Unified Development Ordinance

Article 8.7. Utilities

Article 8.7. Utilities aaron.sheppard… Mon, 05/08/2023 - 10:31

Sec. 8.7.1. Water Supply

Sec. 8.7.1. Water Supply aaron.sheppard… Tue, 05/23/2023 - 13:18
  1. All Public Water Mains
    All public water mains shall be installed in all public road rights-of-way, except as allowed by the Raleigh Public Utilities Director to address existing water quality problems or severe topographic or subsurface constraints.
  2. Within City Limits
    1. When a development is located within the corporate limits of the City, the developer shall connect with the City water system and install all water lines, in accordance with this UDO, required to provide public water service to every lot within the development.
    2. The developer shall extend water lines along the public road frontage of the tract to the periphery of the development unless otherwise approved by the Raleigh Public Utilities Director.
  3. Outside City Limits
    1. When a development is located outside the corporate limits of the City, but water facilities are available or are made available at the boundary of the development within 1 year after approval, the developer shall connect to the City water system and install all water lines required to provide water service to every lot within the development, as required in Raleigh City Code §8-2063(b).
    2. If connection is made, the developer shall extend water lines along the public road frontage of the tract to the periphery of the development unless otherwise approved by the Raleigh Public Utilities Director.
  4. Construction Inside a CM District or Protective Yard
    1. Water lines that traverse a CM District or a protective yard for a distance of at least 50 feet or more shall be built with a bend to prevent direct sight view through the district or yard provided that such bend does not exceed a 90-degree angle.
    2. The requirement of a bend within a CM District or a protective yard may be waived or modified by the Raleigh Public Utilities Director where the CM District or a protective yard fails to contain a vegetative screen.
  5. Community Water Systems
    1. Developments located outside the corporate limits of the City but within the extra-territorial jurisdictional area of Raleigh and located within the utility service area as shown on Map PU-1 of the Raleigh 2030 Comprehensive Plan that install or propose to install community sanitary sewer systems must install the system in accordance with the City design, materials and construction standards and methods.
    2. The design, materials and construction standards and methods are subject to the same regulations as if the community water system was connected to the City of Raleigh water system.
    3. If the conditions of N.C. Gen. Stat. §160D-806 are met by the City, full dedication of a community water system, including all wells, pumps and utility lines, is required.

Sec. 8.7.2. Sewage Disposal

Sec. 8.7.2. Sewage Disposal aaron.sheppard… Tue, 05/23/2023 - 13:19
  1. Within City Limits
    1. When a development is located within the corporate limits of the City, the developer shall connect to the City sewer system of the City in accordance with this UDO and install all sewer lines required to provide sewer service to every lot within the development.
    2.  The developer shall extend sewer lines to the periphery of the development as required by the Public Utilities Director.
  2. Outside City Limits
    1. When a development is located outside the corporate limits of the City, but sewer facilities are available or are made available at the boundary of the development within 1 year after approval, the developer shall connect to the City sewer system and install all sewer lines required to provide sewer service to every lot within the development, unless:
      1. Grades are such that the sewer facilities would not be of service to the development; or
      2. There is insufficient off-site sewer capacity to serve the development.
    2. If a connection is made, the developer shall extend sewer lines to the periphery of the development unless otherwise approved by the Raleigh Public Utilities Director.
  3. Crossing a CM District or Protective Yard
    1. Sewer lines that traverse a CM District or a protective yard for a distance of at least 50 feet or more shall be built with a bend to prevent direct sight view through the district or protective yard provided that such bend does not
      exceed a 90-degree angle.
    2. All sewer lines 12 inches or less within a CM District or a protective yard shall be constructed of ductile iron.
    3. The requirement of a bend within a CM District or a protective yard may be waived or modified by the Raleigh Public Utilities Director where the gradient will not permit gravity flow or where the CM District or a protective yard fails to contain a vegetative screen.
  4. Community Sewer System
    1. Development located outside the corporate limits of the City but within the extra-territorial jurisdictional area of Raleigh and located within the utility service area as shown on Map PU-1 of the Raleigh 2030 Comprehensive Plan, developers that install or propose to install community sanitary sewer system must install the system in accordance with the City design, materials and construction standards and methods.
    2. The design, materials and construction standards and methods are subject to the same regulations as if the community sewer system was connected to the system of the City of Raleigh.

Sec. 8.7.3. Public Water and Sewer Stubs

Sec. 8.7.3. Public Water and Sewer Stubs aaron.sheppard… Tue, 05/23/2023 - 13:19
  1. In a residential development or subdivision located in a Residential District, the developer shall extend water and sewer service stubs to the property line on each side of the development where the locations of the service stub connections are known before the streets are paved.
  2. If curbs are installed, the location of service stubs shall be stamped on the curbs. 
  3. In all other developments, the  responsibility for making and paying for water and sewer service stub extensions shall be borne by the owner of the property to be served by the extension.
  4. Extensions shall be made according to City standards and specifications.

Sec. 8.7.4. Underground Utilities

Sec. 8.7.4. Underground Utilities aaron.sheppard… Tue, 05/23/2023 - 13:20
  1. Extension of Utility Systems
    Electrical and telephone service shall be extended by the developer to each lot within a development.
  2. Primary Services
    All new primary electrical, telephone, fiber optic and cable distribution lines installed to serve a project shall be placed underground within the entire development to serve each parcel or building, without expense to the City.
  3. Secondary Services
    1. Within the development, all new secondary utilities installed to serve the project shall be placed underground without expense to the City.
    2. Secondary utilities shall be underground from the point they enter the site and shall include but not be limited to pad mounted or subterranean transformers, secondary electrical, telephone, fiber optic and cable distribution lines.
    3. Underground secondary electrical services shall originate from a ground mounted or subterranean electrical transformer. Ground mounted transformers shall not be located in the public right-of-way.
  4. Street Lights
    1. When installing underground electrical and telephone service, underground terminal facilities for street lighting shall be installed along public streets. All street light designs must follow the Standards for Roadway Illumination as established by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.
    2. The average maintained footcandle level for outlying and rural roads as defined by Illuminating Engineering Society of North America shall be no less than 3/10 and the uniformity ratio shall be no greater than 64.
    3. The City will not take responsibility for any street lighting system until it meets the above standards.
  5. Inside a CM District or Protective Yard
    1. ​​​​​​​Underground utilities that traverse a CM District or a protective yard for a distance of at least 50 feet or more shall be built with a bend to prevent direct sight view through the district or yard provided that such a bend does not exceed a 90-degree angle.
    2. The requirement of a bend may be waived or modified by the Raleigh Public Utilities Director where the gradient will not permit gravity flow or where the CM District or protective yard fails to contain a vegetative screen.
    3. In tree conservation areas adjacent to the street that are zoned -MPOD, CM or -SHOD, or contain a Parkway Frontage, utilities serving the development shall be located within driveways and other authorized incursions of the tree protected area.