum and Gravity Sewer Collection Systems, Extensions &
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Renovations, US 70/NC 101 Primary & Secondary Impact Areas
Preliminary Opinion
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of Probable Cost ....................
Table 11
Existing Wastewater Treatment Facility, Wastewater Treatment
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Capacity, US 70/NC 101 Primary & Secondary Impact Areas ...
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MAPS
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Map 1
U.S. 70 Primary and Secondary Impact Areas ..............
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Map 2
U.S. 70 Primary and Secondary Existing Land Use Impact Areas
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Map 3
U.S. 70 Primary and Secondary Impact Areas Floodplain ......
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Map 4
U.S. 70 Primary and Secondary Impact Areas Soils ...........
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Map 5
U.S. 70 Primary and Secondary Impact Areas Utilities ........
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Map 6
U.S. 70 Primary and Secondary Impact Areas CAMA Land
Classification
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Map 7
U.S. 70 Primary and Secondary Impact Areas Zoning Patterns
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Map 8
U.S. 70 Primary and Secondary Impact Areas Recommended
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Future Land Use ...................................
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Map 9 Town of Beaufort US Primary & Secondary Impact Area,
' Proposed Primary Water and Wastewater Systems Extensions
and Renovations ................................... 102
' Map 10 Altemative Corridor Location .. 122
' DRAWINGS
Drawing 1 Typical Unpaved Parking Facility, Under 25 Stalls ........... 95
' Drawing 2 Parking Facility Under 25 Stalls, Paved or Unpaved .......... 96

I. INTRODUCTION
The Town of Beaufort received a Fiscal Year 1996/1997 CAMA Technical Assistance Grant
of $29,346.00 to undertake a transportation corridor study and impact analysis for
relocation of the Gallants Channel Bridge and the U.S. 70 Corridor. The state grant was
' matched with $14,454.00 in local funds.
This analysis will include analysis of both primary and secondary areas of impact. At the
request of the Town of Beaufort, the secondary impact area was expanded to include all
of the potential route for the relocation of NC 101. This relocation may occur as the result
of the extension of runway 8-26 at the Beaufort Airport. The following summarizes the
goals for the study:
' — Identify the appropriate structure for effective citizen participation.
' — Provide a specific forecast of land use and demographic growth and
development in both the primary and secondary impact areas.
' — Identify existing land use composition.
— Provide mapping of significant land use factors (i.e., soils, floodplain, etc.).
' - Develop specific land use and zoning plans for the primaryand secondary
areas.
' — Identify land use concepts which should be implemented within the study
area.
— Identify infrastructure improvements (water, sewer, drainage, etc.) which
must be accomplished to accommodate growth within primary and
secondary impact areas.
i— Identify changes which should be made to the Town of Beaufort zoning
ordinance as a result of development of the primary and secondary impact
' areas.
Identify changes which should be made to the Town of Beaufort CAMA
' Land Use Plan, as a result of the new U.S. 70 corridor and relocated NC
101.
— Identify opportunities for locating public parks and recreational facilities
' within both the primary and secondary impact areas.
This study will result in a comprehensive analysis of the social, economic, land use, and
' environmental impacts resulting from the relocation of the Gallants Channel Bridge, U.S.
70 corridor, and NC 101.
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II. HIGHWAY CORRIDOR LOCATIONS
Map 1 delineates the routes for the relocation of U.S. 70 and NC 101. These locations
have been proposed in feasibility studies conducted by the North Carolina Department of
Transportation.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has provided the following project '
description:
"The 'recommended improvement would consist of a four lane high rise '
structure to replace the existing Gallants Channel Bridge. The remaining
roadway is recommended to be four lanes divided (at grade intersections '
where needed) on new location (see Map 1). Right of way should be
adequate to contain the roadway and structure and should have limited
control of access to prevent strip commercial development. '
Sidewalks should be provided across the bridge and possibly along Turner
Street. Before final design, possible bicycle routes should be investigated '
by the town and NCDOT.
A flyover type approach should be provided onto Turner Street from the '
western approach and a flyover or ramp provided to allow access from
Turner Street east onto the proposed roadway. Traffic coming in from the
east will not have access to Turner Street. Intersections which should have t
access are Beaufort Road (realigned to provide a crossing). A new frontage
road should be constructed to allow access to the industry located at the
western end of Beaufort Road. An at grade intersection with NC 101 should '
also be provided. No other existing routes should have access at this time.
Limited control of access along the proposed route would check unrestricted
commercial and residential development by not allowing direct access.
Controlled development would assure that the facility will continue to '
provide adequate travel service throughout the design period."
The relocation of NC 101 will be triggered by the extension of the Beaufort Airport runway '
8-26. The environmental impact analysis for the runway extension has not been prepared.
Thus, relocation of NC 101 is not included in the 1995-2001 Transportation Improvement ,
Program.
Ill. TRAFFIC VOLUMES
In 1993, approximately 20,700 vehicles per day (vpd) crossed the draw bridge at Gallants '
Channel. Traffic is estimated to reach 40,000 vpd by the year 2010.
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PRIMARY IMPACT AREA
SECONDARY IMPACT AREA
NEW ROAD CORRIDORS
MAP 1
U.S. 70 PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY IMPACT AREAS
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IV. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY IMPACT AREAS
The primary and secondary impact areas are delineated on Map 1. The primary impact
area includes:
— A 600 foot wide corridor located along the U.S. 70 corridor.
— An expanded area of 1,000 feet around the major intersections of old and
new U.S. 70, new NC 101 and U.S. 70 connector, U.S. 70 connector and
old U.S. 70, new U.S. 70 and relocated NC 101, and intersection of old and
new NC 101.
— All of the area within the triangle formed by the new NC 101, new U.S. 70,
and U.S. 70 connector.
The primary impact area includes approximately 290 acres. It is understood that this area
may increase/decrease in size depending upon property line configurations and other
factors. The secondary impact area includes approximately 1,351 acres. This area
includes:
— The Turner Street corridor north of Cedar Street (existing U.S. 70) because
Turner Street provides an east flow connector to the new U.S. 70.
- All of the Beaufort Airport because of the impact of an extended runway 8-
26 on the area.
— Generally, all properties or portions of properties which are adjacent to the
new highway corridors.
-- Areas which may be altered by the highway relocations, i.e., decreased
traffic on the existing U.S. 70 north of Beaufort to its intersection with the
new U.S. 70.
V. EXISTING LAND USE
The existing land use is depicted on Map 2 and summarized on Table 1. The majority of
the land in both the primary and secondary impact areas, over 56%, is vacant. The largest
usage is transportation/utilities. This is because of the location of the airport in the
secondary impact area. The second largest developed category is residential. In the
combined primary and secondary areas, approximately 12.3% of the areas are committed
to single family, multi -family, and mobile home residential usage. It is significant that the
relocated highway corridors are primarily located on vacant land. This provides the town
with an opportunity to control how and where growth will occur.
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AREAS
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Table 1
U.S. 70 Corridor Study
Primary and Secondary Impact
Areas
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Existing Land Use*
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Primary
Secondary
Land Use Category
Impact Area
Impact Area
Total
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Acreage
%
Acreage
%
Acreage
%
Single -Family
27.8
9.6
110.7
8.1
138.5
8.4
Duplex/Multi-Family
9.5
3.3
16.6
1.2
26.1
1.6
Mobile Home
11.9
4.1 ;
22.8
1.8
34.7-
2.3
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Commercial
Institutional
4.9
1.7
45.1
3.3
50.0
3.0
3.1
1.1
30.7
2.3
33.8
2.2
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Transportation/
Utilities
5.9
2.0
364.3
27.0
370.2
22.6
Publictinstitutional
4.3
1.5
31.6
2.3
35.9
2.2
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Open Space
0.8
0.3
15.7
1.2
16.5
1.0
Vacant
221.8 76.4
713.5
52.8
935.3
56.7
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TOTAL
290.0
100
1,351.0
100
1,641.0
100
' * Approximate acreages, not based on survey by licensed surveyors.
Source: Holland Consulting Planners, Inc.
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VI. FLOODPLAIN
Except for the Beaufort Airport, only limited areas of the primary and secondary impact
areas are located within a 100 year floodplain. The largest developed area within the 100
year floodplain is in the primary impact area south of the airport along West Beaufort
Road. Thus, floodplain areas will not be a limiting factor for development within the
primary and secondary impact areas. The 100 year floodplain areas are delineated on
Map 3.
VII. SOILS
Map 4 delineates the soils which are located within the primary and secondary impact
areas. Table 2 provides a summary of the soil conditions. Almost all of the soils within
the primary and secondary impact areas exhibit severe wetness conditions for construction.
There are only limited prime farmland soils (AaA and StA) located within the impact areas.
Most of the prime farmland soils are located in areas which have already been developed.
As development occurs within the primary and secondary areas, the provision of adequate
drainage will be a major issue.
VIII. UTILITIES
Map 5 delineates the portions of the primary and secondary impact areas which are served
by central water and sewer. All sewer lines are 8" or larger. The majority of the waterlines
are 6" or larger. The following areas have 2-inch waterlines: Crescent Drive, Jill Road,
Camp en Road, and a portion of Bunches Road. The line sizes and exact locations may
be determined through the Town of Beaufort Public Works Director.
IX. POPULATION
There are approximately 67 dwelling units located within the primary impact area and 304
within the secondary impact area. Based on the 1990 average household size of 3.3 and
a vacancy rate of 10%, the existing total population in the primary and secondary impact
areas would be 198 and 900, respectively. The combined existing population is
approximately 1,098. This population is disbursed throughout the primary and secondary
impact areas.
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100 YEAR FLOOD AREA
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PRIMARY IMPACT AREA
SECONDARY IMPACT AREA
NEW ROAD CORRIDORS .
MAP 3
U.S. 70 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
IMPACT AREAS FLOODPLAIN
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AaA ALTAVISTA (PRIME FARMLAND)
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Ag AUGUSTA
Ap ARAPAHOE
CH CARTERET
Cu COROLLA -URBAN
Lu LEON-URBAN
StA STATE (PRIME FARMLAND)
TM TOMOTLEY
PRIMARY IMPACT AREA
SECONDARY IMPACT AREA -
NEW ROAD CORRIDORS --------
MAP 4
U.S. 70 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
IMPACT
AREA SOILS
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Table 2
U.S. 70 Corridor Study
Primary and Secondary Impact Areas
Soil Conditions for
Building Site Development
Small
Soil Name and
Shallow
Dwellings without
Dwellings with
Commercial
Local Roads and
Lawns and
Map Symbol
Excavations
Basements
Basements
Buildings
Streets
Landscaping
Altavista (AaA)
Severe:
Moderate:
Severe:
Moderate:
Moderate:
Moderate:
(Prime Farmland)
wetness,
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
cutbanks cave.
Augusta (Ag)
Severe:
Severe:
Severe:
Severe:
Moderate:
Moderate:
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
low strength,
wetness.
wetness.
Arapahoe (Ap)
Severe:
Severe: flooding,
Severe: flooding,
Severe: flooding,
Severe:
Severe:
cutbanks cave,
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
Carteret (CH)
Severe:
Severe: flooding,
Severe: flooding,
Severe: flooding,
Severe: flooding,
Severe: excess
cutbanks cave,
ponding.
ponding.
ponding.
ponding.
salt, ponding,
ponding.
droughty.
Corolla -Urban
Severe:
Severe: flooding.
Severe: flooding,
Severe: flooding.
Moderate:
Severe:
(Cu)
cutbanks cave,
wetness.
flooding,
droughty.
wetness.
wetness.
Leon -Urban (Lu)
Severe:
Severe:
Severe:
Severe:
Severe:
Severe:
cutbanks cave,
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
wetness,
wetness.
droughty.
State (StA)
Severe:
Slight
Moderate:
Slight
Moderate: low
Slight
(Prime Farmland)
cutbanks cave.
wetness.
strength.
Tomotley (Tm)
Severe:
Severe:
Severe:
Severe:
Severe:
Severe:
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
wetness.
Source: U.S. Soil Conservation Service
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The preparation of Ihls map was flnonaed In part
through o grant provided by the North Carolina
Coastal Management Pro through funds
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Act of
P972, as amended, wMch Is administered by the
011lce of Oeean and Coastal Noource
Managemont. National Ocsonlc and Atmosphorlc
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LEGEND
PRIMARY IMPACT AREA
\ SECONDARY IMPACT AREA
NEW ROAD CORRIDORS •������
\, WATERLINE SERVICE AREA �--�-�
SEWER LINES
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MAP 5
U.S. 70 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
IMPACT AREAS UTILITIES
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X. ECONOMY
The 1990 Average Household Income for the Town of Beaufort, Carteret County, and the
State of North Carolina was $25,066, $32,162, and $33,242, respectively. Detailed income
data for the study area is not available.
Table 3 provides a summary of employment status for those 16 years old or older within
the combined primary and secondary impact areas. Unemployed persons accounted for
only 5.4% of the total employment base.
Table 3
U.S. 70 Corridor Study
Primary and Secondary Impact Areas
Employment Status, 16 Years and Over
% of Total
Male:
In labor force:
In Armed Forces
0
0.0%
Civilian:
Employed
302
34.9%
Unemployed
13
1.5%
Not in labor force
104
12.1 %
Female:
In labor force:
In Armed Forces
8
0.9%
Civilian:
Employed
216
25.0%
Unemployed
33
3.9%
Not in labor force
187
21.7%
TOTAL
863
100.0%
Source: Holland Consulting Planners, Inc.
Table 4 provides a summary of educational attainment for the primary and secondary
impact areas. Approximately 42% of those 18 years old and over have some college
education or a college undergraduate or graduate degree. Thus, the impact area
population is primarily well educated.
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Table 4
U.S. 70 Corridor Study
Primary and Secondary Impact Areas
Educational Attainment, 18 Years and Over
Less than 9th grade
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Some college, no degree
Associate degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate or professional degree
TOTAL
Source: Holland Consulting Planners, Inc.
XI. CAMA LAND CLASSIFICATIONS
% of Total
52
6.2%
137
16.4%
294
35.1 %
208
24.9%
72
8.6%
44
5.2%
30
3.6%
837
100.0%
Map 6 delineates the land classification system within the impact areas as defined in the
town's CAMA Land Use Plan. The impact areas include: Developed, Urban Transition,
Limited Transition, Rural with Services, and Conservation. The following defines these
land classifications:
Developed: Areas included in the developed land classification are currently urban in
character, with no or minimal undeveloped land remaining. Municipal types of services are
in place or are expected to be provided within the next five to ten years. Land uses
include residential, commercial, industrial, and other urban land uses at high or moderate
densities. With the exception of R-5 Cluster Development, residential densities are allowed
in excess of an average of three dwelling units per acre, with a minimum lot size of one
acre and a minimum single-family residential lot size of 5,000 square feet. Cluster
developments shall not exceed eight units per acre, with a minimum lot size of one acre.
Urban Transition: Areas included in the urban transition classification are presently being
developed for urban purposes, or will be developed in the next five to ten years. These
areas should eventually require complete urban services within the planning period. The
urban transition areas include mixed land uses such as residential, commercial,
institutional, industrial, and other uses approaching high to moderate densities. Residential
densities are allowed in excess of an average of three dwelling units per acre, with a
minimum single-family residential lot size of 10,000 square feet.
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DEV DEVELOPED
' URBAN TRAN URBAN TRANSITION
LIMITED TRAN LIMITED TRANSITION
' RURAL WITH SERVICES RURAL WITH SERVICES
CON CONSERVATION
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part through a grant provided by the North
Carolina Coastal Management Program.
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Management Act of 1972. as amended. which
is administered by the Office of Ocean and
Coastal Resource Management. National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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MAP 6
U.S. 70 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
IMPACT AREAS CAMA LAND
CLASSIFICATION
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Limited Transition: Areas included in the limited transition classification are areas which
will experience increasing development during the next five to ten years. Some municipal
type services will be required. The limited transition classification is intended for
' predominantly residential use. However, some commercial, office, and institutional uses
may be allowed. Residential densities at an average of three units per acre or less are
acceptable. Densities within some areas of the limited transition classification may be
' higher. The minimum lot size shall be 10,000 square feet. Clustering or development
associated with planned unit developments are acceptable in this classification.
' Rural With Services: Areas included within the rural with services classification are
developed at low density. Land uses include residential use where limited water services
are provided in order to avert existing or projected health problems. Lot sizes will be large
' and the provision of services will not disrupt the primary rural character of the landscape.
The provision of services should not be designed to serve as a catalyst for development.
' Conservation: The following areas of environmental concern are included in the
conservation classification:
Coastal Wetlands: This classification includes all areas of coastal wetlands which
' include any salt marsh or other marsh subject to regular or occasional flooding by
tides, including wind tides. However, tidal flooding is understood not to include
hurricane or tropical storm tides. Uses will be allowed within the coastal wetlands
' areas that are consistent with the 15A NCAC 7H use standards. In addition, the
town supports possible expansion of the Michael J. Smith Airport into coastal
wetlands areas.
' Estuarine Shorelines: All areas lying 0-75 feet landward of the mean high water
level of estuarine waters not designated as Outstanding Resource Waters are
' classified as estuarine shorelines. Because of map size and scale, these areas
cannot be accurately mapped. Precise locations must be determined in the field.
Uses will be allowed within the estuarine shoreline areas that are consistent with
' the 15A NCAC 7H use standards.
Estuarine and Public Trust Waters: All public trust areas and estuarine waters are
' included in this classification. All waters of Carteret County are classified as
estuarine waters as described by 15A NCAC 7H.0206 or public trust areas as
described by 15A NCAC 7H.0207. With the exception of floating structures, uses
' consistent with 15A NCAC 7H.0207 will be allowed. The town opposes the
permanent location of floating structures in estuarine and public trust waters ,and
in marinas. Except for floating structures policies, the Conservation policies are not
' more restrictive than the use standards included in 15A NCAC 7H.
The Developed and Rural with Services are the two largest classifications. There are no
conservation areas located within the primary and secondary impact areas except for the
' limited areas alongTown Creek and the Newport River Shoreline.
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XII. EXISTING ZONING
The existing Town of Beaufort Zoning Ordinance has 14 separate zoning districts. Of this
total, five are residential; five are commercial; two are industrial; and one is open space.
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There is no historic district.
Six of the zoning districts are located within the primary and secondary impact areas.
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These include:
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R-20 -
Single family Residential
R-15 Single-family Residential
,
R-8 Multi -family Medium Density Residential
B-1 General Business
B-3 Marina Business
'
I-W Industrial Warehouse
Most of the primary and secondary areas are zoned in a residential classification. The '
majority of the residential property is zoned R-20. Business zoning, primarily B-1, is
scattered along NC 101, U.S. 70, and the west end of West Beaufort Road. An area of '
B-3 zoning is located between the airport and Town Creek. The zoning patterns are
depicted on Map 7. '
The following provides summary descriptions of these zoning districts:
'
R-8 Multi -family Residential
Purpose.
'
The R-8 Multi -family Residential District is established as a medium to high
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density district in which the principle use of the land is for single-family, two-family, and
multi -family residences. The regulations of this district are intended.to provide areas of the
'
community for those persons desiring small residents in relatively medium to high density.
No buildings or houses or structures excepting non-commercial docks or piers will be
erected on the south side of Front Street in this district.
'
Permitted Uses
A. Residential Uses
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1. Single-family dwelling.
2. Two family dwelling.
3. Tourist home.
,
4. Home occupations.
5. Customary accessory buildings or structures.
6. Public schools and private schools.
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The preparation of Ibis map was financed In part
through a grant provided by the North Carolina
Coastal Management ProVem• through funds
P9rovided by the Coastal Zone Management Act of
72, as amended, which Is odmhdslered by the
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
R-20 Single-family Residential District
R-15 Single-family Residential District
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R-8 Multi -family Medium Density Residential District
B-1 General Business District
B-3 Marina Business District
I-W Industrial Warehouse District
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PRIMARY IMPACT AREA .............
SECONDARY IMPACT AREA �.
NEW ROAD CORRIDORS ---�—w
INSERT MAP
MAP 7
EXISTING ZONING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY IMPACT AREAS
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' R-10 Residential District
Purpose. The R-10 Residential District is established to provide a medium density district
' in which the principle use of land is for single-family residents and approved mobile home
parks.
'
Permitted Uses
A.
Single-family dwellings.
B.
Single-family mobile homes (see also Sect. 7-5.9)
'
C.
Churches and cemeteries.
D.
Public schools and private schools.
E.
Fire stations and other public buildings.
'
F.
Greenhouses and gardens which are incidental to the residential use and
conducted on a nonprofit basis only.
'
G.
H.
Grounds and facilities for recreational and community center.
Public utility distribution lines, transformer stations, transmission lines and towers,
water tanks, but not service or storage yards.
'
I.
J.
Customary home occupations.
Customary accessory buildings.
R-20 Single -Family Residential District
' Purpose. The purpose of this district shall be to maintain a compatible mixture -
p p p p e of single-
family residential and agricultural uses, a density of two (2) families per acre in accordance
' with the North Carolina State Board of- Health's recommendations for residential areas
without public water and sewer, and to prevent the development of blight and slum
conditions.
Permitted Uses - (See amendment date 1/31/83)
'
A.
Single-family dwellings.
B.
Single-family mobile homes subject to the exceptions set out in Sections 7-5.9.
C.
Churches and cemeteries.
D.
Public schools and private schools.
E.
Fire stations and other public buildings.
F.
Greenhouses and truck gardens which are incidental to the residential use and
conducted on a non-profit basis only.
'
G.
Grounds and facilities for recreational and community center buildings, country
clubs, lakes, parks, and similar facilities operated on a non-profit basis.
H.
Public utility distribution lines, transformer stations, transmitter lines and towers,
water tanks, but excluding service or storage yards.
I.
Customary accessory buildings or structures.
J.
Customary home occupations.
'
K.
Group home and family care homes.
General Business District (B-1)
' Purpose. The B-1 General Business District is established as the district in which a wide
variety of sales and service facilities may be provided to the general public.
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Permitted Uses
A. Alcohol beverage packaged, retail sales.
B. Animal hospital or veterinary clinic, but not open kennels on the premises.
C. Assembly halls, coliseums, gymnasiums, and similar structures.
D. Automobile parking establishments.
E. Automobile repair and paint shops.
F. Automobile sales.
G. Automobile washing establishments.
H. Bakeries and other establishments manufacturing prepared , foods and
miscellaneous food products.
I. Banks and other financial institutions including loan and financial companies.
J. Barber and beauty shops.
K. Bicycle sales and repair.
L. Billiard or pool halls.
M. Bowling alleys.
N. Building supply and equipment sales.
O. Bus terminals.
P. Business colleges, barber and beauty schools, art schools, music schools,
vocational trade schools, and similar organizations.
Q. Churches and customary accessory uses.
R. Clubs and other places of entertainment.
S. Cold storage or freezer lockers.
T. Dairy bars and ice cream manufacture for retail sales on the premise only.
U. Drug stores.
V. Dry cleaning and laundry establishments.
W. Electrical appliances, sales and repair, but excluding open storage.
X. Fabricating shops of small size such as sheet metal works, wood -working shops,
cabinet shops and upholstery shops providing the majority of their products are sold
at retail on the premises only.
Y. Fire and police stations.
Z. Florist shops and feed stores.
aa. Food stores, retail only.
bb. Funeral homes or mortuaries.
cc. Greenhouse or horticultural nursery.
dd. Hotels
ee. Ice pick-up stations.
ff. Jewelry sale and repair.
gg. Libraries, museums, and art galleries.
hh. Lock and gunsmiths.
ii. Medical and dental clinics.
jj. Mobile home park or travel trailer park. See Mobile Home/Travel Trailer Park
Ordinance.
kk. Motels.
II. Newspaper offices and printing plants incidental to such offices.
mm. Newsstands.
nn. Offices, business, professional and public.
oo. Office equipment and supplies, sales and service.
pp. Opticians and optical supplies sales.
qq. Pawn shops.
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rr. Photographic studio and camera supply stores.
ss. Physical cultural establishments.
tt. Printing, publishing, and reproduction establishments.
uu. Public parks..
vv. Public utility distribution lines, transformer stations, transmission lines and towers,
water tanks and towers, and telephone exchanges, but not service or storage
yards.
ww. Radio and television stations, studios and offices.
xx. Restaurants including drive-in restaurants.
yy. Retail establishments such as department, clothing, variety, drug, furniture, notion,
hardware, appliance, music, art, antique, gift, sporting goods, toy, hobby, book, and
stationary stores.
zz. Service or filling stations.
a. Sign painting, exclusive of manufacturing.
b. Skating rink, permanent.
