Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2019

Article 2: Administration Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures 2.5.7. Site Plan Approval

Plan Approval. In such a case, Town staff shall review the more detailed Construction Plan Approval application concurrently with the Site Plan Approval application, but the Town Engineer shall not decide the Construction Plan Approval application until after the Site Plan Approval application is decided by either the Planning Director or the Town Council, as appropriate.

The following development is exempt from the requirements of this section:

a. Internal construction that does not increase gross floor area or structure height, increase the density or intensity of use, or affect parking or landscaping requirements;

b. Accessory apartments;

c. Nonhabitable detached accessory structures associated with and located on the same lot as single-family detached, attached, duplex, or manufactured home dwellings;

d. New manufactured home dwellings; and

e. Additions to single-family detached, attached, and duplex dwellings.

Unless exempted in accordance with subsection 3 above, Major Site Plan Approval shall be required for development of any principal use designated in Table 4.2.4, Principal Use Table, as permitted with Major Site Plan Approval by Town Council (unless qualifying for Minor Site Plan Approval in accordance with Section 2.5.7.A.5). Minor Site Plan Approval shall be required for any of the following developments unless exempted in accordance with subsection 3 above: b. Development in accordance with a valid Conceptual Master Plan Approval; c. Development in accordance with a valid Special Use Permit approval; d. Development of any principal use designated in Table 4.2.4, Principal Use Table, as permitted with Minor Site Plan Approval by Town staff; g. Single-family detached, attached, or duplex dwellings where the landowner has executed a Statement of Voluntary Compliance in accordance with Section 5.9.7.B.2. An application for Major Site Plan Approval or Minor Site Plan Approval, as appropriate, may be submitted and reviewed concurrently with an application for Construction Plan Approval in accordance with subsection 2 above, or with applications for a Special Use Permit, Floodplain Management Permit, Stormwater Permit, Administrative Adjustment, Alternative Equivalent Compliance, or Site- Specific Development Plan Designation. a. Development in accordance with a valid PD Plan/Agreement; e. Accessory uses and structures; f. Temporary uses and structures; and

Major Site Plan Approval

Step is Applicable

Step is Not Applicable

Pre-Application Conference

Application Submittal and Acceptance

Staff Review and Recommendation with DRC review

Scheduling and Notice of Meetings

Planning and Zoning Board Review and Recommendation

Town Council Review and Decision

Figure 2.5.7.B

(Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

B. Major Site Plan Approval Procedure Figure 2.5.7.B and the following subsections identify those steps in the standard review procedure (see Section 2.4) applicable to the review of a Major Site Approval application and note any specific variations of, or additions to, those review steps.

October 1, 2019

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance