Article 2: Administration
Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures
2.5.6. Subdivision Approvals
Morrisville, NC
June 23, 2017
Unified Development Ordinance
Page 2-41
(3)
Minor Changes Allowed
(A)
Subsequent development applications may incorporate minor changes from the
development defined by the Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval, without
the need to amend the Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval in accordance
with Section
2.4.8.D, Modification or Amendment of Approval,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 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval and any
prior Town Council approval on which the Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat
Approval was based (e.g., PD Plan/Agreement approval, Conceptual Master
Plan Approval, Type 1 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 2 Subdivision
Preliminary Plat Approval or any prior Town Council approval on which it was
based.
(B)
In any case, the following changes from the Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat
Approval or any prior Town Council approval on which it was based shall constitute
a major change requiring amendment of the Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat
Approval in accordance with Section
2.4.8.D,Modification or Amendment of Approval:
(i)
A change in a condition of approval; and
(ii)
An increase in the number of lots.
Preliminary Plat Approval Review Standards
An application for Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval or a Type 2 Preliminary Plat
Approval shall be approved only if the Town Council or Planning Director, as appropriate,
determines that the proposed subdivision:
a.
Identifies tree protection areas as required in Section
5.4.5, Tree Protection Plan and Tree Protection Areas;b.
Complies with applicable standards in
Article 5: Development Standards, Article 6: Riparian Buffers, Article 7: Stormwater Management,and
Article 8: Performance and Maintenance;c.
Complies with the provisions of the Statement of Voluntary Compliance in Section 5.9.7.B.2 of
this Ordinance, if applicable;
d.
Complies with all other applicable standards in this Ordinance; and
e.
Complies with all other applicable Town ordinances and state and federal laws.
(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)
C.
Final Plat Approval
Final Plat Approval Procedure
Figur
e 2.5.6.C.1and the following subsections identify those steps in the standard review procedure
(see
Section 2.4)applicable to the review of a Final Plat Approval application and note any
specific variations of, or additions to, those review steps.