C. Shoe repair shops.
d. Tailor, dressmaking and millinery shops.
e. Taxicab office or stand.
f. Telegraph or messenger service office.
g. Theaters, housed in a permanent indoor structure.
h. Tire recapping and retreading.
i. Wholesale and warehouse establishments except for the storage of uncured hides,
explosives, oil products, gas storage, etc.
j. Customary accessory uses and structures when located on the same lot as the
main structure, including, however, open storage.
B-3 Waterfront Commercial
Purpose. The purpose of this district shall be to protect the character of the commercial
development along the waterfront of the town.
Permitted Uses
A. Bait and tackle shops
B. Bathing beaches and bath houses, upon approval of the County Board of Health
Department.
C. Boat Docks.
D. Boat service areas.
E. Boat storage and boat construction yards.
F. Boat repair facilities.
G. Boat sales establishments.
H. Fishing piers.
I. Commercial charter or sightseeing watercraft facilities.
J. Cultural facilities including art galleries, museums, legitimate theaters, library, and
other facilities of a similar nature.
K. Banks and offices including loan agencies, professional offices.
L. Eating establishments excluding drive-in restaurants.
M. Exhibition buildings, galleries, or show room.
N. Hotels or Motels.
O. Marina.
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P. Marine equipment stores.
Q. Marine oriented clubs.
R. Retail fish establishments - wholesale.
S. Service or filling station but not including major repair work.
T. Specialty shops including gift shops, florist, hobby shops, camera shops, book
stores, and stores of a similar nature.
U. Craft shops including gift shops which produce goods for special orders and/or for
sale in specialty shops.
V. Ice pick-up station.
W. Cold storage or freezer lockers.
I-W Industrial and Warehouse District
Purpose. This district is established to provide for industries which generally require
specially selected locations in the community. The requirements herein provide for
adequate parking and for screening from adjacent residential districts to insure reasonable
standards of community safety and acceptability consistent with advanced industrial
practices.
Permitted Uses
A. Automobile parking and storage.
B. Automobile repair garages.
C. Automobile sales and service.
D. Automobile washing establishments.
E. Automobile wrecking yards and similar types of used -material industries when
conducted within a structure or on a lot enclosed by a solid fence at least six (6)
feet in height, provided such fence shall not be less than forty (40) feet from any
street right-of-way line and provided further that the Board of Adjustment finds that
such a wrecking yard or industry will not have an injurious effect on the public
interest or welfare.
F. Bakeries and other establishments manufacturing prepared foods and
miscellaneous food products.
G. Banks.
H. Bedding, carpet and pillow manufacturing, cleaning and renovating.
I. Bottling plants.
J. Brick, tile, and terra cotta manufacturing.
K. Bus repair and storage terminals.
L. Cabinet and woodworking shops.
M. Clothing manufacturing.
N. Cold storage plants.
O. Contractor's plants or storage yards.
P. Dairy products processing plants.
Q. Dry cleaning and laundry plants.
R. Electrical repair shops.
S. Farm machinery assembly, repair and sales.
T. Food processing in wholesale quantity.
U. Foundries producing iron and steel products.
V. Furniture manufacturing plants.
W. Greenhouses and nurseries.
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X. Hatcheries.
Y. Ice plants.
Z. Industrial equipment machinery repair and servicing.
aa. Industrial research and educational facilities.
bb. Instruments manufacturing for professional, scientific control, photography, optical
and similar uses.
cc. Leather products manufacturing.
dd. Luggage manufacturing.
ee. Meat packing plants.
ff. Mobile home park, subject to the provision of Section 7.0.
gg. Offices.
hh. Pharmaceutical manufacturing.
ii. Plastics manufacturing.
jj. Plumbing shops and storage yards.
kk. Pottery, porcelain and vitreous china manufacture.
II. Printing, publishing, and reproduction establishments.
mm. Public utilities facilities.
nn. Radio and television stations and masts.
oo. Repair and servicing of office and household equipment.
pp. Sheet metal shops.
qq. Signs, including billboards.
rr. Textile manufacturing.
ss. Tire recapping and retreading.
tt. Tobacco processing and storage.
uu. Trailer sales areas.
vv. Trucking terminals.
ww. Upholstery establishments.
xx. Venetian blind manufacture, contractor and cleaning shops.
yy. Menhaden fish scrap and oil processing.
zz. Wholesale and retail storage, sales, and distribution of gasoline, liquified petroleum
gas, and related petroleum products, provided that all of the safety requirements
as set out in the Fire Prevention Code of the National Board of Fire Underwriters
are satisfied.
a. Wholesale storage of gasoline or bulk terminal plants for any highly explosive or
inflammable gasses or liquids.
b. Wholesale and warehousing establishments.
C. Manufacturing uses not otherwise named herein, upon approval of the Zoning
Board of Adjustment, provided that no use shall be permitted in this section which
is likely to be dangerous, offensive, or detrimental to the health, safety, welfare, or
general character of this zoning district or of the community by reason of the
emission of dust, gas, smoke, noise, fumes, odors, vibrations, glare, or other
harmful practices.
d. Accessory uses and buildings which are clearly incidental to a permitted use and
which will not create a nuisance or hazard.
It should be noted that the nonresidential zoning districts do not establish minimum lot
sizes. This is a deficiency which should be corrected.
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XIII. DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS
A. Introduction
As indicated in the discussion of existing land use, the majority of the land within the
primary and secondary impact areas is vacant. Thus, as the new highway corridors are
constructed, the Town of Beaufort will have an opportunity to adequately plan for and
control the quality of development in these areas. Failure to implement sound planning
will result in inefficient land use and the improper allocation of both fiscal and physical
resources.
B. Highway Corridor Classifications
The function of highway corridors strongly influence the types of land use which occur
adjacent to them. These corridors often create "spines" of high intensity land use located
on either side of the adjacent highway. Scattered along these corridors are focus areas
which normally contain an area's highest intensity land uses. These focus areas are
usually located at the intersections of highway corridors. Normally focus areas should be
located one mile or more apart. There are eight new intersections which will exist as a
result of the construction of the new highway corridors.
Highway corridors are hierarchial. They may be classified as one of the three following
types:
Major Thoroughfares: These include freeways (limited access roads
which primarily carry through traffic) and "other" major thoroughfares (high
traffic volume roadways which cant' both local and through traffic). The
new U.S. 70, new NC 101, and NC 101/U.S. 70 connector should be
considered major thoroughfares.
Minor Thoroughfares: These roads primarily carry local traffic and
typically serve residential land uses.
Collector Streets: These streets are intermediate size streets designed to
provide appropriate connections between the thoroughfare system and the
remainder of the local street system. Collector streets should be
constructed both within and between subdivisions (both residential and
nonresidential). Collector streets facilitate more efficient movement within
an area. The collector street system should develop as land is subdivided.
An integrated collector system will enable the town to avoid "dumping" all
traffic from residential and commercial areas onto adjacent thoroughfares.
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' C. Highway Corridor Transition Areas
' Highway Corridor Transition Areas lie along thoroughfares between focus areas. These
focus areas are desirable locations for commerce, and will become increasingly important
to the development of the primary and secondary impact areas as development fills in the
' network of roadways. Commercial or retail centers should be encouraged to located within
the focus areas. They should be distinct from surrounding lower intensity areas. These
' transition areas adjoin transportation corridors. The land uses located within transition
areas should be significantly less intense than those in the focus areas. Transition areas
' should serve to buffer the activity on the roadway from adjacent residential areas. Land
uses in the corridor transition areas should vary according to the function of the roadway.
Vegetation, screening, lower building densities, and a general "green" appearance should
characterize these areas. Landscaping, sign control, lighting, curb cuts, and buffering
should be emphasized and carefully regulated in transition areas.
' Land uses in transition areas along nonresidential corridors should primarily consist of low
intensity office and institutional uses and medium to high density residential uses. Low
' density residential uses and retail uses should not be encouraged.
' Land uses in transition areas along residential corridors should be primarily residential in
nature with medium intensity residential preferred. Low density residential is also desirable
if individual lot access onto the thoroughfare is restricted. Low density office uses may
' also be appropriate in some situations.
' It is important to remember that NC 101 and U.S. 70 serve as "gateways" to the Beaufort
area. Thus, these highway corridors should be carefully designed and developed to reflect
their importance as entranceways to Beaufort's planning jurisdiction. When adjacent land
' is subdivided/developed, the town should consider requiring that additional yard set backs
be required to allow for future road widening. Curb cuts should be strictly controlled to
' facilitate smooth traffic flow. A uniform landscaping plan should be developed. Canopy
trees should be utilized whenever feasible. Attractive, uniform signage should be required.
D. Corridor Design Actions
' The following design actions should be considered by the Town of Beaufort to protect the
traffic carrying capacity of the roadways and to protect properties adjacent to the corridors:
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-- Review driveway regulations so that requirements are based on street
classification and street frontage. Very few curb cuts should be permitted
along the new thoroughfares.
-- As land subdivision progresses, develop a collector street plan. Ensure
adequate road connections between existing and future residential
development; development should have more than one entrance/egress.
-- Include sidewalks and widened outside curb lanes as part of design and
construction of new publicly -funded thoroughfares.
-- Encourage the development of joint or shared driveways.
-- Place utilities underground when thoroughfares are constructed or widened.
— Discourage strip commercialization.
— Encourage/require parking lot connections between commercial
development.
Limit the development of focus areas. All new intersections can not become
high intensity focus areas. If all new intersections are permitted to develop
as major focus areas, the entire U.S. 70 and NC 101 corridors will "in -fill'
and the result will be continuous strip commercialization.
In the deliberations of rezoning requests, the Beaufort Board of Adjustment and Board of
Commissioners should carefully consider the following:
-- All uses which are allowed in a zoning district must be considered. A
decision to rezone or not to rezone a parcel or parcels of property cannot
be based on consideration of only one use or a partial list of the uses
allowed within a zoning district.
-- Zoning decisions will not be based on aesthetic considerations.
Requests for zoning changes will not be approved if the requested change
will result in spot zoning. Spot zoning is a form of discriminatory zoning
whose sole purpose is to serve the private interests of one or more
landowners instead of furthering the welfare of the entire community as part
of an overall zoning plan. Although changing the zoning classification of
any parcel of land to permit a more intensive use could possibly constitute
spot zoning, the test lies in its relationship to the existing zoning pattern and
guidelines of the local comprehensive plan. Spot zoning is based on the
arbitrary and inappropriate nature of a rezoning change rather than, as is
commonly believed, in the size of the area being rezoned.
-- Zoning which will result in strip development will be discouraged. Strip
development is a melange of development, usually commercial, extending
along both sides of a major street. Strip development is often a mixture of
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' auto -oriented enterprises (e.g., gas stations, motels, and food stands),
truck -dependent wholesaling and light industrial enterprises along with the
once -rural homes and farms that await conversion to commercial use. Strip
' development may severely reduce traffic -carrying capacity of abutting
streets.
' -- The concept of uniformity will be supported in all zoning deliberations.
Uniformity is a basic premise of zoning which holds that all land in similar
circumstances should be zoned alike; any different treatment must be
justified by showing different circumstances.
-- Zoning regulations will be made in accordance with the Town of Beaufort
' Comprehensive Plan and Gallants Channel Bridge/U.S. 70 Transportation
Corridor Study and Impact Analysis. These regulations shall be designed
to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic, and
' other dangers; to promote health and the general welfare; to provide
adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue
concentration of population; and to facilitate the adequate provision of
transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public
' requirements. The regulations shall be made with reasonable
consideration, among other things, as to the character of the district and its
peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view to conserving the
' value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land
throughout the Town of Beaufort planning jurisdiction.
-- Specifically, the Board of Adjustment and Board of Commissioners should
ask the following questions:
' -- Does the town need more land in the zone class requested?
Is there other property in the community that might be more
' appropriate for this use?
-- Is the request in accordance with the town plan?
i-- Will the request have a serious impact on traffic circulation, parking
space, sewer and water services, and other utilities?
-- Is there a good possibility that the request, as proposed, will result
in lessening the enjoyment or use of adjacent properties?
— Will the request, as proposed, cause serious noise, odors, light,
activity, or unusual disturbances?
' — Does the request raise serious legal questions such as spot zoning,
hardship, violation of precedents, or need for this type of use?
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E. Land Use Plan
Map 8 delineates the recommended future land use for both the primary and secondary
impact areas. The land use patterns are color coded as an 'overlay"
on the existing land
,
use patterns for comparison. Table 5 summarizes the vacant and developed acreages
within each land use category.
Table 5
U.S. 70 Corridor Study
Primary and Secondary Impact Areas
Future Land Use Acreage*
Category Developed Vacant
Total
'
Residential Corridor 31.3 67.9
99.2
Medium to High Density Residential 153.7 95.6
249.3
'
Low Density Residential 98.5 321.3
419.8
Nonresidential Corridor Area 18.9 129.5
148.4
'
Commercial High. Intensity Focus Area — 40.1
40.1
Airport/Utilities 454.1 —
454.1
'
Industrial 30.0 145.2
175.2
Existing Commercial Sustained 54.9 —
54.9
Total 841.4 799.6
1,641.0
* Approximate acreages not based on survey by licensed surveyors.
The airport/utilities category assumes that approximately 9.5% of the vacant land within the
primary and secondary impact areas will be developed as right-of-way to serve the
developed property. This is approximately the percentage of land committed to right-of-
way usage with the existing primary nd secondary areas (excluding airport and utilities
usage).
Table 5 includes the category existing commercial sustained. This category identifies
commercial land uses which will remain along the existing U.S. 70 highway corridor, the
vicinity of the West Beaufort Road/Tumer Street intersection and the north side of Cedar
Street west of the Craven Street/Cedar Street intersection. While commercial areas
exemplify some of the worst aspects of strip commercialization, it would be very difficult,
if not impossible, to eliminate them. Thus, the plan accepts their continuation. However,
these commercial areas should be contained and not allowed to further intrude on adjacent
residential areas or spread along highway corridors. The existing commercial area located
along the U.S. 70 highway corridor may be considered an extension of the commercial
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LEGEND
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SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TRANSPORTATION 8 UTILITIES
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DUPLEX 8 MULTI -FAMILY PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL
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MOBILE HOME PARKS 8 OPEN SPACE
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE/VACANT
COMMERCIAL, WATER RELATED EXTRA -TERRITORIAL BOUNDARY
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PRIMARY IMPACT AREA
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SECONDARY IMPACT AREA
NEW ROAD CORRIDORS -----
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The preparation of this map was financed In
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part through a grant provided by the North
Carolina Coastal Management Program,
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through funds provided by the Coastal Zone
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is administered by the Office of Ocean and
Coastal Resource Management, National
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RESIDENTIAL CORRIDOR AREA
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MEDIUM TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
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U.S. 70 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
EXISTING AND PROPOSED LAND USE
IMPACT AREAS
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1
' high intensity focus area which is recommended for the intersection of the NC 101/U.S. 70
connector and the existing U.S. 70. highway.
The high intensity focus areas which are recommended for the intersections of the NC
101/U.S. 70 connector and new NC 101 and old U.S. 70 are only one-half to one -quarter
' of a mile apart. Great care must be taken to ensure that commercial in -fill or strip
commercialization does not occur along the NC 101 connector. If this is permitted to
' happen, congestion at the new U.S. 70/NC 101/U.S 70 connector road will occur. The
primary purpose of this plan is to protect the traffic carrying capacity of both the new NC
101 and new U.S. 70 highway corridors.
Nonresidential corridor areas are indicated along:
-- The NC 101/U.S. 70 connector road including and area extending north to
an existing commercial area.
' — The east/northeast side of the new NC 101 from its intersection with the old
NC 101 to the high intensity focus area located at the new NC
' 101/connector road intersection.
— Along both sides of existing NC 101 corridor north of the airport.
-- South of the high intensity focus area located at the new NC 101/connector
road intersection and within most of the triangular area bounded by new NC
' 101, new U.S. 70, and the connector road.
— Southeast of the existing commercially zoned property located along the
1 existing U.S. 70 corridor.
These nonresidential corridor areas are important for the protection of adjacent residential
' areas. This is especially true along the existing and new NC 101 corridors where these
"buffers" will serve to separate residential areas from industrial development proposed for
' location east/northeast of the airport. In addition, a commitment to develop these areas
as nonresidential corridors will maintain low density non-commercial development which
will be less disruptive to efficient traffic flow.
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Industrial development is indicated for most of the area east/northeast of the airport and
' between the existing and new NC 101 corridors. This area should be limited to light
industrial usage which is compatible with safe aircraft operations. Location of this industrial
' area in between the existing and new NC 101 highway corridors affords excellent
transportation accessibility. Most of the existing residentially zoned property which is
located east of the airport along the existing NC 101 and south/southeast of the airport
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along West Beaufort Road is recommended for medium to high density residential. This
area includes some commercially zoned properties which are dispersed along the existing
NC 101. These areas should be phased out if the existing commercial uses are
discontinued. Further commercialization along NC 101 should not be permitted. In
addition, caution should be taken to protect existing high density residential areas along
Turner Street and between Turner and Craven Streets. With Turner Street serving as an
east flow connector to the new U.S. 70 corridor, there may be some pressure for
conversion to commercial usage.
The primarily undeveloped areas located west of the existing NC 101 nonresidential
corridor and north/northeast of the new NC 101 nonresidential corridor are committed to
low density residential usage. These areas should be developed with subdivisions
containing interconnected street systems which will allow for the development of a collector
street system.
A residential corridor area is recommended for the areas along both the existing and new
U.S. 70 corridor areas north of the existing U.S. 70/connector road intersection and the
connector road nonresidential corridor area. In addition, a small residential corridor area
is recommended along vacant property located on the west side of the existing U.S. 70
highway immediately south of the existing U.S. 70/connector road high intensity focus area.
A generalized area is indicated for expansion of the airport and establishment of anew
runway protection zone (RPZ) which is the trapezoidal shaped area at the end of the
extended runway. This airport expansion is necessary to accommodate the extension of
runway 8-26. The area of airport expansion is estimated. The environmental assessment
for the runway extension and final plans and drawings have not been completed.
Therefore, the actual area of acquisition may vary some from that which is indicated.
The RPZ is shown as an acquired area. While fee simple acquisition of the RPZ is not
required, it is recommended by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Even if the RPZ
is not acquired fee simple, the height of structures within the area should be controlled with
avigation easements.
The reader is cautioned that the areas delineated for each land use category should be
utilized as a guideline. The exact boundaries will vary some as land is subdivided. The
exact land use boundaries will fall along new and/or existing parcel boundary lines.
However, care should be taken to adhere to the recommended boundaries as closely as
possible.
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' F. Parks and Recreation
Recreational facilities maintained by the Town of Beaufort include: Waterfront Park;
' Grayden Paul Park; the Taylor's Creek Town Dock; Randolph Johnston Park; and a park
at the end of Front Street, which includes tennis courts and a boat launch. Other
' recreational facilities located within the town's planning jurisdiction include Freedom Park
and Beaufort Elementary School recreational area.
The North Carolina Division of Parks maintains recreation facilities standards. The
following table, taken from the 1995 Town of Beaufort Land Use Plan, provides a
' comparison of town maintained facilities and the states standards.
Table 6
U.S. 70 Corridor Study
Minimum Recreational Facility Needs
'
(Based on Year -Round Population)
NC Division of Parks
and Recreation
Beaufort
Existing
'
Facility
Standard
Facilities Need
Facilities
(Facilities/
(Based on 1994
Population)
year-round
'
population of
4,013)
'
Football/Soccer Field
1 /10,000
< 1
1 at Freedom Park
Softball ' Field
1 /3,000
< 2
2 at Freedom Park
'Baseball
Field
1 /6,000
< 1
1 at Freedom Park
.
Swimming Pool-25 yard
1 /10,000
< 1
None
Swimming Pool-50 meter
1 /20,000
< 1
None
Tennis Courts
2/4,000
2
Front Street
Tot Lots/Playgrounds
1/1,000
4
See Text
Community Center Gym
1 /25,000
< 1
Beaufort Central Gym
Neighborhood Center
1 /10,000
< 1
None
I < = less than.
Source: 1995 Town of Beaufort Land Use Plan.
' Based on the comparison provided in Table 6, the Town of Beaufort meets or exceeds
the state recreation standards except for swimming pools and neighborhood centers.
Because of the outdoor water activities which exist in Carteret County, it should not be
necessary for Beaufort to provide swimming pools.
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The Town of Beaufort land use plan also indicates that by the year 2005, the town's
population is expected to reach 4,600. This figure represents an increase of
approximately 600 permanent residents since 1994. Based on the state's standards,
the population increase that has been forecast does not create any additional demand
for recreational facilities prior to the year 2005.
However, once the Gallants Channel Bridge/U.S. 70 relocation project is completed,
changes in the geographic location of development will occur. As a result, the Town of
Beaufort may gain interest in annexing portions of the primary and secondary impact
areas. If Beaufort's town limits are extended into the primary and secondary impact
areas, an imbalance in the location of the town's recreational facilities will occur.
Therefore, in order to accommodate future annexations and the possibility that
population growth may exceed that which has been forecast, additional recreational
areas should be considered.
One specific site to be considered for parks and recreational use is located in the primary
impact area where a "triangle" is formed by the proposed U.S. 70, NC 101, and U.S.
70/NC 101 connector. Other areas may also be desirable for future parks and
recreational use. Generally, areas where coastal and 404 wetlands are present provide
good opportunities for the provision of open space because these areas are not suitable
for development. One popular way of providing open space areas is through the use of
greeways. The following provides a general definition of a greenway:
A greenway is a continuous strip of vegetated land protected for special
uses, extending through an urban area or area targeted for future
development. Various segments of a greenway should perform one or
more of the following functions: beautify the city, preserve open space,
maintain wildlife habitat, provide paved foot trails/bikeways, manage
floodplains and stormwater, control sedimentation, provide a park -like
environment, provide access to surface drainage systems and service
distribution lines, reduce air pollution, absorb noise, and cool the urban
atmosphere.
In the event that the Gallants Channel Bridge/U.S. 70 Relocation project becomes a
reality, the Town of Beaufort will further investigate the possibilities and opportunities
of providing additional recreational facilities within the impact areas.
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G. Zoning
' As described in the existing conditions section of this study, the Town of Beaufort
Zoning Ordinance includes 14 zoning districts. Not all of these districts should be
allowed within the primary and secondary impact areas. In addition, the existing Town
of Beaufort Zoning Ordinance does not include some zoning provisions/regulations which
would be vital to implementing the recommended land use patterns. The land use
' categories should include the following existing and proposed zoning districts:
LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
' — R-20 Single-family Residential
— R-15 Single-family Residential
— Medium to High Density Residential
— R-5 Residential Cluster Development
— R-10 Single-family Residential and Mobile Home/Travel Trailer Park District
— R-8 Multi -family Medium Density Residential District
'
RESIDENTIAL CORRIDOR AREA
— R-15 Single-family Residential District
- 0-1 Office and Institutional (proposed)
'
NONRESIDENTIAL CORRIDOR AREA
— R-5 Residential Cluster Development
— R-8 Multi -family Medium Density Residential District
'
— R-10 Single-family Residential and Mobile Home/Travel Trailer Park District
— 0-1 Office and Institutional (proposed)
' COMMERCIAL HIGH INTENSITY FOCUS AREA
Business Planned Building Group (proposed)
— B-I General Business District (with minimum lot sizes and yard requirements provided)
' — B-3 Waterfront Commercial (with minimum lot sizes and yard requirements provided)
— 0-1 Office and Institutional (proposed)
INDUSTRIAL
— L-I Light Industrial
— Industrial Park Regulations (with multi -family dwellings eliminated as a special use)
(Proposed)
Some of the existing zoning ordinance regulations may remain intact. However, in order
' to accomplish the recommended land use plan, revisions to the existing regulations and
the addition of some new zoning provisions will be necessary.
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H. Zoning Revisions
1. General Zoning Ordinance Revisions
With or without the construction of the new U.S. 70 and NC 101 highway corridors, the
Town of Beaufort zoning ordinance needs to be rewritten. The following provides a
general summary of the changes which should occur.
— Provide a definitions section. I
— The number of existing zoning districts should be reduced and consolidated I
especially the residential and commercial districts.
— The zoning ordinance should be updated to be consistent with current North '
Carolina General Statutes including but not limited to: vested rights,
incorporated area/extraterritorial area, Board of Adjustment representation,
notification of property owners of pending rezoning actions, historic ,
preservation regulations, zoning and ABC permit regulations, etc.
Significant changes have occurred within the past four years which may not
be reflected in the town's current zoning ordinance.
— Minimum lot sizes and yard area and height requirements should be '
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provided for all nonresidential zones.
