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Article 2: Administration
Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures
2.5.6. Subdivision Approvals
Morrisville, NC June 23, 2017
Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-39
f. Town Council Review and Decision
The Town Council shall review the application and decide the application in accordance with
Sectio The Town Council’s decision on an application for Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary
Plat Approval shall be one of the following:
(1) Approve the application as submitted;
(2) Approve the application subject to conditions;
(3) Deny the application; or
(4) Remand the application back to the Planning Director or Planning and Zoning Board for
further consideration. (This may require additional review fees.)
g. Post-Decision Actions and Limitations
The post-decision actions and limitations in Section shall apply to the application except
as follows:
(1) Effect of Approval
Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval does not authorize specific development
activity, but does authorize the submittal of applications for Construction Plan Approval
(Section and other development permits and approvals required to construct or
install the public infrastructure and private utility improvements proposed to serve the
subdivision or an approved phase of the subdivision (see Section
.
(2) Expiration of Approval
(A) Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval shall expire if no significant work is
done or development is made for the subdivision, or an approved phase of the
subdivision, within two years after the date of Preliminary Plat Approval.
(B) If significant work is completed or development is made for a phase of the
subdivision, Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval shall expire if no
significant work is done or development is made for any remaining phases of the
subdivision within two years after recordation of the last Final Plat for a phase of
the subdivision in which significant work was completed or development was made.
(3) Minor Changes Allowed
(A) Subsequent development applications may incorporate minor changes from the
development defined by the Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval, without
the need to amend the Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval in accordance
with Section where the Planning
Director determines that the changes:
(i) Continue to comply with this Ordinance;
(ii) Are necessary to comply with conditions of approval; or
(iii) Are consistent with the Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat 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 Type
1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval.
(B) In any case, the following changes from the Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat
Approval shall constitute a major change requiring amendment of the Type 1