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Article 2: Administration
Section 2.2. Review Authorities
2.2.1. Town Staff
June 23, 2017 Morrisville, NC
Page 2-2 Unified Development Ordinance
application forms, checklists for plans and other documents to be submitted with
applications, the content and scale/format of such plans and documents, schedules and
timelines for application review steps), identify application fees (as established by the
Town Council), summarize development review procedures and standards to facilitate the
use and understanding of them, and include detailed specifications and illustrations
identifying how this Ordinance’s standards for landscaping, public infrastructure, and
other aspects of development may be met;
(5) To maintain the official Zoning Map and related materials;
(6) To serve as professional staff to the Board of Adjustment, Planning and Zoning Board,
and Town Council;
(7) To assist in enforcing this Ordinance in accordance with
(8) To interpret the provisions of this Ordinance in accordance with the standards in
(9) To provide expertise and technical assistance to the Town’s review and decision-making
bodies on request; and
(10) To maintain on file a record of all development applications reviewed under this
Ordinance and make copies available on request.
B. Town Engineer
General
The Town Engineer is the Town official primarily responsible for administering those provisions in
this Ordinance pertaining to floodplain management, stormwater management and riparian
buffers, and for reviewing detailed construction plans for compliance with infrastructure and various
environmental regulations, for monitoring and inspecting authorized construction, and for reviewing
completed public infrastructure proposed to acceptance by the Town. The Town Engineer may
delegate any review or decision-making authority to any professional-level staff in the Engineering
Department and may delegate clerical authority to any staff in the Engineering Department.
Powers and Duties
a. Review of Development Applications
The Town Engineer shall have the review, recommendation, and decision-making authority and
responsibilities shown in Tabl
b. Other Powers and Duties
The Town Engineer shall have the following additional powers and duties under this Ordinance:
(1) To participate in pre-application conferences (Section ;
(2) To serve as Vice-Chair of the Development Review Committee and participate in the
review of development applications as a member of the committee;
(3) To assist the Planning Director in establishing requirements for the contents and format of
development applications reviewed under this Ordinance, with prime responsibility for
establishing requirements for stormwater and riparian buffer applications;
(4) To assist the Planning Director in developing and maintaining an administrative manual,
with prime responsibility for developing and maintaining those parts of the administrative
manual related to stormwater, riparian buffer, and construction plan applications and
standards;
(5) To assist in enforcing this Ordinance in accordance with