— Parking lot standards should be revised to allow alternatives to impervious '
paving to reduce runoff.
— Landscaping requirements should be provided. '
— Revise the mobile home and travel trailer park regulations. '
— All performance standards such as parking and signage should be
reviewed. ,
— Provide a table of permitted uses which will consolidate all uses by district
on one consolidated section. This will make the zoning ordinance easier to '
use and understand.
In addition, the following regulations should be added to aid in the regulation of
development within the town's ETJ:
— Establish commercial, office and institutional, and multi -family planned ,
building group regulations. Planned building group regulations will provide
specific performance standards for the construction of multiple buildings '
and/or multiple uses on a single parcel of property.
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Establish an office and institutional zoning district.
Establish an industrial park zoning district.
Establish airport height restriction zoning.
Eliminate residential uses as a special use in the B-1, General Business
District.
Reduce the number of uses permitted in the General Business District (B-1).
Uses which will/may be objectionable to residential uses should be
eliminated. These may include, but not necessarily be limited to:
automobile repair and paint shops, bus terminals, building supply or
equipment sales, fabricating shops, mobile home park or travel trailer park,
tire recapping and retreading, and wholesale and warehouse
establishments. These uses may be deleted or moved to the B-2 Highway
Business district or an industrial district.
Consolidate the WC Waterfront Commercial and B-3 Marina Business
Districts.
Specific Zoning Ordinance Revisions
a. Office and Institutional Zoning
The Town of Beaufort should have a more comprehensive Office and Institutional
Zoning District. This district would provide for an orderly transition from the highway
corridor areas to adjacent low density residential areas. Office and Institutional zoning
would be utilized in the residential corridor, nonresidential corridor, and commercial high
intensity focus areas. In the high intensity focus areas, 0-1 zoning should be utilized only
as a transitional buffer to provide some protection for adjacent residential areas. The
following describes the structure of the 0-1 zoning district:
Definition: The 0-1 zoning district is defined as certain land areas with
structures that provide office space for professional services, institutional
functions, and normally medium to high density residential accommodations.
The district is normally small and limited to transition areas between major
highway corridors, high density commercial areas, and adjacent low to
medium density residential areas. The district's zoning regulations are
designed to permit development of the permitted functions and still protect
and be compatible with nearby residential districts.
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PERMITTED AND SPECIAL USES
Use
Permitted Use
Special Use
Accessory Building
x
Accessory Uses (incidental to permitted use)
x
Advertising Agency
x
Animal Medical Care
x
Assembly Hall
x
Art Gallery
x
Artists, Commercial
x
Associations or organizations; civic, social, and fraternal
x
Automobile off-street parking (commercial lots)
x
Bank, Savings and Loan, and Other Financial Activities
x
Barber or Beauty College Instruction
x
Barbering or Beauty Salons
x
Cemetery
x
Chiropractor
x
Church
x
Clinic Services, Medical and Dental
x
Club or Lodge
x
Contractors (including outside storage of materials,
supplies, or equipment)
x
Copy and duplicating services
x
Credit Agencies
x
Cultural Arts Center (including theaters, offices,
classrooms, etc.)
x
Dance Studios and Schools
x
Day Care Center (including Kindergarten)
S
Day Care Facilities (adult and child)
x
Dentist and Dental Laboratories
x
Dwelling, Single-family
x
Dwelling, Two-family
x
Dwelling, Multiple family (includes condominiums and
attached units for individual ownership)
S
Employment Agencies
x
Employee Services (not available to general public)
x
Engineering; Architectural and Survey Offices
x
Family Care Home
x
Fill (earth elevation)
x
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Use
Permitted Use
Special Use
Fire Station Operations
X
Funeral Home
X
Golf Course (public or private)
X
Health Services, doctor's offices and clinics
X
Home for the Aged
X
Home Occupations
X
Hospitals (excluding hospital)
X
Insurance Agencies
X
Interior Design or Decorator Shop
X
Labor Unions
X
Laboratory Operations, medical or dental
X
Law Offices
X
Library
X
Manufactured Building Home (individual for office and
exhibition)
X
Motels and Hotels
X
Nursing and Personal Care Facility
X
Offices not elsewhere classified (with no on -premises
stock of goods for sale to the general public)
X
Parks and Recreation areas (non-commercial public)
X
Personal Services not elsewhere classified
X
Photography Studios
X
Post Office
X
Private Recreation Club or Swimming Club (activities
not operated as a business for profit)
X
Printing and Reproduction .
X
Psychologists
X
Public Recreation
X
Public and Private Utility Stations or Substations
X
Radio and television studios (activities only)
X
Racquetball Facilities
X
Real Estate and Appraisers Office
X
Rehabilitation Facility
X
School, Business and Commercial
X
Schools, Elementary, Junior High, and High School
(public and private)
X
Security and commodity brokerages
X
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Use
Permitted Use
Special Use
Signs
As permitted by sign regulations
Social Services, not elsewhere classified (as permitted
by sign regulations)
X
Spas and Health Clubs
X
Teaching of Art, Music, Dance, Dramatics, or Other Fine
Arts
X
Telephone Exchange Operations
X
Temporary Construction Building
X
Travel Agencies
X
Veterinary Services with no open pens
X
(1) Special Use Provisions: All 0-1 special uses shall be approved by the Town
of Beaufort Board of Adjustment.
Use - Animal Medical Care (Including Kennel Operations)
Screening and fencing: A screen of dense plant material where the proposed site of the
animal medical care facility abuts a residential lot or an area zoned solely for residential
purposes.
Plans are required and must show:
Structures: Location of buildings and sign, and size of the sign.
Circulation: Proposed points of access and egress and pattern of internal
circulation.
Parking: Layout of parking spaces.
Lighting: Lighting plan, inclusive of wattage and illumination.
Other requirements: It is mandatory that animal medical care facilities situated in an 0-1
zone have all kennel areas (living quarters for animals) confined within a building. Open
kennel areas are prohibited.
Use - Assemblies (Assembly Hall, Armory, Stadium, Coliseum)
Screening and fencing: A solid fence or solid wall not less than six (6) feet high or the
maximum applicable fence height limitation where the lot abuts a residential lot.
Plans are required and must show:
Structures: Location of buildings and sign, and size of the sign.
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' Circulation: Proposed points of access and egress and pattern of internal
circulation.
' Parking: Layout of parking spaces.
Lighting: Lighting, inclusive of wattage and illumination.
' Use - Automobile Off -Street Parking Lot in Residential Districts
' Screening and fencing: A screen not less than six (6) feet high of dense plant material
where lot abuts a residential lot.
Plans are required and must show:
' Circulation: Pro
posed paints of access and egress and pattern of internal
1 circulation.
Parking and loading. Layout of parking spaces.
1 Other details: Proposed illumination, if designed for nighttime operation.
Other requirements: Proposed location of one sign which may be no larger than ten (10)
square. feet; sign shall be freestanding and not higher than seven (7) feet above the
ground. There shall be a maximum of one sign per entrance.
' Use Cemetery
Parking and loading: Adequate off-street parking facilities for funeral procession.
' Screening and fencing: A screen of dense plant material not less than six (6) feet high
where cemetery abuts a residential lot.
Plans are required and must show:
Topography: Well drained site with adequate storm drainage facilities.
Structures: Location of signs, entrance and buildings must be shown on the plan.
Circulation: Proposed points of access and egress and pattern of the internal
circulation, and funeral procession route, if possible.
Other details:
(1) Proposed restrictions, if any.
(2) Maximum size of sign shall be thirty-six (36) square feet, and there is a limit
of one sign per street frontage.
(3) Shall met all requirements of the North Carolina State Health Department.
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Use - Day Care Center (Including Kindergarten)
Parking and loading: One space for each adult attendant and one space for every six (6)
children or fraction thereof.
,
Screening and fencing: See 'other requirements."
Plans are required and must show:
'
Structures: Location and approximate size of all existing proposed buildings and
structures within the site and on the lots adjacent thereto.
'
Circulation: Proposed points of access and egress and pattern of internal
circulation.
,
Parking and loading: Layout of parking spaces.
Other details:
t
(1) Location and extent of open play area.
(2) Day care center shall provide two hundred (200) square feet of outdoor play
space per pupil.
(3) Outdoor play area shall be enclosed by a solid or open fence or wall at
least four (4) feet in height. Where the outdoor play area is directly
adjacent to a residentially used or zoned lot, a solid fence or wall at least
,
six (6) feet high or the maximum applicable fence/wall height limitations, or
an open fence at least four (4) feet high and a screen planting designed to
grow three (3) feet thick and six (6) feet high, shall be erected. The Board
'
of Adjustment may at its discretion require additional screening and/or
fencing to be located adjacent to abutting nonresidential land uses.
(4) In residential districts a day care center shall not be operated between the
,
hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Use - Dwelling, Multiple -Family
Parking: One -bedroom dwelling unit, 2 parking spaces; two -bedroom dwelling unit, 2.25
parking spaces; three- or more bedroom dwelling unit, 2.5 parking spaces. The parking
ratio may be reduced to one (1) space per dwelling unit for projects used exclusively for
the elderly. In the event that an "elderly" project converts to a "non -elderly" project, the
standard parking provisions listed above shall apply. '
Recreation area: Play areas shall be provided for all apartments and condominiums
planned building groups with over five (5) dwelling units. A minimum play area of two '
thousand (2,000) square feet, having a minimum width of forty (40) feet or a minimum
radius of twenty-six (26) feet shall be provided for the first six (6) to twenty-five (25)
dwelling units. For each dwelling unit over twenty-five (25) in number, an additional fifty-six '
(56) feet per dwelling unit shall be provided. The spatial distribution and number of
individual play areas within the planned building group shall be determined by the planning
board on the basis of the spatial arrangement of the dwelling units, topography and other
physical features. Swimming pools and their accessory areas shall not constitute any part ,
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of the open space requirements. No part of the required play area shall be used for any
other purpose.
' Timing: Proposed schedule of development including stages likely to be followed.
Other details:
' (1) Proposed provision for storm drainage and sanitary sewerage, approved by the City
Engineer.
(2) Size and proposed location of any signs.
' (3) Proposed solid waste storage facilities.
(4) Proposed water system and fire fighting facilities such as hydrants or sprinkler
connections.
' (5) Types of surfacing, slope, grade, and cross section of drives, sidewalks, malls, etc.
(6) The location and heights of all fences, walls, and hedges shall be shown.
(7) Profiles of publicly maintained water and sewer lines.
' (8) Profiles, cross sections and slopes of on -site, off -site ditches carrying water runoff.
(9) Erosion and sedimentation control plan.
(10) Lighting plan inclusive of wattage and illumination.
(11) Installation of curb and gutter shall be mandatory.
' (12) Depict traffic control devices.
(13) All plans and construction details must meet the current specifications of the Town
of Beaufort.
(14) Location and amount of recreation area.
Placement of buildings:
' (1) There shall be maintained at least twenty (20) linear feet of open space between
individual and unattached buildings in a residential planned building group.
(2) Any group of buildings forming a courtyard shall have at least twenty-five (25)
percent of the perimeter of such courtyard open for access by emergency vehicles.
(3) Where the length of a street exceeds two hundred (200) feet and where there
exists six (6) or more dwelling units, an area must be provided for the turnaround
' of fire -fighting vehicles on a paved or graveled surface. This area shall not be
used for parking and shall subscribe a circular area having a radius of thirty-five
(35) feet or shall have a configuration which provides comparable turnaround
' space.
(4) All fire hydrants, whenever possible, should be located adjacent to the paved
roadways suitable for transporting fire -fighting vehicles. Where possible such
hydrants shall be located at least fifty (50) feet from any building. Hydrants shall
be located so that each building and portion thereof will be within three hundred
fifty (350) feet of a hydrant. If buildings have standpipes and sprinkler systems,
one (1) hydrant shall be located within seventy-five (75) feet of each standpipe and
' sprinkler system connection. 'The Guide For Determination of Required Fire Flow,"
as updated, published by the insurance service offices, will be utilized in
determining the estimated water needs for fire protection. All hydrants must be
' served by a water main of sufficient size. In no case shall the minimum size main
be less than six (6) inches of diameter.
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Planned Building Group Regulations for Attached Dwelling Unit
for Individual Ownership
Minimum lot area: Seven thousand (7,000) square feet for the first two (2) dwelling units
of each building; one thousand eight hundred (1,800) square feet for each additional
dwelling unit of each building. Individual lots shall be exclusive of any public land or street
right-of-way. In no case shall the number of dwelling units exceed sixteen (16) per acre,
exclusive of any streets or publicly dedicated land. It is noted that the planning board may
recommend, and the Board of Commissioners may require, a lower dwelling unit density
per acre than the density specified by the minimum lot area due to factors such as, but not
limited to, traffic congestion, project demands on community facilities, availability of water,
sewer, and electrical utilities, and consistency with the comprehensive plan of the Town
of Beaufort.
Minimum lot width: Fourteen (14) feet.
Maximum height: Thirty-five (35) feet.
Maximum number of dwelling units per building: Eight (8).
Setbacks:
(1) Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet.
(2) Rear yard: Twenty (20) feet.
(3) Side yard for end dwelling units: Fifteen (15) feet. There shall be no setback
between the building line of the dwelling unit and interior side lot lines. In order to
ensure proper and functional development under these regulations, it is mandatory
that interior dwelling units be constructed to encompass the total building width of
the lot, and at least fifty (50) percent of the linear distance of the common building
wall dividing the interior living quarters of the two (2) attached dwelling units shall
be located between the two (2) said attached dwelling units.
Access: Each lot shall front on a public street. A five-foot pedestrian, drainage, and utility
easement shall be provided on each lot along the entire length of all rear lot lines and side
lot lines which are situated between the end walls of buildings. No fences, trees,
shrubbery, or other similar obstructions shall be permitted in that five-foot pedestrian,
drainage, and utility easement.
Parking: One -bedroom dwelling unit, 2 parking spaces; two -bedroom dwelling unit, 2.25
parking spaces; three- or more bedroom dwelling unit, 2.5 parking spaces. The parking
ratio may be reduced to one (1) space per dwelling unit for projects used exclusively for
the elderly. In the event that an "elderly" project converts to a "non -elderly" project, the
standard parking provisions listed above shall apply.
Plans are required and must show:
Topography: Topography of the site at contour intervals no greater than two (2)
feet.
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' Structures: Location and approximate size of all existing and proposed buildings
and structures within the site and all existing buildings and structures within one
hundred (100) feet, in addition to public or private easements or rights -of -way
' adjoining or intersecting such property.
Circulation: Proposed points of ingress and egress and proposed pattern of
' internal automobile and pedestrian circulation.
Parking and loading: Location and extent of parking areas.
Timing: Proposed schedule of development including stages likely to be followed.
' Other details:
(1) Proposed provision for storm drainage and sanitary sewerage, approved by
the City Engineer.
' (2) Size and proposed location of any signs.
(3) Proposed solid waste storage facilities.
(4) Proposed water system. All fire hydrants, whenever possible, should be
' located adjacent to the paved roadways suitable for transporting fire -fighting
vehicles. Where possible such hydrants shall be located at least fifty (50)
feet from any building. Hydrants shall be located at entrance and exit ways
and additional hydrants shall be located so that each building and portion
' thereof will be within three hundred fifty (350) feet of a hydrant. If buildings
have standpipes and sprinkler systems, one (1) hydrant shall be located
within seventy-five (75) feet of each standpipe and sprinkler system
' connection. "The Guide For Determination of Required Fire Flow," as
updated, published by the insurance service offices, will be utilized in
determining the estimated water needs for fire protection.
' (5) Types of surfacing, slope, grade, and cross section of drives, sidewalks,
malls, etc.
(6) The location and heights of all fences, walls, and hedges shall be shown.
(7) Profiles of publicly maintained water and sewer lines.
(8) Profiles, cross sections and slopes of on -site, off -site ditches carrying water
runoff.
(9) Erosion and sedimentation control plan.
(10) Lighting plan inclusive of wattage and illumination.
(11) Installation of curb and gutter shall be mandatory.
' Use - Funeral Homes
Screening and fencing: A screen of dense plant material designated to grow at least three
(3) feet thick by six (6) feet high and a fence at least three (3) feet high shall be installed
where the proposed funeral home site abuts a residential lot or an area zoned for
residential purposes.
' Plans are required and must show:
' Structures: Location of buildings and signs including size.
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Circulation: Proposed points of ingress and egress and pattern of internal '
circulation.
Parking: Design of parking lot.
Lighting: Proposed illumination, includinglocation and wattage.
,
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Other requirements: The Board of Commissioners may provide additional requirements '
as it deems necessary in order to make the proposed project more compatible with
adjacent areas and existing or proposed traffic patterns.
Use - Home for the Aged '
Minimum lot area: Minimum lot area of district in which located plus one thousand (1,000) ,
square feet for each person to be accommodated.
Parking and loading: One space for each regular employee plus one space for each four '
(4) persons to be accommodated.
Plans are required and must show: '
Structures: Location and approximate size of all existing and proposed buildings
and structures within the site and on the lots adjacent thereto. ,
Circulation: Proposed points of access and egress and pattern of internal
circulation.
Parking and loading: Layout of parking spaces.
aces. ,
Lighting plan: Lighting plan, inclusive of wattage and illumination.
Other requirements: Must meet all requirements for licensing by the State of North
Carolina. '
Use - Manufactured Home (Individual) for Office and/or Exhibition
Defined as: Manufactured Home - A structure, transportable in one or more sections,
which in the traveling mode is eight body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more
in length, or, when erected on site, is 900 or more square feet; was constructed no earlier '
than twelve (12) years prior to the effective date of this ordinance; and which is built on a
permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling, with or without permanent
foundation when connected to the required utilities, including the plumbing, heating, air ,
conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. "Manufactured home" includes any
structure that meets all of the requirements of this definition except the size requirements
and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the ,
Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and
complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §5401, et seq.
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Manufactured homes built prior to June 15, 1976, are excluded from this definition and are
not permitted. All manufactured homes shall meet the wind design load requirements of
Section 6.3.2 of the standard for manufactured homes (NFPA No. 501 B - 1974; ANSI
All 19.1).
Parking: One (1) space for each person employed in the office at any given time during
a twenty-four hour period.
Requirements:
A temporary certificate of occupancy/compliance, allowing mobile homes used solely as
offices or for purposes of exhibition to be temporarily parked, maintained and/or occupied
on a designated lot or land location, may be issued by the supervisor of inspection services
or his authorized agents where the Board of Adjustment finds as a fact that the use of such
mobile home does not violate the town or state building, electrical or plumbing codes or
health regulations. All such certificates of occupancy/compliance shall be valid for a period
of twelve months, after which they may be renewed upon similar evidence of use of such
mobile home.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a certificate of occupancy/compliance may be issued for a
mobile home, for use as a temporary field office for contractors, by the supervisor of
inspection services or his authorized agents without approval of the Board of Adjustment,
if the mobile home:
(1) And the structure under construction are located on the same property;
(2) Is not moved to the site more than thirty (30) days prior to construction and is not
removed later than thirty (30) days after construction has been completed;
(3) Is not used for any other purpose other than that connected with on -site
construction;
(4) Is justified by the size and nature of the construction project;
(5) Is to be used for a period not to exceed eighteen (18) months; J
(6) Is utilized only incidental to on -site construction during daylight hours and not for
residential living quarters;
(7) Is parked in a location approved in advance by the supervisor of inspection service
or his authorized agents;
(8) Sanitary facilities are connected with an approved sewer system;
(9) Electrical facilities are connected in compliance with regulations as set forth in the
1971 National Electrical Code, and as subsequently adopted by the Board of
Commissioners.
Also notwithstanding the foregoing, a certificate of occupancy/compliance may be issued
for a mobile home for use as a mobile classroom by a public or private school, for a school
administrative mobile office and for a mobile home sales office without approval of the
Board of Adjustment, if the mobile home:
(1) Sanitary, facilities are connected with an approved sewer system.
(2) Electrical facilities are connected in compliance with regulations as set forth in the
1971 National Electrical Code, and as subsequently adopted by the Board of
Commissioners.
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(3) Provisions pertaining to a mobile home foundation and anchorage of the mobile
home to the foundation, as contained in the State of North Carolina Regulations for
Mobile Homes, 1972 edition, as subsequently adopted by the Board of
Commissioners, are adhered to.
Use - Mobile Home (Individual) for Residential Occupancy; Hardship Special Use
Approved by: Board of Adjustment.
Special use districts: As a hardship special use in R-15, R-10, PUD, R-8, R-6, and A-1;
as a use -by -right in R-8 if the mobile home is the initial dwelling unit on the lot.
Parking: Two (2) spaces for each mobile home.
Requirements:
Individual mobile homes: Mobile homes, as defined, when used for dwelling purposes may
be located only within an approved mobile home park or R-8, A-1, or substandard R-6
zoned lot which does not have another dwelling unit erected on its premises, except when
a hardship exception is approved by the Board of Adjustment as provided below.
Hardship exception: A temporary certificate of occupancy/compliance for parking a mobile
home for use for dwelling purposes to the rear or side of a dwelling and located on the
same residential lot as said dwelling may be issued by the supervisor of inspection
services or his authorized agents in certain hardship cases, where the Board of Adjustment
finds each item below as a fact:
(1) That the person or persons occupying the mobile home are physically dependent
upon the person or persons occupying all or a portion of the dwelling house, or that
the person or persons occupying all or a portion of the dwelling house are
physically dependent upon the person or person occupying the mobile home.
Use - Motel, Hotel
Minimum lot area: One acre.
Parking: One space for every rental room plus one space for each of the maximum
number of persons employed at any given time during a twenty-four (24) hour period plus
one space for every four (4) seats in the restaurant, if applicable.
Loading: One space for each one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet of motel floor
area or fraction thereof.
Screening and fencing: A screen of dense plant material designed to grow at least three
(3) feet thick by six (6) feet high and a fence at least three (3) feet high where the
proposed site of the motel (hotel) abuts a residential lot or an area zoned R-5 Cluster
Development, R-20 Single -Family, R-15 Single -Family, and R-8 Multi -Family Medium
Density.
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' Plans are required and must show:
Topography: Topography of the site at contour intervals not greater than two (2)
feet.
Structures: Location and approximate size of all existing and proposed buildings
' and structures within one hundred (100) feet of the proposed site.
Circulation: Proposed points of access and egress and pattern of internal
circulation.
Parking and loading: Layout of parking spaces.
' Other details:
(1) Proposed provision for storm drainage approved by the Town Engineer,
' sanitary sewerage approved by the Town Engineer or County Health
Department, whichever is applicable.
(2) Size and proposed location of any signs.
' (3) Proposed solid waste storage facilities.
(4) Proposed water system and firefighting facilities such as hydrants or
sprinkler connections.
(5) Types of surfacing, slope, grade and cross section of drives, sidewalks,
malls, etc.
(6) The location and heights of all fences, walls, and hedges shall be shown.
' Use - Nursing Home
Minimum lot area: Minimum lot area of district in which located plus one thousand (1,000)
' square feet for each person to be accommodated.
Parking: One space for each regular employee plus one space for each four (4) person
' to be accommodated.
Plans are required and must show:
Topography: Topography of the site at contour intervals not greater than two (2)
feet.
' Structures: Location and approximate site of all existing and proposed buildings
and structures within the site and on the lots adjacent thereto.
' Circulation: Proposed points of access and egress and pattern of internal
circulation.
' Parking and loading: Layout of parking spaces.
Other requirements:
' (1) Must meet all requirements for licensing by the State of North Carolina.
(2) Types of surfacing slope, grade, and cross section of drives, sidewalks, malls, etc.
(3) Erosion and sedimentation control plan.
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(4) Lighting plan, inclusive of wattage and illumination.
(5) All plans and construction details must meet current specifications of the Town of
Beaufort.
(6) Size and proposed location of any signs.
(7) Proposed solid waste storage.
Use - Private Recreation Club or Swimming Club,
not Operated as a Business for Profit
Minimum lot area: Swimming club, one acre for each forty (40) club members (or families).
Private nonprofit clubs having only a swimming pool with bathhouse facilities and open only
during the swimming season are exempt from the minimum lot area requirement if all
activities and facilities (other than parking) are located no closer than fifty (50) feet to any
property line.
Parking: One space for each five (5) members (or families).
Screening and fencing: The swimming pool area shall be enclosed by fencing not less
than five (5) feet in height.
Plans are required and must show:
Structures: Location and approximate size of all existing and proposed structures
and playfields.
Parking: Layout of parking spaces and traffic circulation.
