Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2019

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

Application Submittal and Acceptance

The application shall be submitted and accepted, and may be withdrawn, in accordance with Section 2.4.3. Staff Review and Decision The Planning Director shall review the application, allow revisions of the application, and decide the application in accordance with Section 2.4.4. The decision shall be one of the following:

a. Approve the application as submitted;

b. Approve the application subject to conditions; or

c.

Deny the application.

Post-Decision Actions

The post-decision actions and limitations in Section 2.4.8 shall apply to the application except as follows: a. Effect of Approval Minor Site Plan Approval allows the approval of any concurrently-reviewed applications for Construction Plan Approval, Floodplain Management Permit, Stormwater Management Permit, Administrative Adjustment, Alternative Equivalent Compliance, or Site-specific Development Plan Designation for the same development. It also authorizes submittal of any other development applications that may be required before construction or use of the development authorized by the Minor Site Plan Approval. A Minor Site Plan Approval shall expire if no significant work is done or development is made within two years after the date of Minor Site Plan Approval. Minor Changes Allowed (1) Subsequent development applications may incorporate minor changes from the development defined by the Minor Site Plan Approval without the need to amend the Minor Site Plan Approval in accordance with Section 2.4.8.D, Modification or Amendment of Approval, where the Planning Director determines that the changes: c. (C) Are consistent with the Minor Site Plan approval or any prior Town Council approval on which it was based (e.g., PD Plan/Agreement approval, Conceptual Master Plan Approval, 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 Minor Site Plan Approval or any prior Town Council approval on which it was based. (2) In any case, the following changes from the Minor Site Plan Approval or any prior Town Council approval on which it was based 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: b. Expiration of Approval (A) Continue to comply with this Ordinance; (B) Are necessary to comply with conditions of approval; or

(A)

A change in a condition of approval;

(B)

An increase greater than 20 percent in residential density;

(C) An increase greater than 20 percent in total nonresidential floor area;

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

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