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Article 2: Administration
Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures
2.5.6. Subdivision Approvals
June 23, 2017 Morrisville, NC
Page 2-44 Unified Development Ordinance
b. Staff Review and Decision
(1) The Planning Director shall review the application, allow
revisions of the application, and decide the application in
accordance with Section The decision shall be one of
the following:
(A) Determination that the proposed division of land is not
a subdivision subject to regulation under this
Ordinance; or
(B) Determination that the proposed division of land is a
subdivision subject to regulation under this Ordinance.
(2) On determining that the proposed division of land is a
subdivision subject to regulation under this Ordinance, the
Planning Director shall direct the applicant to the Type 1
Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval procedure or the Type
2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval procedure, as
appropriate.
c. Post-Decision Actions
The post-decision actions and limitations in Section shall
apply to the application except as follows:
(1) Certification and Recordation of Approved Subdivision
Exclusion Plat
If the Planning Director determines that the proposed division
of land is not a subdivision subject to regulation under this
Ordinance and the applicant wishes to record a plat of the
division, the applicant shall submit the plat to the Planning
Director, who shall certify on the plat the Town’s
determination that the plat is not subject to subdivision
regulation under this Ordinance. The applicant may then record the certified Subdivision
Exclusion plat with the Register of Deeds for the county in which the development site is
located and shall return a copy of the recorded plat to the Planning Director.
(2) Effect of Approval
Recordation of a certified Subdivision Exclusion Plat authorizes the applicant to convey
the platted lots by reference to the recorded plat. It also authorizes the owners of
recorded lots to submit applications for a Building Permit or other development permit or
approval required to develop the lot, provided all dedications and public infrastructure
and private utility improvements required to serve the lot have been completed and
accepted by the appropriate agency.
(3) Expiration of Approval
If the applicant fails to record the plat within 30 days after the date of approval, the
Determination of Subdivision Exclusion shall become invalid. A recorded Subdivision
Exclusion plat shall not expire.
Subdivision Exclusion Review Standards
An application for a Determination of Subdivision Exclusion shall be approved only if the Planning
Director determines that the proposed division of land falls within the one of the activities specially
listed as excluded from the definition of “subdivision” i
(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)
Determination of
Subdivision Exclusion
Town Council Review and
Decision
Scheduling and Notice of
Meetings
Staff Review and
Planning Director Decision
Application Submittal and
Acceptance
Pre-Application
Conference)
Step is Applicable
Step is Not Applicable
Planning and Zoning
Board Review and
Recommendation
Figure 2.5.6.E.1