Other requirements:
(1) There shall be provided, in any swimming pool, water area at a depth of five (5)
feet or less in the ratio of seven and two -tenths (7.2) square feet per member (or
family). Water areas deeper than five (5) feet shall not be included as a part of the
minimum pool area to satisfy this requirement.
(2) No improvements, structures, sidewalks, or play areas or equipment shall be closer
than fifty (50) feet to any adjoining property lines. Parking areas may be permitted
within twenty (20) feet of any adjoining property line if the above -mentioned twenty
(20) foot strip is used for planting designed to grow at least three (3) feet thick and
six (6) feet high.
(3) Adjacent to swimming pools there shall be provided paved patio area(s) in the ratio
of two (2) square feet of paving for each square foot of water area that is five (5)
feet or less of depth.
(4) Lights shall be located and shielded so as not to adversely affect adjacent property.
Use - Public or Private Electrical Utility Station or Substation
Approved by: Board of Adjustment
Minimum lot area: One-half acre for public utility station.
Parking and loading: One space for each regular employee employed primarily at the site
at any given time.
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Screening and fencing: A screen of not less than six (6) feet in height of dense plant
material shall be provided where the lot abuts a residential lot. Electrical substations shall
be enclosed by a fence not less than eight (8) feet in height with three (3) strands of
barbed wire turned out at the top.
Plans are required and must show:
Structures: Location and approximate size of all existing and proposed structures
within the site and all buildings and structures within one hundred (100) feet.
Circulation: Proposed points of access and egress.
Parking and loading: Location and arrangement of all proposed off-street parking.
Other details: Proposed provisions for fencing and other protective screening at
the lot lines adjacent to abutting residential property.
Use - Racquetball Facilities
Screening and fencing: A screen of dense plant material designated to grow at least three
(3) feet thick by six (6) feet high and a fence at least three (3) feet high shall be installed
where the proposed facility site abuts a residential lot or an area zoned exclusively for
residential purposes.
Plans -are required and must show:
Structures: Location of buildings and signs including size.
Circulation: Proposed points of ingress and egress and pattern of internal
circulation.
Parking: Design of parking lot.
Lighting: Proposed illumination, including location and wattage.
Other requirements: The Board of Adjustment may provide additional requirements as it
deems necessary in order to make the proposed project more compatible with adjacent
areas and existing and proposed traffic patterns.
Use - Rehabilitation Facility
Parking: One space for every five (5) temporary residents or fraction thereof plus one
parking space for each employee on the premises.
Sign: One sign, not exceeding one square foot in area, which shall be flat -mounted
against the building or fence.
Other requirements: All rehabilitation residences shall be licensed and/or sponsored by
the appropriate state or local agency.
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Use - School; Elementary, Junior High, and High School
Minimum lot area: The minimum lot area for the school shall be computed based upon the
highest grade within the school. The minimum lot area shall be as follows:
Kindergarten through seventh grade - Two hundred (200) square feet of land area per
student in all grades.
Kindergarten through ninth grade - Three hundred (300) square feet of land area per
student in all grades.
Kindergarten through twelfth grade - Four hundred (400) square feet of land area per
student in all grades.
Plans are required and must show:
Structures: Location and approximate size of all existing and proposed buildings
and structures within the site and on lots adjacent thereto.
Circulation: Proposed points of access and egress and pattern of intemal
circulation.
Parking and loading: Layout of parking spaces.
Use - Telephone Exchange Operation
Parking and loading: One space for each two (2) regular employees.
Screening and fencing: A screen of not less than six (6) feet in height of dense plant
material shall be provided where the lot abuts a residential lot or a lot zoned exclusively
for residential purposes.
Plans are required and must show:
Structures: Location and approximate size of all existing and proposed structures
within the site and all buildings within two hundred (200) feet thereof.
Circulation: Proposed points of access and egress.
Parking and loading: Location and arrangement of all proposed off-street parking.
Other details:
(1) Proposed provisions for fencing and other protective screening of the lot
lines adjacent to abutting residential property.
(2) Anticipated service area of the facility to be constructed.
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(2) Minimum Lot Size and Yard Regulations
District
Minimum Lot Size
Area (in square
feet, unless Per Dwelling
otherwise Unit
specified) (in square feet)
Frontage
(in feet)
Minimum Yard Regulations
Front Yard
Setback Side Yard Rear Yard
(in feet) Width Depth
See Note 7 (in feet) (in feet)
Maximum
Height of
Structure
(in feet)
0-1 Office and
Institutional:
Residential Use
Single -Family
6.000 6,000
60
25
10
20
35
Two -Family
7,000 3,500
60
25
10
20
35
Multi -Family
7,000 for the first two dwelling
60
25
8
20
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units and 2,500 for each
additional dwelling unit
Office and
8,000 8,000
8,000
25
8
20
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Institutional Use
(3) Si na e
Total Area of Signs
Number of Signs Permitted
Permitted Locational Requirements
Additional Provisions
One projecting freestanding
Forty (40) square feet Five (5) feet from a property
Establishments with more than one (1) outside exterior wall
or flush -mounted sign per
line, and maximum height
may have one (1) additional flush -mounted sign for each
separate lot of record
limitation of eight (8) feet
outside exterior wall. For freestanding buildings, the total
relative to freestanding
number of flush -mounted signs shall not exceed four (4),
signs.
one (1) for each direction of view of the building; i.e. north,
east, south, west, or northeast, southeast, southwest,
northwest. The area of each additional sign shall be limited
to 'forty (40) square feet and shall be flush -mounted and
attached to the specific outside exterior wall which allows
the additional sign. In lieu of being attached to the specific
wall, the sign may be mounted on a canopy at such a
location which will allow the sign to be viewable from the
same direction as if it were attached to the specific wall.
Parking: As required by the Town of Beaufort Zoning Ordinance.
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b. Commercial Planned Building Group Requirements
Commercial Planned Building Group requirements should be incorporated into the
Town of Beaufort zoning ordinance to regulate the development of multiple commercial
building uses on a single parcel or when construction involves a building of or greater than
7,000 square feet. This will provide the town control for shopping center development and
significantly assist in the prohibition of strip commercialization. In addition, planned
building group regulations will aid in regulating: points of ingress and egress, signage
location, on -site traffic circulation, vegetation, building orientation, buffering adjacent to or
near residential areas and lighting. The commercial planned building group requirements
should apply in the O-I, B-1, and B-3 zoning districts.
The following summarizes the recommended commercial planned building group
regulations:
Screening and fencing: A screen not less than six (6) feet high of dense plant
material and/or fence where the lot abuts a residential lot.
Lots fronting on a public street: The planning board may approve plans with lots
located in the interior of a business planned building group project provided that the board
finds that adequate access is assured by the design of the planned building group.
Minimum yard requirements: The planning board may approve plans which do not
provide minimum yards along interior lot lines within a business planned building group
project. All exterior lot lines located along the perimeter of the business planned building
group shall satisfy the following standards:
Minimum Yard Regulations
Maximum
Front Yard Side Yard Rear Yard Height of
Setback Width Depth Structure (in
(in feet) (in feet) (in feet) feet)
50 20 . 20 35
Plans are required and must show:
Structures: Location and approximate size of all existing and proposed
structures within the site and all buildings and structures within five hundred
(500) feet, in addition to public or private easements or rights -of -way
adjoining or intersecting such property.
Circulation: Proposed points of access and egress and proposed pattern
of internal automobile and pedestrian circulation.
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' Parking and loading: Location and extent of proposed parking and loading
areas.
'
Timing: Proposed schedule of development, including stages likely to be
followed.
Other
details:
(1)
Proposed provision for storm drainage and sanitary sewerage,
'
approved by the Town Engineer.
(2)
Size and proposed location of any signs.
(3)
Proposed solid waste storage facilities.
(4)
Proposed water system. Hydrants shall be located within three
'
hundred (300) feet of any building or portion thereof. Where
possible, such hydrants shall be located at least fifty (50) feet from
any building. If buildings have standpipes and sprinkler systems,
'
one (1) hydrant shall be located within seventy-five (75) feet of each
standpipe and sprinkler system connection. North Carolina
'
Department of Insurance requirements shall be utilized to determine
estimated water needs for fire protection.
(5)
Types of surfacing, slope, grade, and cross section of driveways,
.
sidewalks, malls, etc.
'
(6)
The location and heights of all fences, walls, and hedges shall be
shown.
(7)
Profiles of publicly maintained water and sewer lines.
(8)
Profiles, cross sections and slopes of on -site and off -site ditches
carrying water runoff.
(9)
Erosion and sedimentation control plan.
'
(10)
Lighting plan, inclusive of wattage and illumination.
(11)
Installation of curb and gutter shall be mandatory.
(12)
Depict traffic -control devices.
(13)
All plans and construction details must meet the current
'
specifications of the Town of Beaufort.
Other requirements:
'
(1)
Points of access and egress shall consist of driveways or roadways
at least twenty (20) feet in width and shall be set back a sufficient
distance from highway intersections to minimize traffic hazards,
'
inconvenience and congestion.
(2)
Parking areas shall have a stabilized surface with parking spaces
'
(3)
and traffic lanes clearly marked.
The property shall not extend across any major arterial street.
Placement of buildings:
' (1) Exterior walls of unattached buildings shall be located no closer than
a distance equal to the height of the taller building.
(2) Any courtyard created by the placement of the buildings shall have
' at least twenty-five (25) percent of its perimeter open for access by
emergency vehicles.
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C. Industrial Park Zoning
Much of the property proposed for industrial usage is located within close proximity
to residential property. Thus, to ensure compatible development and prohibit the
development of conflicting land uses, industrial park zoning will impose stricter
development standards than are proposed for other industrial areas within the town's
planning jurisdiction. The following provides a description of the proposed industrial park
district:
Definition: This district is defined as certain lands more suited for industrial
uses than other land uses as a result of proximity to major utility lines and
transportation arteries, but situated where residential or office -institutional
development is, or may be, in close proximity to one or more sides of the
district. The purpose of this district is to permit selected quality industries
in a planned physical setting for manufacturing establishments.
PERMITTED AND SPECIAL USES
Use
Permitted Use
Special Use
Automobile Off -Street Parking (commercial lots)
X
Bakery Production and Wholesale Sales
X
Books and Printed Matter
X
Bookbinding
X
Contractor, General (excluding outside storage of
equipment or supplies)
X
Employees service (not designed for or available to
public customers)
X
Fill (earth elevation)
X
Fire Station Operations
X
Industrial operations not elsewhere classified (except
the uses listed in Note 1)
X
Laboratory Research
X
Manufactured Building/Home (individual for office and
exhibition)
X
Office use (with no on -premises stock of goods for sale
to the general public)
X
Printing and Reproduction
X
Public Utility Substations
X
School, Business and Commercial
X
School, Trade or Vocational
X
Storage, Warehouse
X
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1
Use
Permitted Use
Special Use
Telephone Exchange Operations
X
Temporary Construction Building
X
NOTE: Industries. The following industry uses shall not be allowed:
Note 1 The manufacturing, processing, fabrication, and/or bulk storage of acetylene
gas (except for use on premises) ammunition, explosives, fireworks,
gunpowder, jute, or matches;
Note 2 The manufacturing, processing and/or fabrication of acids (except
noncorrosive acids), ammonia, ammonium nitrate, animal byproducts,
bleaching powder, cellulose, chlorine, creosote and creosote treatment,
detergents, enamels, lacquers, linoleum, oilcloth, paints, paper pulp,
pigments, lime, plastic, rubber (except tire recappers), soaps, tannery
products, turpentine, varnishes, whiting and/or wood fillers. The fabrication
of plastics is exempt from this prohibition.
(1) Special Use Provisions: Industrial Operations not elsewhere classified;
Special use district IP. The admission of any industry to the park shall be subject to
approval by the Board of Commissioners after recommendation by the Board of
Adjustment; provided, however, that the Board of Commissioners shall be uniform in its
treatment of each class or kind of building or use in the district. No industry or other
business shall be established, maintained, or permitted thereon which may be or become
an annoyance or nuisance by the reason of unsightliness of the excessive emission of
smoke, dust, glare, odor, fumes, or vibrations. Determination of whether an industry or
business is or may be objectionable for any of the above reasons shall be by the judgment
of the Board of Commissioners. No property shall be used for storage, distribution, or sale
of a material or products which shall increase the insurance rates over the standard
industrial rates set by the insurance services office.
Minimum IP Area: 25 acres. No buildings or other structures including off-street parking
areas, shall be built or maintained which in the aggregate cover more than fifty (50)
percent of the total industrial park zone.
Parking and loading: Off-street parking facilities shall be provided for employees,
customers, and visitors through application of the following ratios:
1. One shift - One space for each one and five -tenths (1.5) employees.
2. Two or more shifts - One space for each one and five -tenths (1.5) employees,
using the sum of the two (2) work shifts which constitute the largest work force.
3. Plus one space for each managerial employee; one visitor space for each ten (10)
managerial staff.
The parking area may be provided anywhere on the premises except in the minimum front
yard. In the event that the side or rear property lines abut residential, medical arts, or
office -institutional zones, the off-street parking area can extend no closer than twenty-five
(25) feet to said zones and a planting screen must be maintained along such property line
of such type and height as to obscure from view any vehicles parked thereon. Whenever
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parking is provided between the front of the building and the required minimum front yard,
it shall be screened from the view from the street. The maneuvering of trucks and trailers '
shall be confined to the premises of each establishment. Minimum requirements for off-
street loading facilities shall be one loading space at least ten (10) feet by sixty (60) feet '
with a fourteen -foot height clearance, if covered, for every ten thousand (10,000) square
feet, or fraction thereof, of floor area, except that all establishments must have a minimum
of one space. Loading bays shall be located only on those sides of the building not facing
streets and at least sixty (60) feet from the nearest street right-of-way. Whenever a '
loading dock is to be located partially or wholly within a building, such loading dock and
every part thereof shall be located at least twenty-five (25) feet from the nearest street
right-of-way. The actual depth of such loading dock within the building or structure shall '
be determined in connection with the building plans or improvement plans. All areas
subject to wheeled traffic shall be paved with all-weather surfacing.
Plans are required and must show: ,
Topography: Topography of the site at .contour intervals not greater than two (2) I
feet.
Structures: Location and approximate size of all existing and proposed structures
'
within the site and all buildings and structures within five hundred (500) feet, in
addition to all public or private rights -of -way and easements adjoining or
intersecting such property.
,
Circulation: Proposed points of access and egress and proposed pattern of internal
automobile and pedestrian circulation.
'
Parking and loading. Location and extent of proposed parking and loading areas.
Parking areas shall have a stabilized surface with parking space and traffic lanes
clearly marked.
Lighting: Lighting plan, inclusive of wattage and illumination.
'
Timing: Proposed schedule of development, including stages likely to be followed.
Other details:
'
(1) Proposed provision for sanitary sewerage, approved by the Town Engineer.
(2) Size and proposed location of any signs.
(3) Proposed solid waste storage facilities.
(4) Proposed water system and firefighting facilities such as hydrants or
'
sprinkler connections.
(5) Types of surfacing; slope, grade, and cross section of drives, sidewalks,
malls, etc.
'
(6) The location and heights of all fences, walls, and hedges shall be shown.
(7) Complete landscaping plan for the site.
(8) Type of construction of all structures to be located on the site.
'
(9) A report in written form completely describing the manufacturing process,
including types of products, raw materials, by-products, sanitary waste, solid
waste, atmospheric emissions, noise levels, and proposed employment
,
levels and shift operations.
,
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'
(10)
Profiles of publicly maintained water and sewer lines.
(11)
Profiles, cross section and slopes of on -site and off -site ditches carrying
(12)
water runoff.
Erosion and sedimentation control plan.
(13)
Lighting plan, inclusive of wattage and illumination.
(14)
All plans and construction details must meet the current specifications of the
Town of Beaufort.
Other requirements:
'
(1) Industrial parks shall be located with direct access to a major thoroughfare
and major utilities.
(2) Points of access and egress shall consist of driveways or roadways at least
twenty (20) feet in width and shall be set back a sufficient distance from
highway intersections to minimize traffic hazards, inconvenience, and
congestion. All points of ingress and egress shall be subject to the
'
approval of the traffic engineer.
(3) The proper shall not extend across any major arterial street.
(4) Building placement:
1
(a) Exterior walls of opposite buildings shall be located no closer than
a distance equal to the height of the taller building.
(b) Any courtyard created by the placement of the buildings shall have
at least twenty-five (25) percent of its perimeter open for access by
'
emergency vehicles.
(5) Building setback lines: All building sites shall face an interior (within the
industrial park) street. Property facing all streets within the park shall have
'
a building line setback of fifty (50) feet from the street right-of-way. No
structures or buildings shall be located closer than thirty (30) feet to any
side property line, it being the intent that an open area of at least sixty (60)
'
feet shall exist between all adjacent but separately owned improvements
within said industrial park and that adequate protection be ensured to
surrounding property owners. No building shall be located closer than fifty
'
(50) feet to any rear lot line of an interior lot. No building shall be located
closer than two hundred (200) feet to any exterior line of the IP zone.
(6) Site requirements: It is hereby declared that said area between the side
and rear building lines and property lines is to be used either for open
landscaped areas or for off-street parking areas. If said area is to be
landscaped, it shall be done attractively with lawn, trees, shrubs, etc.,
'
according to plans first approved by the Board of Commissioners upon
recommendation of the Planning Board. Any landscaped areas shall be
properly maintained thereafter in a sightly and well -kept condition. Parking
areas shall likewise be maintained in good condition. The maximum height
'
of any structure shall be regulated as provided in Note 6 of the table of
`
area, yard, and height requirements.
(7) Front yard: Required front yards of building sites shall be maintained in
'
grass, except walks, drives, planting and flagpoles. No driveway parallel to
the street shall be permitted in the required minimum front yard.
(8) Unpaved portion of site: Any area not paved shall be maintained in grass
and landscaped, including any such property which may be in a street or
utility right-of-way.
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(9) Power used in, or developed or obtained for the operation of, any
establishment within the confines of the site shall be confined to electrical
or a substantially equivalent type of power using only oil, gasoline, gas, or
liquid petroleum products or other approved combustible materials in its
production, or other products which meet the requirements of the Division
of Water and Air Resources, North Carolina Department of Natural and
Economic Resources.
(10) The storage of flammable materials within the industrial park shall conform
to the appropriate regulations as set forth by the Town of Beaufort.
(11) No billboards or advertising signs other than those identifying the name,
business and products of the person or firm occupying the premises shall
be permitted, except that plaques, directional signs, and a sign offering the
premises for sale or lease may be permitted.
(12) Signs identifying the industrial park shall be limited to one per industrial
park entrance and must be shown by location and size on plans to be
approved by the Board of Commissioners upon the recommendation of the
planning board.
(13) Outside storage shall not be permitted unless it is completely screened from
public view by an opaque screen of sufficient height to hide the materials.
Finished or semifinished products and other materials placed temporarily
outside of the plant will be placed on the rear half of the property. All
fencing for screening, security, or other purposes shall be attractive in
appearance, well -maintained, and shall be of a durable type approved by
the Board of Commissioners upon recommendation of the planning board.
(14) All utility lines shall be installed underground.
Manufactured Home (Individual) for Office and/or Exhibition
Defined as: Manufactured Home A structure, transportable in one or more sections,
which in the traveling mode is eight body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more
in length, or, when erected on site, is 900 or more square feet; was constructed no earlier
than twelve (12) years prior to the effective date of this ordinance; and which is built on a
permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling, with or without permanent
foundation when connected to the required utilities, including the plumbing, heating, air
conditioning and electrical, systems contained therein. "Manufactured home" includes any
structure that meets all of the requirements of this definition except the size requirements
and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the
Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and
complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §5401, et seq.
Manufactured homes built prior to June 15, 1976, are excluded from this definition and are
not permitted. All manufactured homes shall meet the wind design load requirements of
Section 6.3.2 of the standard for manufactured homes (NFPA No. 501 B - 1974; ANSI
Al19.1).
Parking: One (1) space for each person employed in the office at any given time during
a twenty-four hour period.
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' Requirements:
A temporary certificate of occupancy/compliance, allowing mobile homes used solely as
' offices or for purposes of exhibition to be temporarily parked, maintained and/or occupied
on a designated lot or land location, may be issued by the supervisor of inspection services
or his authorized agents where the Board of Adjustment finds as a fact that the use of such
' mobile home does not violate the town or state building, electrical or plumbing codes or
health regulations. All such certificates of occupancy/compliance shall be valid for a period
of twelve months, after which they may be renewed upon similar evidence of use of such
mobile home.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a certificate of occupancy/compliance may be issued for a
mobile home, for use as a temporary field office for contractors, by the supervisor of
inspection services or his authorized agents without approval of the Board of Adjustment,
if the mobile home:
(1) And the structure under construction are located on the same property;
(2) Is not moved to the site more than thirty (30) days prior to construction and is not
removed later than thirty (30) days after construction has been completed;
' (3) Is not used for any other purpose other than that connected with on -site
construction;
(4) Is justified by the size and nature of the construction project;
' (5) Is to be used for a period not to exceed eighteen (18) months;
(6) Is utilized only incidental to on -site construction during daylight hours and not for
residential living quarters;
' (7) Is parked in a location approved in advance by the supervisor of inspection service
or his authorized agents;
(8) Sanitary facilities are connected with an approved sewer system;
' (9) Electrical facilities are connected in compliance with regulations as set forth in the
1971 National Electrical Code, and as subsequently adopted by the Board of
Commissioners.
' Also notwithstanding the foregoing, a certificate of occupancy/compliance may be issued
for a mobile home for use as a mobile classroom by a public or private school, for a school
administrative mobile office and for a mobile home sales office without approval of the
Board of Adjustment, if the mobile home:
(1) Sanitary facilities are connected with an approved sewer system.
(2) Electrical facilities are connected in compliance with regulations as set forth in the
1971 National Electrical Code, and as subsequently adopted by the Board of
Commissioners.
(3) Provisions pertaining to a mobile home foundation and anchorage of the mobile
home to the foundation, as contained in the State of North Carolina Regulations for
Mobile Homes, 1972 edition, as subsequently adopted by the Board of
' Commissioners, are adhered to.
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(2) Minimum Lot Size and Yard Regulations
Minimum Lot Size
Area (in square Per
feet, unless Dwelling
otherwise Unit (in Frontage
District specified) square feet) (in feet)
IP Industrial Park 25 acres
(3) Signage
Minimum Yard Regulations
Front Yard
Setback Side Yard Rear Yard
(in feet) Width Depth Maximum Height of Structure
See Note 7 (in feet) (in feet) (in feet)
50 30 50 Any building may be increased in
height provided that a ratio of floor
area to lot area, excluding yard
requirements, of 8 to 1 is adhered
to. At no time shall the gross floor
area of the building exceed by
eight (8) times the allowable
building area of the lot.
Number of Signs
Total Area of Signs
District Permitted
Permitted
Locational Requirements Additional Provisions
IP One flush -mounted
One square foot per
Establishments with more than one (1) outside exterior wall
projecting sign per .
linear foot of
may have one (1) additional flush -mounted sign for each
establishment; and
building frontage.
outside exterior wall. For freestanding buildings, the total
number of flush -mounted signs shall not exceed four (4),
One freestanding
One square foot per
Maximum height limitation of one (1) for each direction of view of the building; i.e. north,
sign per separate
linear foot of lot
thirty-five (35) feet and east, south, west, or northeast, southeast, southwest,
lot of per
frontage,
twenty-five (25) feet from a northwest. The area of each additional sign shall be limited
establishment.
property line relative to to one (1) square feet of sign area per horizontal linear foot
freestanding signs. of outside exterior wall on which the sign is to be located.
each sign shall be flush -mounted and attached to the
specific outside exterior wall which allows the additional
sign. In lieu of being attached to the specific wall, the sign
may be mounted on a canopy at such a location which will
allow the sign to be viewable from the same direction as if it
were attached to the specific wall.
Parking: Except as specified by the special use requirements for industrial operations not elsewhere classified, parking shall be provided as specified by
the Town of Beaufort Zoning Ordinance.
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I. Landscaping Requirements
As discussed previously, it is important to provide adequate landscaping as the primary
and secondary impact areas develop. The preservation/provision of vegetation serves a
variety of purposes including the following:
— To aid in controlling storm water runoff.
— To provide attractive highway corridors.
— To provide buffering between residential areas and high intensity
development.
To aid in noise and glare control along highway corridors.
This section provides draft landscaping regulations which may be considered by the Town
of Beaufort.
1. Purpose
The purpose is to regulate and control the planting of trees and shrubbery. The specific
purposes of this regulation are:
— To conserve energy and retard storm water runoff while aiding in noise,
glare, and heat abatement;
— To safeguard and enhance property value and to protect public and private
investment through the protection of significant existing trees;
— To provide visual buffering and enhance town beautification through new
landscaping standards; and,
— To prevent the indiscriminate removal of trees and facilitate their
replacement on public and private property for new and existing
developments.
