Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2019

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

(A)

Continue to comply with this Ordinance;

(B)

Are necessary to comply with conditions of approval; or

(C) Are consistent with the Major Site Plan Approval. Consistency means the changes would not significantly alter the development’s general function, form, intensity, character, demand on public facilities, impact on adjacent properties, or other characteristic from that indicated by the Major Site Plan Approval.

(2) In any case, the following changes from the Major Site Plan Approval shall constitute a major change requiring amendment of the Minor Site Plan Approval in accordance with Section 2.4.8.D, Modification or Amendment of Approval:

Minor Site Plan Approval

Step is Applicable

Step is Not Applicable

(A)

A change in a condition of approval;

(B)

An increase greater than 20 percent in residential density; An increase greater than 20 percent in total nonresidential floor area; An increase greater than 20 percent in the height of a structure; An increase greater than ten percent in the amount of land devoted to nonresidential uses; A change greater than ten percent in the ratio of gross floor area devoted to residential uses to that devoted to nonresidential floor area; and A decrease greater than 20 percent in the ratio of single-family dwelling units to other residential building types.

Pre-Application Conference

(C)

Application Submittal and Acceptance

(D)

(E)

Staff Review and Planning Director Decision with DRC review

(F)

Scheduling and Notice of Meetings

(G)

Planning and Zoning Board Review and Recommendation

(3) Applications for multifamily development determined to be complete in accordance with Section 2.4.3.F, Determination of Application Completeness, on or before July 28, 2015 may only seek approval of a minor change from the standards in Section 5.9.4, Exterior Facade Materials and Colors for All Development, Section 5.9.8, Building and Design Standards for Multifamily Development, Section

Town Council Review and Decision

Figure 2.5.7.C

5.9.9, Building and Design Standards for the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District, or Section 5.9.10, Building and Design Standards for Town Center Development, after complying with the standards in Section 5.5.3.C, Payment in Lieu of Providing Required Public Recreation Area.

(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

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

Pre-Application Conference

The applicant shall hold a pre-application conference with Town staff in accordance with Section 2.4.2.

October 1, 2019

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