Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2017

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.6. Floodplain Management 5.6.1. Purpose

documentation acceptable to the Town showing the development site’s predevelopment fair market value. (2) If the Town disagrees with the pre-development fair market value submitted by the applicant, such value shall be determined by a professional appraiser appointed by the Town Manager. The cost of the appraisal shall be borne by the applicant. b. Major and Minor Site Plan Approval for Multifamily Dwellings The amount of the payment for any multifamily dwelling development or mixed-use development that includes multifamily dwelling units that is not subject to Section 5.5.2.B.1, Type 1 and Type 2 Subdivisions Type 1 and Type 2 Subdivisions , shall be a flat fee per unit as established in the current Town of Morrisville Planning Department Fee Schedule. Timing of Payment in Lieu a. The developer shall make the in-lieu payment before recordation of any subdivision plat for the development or issuance of any Building Permit for the development (if no Subdivision Approval is required)—provided, however, that the payments may be phased in accordance with an approved phasing plan for the development. b. The Town shall deposit any in-lieu payment into a special Town fund that shall be used only for the acquisition or development of parks, greenways, and other open space areas that will serve occupants and users of the development. Such areas may also serve other developments in the immediate area. The decision on whether to approve a payment in lieu of providing required public recreation area shall be based on the following criteria: a. Whether the on-site provision, or any proposed off-site provision, of required public recreation area could be used to establish, expand, or extend an existing or planned public park, greenway, or other open space area identified in parks and recreation plans or other plans adopted by the Town; b. The extent to which the size, shape, topography, geology, soils, and public accessibility of the development site makes it impractical to provide required public recreation area that complies with Section 5.5.2.D, Design Standards for Required Public Recreation Area. c. Whether the in-lieu payment option provides the additional design flexibility needed to accommodate allowable higher-intensity development in the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District, or allowable higher-intensity development on substantially constrained sites elsewhere in the town; and d. Whether the Town’s use of an in-lieu payment to help acquire and develop parks, greenways, and other open space areas would better meet the open space and recreational needs of occupants and users of the development than on-site provision, or any proposed off-site provision, of the required public recreation area. (Ord. No. 2014-051, 11/10/2014; Ord. No. 2015-047, 07/28/2015; Ord. No. 2015-066, 07/28/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016) Payment in Lieu Review Standards

SECTION 5.6. FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT

Purpose

5.6.1.

The purpose of this section is to set forth methods and provisions for minimizing the risks of flooding and flood damage in the Floodplain Overlay (FO) District. Specifically the standards in this section are intended to:

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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