2. Definitions
As used in this regulation, the following words and phrases shall mean:
Agricultural Land: Agricultural land, forestland, or horticultural land as defined in NCGS
105-277.2, located within the jurisdiction of the Town of Beaufort.
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Caliper A measurement of the diameter of a tree trunk. Such measurement shall be
taken according to the following standards: 1) New nursery (to be installed) and non -
regulated (existing on -site) trees - Trees up to and including four (4) inches in diameter
shall be measured six (6) inches above ground level. For trees above four (4) inches in
diameter, the caliper measurement shall be taken twelve (12) inches above ground level;
2) Regulated (on -site) trees - the caliper of regulated trees shall be measured four and one
half (4 1/2) feet above ground level
Coverage: An area determined in square footage.
Developed or development: Any new construction, not otherwise excluded by the
provisions of this regulation.
Director. The Town of Beaufort Director of Public Works or his designee.
Essential site improvements: Any construction or reconstruction of site development
features required by an local, state, or federal regulations, ordinances, or laws, such as
underground drainage, off-street parking, driveways, retention areas, or similar
improvements required for the intended use of the site, which cannot be accommodated
on the site without removal of regulated trees.
Manual: The Town of Beaufort Technical Standards and Specifications Manual.
(NOTE: In the absence of a town technical manual, specific technical standards may need
to be developed to support this landscaping ordinance.)
More intensive use: A use that will have. a greater impact on the surrounding area than
the previous use, including activities which generate more traffic, require more employees
or service deliveries, or utilize more square footage than the previous use existing on the
site.
New construction: Any single family subdivision including houses constructed in such
subdivision prior to the recording of a final subdivision plat, multi -family or non-residential
structure, parking lot or motor vehicle or mobile home sales lot for which a building permit
or construction permit is issued or upon which construction actually begins on or after the
effective date of this regulation.
Person: Any individual, association, firm, partnership, public or private utility, or body
politic or corporate.
Planting strip or area: A ground surface free of concrete, asphalt, stone, gravel, brick, or
other paving material, aside from walkways, which is required or used for landscaping
purposes.
Regulated tree: The subsurface roots, crown and trunk of: 1) Any self-supporting woody
perennial plant such as a large shade or pine tree, which usually has one main stem or
trunk, and has a measured caliper as follows: a) a hardwood tree - eight (8) inches, such
as oak, maple, etc., b) a pine tree - twelve (12) inches, such as long leaf pine; 2) Any
small flowering tree, such as dogwood, with a measured caliper of at least four (4) inches;
3) Any tree having several stems or trunks, such as crepe myrtle, and at least one defined
stem or trunk with a measured caliper of at least two (2) inches.
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' Remove (including removing and removal): The cutting down of any live or dead regulated
tree and all other acts which cause the death or destruction of any regulated tree.
Street Yard: The area of a parcel immediately adjacent to a street right-of-way and
reserved for planting. The minimum dimensions of street yards are established by this
regulation.
3. Removal of trees; permit requirement
No person, directly or indirectly, shall remove any regulated tree from public or private
property without first obtaining a tree removal permit as provided in Section 4 of this
regulation. All person seeking a permit for removal of a regulated tree shall make
application to the Public Works Director. The application shall be in writing and specified
herein.
' The director shall review all property submitted applications for tree removal permits and
shall grant or deny'a permit in accordance with the provisions of this article within five (5)
working days of submittal. In applying the provisions of this article, he shall follow normal
' landscaping practices and may seek technical assistance from landscaping professionals,
as appropriate. Whenever the applicant can show that essential site improvements cannot
be accommodated on the site without the removal of regulated trees, tree removal permits
shall be issued.
IApplications for tree removal permits shall including the following information:
' -- Name, address of property owner of the site. Address of construction site
or site of tree removal if different than property owner's legal address,
name, address, and telephone number of applicant, if contractor or agent
' for property, owner.
-- Description of regulated trees to be removed, or a site plan, as required
herein, for trees to be retained.
All new construction, as defined herein, shall, in addition to the above, submit a site plan
' containing the following information:
-- The shape and dimensions of the real property to be developed, together
' with the existing and/or proposed locations of structures and improvements,
existing and/or proposed utility services, roadways, bikeways, walkways,
and parking areas;
— The location, caliper, and species of all regulated trees to be retained, or
new trees to be planted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter,
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— The proposed relocation of any existing regulated tree with a statement of
how the tree is to be relocated and maintained;
'
— Any proposed grade changes which might adversely affect or endanger any
regulated tree to be retained with a statement of how the tree is to be
,
protected and maintained; and
— The proposed method of protecting the remaining regulated trees during
construction, in accordance with this regulation.
An approved tree removal permit for new construction shall apply to the entire site. A tree
,
removal permit may be either attached to the submitted site plan or the site plan may be
clearly marked for either approval or denial.
'
Unless the applicant is engaged in new construction, no tree removal permit shall be
issued unless one or more of the following criteria are met:
— The regulated tree is dead, severely diseased, injured,or in danger of falling
,
close to existing or proposed structures;
— The regulated tree is causing disruption of existing utility service or causing
drainage or passage problems upon the right-of-way;
,
— The regulated tree is posing an identifiable threat to pedestrian or vehicular
safety;
'
— The regulated tree violates state or local safety standards;
'
— Removal of the regulated tree is necessary to enhance or benefit the health
or condition of adjacent trees or property; and
,
A tree removal permit shall be issued for a qualified application as cited above and shall
apply to the specifics of that request.
The director may waive any portion of the application requirements which impose a
substantial hardship on the person seeking to obtain a tree removal permit. In lieu of
,
waiving such application requirements, the director may offer any necessary assistance
required by the person seeking a permit under this section.
The town may withhold or withdraw any town -issued permits, certificates, and other
authorizations, including but not limited to, building permits, driveway permits, and '
certificates of occupancy, until a tree removal permit is obtained. A tree removal permit
or exemption for permit must be obtained before a soil and sedimentation control permit '
or building permit may be issued.
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1 4. Tree preservation and replacement
' It is the intent of this provision to promote the retention and replanting of trees consistent
with quality development practices. A tree removal permit shall be issued prior to any
clearing, grading, or other construction activity beginning on a site which is regulated by
' these provisions.
No tree removal permit shall be issued in conjunction with projects involving new
construction unless the project has met one of the minimum standards outlined below:
t-- If a regulated tree exists in the front, rear or side yard of any development
affected by this regulation, it shall be retained, except as provided in
' Section 3.d. of this regulation. The total number of trees to be retained
shall be at least 15 regulated trees per acre.
— If there are less than 15 regulated trees per acre on the site, then the
difference shall be replaced with new or existing trees, to a total of 15 trees
per acre equalling at least two (2) caliper inches per tree planted or
retained.
' — If there are no regulated trees on the site, then at least 15 new or existing
trees per acre equalling at least 30 caliper inches shall be planted or
' retained.
Regulated trees that are retained may be used to fulfill some of the landscaping
' requirements of the streetyard, parking facilities, or bufferyard sections, provided they are
adequately protected from damage by construction activities or the intended use of the
property.
If any new, retained, or regulated tree, shown on the approved site plan, dies within twelve
' (12) months after the issuance of the certificate of occupancy, it will be replaced by
planting a new tree, having a minimum caliper of two (2) inches. For unauthorized removal
of a new, retained, or regulated tree during construction or after issuance of the certificate
of occupancy, its replacement shall be the planting of a new tree, with a minimum caliper
of five (5) inches, in addition to any other enforcement provisions available within this
' chapter.
In accordance with the exemptions cited in Section 10 of this regulation, herein, the code
enforcement officer may approve the issuance of a building permit without the review and
approval of the director.
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5. Street yard landscaping
A street yard, as defined herein, must be provided for new construction of principal
buildings, but not when:
— An existing building or use on the same lot is altered or expanded less than
fifty percent (50%) of its existing gross floor area, or
— A conversion of buildings from any district use to another district use does
not require additional off-street parking.
However, no street yard improvements shall be required for those portions
of the lot frontage used for driveways constructed in accordance with
applicable town driveway regulations.
It is intended that street yards be landscaped by meeting either of the requirements listed
below:
— Minimum standards: For every fifty (50) linear feet of frontage, or fraction
thereof, the street yard shall contain: 1) one (1) tree, eight (8) feet in
height, or three (3) flowering trees, five (5) feet in height, and 2) six (6)
shrubs, eighteen (18) inches in height.
— Creative standards: To promote creative designs, street yards may consist
of trees and shrubbery which cover at least fifty percent of its area and are
selected in accordance with the following.
No more than fifteen percent of the require street yard shall be covered with an impervious
surface. This portion of the street yard may be used for walkways, fountains, walls or
fences, but not for parking or storage.
If there are existing trees'in the proposed streetyard area, the Director may grant credit
toward meeting Section 10 of this regulation for preservation of those trees provided their
caliper is at least two (2) inches or more.
All street yards shall be landscaped with a combination of live vegetation, groundcover,
grass, trees, and/or shrubs. Vegetation to be planted pursuant to this section shall be
specifically approved by the Director. After the landscaping has been planted, the owner
shall maintain the street yard to ensure that the material lives and prospers.
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MINIMUM STREET YARD WIDTHS
Zoning District
Yard Size
MF-L
R-5
6 feet
MF-M
R-20
6 feet
MF-H
R-15
6 feet
R-5 (duplex, triplex, etc.)
R-10
6 feet
R-3 (duplex, triplex, etc.)
R-8
6 feet
0&1
0-1
8 feet
CB
B-3
8 feet
RB
B-1
10 feet
CS
B-2
10 feet
A-1
L-1
10 feet
LM
I-W
10 feet
HM
I-F
10 feet
' Comer lots - The comer side of a lot shall have a minimum streetyard width equal to at
least one-half of the width of the front streetyard.
' 6. Parking facilities landscaping
All parking facilities required by the Town of Beaufort Zoning Ordinance herein shall submit
the site plan to the Director for review and approval of the landscaping requirements of this
section.
Minimum Standards. At least eight percent of the gross paved area of a parking facility
shall be landscaped and located in the interior. For purposes of this section, interior shall
mean the area within the parking facility curb or pavement and extensions that create a
common geometric shape such as a square, rectangle, or triangle.
— Trees and shrubbery planted pursuant to this section shall include at least
one tree a minimum of eight (8) feet in height and six (6) shrubs at least
eighteen (18) inches in height at planting shall be required for every fifteen
(15) parking spaces or fraction thereof. At least fifty percent of the trees
planted shall be of a shade/canopy species as defined in the manual and
no more than fifty percent of the trees required hereunder shall be of the
same species, except when the parking facility contains fewer than 4 trees.
The minimum planting size for trees under this section shall be the same
as established in Section 4 of this regulation.
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In support of the above, the following standards shall apply to interior
plantings: 1) all plantings shall be evenly distributed throughout the parking
facility; 2) all interior plantings shall be curbed or otherwise physically
protected; 3) consecutive parking spaces shall incorporate landscaped
peninsulas no more than fifteen (15) spaces apart and at the ends of all
parking rows. Peninsulas shall contain at least 100 square feet in area and
be at least 8 feet in width.
For every regulated tree, as defined herein, that is retained in a parking
facility in addition to the requirements of Section 4, a reduction to the above
eight (8) percent interior planting requirement may be allowed equalling
one-half of one percent per regulated tree retained. The reduction shall be
limited to a maximum credit of two (2) percent or four (4) regulated trees
retained.
Where screening is required under Section 7 to separate a parking facility from an area
which is in a different zoning district, the requirements of Section 7 or those of this section,
whichever are more stringent, shall apply. When a parking facility is within 50 feet of the
public right-of-way a perimeter planted strip shall be installed, consisting of a low buffer
incorporated into the streetyard.
The Director may waive all or part of the requirements of this section for any facility which
is limited to periodic or intermittent use for vehicular parking, such as parking lots for
churches or recreational facilities, provided the facility is completely covered by grass or
otherwise presents a landscaped effect.
The Director may waive the requirements of this section for temporary parking lots when
he finds that a waiver is necessary to relieve hardship and will not violate the purposes of
this section. Any such waiver shall not exceed one year.
7. Bufferyards
Purpose. A screening buffer is intended to protect adjacent residential areas from
excessive heat, dust and winds; illumination from car headlights, elevated yard lights,
building lighting and electric signs; noise from mechanical equipment clusters, vehicular
traffic and concentrations of people; fumes and odors from automobile exhaust emissions
and other such characteristics of intensive and extensive development. The screening
buffer shall provide necessary visual and acoustical privacy so that home life may be
conducted in an undisturbed and unthreatened residential environment and shall provide
for the protection and preservation of property values for the adjoining property.

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Screening buffer standards:
t Bufferyard required. In the B-1, B-2, B-3, L-1, 1-W, and IP districts when a new principal
structure is built, and/or an existing principal structure is renovated or expanded sufficiently
to increase its physical gross floor area by fifty (50) percent or more as determined by the
' code enforcement officer, in any one or more expansions, a screening buffer must be
provided along all side and rear property lines abutting a residential district or use.
Types of screening. The following standards shall be applied to provide the highest
' protection for affected property. The highest side of any two properties at their common
property line shall be used in determining the minimum height of a screening buffer. The
degree of effectiveness for opacity shall be judged from the residential property being
' screened.
' (A) Planted (living) Screening. The minimum height of trees used in a planted screen
shall be eight feet in initial planting and fifteen feet at maturity; the minimum height
of evergreen shrubs used in a planted screen shall be thirty-six (36) inches at initial
' planting and six feet at maturity. These requirements are illustrated in the following
diagram:
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BUFFERYARD HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
TRESS
8' MININIUM INSTALLED HEIGHT
15' MINIMUM MATURE HEIGHT
WING
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(B)
When more than one row of planting is required by this section, such planting shall
be arranged in an alternating fashion to form a continuous opaque screen. If
approved by the Director, regulated trees as defined in Section 4 within the
required bufferyard may be included in computing the required bufferyard plantings.
Berms may also be used to satisfy the requirements hereunder. The height of the
berm and plant material used thereon shall be at least eight feet at maturity. Any
plant material used in connection with a berm must meet all minimum height
requirements specified above.
Screening types: Plants.
— Type A. This is a medium density screen intended to block visual contact
between uses and to create spatial separation. The bufferyard shall be at
least ten feet wide, and shall consist of plant material which at maturity
creates a screen which is at least 75% opaque. For every linear one
hundred (100) feet, or fraction thereof, the screen shall consist of a
combination of at least two (2) canopy type trees planted 40-60 feet on
center and ten (10) evergreen shrubs eight (8) feet on center. New trees
and shrubs shall be evenly spaced at planting, with trees having an 8-foot
minimum installed height, and shrubs having a 36-inch minimum installed
height. An example site plan is illustrated below:
TYPE A BUFFERYARD
AF=CTE] PROPERTYOWNER
100 FEE
EVERGREENS: SINGLE ROW. SPACING WON CSNTEER
TREES: 40.60' SPACING
G== crmc4ch d facsr3- d"p MINIMUM RUFFERYARO WIOTH
BU rF ERYARO PROVIOER
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' — Type B. This is a high density screen intended to exclude all visual contact
between uses and to create a spatial separation. The bufferyard shall have
a minimum width of fifteen feet, and shall consist of plant material which at
' maturity creates a screen which is 100% opaque. For every linear one
hundred (100) feet, or fraction thereof, the screen shall consist of a
combination of at least three (3) canopy type trees planted 20-40 feet on
' center and thirty-four (34) evergreen shrubs in a double -staggered row six
(6) feet on center. New trees and shrubs shall be evenly spaced at
planting, with trees having an 8-foot minimum installed height, and shrubs
t having a 36-inch minimum installed height. An example site plan is
illustrated below:
'
TYPE B BUFFERYARD
AFFECTED PROPERWOWNER
'
100 FEE"t
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i(C) Fenced (non -living screen. An opaque fence or wall may be used in place of fifty
percent of required bufferyard plantings. Any fence or wall used to meet bufferyard
' requirements shall have a minimum height of eight feet in the I-W, L-1, and IP
districts and six feet in all other districts. The design, color, and materials of any
' fence or screen used to meet bufferyard requirements shall be approved in
advance by the Director. The side of the fence facing the affected property owner
shall be the finished side of the fence. All planted screening required to be used
' in conjunction with a fence shall be planted on the finished side of the fence facing
the affected use, and the remaining plantings shall be equally distributed in the
' bufferyard as illustrated below. When an opaque fence or wall is used in
conjunction with a planted screen, the minimum width of the bufferyard may be
reduced by one-third (1/3).
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(D) Technical standards. To meet the minimum acceptable screening standards set
forth above and the spirit and intent of this provision, various materials, including
combination screens, shall be selected and designed from the criteria found in the
Town of Beaufort Technical Standards and Specifications Manual. The Director or
his designee shall maintain and make available for public use the Town Technical
Standards and Specifications Manual.
(E) Administration and enforcement.
— Before the issuance of a building permit for any construction, renovation, or
alteration of any structure for which a screening buffer must be provided, a
plan indicating the type, amount, and location of screening buffer and any
required landscaped open space, prepared in conformance with the
provisions of this section, shall be submitted by the property owner to the
code enforcement officer and shall be approved by the code enforcement
officer and the Director.
— No certificate of occupancy for any construction or renovation shall be
approved by the code enforcement officer until the require screening buffer
is completed in accordance with the approved plan.
— The Board of Adjustment may modify or waive the requirements of this
section, where it can be demonstrated by the property owner that the
specific screening buffer and/or landscaped open space is not needed for
the protection of surrounding residential areas because of intervening
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streets, roadways, drainage ways, or other factors such as natural or
topographic features, or where there already exists natural growth of
sufficient height and density to serve the same purpose as the required
screening buffer. The Director shall review all requests for modification or
waiver of screening requirements prior to Board of Adjustment review.
Maintenance
' All planted and retained living material, required to meet the provisions of this chapter,
shall be maintained by the owner of the property on which the material is located. Any
' planted material which becomes damaged or diseased or dies shall be replaced by the
owner.
Nonliving screening buffers shall be maintained, cleaned, and repaired by the owner of the
property on which the buffer is located. Such buffers shall be kept free of litter and
advertising.
All provisions of this article shall be subject to Town of Beaufort enforcement proceedings.
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9. Authority of Director to Treat or Remove Trees on Private Property
' The Director may cause or order removal of an tree
y y t or part thereof on public or private
' property which is in an unsafe condition, damaging to sewers or other public improvements
facilities, or infested by an injurious fungus, disease, insect or other pest.
' The Director may cause or order necessary treatment for any tree on public or private
property which is infested by any injurious fungus, disease, insect or other pest when he
determines such action is necessary to prevent the spread of any such injurious condition
or pest and to prevent danger therefrom to persons or property or to vegetation planted
on adjacent property.
Before exercising the authority conferred by this section, the Director shall order the owner
' or occupant of the property to take corrective action. The order shall be in writing and
shall state that the action specified therein must be taken within ten (10) consecutive
calendar days after the order is mailed. The order shall be mailed by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested. If the condition has not been corrected or if
action that would lead to a timely correction of the condition has not been taken within the
time specified above, the Director may enter upon the property, perform the work
necessary to correct the condition, and bill the owner or occupant of the property for the
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actual costs incurred. The costs of such work, if not paid, shall constitute a lien against '
the property.
No foliage shall be allowed to extend from public or private property into any portion of a '
street right-of-way below a height of eight (8) feet above the grade of the sidewalk at the
property line, or, if no sidewalk grade has been established, the height shall be measured '
vertically above the center of the roadway. The director may cause or order corrective
action to prevent any such condition from existing.
10. Exceptions
The Director may waive the requirements of this article during ' Y q nng an emergency such as a
hurricane, tomado, windstorm, tropical storm, flood or other act of God. '
If any regulated tree shall be determined to be in a hazardous condition so as to (1)
immediately endanger the public health, safety or welfare, or (2) cause an immediate '
disruption in public services, the Director may authorize removal of the tree without a
written permit. Following removal, the Director may determine that replacement with
additional trees is necessary. In making determinations, the Director shall utilize such '
professional criteria and technical assistance as may be necessary.
This article shall not apply to the following types of property in the manner noted:
— The properties within the Historic District shall be subject only to the '
requirements placed on them by the Historic District Commission.
— Except for the construction of single-family residences in subdivisions prior '
to the recording of a final plat for the subdivision, single-family residences
are exempt from this article. '
— All bona fide agricultural land use is exempt from this article.
Property used for a business primarily engaged in the sale and display of '
motor vehicles, manufactured homes, boats, recreational vehicles or similar
equipment may have the required landscaping within the street yard '
installed at a minimum height of eighteen (18) inches at planting and not
exceeding three (3) feet at maturity.
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' 11. Appeals
' The Director shall notify persons who violate this article of the specific violation(s) by
personal service or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. The notice
shall include the measures which will be necessary to comply with this article or, if
' compliance is not practicable, it shall specify measures to minimize the noncompliance with
this article.
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Any person who is dissatisfied with the Director's decision may appeal to the Board of
Adjustment. The appeal shall be written and filed with the Town Manager within ten (10)
calendar days after the notice is mailed. The appeal shall be governed by the same
procedures as apply to appeals from decisions of the code enforcement officer under
Section 12-3.4 of the Town of Beaufort Zoning Ordinance. After a full and complete
hearing, the Board shall render a decision affirming, reversing, and modifying the Director's
decision in whole or in part.
J. Vested Right Provisions
In 1990, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation providing vested rights
in the zoning process to protect property from subsequent zoning changes for up to three
years. The following regulations should be incorporated into the town's zoning ordinance
to provide for vested rights procedures.
1. Purpose
The purpose of this section is to implement the provisions of G.S. 160A-385.1 pursuant to
which a statutory zoning vested right is established upon the approval of a site specific
development plan.
Neither a variance, a sketch plan nor any other document that fails to describe with
reasonable certainty the type and intensity of use for a specified parcel or parcels of
property shall constitute a site specific development plan.
Establishment of a Zoning Vested Right
(a) A zoning vested right shall be deemed established upon the valid approval,
or special use approval, by the Board of Commissioners or Board of
Adjustment, as applicable, of a site specific development plan, following
notice and public hearing.
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3.
(b) The approving authority may approve a site specific development plan upon '
such terms and conditions as may reasonably be necessary to protect the
public health, safety, and welfare.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), approval of a site specific
development plan with the condition that a variance be obtained shall not ,
confer a zoning vested right unless and until the necessary variance is
obtained.
(d) A site specific development plan shall be deemed approved upon the
effective date of the approval authority's action or ordinance relating thereto. '
(e) The establishment of a zoning vested right shall not preclude the application
of overlay zoning that imposes additional requirements but does not affect
the allowable type or intensity of use, or ordinances or regulations that are
general in nature and are applicable to all property subject to land -use
regulation by the Town of Beaufort, including, but not limited to, building,
fire, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical codes. Otherwise applicable new
or amended regulations shall become effective with respect to property that
is subject to a site specific development plan upon the expiration or
termination of the vested right in accordance with this chapter.
(f) A zoning vested right is not a personal right, but shall attach to and run with
the applicable property. After approval of a site specific development plan,
all successors to the original landowner shall be entitled to exercise such
right while applicable.
Approval Procedures and Approval Authority
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an application for site specific
development plan approval shall be processed in accordance with the
procedures established by ordinance and shall be considered by the
designated approval authority for the specific type of zoning permit, special
use permit, building permit, or variance approval for which application is
made.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), if the authority to issue a
particular zoning or special use, building, or variance permit or approval has
been delegated by ordinance to a board, committee or administrative official
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other than the Town of Beaufort Board of Commissioners, Board of
Adjustment, or other planning agency designated to perform any or all of
the duties of the Board of Adjustment, in order to obtain a zoning vested
right, the applicant must request in writing at the time of application that the
application be considered and acted on by the Town of Beaufort Board of
Commissioners or Board of Adjustment, following notice and a public
hearing as provided in G.S. 160A-364.
(c) In order for a zoning vested right to be established upon approval of a site
specific development plan, the applicant must indicate at the time of
application, on a form to be provided by the Town of Beaufort, that a zoning
vested right is being sought.
(d) Each map, plat, site plan or other document evidencing a site specific
development plan shall contain the following notation: "Approval of this plan
establishes a zoning vested right under G.S. 160A-385.1. Unless
terminated at an earlier date, the zoning vested right shall be valid until
(date)."
