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GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ATTACHMENT (For SC 99 -123 / Hillsborough Assemblage) Adequate horizontal and vertical sight distances should be reserved at all proposed entrances. Foliage that interferes with sight distance should be cut back to protect lines of sight. The District Engineer should determine if all drainage facilities are adequate. Curb cuts and curb ramps should be constructed in conformance with the Guidelines for Curb Cuts and Curb Ramps for Handicapped Persons, if applicable. The developer may be required to obtain an approved encroachment agreement covering proposed work within the state right -of -way. If this is the case, the encroachment should be cross referenced to this review. All street and driveway entrances onto state system roadways should be controlled with appropriate traffic control devices, including but not limited to, stop, yield, directional, regulatory, and advisory signs and pavement markings. All traffic control devices shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Final pavement marking and signing plans should be submitted to the Division Traffic Engineer for approval prior to the installation of any signs and /or pavement markings. A recommended width of 40 foot (face to face) should be used at each drive. It is also recommended that 30 foot (minimum) radii be used at each drive to accommodate any service or truck traffic that may visit the site. If the developer anticipates adding or petitioning for addition to the State System, all roads /streets should be designed and constructed in conformance with the current North Carolina Department of Transportation design and construction guidelines. All "outparcels" or "excluded areas" should be served internally with no additional access onto abutting roadways. The developer should convey this condition in any lease or sell agreements. As required by the "Policy on Street and Driveway Access to North Carolina Highways" manual the applicant is responsible for identifying all right -of -way and /or control -of- access limits and for including this information on all submittals. Failure to accurately disclose R/W and C/A limits could result in the denial or closure of access points. Adequate Right -Of -Way for widening and Sight Distance triangles should be reserved. Consideration should be given to the possible future need for signalization and the associated span poles, controller and pad, and guy wires. Where possible opposite side drives should be aligned to prevent the operational and safety problems caused by offset drives. Any additional development, either within this site or adjacent to this site, that intends on using this development's access will require an updated driveway permit and re- evaluation of geometric and traffic control needs.