Morrisville UDO - June 2017 version

Morrisville, NC

June 23, 2017

Unified Development Ordinance

Page 2-1

Article 2: Administration

SECTION 2.1.

PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION OF THIS ARTICLE

This article describes the procedures for review of all applications for land use and development activity in

Morrisville.

Section 2.2, Review Authorities,

describes the powers and duties, composition, and basic rules for each

of the Town boards or other entities that have advisory and/or decision-making roles and responsibilities

under this Ordinance.

Section 2.3, Summary Table of Development Review Procedures,

includes a summary table listing the

land use and development procedures in this Ordinance.

Section 2.4, Standard Review Procedures,

describes standard procedures that generally apply to most

types of development applications.

Section 2.5, Application-Specific Review Procedures,

supplements the standard review procedures with

additions and variations specific to each type of development application, such as review standards and

special submittal or voting requirements.

SECTION 2.2. REVIEW AUTHORITIES

This section identifies the roles and responsibilities of Town staff and various Town boards involved in the

review of development applications.

2.2.1.

Town Staff

Planning Director

General

The Planning Director is the Town official primarily responsible for administering most provisions of

this Ordinance. The Planning Director may delegate any review or decision-making authority to

any professional-level staff in the Planning Department and may delegate clerical authority to any

staff in the Planning Department.

Powers and Duties

Review of Development Applications

The Planning Director shall have the review, recommendation, and decision-making authority

and responsibilities shown in Tabl

e 2.3, Summary Table of Development Review Procedures.

Other Powers and Duties

The Planning Director shall have the following additional powers and duties under this

Ordinance:

(1)

To conduct pre-application conferences (Section

2.4.2)

;

(2)

To serve as Chair of the Development Review Committee and participate in the review of

development applications as a member of the committee;

(3)

To establish requirements for the contents and format of development applications

reviewed under this Ordinance, and a schedule for the submittal and review of such

applications;

(4)

To develop, adopt, and amend an administrative manual that may specify detailed

submittal and procedural requirements for various development applications (e.g.,