(e) Following approval or conditional approval of a site specific development
plan, nothing in this chapter shall exempt such a plan from subsequent
reviews and approvals to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions
of the original approval, provided that such reviews and approvals are not
inconsistent with the original approval.
(f) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the revocation of the original approval
or other remedies for failure to comply with applicable terms and conditions
of the approval or the zoning ordinance.
Duration
(a) A zoning right that has been vested as provided in this chapter shall remain
vested for a period of two years. This vesting shall not be extended by any
amendments or modifications to a site specific development plan unless
expressly provided by the approval authority at the time the amendment or
modification is approved.
(b) Upon issuance of a building permit, the expiration provisions of G.S. 160A-
418 and the revocation provisions of G.S. 160A-422 shall apply, except that
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a building permit shall not expire or be revoked because of the running of I
time while a zoning vested right under this section is outstanding.
5. Termination I
A zoning right that has been vested as provided in this chapter shall terminate: '
(a) at the end of the applicable vesting period with respect to buildings and
uses for which no valid building permit applications have been filed; '
(b)
with the written consent of the affected landowner;
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(c)
upon findings by the Town of Beaufort Board of Commissioners, by
ordinance after notice and a public hearing, that natural or man-made
,
hazards on or in the immediate vicinity of the property, if uncorrected, would
pose a serious threat to the public health, safety, and welfare if the project
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were to proceed as contemplated in the site specific development plan;
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(d)
upon payment to the affected landowner of compensation for all costs,
expenses, and other losses incurred by the landowner, including, but not
limited to, all fees paid in consideration of financing, and all architectural,
,
planning, marketing, legal, and other consultant's fees incurred after
approval by the Town of Beaufort, together with interest thereon at the legal
'
rate until paid. Compensation shall not include any diminution in the value
of the property which is caused by such action;
(e)
upon findings by the Town of Beaufort Board of Commissioners, by
ordinance after notice and a hearing, that the landowner or his
'
representative intentionally supplied inaccurate information ormade material
misrepresentations which made a difference in the approval by the approval
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authority of the site specific development plan; or
(f) upon the enactment or promulgation of a state or federal law or regulation '
that precludes development as contemplated in the site specific
development plan, in which case the approval authority may modify the ,
affected provisions, upon a finding that the change in state or federal law
has a fundamental effect on the plan, by ordinance after notice and a
hearing. '
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6. Voluntary Annexation
A petition for annexation filed with the Town of Beaufort under G.S. 16OA-31 or G.S.160A-
58.1 shall contain a signed statement declaring whether or not any zoning vested right with
respect to the properties subject to the petition has been established under G.S. 160A-
' 385.1 or G.S. 153A-344.1. A statement that declares that no zoning vested right has been
established under G.S. 160A-385.1 or G.S. 153A-344.1, or the failure to sign a statement
' declaring whether or not a zoning vested right has been established, shall be binding on
the landowner and any such zoning vested right shall be terminated.
' 7. Limitations
' Nothing in this chapter is intended or shall be deemed to create any vested right other than
those established pursuant to G.S. 160A-385.1.
8. Repealer
' In the event that G.S. 160A-385.1 is repealed, Section 15.0 shall be deemed repealed and
the provisions hereof no longer effective.
' K. Airport Zoning
' Airport height restriction zoning should be incorporated into both the Town of Beaufort and
Carteret County zoning ordinances. Development of such a regulation must be closely
coordinated with the Airport Commission. The regulations must be designed to protect the
integrity and safety of the FAA mandated approach and transitional surfaces for the airport.
' Draft airport height control zoning regulations are not provided because such regulations
should be provided by the airports planning/engineering consultants who will be familiar
with the technical specifications for the airport.
L. Nonresidential Zones Minimum Lot Sizes and Yard, Area and Height Requirements
The Town of Beaufort zoning ordinance does not provide minimum lot performance
standards for nonresidential lots. Except for this C-D district, this deficiency should be
' eliminated. The following lot standards are recommended.
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Minimum Minimum Minimum
Zoning Minimum Minimum Front Side Rear
District Lot Size Width Yard Yard* Yard Maximum Height
C-D
0
0
0
0
0
B-1
6,000
60
30
5
10
B-2
7,500
65
35
7
15
B-3
7,500
65
35
7
15
L-1
10,000
50
20
35
I-W
10,000
50
20
35
IP
25 acres
50
30
50
35
35
35
35
35
35
See recommended
IP regulations
* Side yards on the street side of corner lots should be increased one and one-half times.
XIV. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Approximately 56% of the primary and secondary impact areas are vacant. Thus, it is
imperative that an effective and enforceable control strategy be developed by the town as
soon as possible to provide for the regulation of stormwater runoff. A storm water control
ordinance should
-- Protect the absorptive, purifying, and retentive functions of natural systems.
Provide for post development stormwater runoff characteristics which
resemble the conditions that existed before the sites alteration.
The following draft stormwater control ordinance is recommended for adoption by the Town
of Beaufort:
SECTION ONE: SHORT TITLE
This ordinance shall be know as the "Stormwater Control Ordinance for Beaufort, NC."
SECTION TWO: FINDINGS OF FACTS
The Board of Commissioners of the Town of Beaufort finds that uncontrolled drainage
development of land has a significant adverse impact upon the health, safety, and welfare
of the community. More specifically,
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(a) Stormwater runoff can cant' pollutants into receiving water bodies, degrading water
quality and result in closures of shellfishing waters;
' (b) The increase in nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen accelerates eutrophication
of receiving waters, adversely affecting flora and fauna;
' (c) Improperly channeling water increases the velocity of runoff, thereby increasing erosion
and sedimentation;
' (d) Construction requiring the alteration of natural topography and removal of vegetation
tends to cause a loss of natural recharge areas and increase erosion;
' (e) Siltation of water bodies resulting from increased erosion decreases their capacity to
hold and transport water, interferes with navigation, and harms flora and fauna;
' (f) Impervious surfaces increase the volume and rate of stormwater runoff and allow less
water to percolate into the soil, thereby decreasing groundwater recharge;
(g) Improperly managed stormwater runoff can increase the incidence of flooding and the
level of floods which occur, endangering property and human life;
(h) Improperly managed stormwater runoff can interfere with the maintenance of optimum
' salinity in estuarine areas, thereby disrupting biological productivity;
(i) Substantial economic losses result from these adverse impacts on community waters;
' Q) Many future problems can be avoided if land is developed in accordance with sound
stormwater runoff management.
' SECTION THREE: OBJECTIVES
t In order to protect, maintain, and enhance both the immediate and the long term health,
safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Town of Beaufort, NC, this ordinance has
the following objectives:
' (a) To encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between humanity and nature;
(b) To protect, restore, and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the
' waters of its tributaries.
' (c) To prevent individuals, business organizations, and governments from causing harm
to the community by activities which adversely affect water resources;
' (d) To encourage the construction of drainage systems which aesthetically and functionally
approximate natural systems;
(e) To encourage the protection of natural systems and the use of them in ways which do
not impair their beneficial functioning;
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(f) To encourage the use of drainage systems which minimize the consumption of '
electrical energy or petroleum fuels to move water, remove pollutants, or maintain the
systems;
(g) To minimize the transport'of pollutants to area surface waters; ,
(h) To maintain or restore groundwater levels;
(i) To protect, maintain or restore natural salinity levels in estuarine areas;
0) To minimize erosion and sedimentation; '
(k) To prevent damage to wetlands and to the local natural recharge areas know as
interdunal troughs; '
(1) To prevent damage from flooding, while recognizing that natural fluctuations in water
levels are beneficial; - I
(m) To protect, restore, and maintain the habitat of fish and wildlife; and
(n) To ensure the attainment of these objectives by requiring the approval and
implementation of stormwater management plans for all activities which may have an
adverse impact upon community waters. ,
SECTION FOUR: DEFINITIONS
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases shall be interpreted so as to give them '
the meaning they have in common usage and to give this ordinance its most effective
application. Words used in singular shall include the plural and the plural the singular,
words used in the present tense shall include the future tense. The word "shall' connotes '
mandatory and not discretionary; the word "may" is permissive.
(a) "Adverse Impacts" are any modifications, alterations, or effects on a feature or
characteristic of community waters or wetlands, including their quality, quantity,
hydrodynamics, surface. area, species composition, living resources, aesthetics or
usefulness for human or natural uses which are or may potentially be harmful or injurious '
to human health, welfare, safety, or property, to biological productivity, diversity, or stability,
or which reasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or property, including outdoor
recreation. The term includes secondary and cumulative as well as direct impacts. '
(b) "Clearing" means the removal of trees and brush from the land but shall not include
the ordinary mowing of grass. '
(c) "Detention" refers to the collection and storage of surface water for subsequent gradual
discharge. '
(d) "Developer" means any person who engages in development either as the Owner or
as the agent of an Owner of property. '
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(e) "Development" or "Development Activity" means: 1) the construction, installation,
alteration, demolition, or removal of a structures, impervious surface, or drainage facility;
2) clearing, scraping, grubbing, or otherwise removing or killing the vegetation of a site;
' 3) adding, removing, exposing, excavating, leveling, grading, digging, burrowing, dumping,
piling, dredging, or otherwise significantly disturbing the soil, mud, sand, or rock of a site.
(f) "Drainage Facility" means any component of the drainage system.
(g) "Drainage System" is the system through which water flows from the land. It includes
' all watercourses, waterbodies, and wetlands.
(h) "Erosion" is the wearing or washing away of soil by the action of wind or water.
' (i) "Flood" is a temporary rise in the level of any waterbody, watercourse or wetland which
results in the inundation of areas not ordinarily covered by water.
' 0) 'Impervious Surface" means a surface which has been compacted or covered with a
layer of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water. It includes semi -
impervious surfaces. such as compacted clay, as well as most conventionally surfaced
' streets, roofs, sidewalks, parking lots and other similar structures.
(k) "Natural Systems" means systems which predominantly consist of or use those
' communities of plants, animals, bacteria and other flora and fauna which occur
indigenously on the land, in the soil, or in the water.
' (1) "Owner" is the person in who is vested the fee ownership, dominion, or title of property,
i.e., the proprietor. This term may also include a tenant, if chargeable under his lease for
the maintenance of the property, and any agent of the Owner or tenant including a
' developer.
(m) "Person" means any and all persons, natural, or artificial and includes any individual,
' firm, corporation, government agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association,
two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal entity.
' (n) "Predevelopment Conditions" are those conditions which existed before alteration,
resulting from human activity, of the natural topography, vegetation and rate, volume or
direction of surface or ground water flow, as indicated by the best available historical data.
' (o) 'Receiving Bodies of Water" shall mean any waterbodies, watercourses, or wetlands
into which surface waters flow either naturally, in manmade ditches, or in a closed conduit
system.
' (p) 'Retention" refers to the collection and e storage of runoff without subsequent discharge
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to surface waters.
' "Sediment" is fine articulate material whether mineral or organic, that is in
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suspension or has settled in a waterbody.
' (r) "Sedimentation Facility" means any structure or area which is designed to hold runoff
water until suspended sediments have settled.
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(s) "Site" means any tract, lot or parcel of land or combination of tracts, lots, or parcels
of land which are in one ownership, or are contiguous and in diverse ownership where '
development is to be performed as part of a unit, subdivision, or project.
(t) "Stormwater Management Plan" refers to the detailed analysis required by Section Six
,
for each activity described in Section Six for each activity described in Section Five of this
ordinance.
"Structure"
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u means that which is built or constructed an edifice
O dice or building of any kind,
or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some
definite manner but shall not include fences or signs.
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(v) "Subdivide" means to divide the ownership of a parcel of land, whether improved or
unimproved, into three or more contiguous lots or parcels of land, whether by reference
,
to a plat, by metes and bounds or otherwise, or, if the establishment of a new street is
involved, any division of a parcel of land. Subdivision includes a resubdivision and, when
appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided.
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(w) "Vegetation" means all plant growth, especially trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, mosses,
and grasses.
(x) "Waters" or "Community of Waters" means any and all water on or beneath the surface
of the ground. It includes the water in any watercourse, waterbody, or drainage system.
It also includes diffused surface water and water percolating, standing or flowing beneath
,
the surface of the ground, as well as coastal waters.
(y) "Watercourse" means any natural or artificial stream, river, creek, channel, ditch canal, '
conduit, culvert, drain, waterway, gully, ravine, street, roadway, swale, or wash in which
water flows in a definite direction, either continuously or intermittently, and which has a
definite channel, bed or banks. ,
(z) "Waterbody" means any natural or artificial pond, lake, reservoir, or other area which
ordinarily or intermittently contains water and which has a discernible shoreline. '
(aa) "Watershed" means a drainage area or drainage basin contributing to the flow of
water in a receiving body of water. '
(bb) "Wetlands" means those areas where 1) the soil is ordinarily saturated with water;
or 2) the dominant plant community is one or more of those species designated by the '
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers as identifying wetlands or the transitional zone of wetlands.
SECTION FIVE: APPLICABILITY
a All development' within the Town of Beaufort extraterritorial jurisdiction must comply
with minimum stormwater control standards. All development must provide appropriate
infiltration devices to control runoff of the first 1.5 inches of rainfall or less from all '
impervious surfaces onsite. Flow from gutters and downspouts shall be diverted to dry
wells or porous drain pipes in rock envelope. For structures without gutters and
downspouts, gravel infiltration beds under roof overhangs shall be provided. Typical '
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' designs of appropriate systems will be provided for guidance in the manual of stormwater
management practices (see Section 11).
(b) Unless exempted pursuant to subsection (c) or waived pursuant to subsection (d), a
Stormwater Management Plan must be submitted and approved before:
(1) a plat is recorded or land is subdivided; or
(2) an existing drainage system is altered, rerouted, deepened.
(3) building permit is issued.
' (4) development is commenced.
(c) Exemptions: The following development activities are exempt from the Stormwater
Management Plan Requirement:
' 1 the development of one 1 single-family or duplex residential dwelling unit and
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accessory structures (such as fences, storage sheds, and septic tanks) in an
' existing subdivision.
(2) agricultural activity not involving the artificial drainage of land.
' (3) any maintenance, alteration, use or improvement to an existing structure not
changing or affecting quality, rate, volume or location of surface water discharge.
(d) Waivers:
' (1) A waiver of the Stormwater Management Plan requirement may be obtained
by submitting an application on forms supplied by the Town of Beaufort. The
application shall contain:
' (i) the name, address, and telephone number of the developer and owner;
(ii) a description and a drawing of the proposed development;
(iii) the location of the development; and
' (iv) any other information requested by the Town of Beaufort that is
reasonably necessary to evaluate the proposed development..
' (2) The Town of Beaufort may grant waiver if the application demonstrates the
development is not likely to:
' (i) significantly increase or decrease the rate or volume of surface water
runoff;
' (ii) have a significant adverse impact on an interdunal trough, wetland,
watercourse or waterbody;
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(iii) significantly contribute to the degradation of water quality.
(3) The following types of development shall not be eligible to receive a waiver:
(i) shopping centers;
(ii) commercial facilities;
(iii) subdivisions;
(iv) roads;
(v) impervious surfaces greater than 10,000 square feet.
(e) Variances: The Town of Beaufort may grant a written variance from any requirement
of this ordinance using the following criteria:
(1) there are special circumstances applicable to the subject property of its
intended use; and,
(2) the granting of the variance will not;
(i) significantly increase or decrease the rate or volume of surface water
runoff;
(ii) have a significant adverse impact on an interdunal trough, wetland,
watercourse, or waterbody;
(iii) significantly contribute to the degradation of water quality;
(iv) otherwise significantly impair attainment of the objectives of this
ordinance.
SECTION SIX: CONTENTS OF THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
(a) It is the responsibility of an applicant to include in the Stormwater Management Plan
sufficient information for the Town of Beaufort or its agents to evaluate the environmental
characteristics of the affected areas, the potential and predicted impacts of the proposed
activity on area surface waters, and the effectiveness and acceptability of those measures
proposed by the applicant for reducing adverse impacts. The Stormwater Management
Plan shall contain maps, charts, graphs, tables, photographs, narrative descriptions, and
explanations and citations to supporting references, as appropriate, to communicate the
information required by this section.
(b) The Stormwater Management Plan shall contain the name, address, and telephone
number of the owner and the developer. In addition, the legal description of the property
shall be provided, and its location with reference to such landmarks as major waterbodies,
adjoining roads, or subdivisions shall be clearly identified by a map.
(c) The existing environmental and hydrologic conditions of the site and of receiving
waters and wetlands shall be described in detail, including the following:
(1) the direction, flow rate, and volume of stormwater runoff under existing
conditions and, to the extent practicable, predevelopment conditions;
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(2) the location of areas on the site where stormwater collects or percolates into
the ground (locations of interdunal troughs) as shown on the topographic maps of
the town which are on file at the Town Hall;
(3) a description of all watercourses, waterbodies, and wetlands on or adjacent to
the site or into which stormwater flows. Information regarding their water quality
and the current water quality classification, if any, given them by the NC Division
of Environmental Management (NCDEM) shall be included;
(4) groundwater levels, including seasonal fluctuations;
(5) location of floodplains;
(6) vegetation;
(7) topography;
(8) soils.
(d) Proposed alterations of the site shall be described in detail, including:
(1) changes in topography;
(2) areas where vegetation will be cleared or otherwise killed;
(3) areas that will be covered with an impervious surface and a description of the
surfacing material;
(4) the size and location of any buildings or other structures.
(e) Predicted impacts of the proposed development on existing conditions shall be
described in detail, including:
(1) changes in water quality;
(2) changes in groundwater levels;
(3) changes in the incidence and duration of flooding on the site and upstream and
downstream from it;
(4) impacts on wetlands; and
(5) impacts on vegetation.
(f) All components of the drainage system and any measures for the detention, retention,
or infiltration of water or for the protection of water quality shall be described in detail,
including:
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(1) the channel, direction, flow rate, volume, and quality of stormwater that will be
conveyed from the site; with a comparison to existing conditions and, to the extent
practicable, predevelopment conditions;
(2) detention and retention areas, including plans for the discharge of contained
waters, maintenance plans, and predictions of water quality in those areas;
(3) areas of the site to be used or reserved for percolation including a prediction
of the impact on groundwater quality;
(4) a plan for the control of erosion and sedimentation which describes in detail the
type and location of control measures, the stage of development at which they will
be put into place or used, and provisions for their maintenance;
(5) any other information which the developer or the Town of Beaufort or its agents
believes is reasonably necessary for an evaluation of the development.
SECTION SEVEN: PROCEDURES AND FEES
(a) Any person planning a development as defined in this ordinance, unless exempted,
shall submit a Stormwater Management Plan or an application for waiver to the Town of
Beaufort.
(b) Within ten (10) working days after submission of the completed waiver application, the
Town shall notify the applicant that the waiver has been approved or denied and whether
a Stormwater Management Plan must be submitted by the applicant.
(c) A permit fee will be collected at the time the Stormwater Management Plan or
application for waiver are submitted and will reflect the cost of administration and
management of the permitting process.. The town shall establish, by resolution a prorated
fee schedule based upon the relative complexity of the project. The fee schedule may be
amended from time to time by the Town Board of Commissioners by resolution. Notice
of such resolution shall be published no less than fifteen (15) days prior to adoption. The
fee schedule shall be appended to this ordinance following its adoption and shall be
considered to be part of this ordinance.
(d) Within thirty (30) days after submission of the completed Stormwater Management
Plan, the town shall approve, with or without specified conditions or modifications, or reject
the plan and shall notify the applicant accordingly. If the town has not rendered a decision
within thirty (30) days after plan submission, it shall inform the applicant of the status of
the review process and the anticipated completion date. If the plan is rejected or modified,
the town shall state its reasons. However, it is not the responsibility of the town or its
designated agent to design an acceptable project.
(e) The Stormwater Management Plan shall not be approved unless it clearly indicates
that the proposed development will meet the performance standards described in Section
Eight and the Design Standards described in Section Nine, except where a variance has
been granted pursuant to Section Five, Subsection (d), or where off -site management is
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' (f) Inspections: No Stormwater Management Plan may be approved without adequate
provision for inspection of the property before development activity commences. The
applicant shall arrange with the Town's Building Inspector or his designated agent for
' scheduling the following inspections:
(1) Initial Inspection: Prior to approval of the Stormwater Management Plan;
' (2) Bury Inspection: Prior to burial of any underground drainage structure;
' (3) Erosion Control Inspection: As necessary to ensure effective control of erosion
and sedimentation;
' (4) Finish Inspection: When all work including installation of all drainage facilities
has been completed.
' The Town Building Inspector or his designated agent shall inspect the work and shall either
approve it or notify the applicant in writing in what respects there has been a failure to
comply with the requirements of the approved Stormwater Management Plan. Any portion
' of the work which does not comply shall be promptly corrected by the applicant or the
applicant will be subject to the penalty provisions of Section Thirteen.
' (g) Appeals: Any person aggrieved by the action of any official charged with the
enforcement of this Ordinance, as the result of the disapproval of a properly filed
application for a permit, issuance of a written notice of violation, or an alleged failure to
properly enforce the Ordinance in regard to a specific application shall have the right to
' appeal the action to the Town Board of Commissioners. The appeal shall be filed in
writing within twenty (20) days of the date of official transmittal of the final decision or
determination to the applicant, shall state clearly the grounds on which the appeal is
' based, and shall be processed in the manner prescribed for hearing administrative appeals
under local and NC State Statutes.
' SECTION EIGHT: PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
The Stormwater Management Plan must demonstrate the proposed development or activity
' has been planned and designed and will be constructed and maintained to meet each of
the following standards:
(a) Ensure that after development, runoff from the site approximates the rate of flow,
volume and timing of runoff that would have occurred following the same rainfall under
existing conditions and to the extent practicable, predevelopment conditions, unless runoff
is discharged into an Off -site Drainage Facility as provided in Section Ten;-
(b) Maintain the natural hydrodynamic characteristics of the watershed;
(c) Protect or restore the quality of ground and surface waters;
(d) Ensure that erosion during and after development is minimized;
(e) Protect groundwater levels;

(f) Protect the beneficial functioning of wetlands as areas for the natural storage of surface
waters and the chemical reduction and assimilation of pollutants;
(g) Prevent increased flooding and damage that results from improper location,
construction, and design of. structures in areas which are presently subject to an
unacceptable danger of flooding;
(h) Prevent or reverse salt water intrusion;
(i) Protect the natural fluctuating levels of salinity in estuarine areas;
0) Minimize injury to flora and fauna and adverse impacts to fish and wildlife habitat;
(k) Otherwise further the objectives of this Ordinance.
SECTION NINE: DESIGN STANDARDS
To ensure attainment of the objectives of this Ordinance and to ensure that performance
standards will be met, the design, construction, and maintenance of drainage systems shall
be consistent with the following standards:
(a) Channeling runoff directly into waterbodies shall be strictly prohibited. Instead, runoff
shall be routed through swales and other systems designed to increase time of
concentration, decrease velocity, increase infiltration, allow suspended solids to settle, and
remove pollutants;
(b) Natural watercourses shall not be dredged, cleared of vegetation, deepened, widened,
straightened, stabilized, or otherwise altered. Water shall be retained or detained before
it enters any natural watercourse in order to preserve the natural hydrodynamics of the
watercourse and to prevent siltation or other pollution;
(c) The area of land disturbed by development shall be as small as practicable. Those
areas which are not to be disturbed shall be protected by an adequate barrier from
construction activity. Whenever possible, natural vegetation shall be retained or protected;
(d) No grading, cutting or filling shall be commenced until erosion and sedimentation
control devices have been installed between the disturbed area and waterbodies,
watercourses, and wetlands;
(e) Land which has been cleared for development and upon which construction has not
commenced shall be protected from erosion by appropriate techniques designed to
revegetate the area;
(f) Sediment shall be retained on the site of the development;
(g) Wetlands and other waterbodies shall not be used as sediment traps during
development;
(h) Erosion and sedimentation facilities shall receive regular maintenance to insure that
they continue to function properly;
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(i) Artificial watercourses shall be designed, considering soil type, so that the velocity of
flow is low enough to prevent erosion;
0) Vegetated buffer strips shall be created or, where practicable, retained in their natural
state along the banks of all watercourses, waterbodies, or wetlands. The width of the
buffer shall be sufficient to prevent erosion, trap the sediment in overland runoff, provide
access to the waterbody and allow for periodic flooding without damage to structures;
(k) Intermittent watercourses, such as swales, should be vegetated;
(1) Retention and detention ponds shall be used to retain and detain the increased and
accelerated runoff which the development generates. Water shall be released from
detention ponds into watercourses or wetlands at a rate and in a manner approximating
the natural flow which would have occurred before development;
' (m) Although the use of wetlands for storing and purifying water is encouraged, care must
be taken not to overload their capacity, thereby harming the wetlands and transitional
vegetation. Wetlands should not be damaged by the construction of detention ponds.
' (n) The first one and one-half (1.5) inch of runoff from impervious surfaces shall be
retained on the site of the development;
' (o) Detention and retention areas shall be designed so that shorelines are sinuous rather
than straight and so that length of shoreline is maximized, thus offering more space for the
growth of littoral vegetation;
' (p) The banks of detention and retention areas shall
a slope at gentle grade into the water
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as a safeguard against drowning, personal injury, or other accidents, to encourage the
' growth of vegetation and to allow the alternate flooding and exposure of areas along the
shore as water levels periodically rise and fall;
' (q) The use of drainage facilities and vegetated buffer zones as open space, recreation
and conservation areas shall be encouraged.
' SECTION TEN: OFF -SITE DRAINAGE FACILITIES
(a) The Town of Beaufort may allow stormwater runoff that is otherwise of unacceptable
' quality or which would be discharged in volumes or at rates in excess of those otherwise
allowed by this Ordinance, to be discharged into drainage facilities off the site of.
development if each of the following conditions is met:
' (1) It is not practicable to completely manage runoff on the site, in a manner that
meets the Performance Standards and Design Standards;
' (2) The off -site drainage facilities and channels leading to them are designed,
constructed, and maintained in accordance with the requirements of this ordinance;
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(3) Adequate provision is made for the sharing of construction and operating costs
of the facilities with the town. The developer, may be required to pay a portion of
the cost of constructing the facilities as a condition to receiving approval of the
drainage plan;
(4) Adverse environmental impacts on the site of development will be minimized.
(b) At request to use off -site drainage facilities and all information related to the proposed
off -site facilities should be made a part of the developer's Stormwater Management Plan.
Guidelines for the consideration of off -site facility use will be defined in the Manual of
Stormwater Management Practices.
SECTION ELEVEN: MANUAL OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
(a) The Town of Beaufort shall compile a manual of Stormwater Management Practices
for the guidance of persons preparing Stormwater Management Plans, and designing or
operating drainage systems. The Manual shall be updated periodically to reflect the most
current and effective practices and shall be made available to the public.
(b) The Manual shall include guidance and specifications for the preparation of
Stormwater Management Plans. Acceptable techniques for obtaining, calculating, and
presenting the information required in the Stormwater Management Plans shall be
described.
(c) The Manual shall include guidance in the selection of environmentally sound practices
for the management of stormwater and the control of erosion and sediment. Specific
techniques and practices shall be described in detail. The development and use of
techniques which emphasize the use of natural systems shall be encouraged.
(d) The Manual shall also establish minimum specifications for the construction of
drainage facilities. Construction specifications shall be established in accordance with
current good engineering practices.
(e) The Building Inspector shall submit the Manual and subsequent revisions of it to the
Town Board and Planning Board for review and approval.
SECTION TWELVE: MAINTENANCE
(a) Drainage facilities shall be dedicated to the Town of Beaufort where they are
determined to be appropriately a part of the town's maintained system or are unlikely to
be adequately maintained by the developer or owner of the property.
(b) The systems maintained by the owner shall have adequate easements to permit the
town to inspect and, if necessary, to take corrective action should the owner fail to properly
maintain the system. Before taking corrective action, the town shall give the owner written
notice of the nature of the existing defects. If the owner fails within thirty (30) days from
the date of notice to commencement corrective action or to appeal the matter to the Town
Board of Commissioners, the town may take necessary corrective action, the cost of which
shall become a lien on the real property until paid.
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' SECTION THIRTEEN: ENFORCEMENT
(a) Nuisance: Any development activity that is commenced without prior approval of a
' Stormwater Management Plan or is conducted, contrary to an approved Stormwater
Management Plan as required by this Ordinance, shall be deemed a public nuisance and
may be restrained by injunction or otherwise abated in a manner provided by law.
(b) Civil and Criminal Penalties: In addition to or as an alternative to any penalty provided
herein or by law, any person who violates the provisions of this Ordinance shall be
' punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100) nor more than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed
sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Such person shall be guilty of a
separate offense for each day during which the violation occurs or continues.
(c) Any violator may be required to restore land to its undisturbed condition. In the event
' that restoration is not undertaken within a reasonable time after notice, the town may take
necessary corrective action, the cost of which shall become a lien upon the property until
paid.
' (d) Notice of Violation: When the Town Building Inspector determines that development
activity is not being carried out in accordance with the requirements of this Ordinance, it
shall issue a written notice of violation to the Owner of the property. The notice of violation
' shall contain:
(1) the name and address of the owner or applicant;
' (2) the street address when available or a description of the building structure, or
land upon which the violation is occurring;
(3) a statement specifying the nature of the violation;
' (4) a description of the remedial actions necessary to bring the development
activity into compliance with this Ordinance and a time schedule for completion of
such remedial action;
' (5) a statement of the penalty or penalties that shall or may be assessed against
the person to whom the notice of violation is directed;
(6) a statement that the town's determination of violation may be appealed to the
Town Board of Commissioners by filing a written notice of appeal within fifteen (15)
days of service of notice of violation.
The notice of violation shall be served upon the person(s) to whom it is directed either
personally, in the manner provided for personal service of notices by the court of local
jurisdiction or by mailing a copy of the notice of violation by certified mail, postage prepaid,
return receipt requested to such person at his or her last known address.
A notice of violation issued pursuant to this section constitutes a determination from which
an administrative appeal may be taken to the Town Board of Commissioners.
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SECTION FOURTEEN: SEVERABILITY
Each separate provision of this Ordinance is deemed independent of all other provisions
herein so that if any provision or provisions of this Ordinance be declared invalid, all other
provisions thereof shall remain valid and enforceable.
SECTION FIFTEEN: EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall become effective on
Adopted this the day of , 19
Mayor
Reviewed for Legal Consistency:
Town Attorney
Date
XV. PARKING LOT PAVING
As an additional aid to the control of stormwater runoff, the town should consider not
requiring parking lots with 25 spaces or less to be paved. In addition, the town should
consider allowing parking lots which are infrequently used, one day or less per week, to
be constructed with pervious surfaces. Large infrequently utilized parking lots (greater than
25 spaces) should be treated as special uses and approved on a case by case basis by
the Town of Beaufort Board of Adjustment. Drawings 1 and 2 provide example details for
unpaved parking lots. These details are presently being utilized by the City of Wilmington,
North Carolina.
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' XVI. SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
' The Town of Beaufort Subdivision Ordinance should be updated and rewritten. This
should be done to respond to changes in the state's enabling legislation regulating land
subdivision and to coordinate the subdivision ordinance with revisions to the Zoning
' Ordinance and the new Stormwater Control Ordinance, if adopted. In 1991, the legislature
adopted revisions to the state's platting requirements. The state's recordation
requirements were revised in 1993. Specifically, the following zoning ordinance revisions
may require modifications to the town's subdivision ordinance:
' — Industrial Park regulations.
— Landscaping requirements.
' — Establishment of nonresidential minimum lot sizes.
— Establishment of nonresidential yard requirements.
— Zero lot line/townhouse for individual ownership requirements.
XVII. DEMOGRAPHIC FORECAST
From 1995 to 2005, the Town of Beaufort and the unincorporated areas of the Beaufort
township are expected to grow 15.08% and 30.16%, respectively. These growth rates are
expected to continue through the 10-year planning period as defined by the Town of
Beaufort 1996 CAMA Land Use Plan. In 1996, the total population within the primary and
' secondary impact areas was 1,098. At the forecast growth rate of 30.16%, the total 2005
population should be approximately 1,429. At an average household size of 3.3, the
' resulting number of households is approximately 433.
' Long term build out of the primary and secondary areas based on the proposed Land Use
Plan (see page 28) will require considerably longer than 2005. The proposed plan
provides residential development in residential corridor areas, medium to high density
' residential areas,and low density residential areas. The following provides the average
densities for each of these areas:
Residential Corridor 3.5 dwelling units/acre
Medium to High Density Residential 5.5 dwelling units/acre
' Low Density Residential 3.5 dwelling units/acre
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The residential density for the residential corridor area is only 3.5 dwelling units per acre
because 50% of the area is expected to be developed for office and institutional usage.
Those residential corridor areas which are developed for residential usage should have an
average residential density of seven dwelling units per acre. Based on these average
densities, the following total dwelling units may be constructed:
Residential Corridor 71 dwelling units
Medium to High Density Residential 525 dwelling units
Low Density Residential 1123 dwelling units
1719 total dwelling units
Total build -out would result in a population base of 5,672 (1,719 x 3.3 average household
size). At the current growth rate of 30.16% per ten year period, build -out would require
in excess of 60 years. Table 7 summarizes population growth at a sustained 30.16%
growth rate per ten year period.
Table 7
U.S. 70 Corridor Study
Primary and Secondary Impact Areas
Long Term Forecast Growth
2005
1,429
2015
1,859
2025
2,420
2035
3,151
2045
4,101
2055
5,338
XVIII. TRIP GENERATION
The traffic/transportation implications of population growth will be significant. Normally a
household will generate an average of eight vehicular trips per day. Thus, the existing 331
households generate approximately 2,648 vehicular trips. By 2005 and 2015, the total
number of trips will have increased to approximately 3,464 and 4,506 per day, respectively.
These figures do not reflect transient traffic which will be moving through the area.

XIX. WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY DEVELOPMENT
' A. Introduction
Estimation of full development utility demands in the primary and secondary impact areas
' are based upon projected land use patterns as indicated on Map 8. Water/wastewater
demands allocated to the various projected land uses and applied to utility design
requirement projections are as follows:
Residential Corridor 400 gpd/acre
Low Density Residential 400 gpd/acre
Medium to High Density Residential 800 gpd/acre
' Non -Residential Corridor 500 gpd/acre
High Density Commercial 500 gpd/acre
Industrial 200 gpd/acre
For each land use, it is estimated that 10 percent of the acreage will be utilized for right-of-
ways and other public use purposes. Therefore, the above flow rate demands will be
applied to 90 percent of each land use total acreage.
Several areas within and adjacent to the southernmost boundary of the impact areas are
presently served by public water, sewer or both. However, the majority of the impact area
' is not served with such utilities and a master plan for such service is desirable. A master
plan for water and wastewater service to the approximately 1,500 acres of impact area
should set the course to enable future development to ultimately result in the most long-
term cost-efficient utility systems to operate and maintain.
' B. Water
' 1. General
' A public water supply system to serve the impact area will consist of three major
components: a water distribution system; water supply source and treatment capacity; and
water storage capacity.
a. Distribution in General
The distribution system is a piping network consisting of trunk mains and
distribution mains which transport the potable water supply to the individual users from the
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source or storage location. Trunk mains are the larger sized lines designated primarily to
move water from its source to and through the service area. Distribution mains are smaller
lines primarily intended to distribute and deliver water to individual users in any locale
within the water system's service area.
The distribution system should contain "looping" connections in as much as possible
to provide assurance for continued service even in the event of unexpected disruption.
However, this is not always initially possible as systems expand into adjacent unserved
areas, as is the case in the instance of the impact area. Transportation corridors will
directly impact location of the primary (trunk) lines.
Hydrants are placed at strategic locations throughout distribution systems, including
trunk mains, to provide mechanisms for flushing maintenance of the pipeline network.
Spacing is normally driven by economic and political considerations. Traditionally, hydrant
placement is interpreted as being primarily for community fire protection. As a result,
placement for this maintenance necessity benefits from the locally desired frequency of
water sources for community fire protection. In the Beaufort water system, current policy
places hydrant spacing at 500 feet within the Town's corporate limits and 2,500 feet
beyond the corporate limits.
Valves should be placed liberally in the construction of extensions to allow isolation
of various lines of the distribution network without disruption to large portions of the
system.
b. Water Supply/Treatment in General
Water supply sources normally include: groundwater, surface water; reuse; and
purchase from a regional supplier. In coastal North Carolina, water supply sources are
typically groundwater, either directly or indirectly through a regional supplier. Required
treatment normally includes any combination of iron removal, softening, reverse osmosis,
fluoridation and disinfection.
C. Water Storage in General
Storage of water is regulated by the State of North Carolina to be the equivalent
capacity of one-half of the annual average day supply. Storage is provided in both ground
and elevated storage tanks. Elevated tanks tend to be the preferred choice as they also
provide for sustaining the desired system operating pressure throughout the distribution
network.
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' 2. Water Distribution System Expansion
The objective of the water distribution network expansion will be to provide appropriate
' conduits within which to transmit maximum day water demands to the various portions of
the impact area, and to a reasonable extent, for future service beyond the impact area.
' Minimum water line size recommended is 6 inch so as to be capable of accommodating
installation of hydrants. Hydrant spacing is initially recommended at the current town
policy of 2,500 feet for out-of-town locations (of which is the case for the majority of the
' impact area).
' A schematic plan for the primary piping of a water distribution network expansion as well
as identification of existing water distribution renovations required by new highway
construction are shown on Map 9. The plan is not intended to depict the actual location
' of lines, hydrants and valves, but instead to illustrate a proposed concept.
' A preliminary opinion of probable cost for these water system extensions and renovations
is shown on Table 8. The generally estimated project cost for all improvements is
' $1,335,000 as expressed in 1997 dollars. This cost, or any portion thereof, adjusted for
inflation, should only be used for planning purposes. For budgeting, it is recommended
that the individual project to be implemented be specifically evaluated for actual proposed
' cost.
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Extensions & Renovations
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US 70/NC 101 Primary & Secondary Impact Areas
Preliminary Opinion of Probable Cost
Line Designation Line Location
WR-1 (Turner Street)
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Relocate Existing Water Main, 8", 600 LF
WR-2 (West Beaufort Road Area)
Relocate Existing Water Mains, 8" (1,000 LF) & 6" (800 LF)
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WR-3 (NC Hwy 101)
Relocate Existing Water Main, 8", 1,000 LF
T-1 (Proposed US 70/NC 101 Connector)
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New Water Trunk Main, 10", 4,000 LF
T-2 (Proposed NC 101 Corridor)
New Water Trunk Main, 10", 3,200 LF
T-3 (Proposed NC 101 Corridor)
New Water Trunk Main, 10", 5,400 LF
T-4 (Proposed US 70 Corridor)
New Water Trunk Main, 10", 3,000 LF
T-5 (US Hwy 70 East)
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New Water Trunk Main, 10", 1,200 LF
T-6 (NC Hwy 101)
New Water Trunk Main, 8", 2,000 LF
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T-7 (NC Hwy 101)
New Water Trunk Main, 8", 1,600 LF
T-8 (NC Hwy 101)
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New Water Trunk Main, 8", 1,600 LF
D-1 (Pearl Drive)
New Water Distribution Main, 6", 2,000 LF
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D-2 (West Beaufort Road)
New Water Distribution Main, 8", 2,000 LF
D-3 (Copeland Road)
New Water Distribution Main, 8", 2,600 LF
D-4 (Riverside Drive)
New Water Distribution Main, 6", 2,300 LF
D-5 (US Hwy 70 East)
New Water Distribution Main, 8", 1,200 LF
TOTAL WATER DISTRIBUTION EXTENSIONS & RENOVATIONS
(Expressed in 1997 Dollars)
Source: Rivers & Associates, Inc.
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Estimated
Proiect Cost
$57,000
$73,700
$49,600
$140,000
$120,600
$182,200
$106,800
$55,000
$69,300
$59,800
$59,800
$68,900
$74,300
$90,500
$74,800
$52,700
$1,335,000

3. Water Supply and Treatment Capacity '
The existing water supply is more than adequate to provide for the annual average day
and maximum day demands projected to be incurred as a result of full development of the '
impact area. Table 9 includes a summary of calculations for existing and projected water
supply required for both annual average day and maximum day. '
Table 9
Existing Water System
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Water Supply, Treatment & Storage Capacities
US 70/NC 101 Primary & Secondary Impact Areas
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1. WATER SUPPLY/TREATMENT CAPACITY
A. Existing Capacity & Demands
Supply Safe Yield (1992)
1.296 MGD
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Supply Max. Yield (1992)
2.592 MGD
Average Day Demand (1992)
0.486 MGD
Max. Day Demand (1992)
0.834 MGD
Max. Day to Average Day Ratio
1.716
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Supply Safe Yield Reserve Capacity (1992)
0.810 MGD
Supply Max.'Yield Reserve Capacity (1992)
1.203 MGD
B. Impact Area Projected Demands
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Impact Area Projected Average Day Demand
0.323 MGD
Impact Area Projected Max. Day Demand
0.555 MGD
C. Total Proiected Demands
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1992 Average Day Demand Plus Impact Area Average Day Demand
0.809 MGD
1992 Max. Day Demand Plus Impact Area Max. Day Demand
1.389 MGD
D. Reserve Capacity
,
Supply Safe Yield Reserve after Projected Service to Impact Area
0.487 MGD
Supply Max. Yield Reserve after Projected Service to Impact Area
1.203 MGD
Existing Supply/Treatment Capacity is Sufficient. No Expansion is Required.
'
II. WATER STORAGE CAPACITY
A. Existinq Capacity & Demands
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Installed Capacity
0.7 MG
Existing Required Storage (1/2 of 1992 annual average day)
0.243 MG
B. Impact Area Proiected Demand
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Impact Area Projected Storage Requirement
0.162 MG
C. Total Proiected Demand
1992 Average Day Plus Impact Area Average Day Demand
0.405 MG
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D. Reserve Capacitv
Storage Reserve after Projected Service to Impact Area
0.295 MG
Existing Storage Capacity is Sufficient. No Expansion is Required.
Note: Reference for calculation of existing capacities and demands is the Town of Beaufort's 1992 Water
Supply Plan.
Source: Rivers & Associates, Inc.
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' 4. Water Storage Capacity
The Town of Beaufort's installed water storage capacity far exceeds the regulatory
' requirement. The existing capacity will also provide for the demands projected at full
development of the impact area. Table 9 includes a summary of existing storage capacity
' versus projected demands resulting from full development in the impact area.
C. Wastewater
1. General
A central sewer system to serve the impact area will consist of two major components: a
1 wastewater collection system; and wastewater treatment system capacity.
The collection system is a piping network consisting of collector mains and interceptor
mains which receives the generated wastewater from individual users and transports it to
the treatment location. Collector mains are the smaller pipelines designated to receive the
' wastewater from the individual users, while the interceptor mains are the larger pipelines
primarily designated to transport collected wastewater to the wastewater treatment plant
' or a collection system pump station. In this instance, wastewater collected from the impact
area should be transported directly to the wastewater treatment plant to avoid overloading
the multiple pumping stations in the existing wastewater collection system.
The treatment system receives the transported wastewater and subjects it to various
' degrees of physical, biological and (in some cases) chemical treatment processes to
reduce the water borne waste constituents to acceptable levels prior to discharge onto land
or into surface waters.
2. Wastewater Collection System Expansion
' a. General
' There are various methods by which wastewater collection can be satisfactorily
accomplished. Each method can have "pro and con" features which may result in one
1 option having an advantage for its utilization in a particular community. Therefore, at a
minimum, a general evaluation of potential methods should be conducted.

b. Gravity Collection Alternative '
A gravity collection system has one primary component, that being a piping network
designed at a slope to utilize the earth's gravitational pull to cause the wastewater from '
each user to "run" downhill away from the home (or business). The wastewater flows
through the piping network en route to its ultimate destination. There is no special '
equipment, valve, pump, tank, etc. required at the user's location or at other locations to
remove the user's wastewater. '
However, in coastal North Carolina communities, where topography is essentially
non-existent, the required sloping of the pipeline creates an ever deepening pipeline
trench, thus encountering groundwater, unsuitable soils, hazardous working conditions, and
other unforgiving obstacles. These problems can only be overcome by construction of ,
expensive lift (or pump) stations.
In areas such as the impact area where topography does not exist and groundwater '
tables are shallow due to the low elevation relative to mean sea level, the frequency of
pump stations is accelerated due to its cost-effectiveness over extension of ever -deepening ,
gravity pipelines. In general, this results in a maximum reach of approximately one -quarter
to one-half mile of gravity sewer in either direction from a pump station. '
Additionally, gravity sewer pipeline construction typically requires extensive area for
construction of the deep trenches. Many times, this occurs through areas with developed ,
surface features which must be replaced or through limited space areas. Both situations
result in increased cost of construction.
C. Low Pressure Collection Alternative
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A low pressure collection system consists of individual service pumps and a small
diameter pressure piping network. Each individual user's service connection includes '
either a new septic tank with "effluent" pump (in the case of a STEP system) or a liquid
chamber containing a "grinder" pump (in the case of a grinder system). The STEP system
retains solids in the septic tank for separate disposal, while the grinder system converts '
biosolids into a slurry which is pumped through the collection system.
An electri
cal connection is required for each user's pump. In instances of older
structures, the electrical service usually requires upgrading to handle the electrical load of
the pump. ,
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The pumps are low horsepower submersible effluent pumps with controls installed
at the user's location. Minimal emergency storage is provided in each tank along with
entry ports for maintenance and sludge removal (STEP only).
The service lines and force mains are installed with 3 to 7 feet of cover, thereby
' eliminating deep trench cuts and minimizing potential groundwater table conflicts. This is
accomplished as a result of the "pressure" operation, which provides the ability to
overcome terrain and underground obstacles.
Due to acceptable velocity operating ranges of 1-4 feet per second at average flow,
small diameter piping can be utilized. For a grinder system, the minimum pipeline velocity
is 2 feet per second.
In STEP systems, accumulated sludge must be removed from the septic tanks on
' a routine basis (normally 3-8 year cycle). This requires either: contracted sludge pumping
and hauling; or the purchase and maintenance of a sludge pumping vehicle.
For either STEP or grinder systems, special equipment is required for high pressure
cleaning of the -collection piping network and _maintenance responsibility for the users'
' pumps and control should be with the operating entity to ensure reliability and emergency
response preparedness.
' d. Vacuum Sewer Collection Alternative
' A vacuum sewer operates exactly how its name implies - sewage is transported
from the user via vacuum. There are three primary components to the system: the
interface valve and collection pit package, the vacuum collection piping, and the vacuum
' collection pump station. Sewage flows from a user's waste plumbing by gravity yard piping
to the collection pit, located underground, typically alongside the street. When the pit
collects approximately ten gallons, the valve opens and the sewage is then transported by
vacuum to the collection pump station. The vacuum collection pump station contains three
' major equipment items: the vacuum pumps, the collection tank and the pressure effluent
pumps. The vacuum pumps provide the system vacuum and pull the wastewater to the
collection tank. When the collection tank is full, the pressure pumps transmit the
wastewater to the treatment plant or other downstream collection station. Electrical hook-
ups are not required at the individual user collection pit packages, only at the vacuum
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collection station, where stand-by generators can assure operation in the event of power
outages.
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Economic efficiency is the most obvious advantage of the vacuum sewer system,
especially in coastal areas where high water tables prevail. Like the low pressure systems,
the vacuum system trenches are only 3 to 7 feet deep. The shallow piping system can be
installed since the sewage is being pulled by vacuum to the collection station. The system
also allows sewage to be lifted uphill to match ground contours and underground
obstacles, and is very important in areas with high groundwater tables. The vacuum
technology allows utilization of smaller piping diameters than does gravity collection
systems. And as opposed to individual septic tank/effluent pump or grinder pumps
required in low pressure collection systems, a standard vacuum sewer collection pit
package can accommodate up to four adjacent residential users. Special collection pit
packages are utilized for larger flow users.
While vacuum technology allows utilization of smaller piping diameters than
comparatively required for gravity collection systems, lines may initially be designed larger
than required for low pressure collection systems. Consequently, the vacuum system is
less vulnerable to initial flow design requirements becoming inadequate as a result of
progression towards full anticipated development.
Vacuum collection systems are limited only by the physical limitations of the
vacuum collection pump station design. Properly designed to its feasible limits, vacuum
collection pipelines have a maximum reach of approximately one mile in either direction
from the vacuum collection pump station.
e. Wastewater Collection System Plan Selection
Each of the three alternatives have their unique "pros and cons". To determine the
most appropriate alternative for implementation, it is necessary to compare the basic
features of each. To do so, it is useful to utilize a rating system as follows:
+3 Highly Favorable
+2 Favorable
+1 Moderately Favorable
0 Neutral
-1 Moderately Unfavorable
-2 Unfavorable
-3 Highly Unfavorable
Public disruption - gravity collection rates as highly unfavorable (-3) due to massive
trenches required as opposed to shallower trenches similar for low pressure and
vacuum. Pump tank excavations on each user's property result in a moderately
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' unfavorable (-1) rating for low pressure while vacuum rates as moderately favorable
(+1).
' Ease of Construction - Construction methods required to construct gravity sewer
cause this parameter to be rated as highly unfavorable while both low pressure and
vacuum sewer rate as favorable (+2).
Expansion Capability - Within the impact area, gravity sewer and vacuum sewer are
expandable without retrofitting existing pipelines as might be required for low
pressure sewer. Depending on location, an additional pumping station could be
trequired for gravity sewer. Vacuum will be rated highly favorable (+3), gravity as
moderately favorable (+1) and low pressure as unfavorable (-2).
Requirement of Improvements On/For Private Property Service - Low pressure
systems require new tankage/pumps and electrical service to pump motor at each
user (-3) in addition to the gravity yard piping required for gravity (-1) and vacuum.
Vacuum requires a collection valve pit that serves up to four users (-2) in addition
to the gravity yard piping.
Operation and Maintenance - Gravity sewer rates as moderately favorable (+1)
since at least four pump stations would be required to service the impact area.
Vacuum sewer rates moderately unfavorable (A) as vacuum collection pits
equivalent to at least 25 percent of the users will be required in addition to the main
vacuum collection pump station. Low pressure sewer rates highly unfavorable (-3)
as there exists a pump, control panel enclosure, float control switches and
potentially a septic tank (for a STEP system) at each user location.
Environmental Issues - Each alternative will resolve potential site specific
environmental wastewater problems while increasing the wastewater loading at the
wastewater treatment plant. The rating for each alternative is therefore neutral (0).
' Reliability - the vacuum sewer system has one location to ensure reliability against
spills. This location is the vacuum collection pump station which has stand-by
power on -site to ensure continued service (+3). Gravity sewer is similar but
' requires permanent auxiliary equipment at multiple facilities or portable equipment
to attempt sharing between the multiple facilities, resulting in a moderately
favorable rating (+1). Low pressure sewer service is disrupted at each user during
commercial power failure (-3).
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Financial - Surveys conducted of the three alternative systems on projects ,
constructed in eastern North Carolina in the early 1990's indicate that gravity
systems are the most expensive to construct ($49/1-F average), therefore rating as
highly unfavorable (-3), followed by low pressure ($44/1-F average) and vacuum '
($31/LF average). Low pressure will be rated as neutral (0) while vacuum sewer
will be assigned a highly favorable (+3) rating. '
Composite Rating Matrix
Low
'
Gravity
Pressure
Vacuum
Public Disruption
-3
-1
+1
Ease of Construction
-3
+2
+2
Expansion Capability
+1
-2
+3
Required Improvements On/For
-1
-3
-2
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Private Property Service
Operation and Maintenance
+1
-3
-1
Environmental Issues
0
0
0
'
Reliability
+1
-3
+3
Financial
-3
0
+3
'
Totals
-7
-10
+9
,
Composite Ranking
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3
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The low pressure alternative ranks as least favorable in terms of the parameters '
considered. This alternative is attractive to accommodate sparsely located cluster
development and small towns. However, it is a less than desirable alternative for a large '
developing area as the pressure piping network (which must be designed for initial flows)
can accommodate growth only up to the maximum desired design flow velocities. Further,
as growth development occurs, available emergency storage decreases. Therefore, '
pipelines designed to accommodate initial flows are normally insufficient to provide for
demands at full development. I
Gravity sewer ranks as a slightly more favorable alternative than low pressure
sewer in terms of the parameters considered. While it ranks positively in terms of ,
reliability, operation/maintenance and expansion capability, it is the least desirable in terms
of ease of construction, public disruption and resulting cost of financial resource I
investment.
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Vacuum sewer ranked far above the other alternatives in terms of the parameters
considered. It rated as high or higher than the other alternatives for most of those
' parameters. It offers the greatest ease of construction, the least public disruption, the
greatest ease of expansion capability, and the greatest reliability as well as being the most
cost-effective to construct based on comparative surveys.
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Several minor areas can be served by extension of existing gravity sewer mains
and should be so served. Two areas require relocation of existing gravity sewer mains,
pump station and/or force main to maintain existing service as a result of proposed
highway construction. Beyond such extensions and relocations, a vacuum sewer system
is recommended for implementation in areas currently without service. This
recommendation is based upon evaluation of all aforementioned considerations.
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A schematic plan for the primary piping of a vacuum sewer system as well as
identification of existing gravity sewer renovations required by new highway construction
is shown on Map 9. The plan is not intended to depict the actual location of lines, pump
stations and appurtenances, but instead to illustrate a proposed concept.
A preliminary opinion of probable cost for these sewer system extensions and
renovations is shown in Table 10. The generally estimated project cost for all
improvements is $2,703,000 as expressed in 1997 dollars. This cost, or any portion
thereof, adjusted for inflation, should only be used for planning purposes. For budgeting,
it is recommended that the individual project to be implemented be specifically evaluated
for actual proposed cost.
Table 10
Vacuum and Gravity Sewer Collection Systems
Extensions & Renovations
US 70/NC 101 Primary & Secondary Impact Areas
Preliminary Opinion of Probable Cost
Line Desionation Line Location
LS #10-R (Turner Street & West Beaufort Road)
Relocate Existing Pump Station #10, New Force Main (1,000 LF) & Gravity Lines
(2,000 LF)
GRA (West Beaufort Road/Staton Road Area)
Relocate Existing Gravity Sewer, 8", 2,000 LF
GR-2 (NC Hwy 101)
Relocate Existing Gravity Sewer, 8", 600 LF
G-1 & 2 (NC Hwy 101 & Taylor Street)
New Gravity Sewer Lines, 8", 1,200 LF
Estimated
Proiect Cost
$336,000
$184,000
$55,100
$102,000
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Table 10 (Continued)
Estimated .
Line Designation Line Location
Proiect Cost
G-3 (West Beaufort Road)
New Gravity. Sewer Lines, 8", 2,000 LF
$170,000
VPS & FM-1 (Proposed NC 101 Corridor)
New Vacuum Sewer Pump Station & Effluent Force Main, 8", 11,600 LF
$852,000
L-1 (Proposed US 70/NC 101 Connector)
New Vacuum Sewer Main, 10", 1,600 LF
$62,100
L-1.1 (Proposed US 70/NC 101 Connector)
New Vacuum Sewer Main, 6", 1,400 LF
$51,100
L-1.2 (Proposed US 70 Corridor)
New Vacuum Sewer Main, 10", 3,100 LF
- $118,900
L-1.3 (Pearl Drive)
New Vacuum Sewer Main, 6", 1,600 LF
$55,100
L-1.4 (US Hwy 70 East)
New Vacuum Sewer Main, 8", 1,200 LF
$50,900
L-1.5 (US Hwy 70 East)
New Vacuum Sewer Main, 6", 1,400 LF
$51,100
L-2 (Proposed NC 101 Corridor)
New Vacuum Sewer Mains, 6" (2,200 LF) & 8" (400 LF)
$79,900
L-2.1 (Proposed NC 101 Corridor Lateral)
New Vacuum Sewer Main, 6", 1,800 LF
$59,000
L-2.2 (NC Hwy 101)
New Vacuum Sewer Main, 6", 1,600 LF
$55,100
L-3 (Proposed NC 101 Corridor)
New Vacuum Sewer Main, 10", 4,700 LF
$159,600
L-3.1 (NC Hwy 101)
New Vacuum Sewer Main, 6" (1,400 LF) & 8" (1,800 LF)
$100,000
L-3.2 (Riverside Drive)
New Vacuum Sewer Main, 67, 2,200 LF
$71,100
L-3.3 (Copeland Road)
New Vacuum Sewer Main, 6", 2,800 LF
$90,000
TOTAL SANITARY SEWER EXTENSIONS & RENOVATIONS (Expressed in
$2,703,000
1997 Dollars)
Source: Rivers & Associates, Inc.
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' 3. Wastewater Treatment
The existing wastewater treatment plant easily accommodates existing flows. However,
tbased on projected flow demands from the proposed land uses in the impact area, the
existing permitted capacity will not be sufficient to accommodate the total projected WWTP
' demands of 1.75 MGD for maximum month average day flow. Table 11 illustrates various
hydraulic requirements for the Beaufort WWTP as well as the impact area.
Table 11
Existing Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater Treatment Capacity
US 70/NC 101 Primary & Secondary Impact Areas
I. WATER SUPPLYITREATMENT CAPACITY
A. Existing Capacity & Demands
WWTP Permitted Capacity
WWTP 80% of Permitted Capacity
WWTP 90% of Permitted Capacity
WWTP Annual Average Day Flow (1992)
WWTP Average Day Reserve Capacity (1992)
WWTP Max. Month Average Day Flow (1992)
1992 Max. Month Average Day to Annual Average Day Ratio
B. Impact Area Proiected Demands
Impact Area Projected Average Day Flow
Impact Area Projected Max. Month Average Day Flow
C. Total Proiected Demands
1992 Annual Average Day Flow Plus Impact Area Annual Average
Day Flow
1992 Max. Month Average Day Flow Plus Impact Area Max. Month
Average Day Flow
II. REQUIRED WWTP CAPACITY EXPANSION
A. Required Expansion
Expansion Required to Accommodate Projected Max. Month
Average Day Flow
B. Cost for Required Expansion
Estimated Project Cost for Stream Discharge Expansion
1.500 MGD
1.200 MGD
1.350 MGD
1.029 MGD
0.471 MGD
1.332 MGD
1.294
0.323 MGD
0.418 MGD
1.352 MGD
1.750 MGD
0.250 MGD
$750,000
Note: Reference for calculation of existing capacities and demands is the Town of Beaufort's 1992
Water Supply Plan.
Source: Rivers & Associates, Inc.
The Beaufort WWTP currently has a stream discharge. Present inclinations are that
expansion of the current 1.5 MGD permit will likely not be looked favorably upon by the
State of North Carolina's Division of Environmental Management, which is the regulatory
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agency. With the availability of ocean outfall disposal seemingly still years into the future
for North Carolina, land application appears to be the only viable opportunity for expansion.
However, without detailed engineering studies and permits issued by the State regulatory
agency, evaluation of treatment costs associated with the impact area and WWTP
expansion are based upon the generally accepted value of $3.00 per gallon for advanced
treatment facilities with stream discharge. This value could increase to over $5.00 per
gallon should additional nutrient removal under consideration by the state regulatory
agency be implemented. For land application, a value of $10.00 per gallon will be utilized.
Impact Area WWTP Flow Demand Costs:
418,000 GPD @ $3.00/gal. _ $1,254,000 Stream Discharge
@ $5.00/gal. _ $2,090,000 Stream Discharge with Nutrient Removal
@$10.00/gal.= $4,180,000 Land Application
WWTP Expansion Cost to Accommodate Impact Area:
250,000 GPD @ $3.00/gal. _ $750,000 Stream Discharge
@ $5.00/gal. _ $1,250,000 Stream Discharge with Nutrient Removal
@$10.00/gal. = $2,500,000 Land Application
When WWTP expansion planning and construction is required will be a function of how
quickly development occurs in the impact area and how that developmental growth impacts
the "80/90" rule from North Carolina's Administrative Code. 15A NCAC 2H.0223 requires
that engineering studies for provision of future wastewater treatment needs to be
completed and submitted for approval prior to the annual average day flow reaching 80
percent of the treatment facility's permitted capacity. The code also requires that
construction plans be prepared and applicable construction permits received for any
required expansion or improvements necessary to meet those future needs prior to the
annual average day flow reaching 90 percent of the treatment facility's permitted capacity.
To avoid violations of the NPDES discharge permit and moratoriums on future service
connections to the wastewater system, plans for expansion/improvements must be
constructed and operational prior to the maximum month average day flow to the WWTP
exceeding the facility's permitted capacity.
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XX. STORMWATER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
A. Introduction
That portion of precipitation which does not infiltrate into the soil or remain in surface
tdepressions is generally referred to as stormwater runoff. Stormwater runoff from the
impact areas gradually drains towards the Newport River to the west, Gibbs Creek to the
east, Turner Creek to the southeast and Town Creek to the southwest. The ground
elevation is very near mean sea level throughout the impact areas with very little
' topographical relief. As a result, stormwater is slow to drain from the existing ground
surface. As a large majority of the existing land use in the impact area is vacant, slow or
impeded drainage is not normally a problem except perhaps to farming and septic tank
operations.
B. Stormwater Design Considerations
The extreme southern portions of the impact areas currently contain concentrated
development and are already provided with various methods of stormwater drainage.
Other portions of the impact areas are either currently vacant or developed to a minor
' degree in terms of overall effect on area -wide stormwater management planning.
' Accomplishing the transportation of stormwater from any number of various specific sites
to one or more primary surface water discharge locations is difficult to evaluate. Many
factors influence the design of storm sewer conduits and open channels, such as:
1. Desired return frequency of storm event.
2. Precipitation intensity and duration.
3. Land uses in drainage area.
4. Nature of specific site(s) (pervious vs. impervious surface area).
5. Topographic relief from collection point to discharge point.
6. Soil types.
' 7. Maximum length of travel.
8. Type(s) of conduit or channel.
The desired return frequency is the frequency with which a given event is equaled or
exceeded on the average. Five or ten year frequencies are normal for storm sewer
' designs. The less frequent the event, the more intense the precipitation. A 10-year storm
event would be expected to be equaled or exceeded 10 times in 100 years, or may be said
' to have a 10 percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
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Type of land use and resulting site specific development will impact the amount of runoff
occurring from impervious surfaces. Those impervious surfaces will also affect how quickly
the runoff collects at a given location, or the time of concentration.
The lack of topographical relief aids in decreasing the resulting time of concentration for
runoff which decreases required conduit or channel size, yet the essentially flat terrain
causes slow runoff resulting in localized flooding during higher intensity precipitation.
Virtually all of the soils in the impact areas are classified as wet and subject to flooding.
This negatively impacts stormwater runoff by limiting the amount of infiltration and thereby
increasing volume of runoff.
The type of conduit or channel affects the ability of collected stormwater to pass through
it. The various shapes and materials have unique characteristics which affect their
hydraulic capacities. The length of travel through the conduit or channel has an aggregate
effect on the hydraulic capacity limitations.
To determine the quantity of stormwater runoff, use of the Rational Method is generally
accepted:
Q=CiA
where, Q = peak runoff rate, cfs
C = runoff coefficient
i = average rainfall intensity, in/hr
A = drainage area, acres
The rainfall intensity is a function of topographical relief, horizontal travel, travel surface,
resulting time of concentration and the desired design storm event return frequency. The
runoff coefficient is a function of the runoff surface characteristics and is the variable that
is most susceptible to varying factors, especially in widespread application (in lieu of site
specific application). The runoff coefficient multiplier varies from as low as 0.1 for
unimproved open space to as much as 0.95 for heavily developed commercial land use.
Suggested runoff coefficients for the proposed general land uses in the impact areas are:
Proposed Land Use
Rational Method
Classifications
Runoff Coefficient
Low Density Residential
0.30
Residential Corridor
0.40
Medium to High Density Residential
0.75
Non -Residential Corridor
0.75
Commercial High Intensity Focus Area
0.95
Industrial
0.80
Airport
0.30
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' C. Types of Stormwater Svstem Improvements
' Stormwater is generally transported through variations of two basic types of improvements:
conduit or channel. Conduits typically include closed structures such as piping or culverts.
Channels are normally considered as open systems with either vegetative, protected or
' impervious liners. For the impact area, some combination of conduits and channels will
most likely be required to provide for development of a stormwater sewer system. Conduit
' systems, starting at costs of approximately $25 per linear foot of pipe installed, are
generally more expensive to build per unit of hydraulic capacity but are more manageable
and aesthetically pleasing than open channels in many instances. Unlined open channels,
costing approximately $9 per cubic yard of channel volume, are primarily used in
underdeveloped areas and as the major artery to transport stormwater collected from
multiple conduits away from a general area to the ultimate discharge location. The
aesthetics and maintenance performance of open channels can be enhanced by
' installation of channel liners at an approximate cost of $345 per square foot of channel
surface area.
D. Recommendations for Stormwater System Development
The impact areas contain over 1,500 acres with proposed land uses of various
development intensities. The area is generally flat with drainage patterns that are not
always obvious and consists of saturated soils not conducive to infiltration of precipitation.
As future development begins to occur, patterns will begin to emerge for accommodating
site specific drainage needs. The object of the Town of Beaufort's goals for facilitating
future drainage needs in the impact areas should be to outline primary drainage corridors
which will accommodate the site specific needs. To do so will require a separate detailed
study to: determine appropriate hydraulic capacities; evaluate topographical features and
existing physical improvement limitations; preliminarily identify primary drainage corridors;
prepare a stormwater design matrix for the primary drainage corridors; and determine the
Icost of development for each corridor.
' Due to the negative impacts associated with lack of topographical relief, poor soil
conditions and the sensitivity of receiving waters, the Town should consider adopting
regulatory control for on -site detention of stormwater as a method to minimize the
' requirements for stormwater transportation facilities and environmental impact. Adoption
of such control conforms to the recommendations of Section XIV. STORMWATER
' MANAGEMENT of this report.
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XXI. WATER, WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER IMPLEMENTATION
A. Summary
1. General
Development "driven" by planned strategy tends to be more beneficial than development
which "drives" strategy. While the initial cost/benefit of development is often the primary
factor in determining implementation plans, the primary factor should be the goal to
develop for the future. Comprehensive master plans should include: identification of
methods to create administrative strategies to facilitate implementation; identification of
phasing plans; development of funding strategies; creation of planning/public works tools
and documents to facilitate implementation policies; and set capital improvement priorities
for investment of public funds.
There are no physical obstacles that cannot be overcome to provide water, wastewater and
stormwater infrastructure within the primary and secondary impact areas. Cost efficient
development of the areas will normally demand that the primary infrastructure facilities be
initially sufficient so as to eliminate costly retrofit construction of those same facilities at a
later date.
2. Water
The Town of Beaufort's water supply and storage is currently sufficient to provide for the
projected demands of the impact areas. However, as the Town develops within these
areas, the water distribution network will expand, creating new demands for transmission
of water between older and new portions of the piping network. Development of an overall
computer database mapping system and an evaluation of the hydraulic characteristics of
the water system will create tools for identifying any existing deficiencies, for future water
system planning and for evaluation of the effects of new requests for major water service
demand.
3. Wastewater
The Town's wastewater treatment facility annual average day flow is nearing the "80
percent" rule by which the Town should develop a strategy to show how it intends to either
reduce its waste flow or expand its facility to accommodate future growth. Development
of this strategy should occur in the immediate future so as not to impede the Town's
normal growth, even without development of the impact areas. Initial review of basic
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' water/wastewater data indicates a tremendous problem with infiltration. Approximately fifty-
three (53) percent of the annual average daily flow received at the wastewater treatment
' plant is a result of infiltration of groundwater and/or inflow of surface (or rain) water.
An effective strategy for wastewater planning will begin with preparation of an overall
' computer database mapping system and evaluation of the integrity of the existing collection
system. Identification of sources for extraneous water entry may lead to a cost-effective
' solution for treatment capacity needs to accommodate normal growth as well as
development of the impact areas.
4. Stormwater
The geography of the area basically sets the perimeters within which solutions to surface
drainage can be determined. Not unlike other coastal Carolina communities, the limitations
' established by these perimeters are severe. Left undeveloped, drainage of the land is not
a primary concern to the human environment. However, as development begins and then
desires to continue, two primary changes occur.
First, the geography is changed by man's "improvements" to the land. Contouring and
' creation of impervious surfaces increases and accelerates surface runoff, creating the
potential for new problems downstream of the developed site. As development continues,
' this problem potential multiplies.
Second, as the potential for development created drainage problems continues to grow,
' proper drainage (or the lack thereof) increasingly will become a primary concern to the
human environment. Those directly affected will rightly demand a proper response that
in some instances may be too costly to implement in retrospect.
Comprehensive planning for development strategy should therefore include detailed
evaluation of existing and proposed drainage watersheds with plans for existing upgrades
where required and plans for future primary drainage patterns for development
' projections.
B. Recommendations
To develop a comprehensive plan for its future, the following items are recommended for
' implementation by the Town of Beaufort. The Town should consider implementation of as
many of these recommendations as possible in the near future. In place policies,
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ordinances, tools, documents and plans can guide the Town to its desired future without ,
unexpected costly obstacles, deterrents or retrofitting.
The recommendations will involve either water, wastewater or stormwater infrastructure '
and are categorized as either "administrative/operational needs" or "public works
engineering needs". The items listed in each category are prioritized according to their
projected importance to the Town's future. For planning purposes, an approximate cost
for each item is provided. Either item for which the Town desires to budget appropriations
should be independently evaluated with an identified scope of work for a more exact '
budget cost.
Administrative/Operational Priority Needs
1.
Public Works Standard Specification
$6,000
Have document prepared and adopted which
addresses Town standards for water, sanitary sewer,
storm sewer and street construction. Sets minimum
acceptable standards. Used primarily as a tool for
,
developers, engineers, planners and builders. Helps
ensure integrity and compatibility of new installations.
2.
Stormwater Management Plan
$6,000
Have document prepared and adopted which
addresses standards for design, development and
implementation of surface water runoff, containment
,
and control.
3.
Geographic Information System - Land Use & Zoning
$25,000
'
Establish layers with database limited to available
existing inventory data.
Public Works Engineering Priority Needs
'
*1.
Geographic Information System - Water & Sewer
$30,000
Establish initial layers with database limited to available
existing data for water and sanitary sewer systems.
*1.
Infiltration/Inflow Study
$45,000
Evaluate existing condition of sanitary sewer collection
,
system with emphasis on identification and quantifying
groundwater and surface water entry. Establish costs
for rehabilitation and recommend cost-effective actions
to decrease flow to existing WWTP.
,
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"1. Comprehensive Water Study $30,000
Prepare a hydraulic computer model of the existing
water distribution system and analyze water production/
consumption records. Evaluate existing various critical
'
fire flow requirements, projected 20-year expansions
and resulting demands upon existing piping network.
'
Prepare preliminary corrective action plans with cost
estimate for noted deficiencies. Use model to analyze
and plan all future expansions and connections.
'
2. Stormwater Drainage Study $30,000
Conduct semi -detailed hydrological study of watersheds
serving US 70/NC 101 primary and secondary impact
areas. Establish preliminary plan for primary drainage
in these areas along with estimated costs.
3. Geographic Information System - Drainage $25,000
Conduct field survey and establish layer with database
limited to available existing data for storm sewer
system.
'Based on the data contained in its 1992 Water Supply Plan and the development potential from
normal growth as well as from the impact areas, it is considered that the Town of Beaufort is in a
situation where an immediate response is necessary for implementation of a GIS system for water
and sanitary sewer, an infiltration/inflow study and a comprehensive water study. Therefore, all
' three items are rated as a number 1 priority for public works engineering needs.
XXII. ALTERNATIVE CORRIDOR LOCATION
The concepts and recommendations contained in this report are based on the preliminary
corridor locations which have been proposed in feasibility studies conducted by the North
Carolina Department of Transportation. While the proposed corridor locations offer many
positive improvements for Beaufort's planning jurisdiction, the town has identified
alternative corridor locations which it believes will be more beneficial. This alternative
corridor location is delineated on Map 10.
The town believes this to be the preferred location for the following reasons:
' -- The revised corridor locations will be less disruptive to
existing development.
— The revised corridor locations will better serve undeveloped
sections of Beaufort's planning jurisdiction.
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— The intersection of the new US 70 corridor and the existing
US 70 is further north of Beaufort which will provide an
inducement to spread development further north.
Better interconnections of new US 70, old US 70, and NC
101 are provided.
A revised corridors) location(s) would not invalidate this study. The development
concepts, regulatory controls, and infrastructure improvements recommended by this report
would apply to the new corridor(s) location(s).
XXII. REQUIRED REVISIONS TO THE TOWN OF BEAUFORT 1997 CAMA
LAND USE PLAN
The 1997 CAMA Land Use Plan addressed the construction of a new US 70 corridor.
Thus, the issue has been generally addressed. Modifications to the CAMA Land Use Plan
should be minimal. However, the following revisions should be undertaken:
— The ultimate corridor(s) location(s) should be added to the
town's CAMA Land Use Plan.
The policy statements should be revised to support the
recommendations contained in this report.
— When finalized, the transportation improvement program
which addresses the final corridor location should be
incorporated into the CAMA Land Use Plan.
— Ultimately, the land classification map should be revised to
reflect the development scheme proposed for the US 70
corridor study area. However, construction will not occur
during the five-year planning period for the 1997 CAMA Land
Use Plan. Therefore, the current land classification map
should not be revised.
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