Article 2: Administration
Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures
2.5.7. Site Plan Approval
June 23, 2017
Morrisville, NC
Page 2-46
Unified Development Ordinance
(Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)
B.
Major Site Plan Approval Procedure
Figure
2.5.7.Band the following subsections identify those steps in the
standard review procedure (se
e Section 2.4)applicable to the review of a
Major Site Approval application and note any specific variations of, or
additions to, those review steps.
Pre-Application Conference
The applicant shall hold a pre-application conference with Town staff
in accordance with Section
2.4.2.Application Submittal and Acceptance
The application shall be submitted and accepted, and may be
withdrawn, in accordance with Section
2.4.3.Staff Review and Recommendation
The Planning Director shall review the application, allow revisions of
the application, and prepare a staff report and recommendation in
accordance with Section
2.4.4.Scheduling and Public Notice of Meetings
The Planning Director shall schedule the application for, and provide
required public notices of, Planning and Zoning Board and Town
Council meetings in accordance with Section
2.4.5.Planning and Zoning Board Review and Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Board shall review the application and make
a recommendation in accordance with Section
2.4.6.Town Council Review and Decision
The Town Council shall review and decide the application in
accordance with Section
2.4.7.The decision shall be one of the
following:
a.
Approve the application as submitted;
b.
Approve the application subject to conditions;
c.
Deny the application; or
d.
Remand the application back to the Planning Director or Planning and Zoning Board for further
consideration. (This may require additional review fees.)
Post-Decision Actions
The post-decision actions and limitations in Section
2.4.8shall apply to the application except as
follows:
a.
Effect of Approval
Major Site Plan Approval allows the approval of any concurrently-reviewed applications for
Construction Plan Approval, Floodplain Management Permit, Stormwater Management Permit,
Administrative Adjustment, Alternative Equivalent Compliance, or Site-specific Development
Plan Designation for the same development. It also authorizes submittal of any other
development applications that may be required before construction or use of the development
authorized by the Major Site Plan Approval.
Major Site Plan
Approval
Town Council Review and
Decision
Scheduling and Notice of
Meetings
Staff Review and
Recommendation
with DRC review
Application Submittal and
Acceptance
Pre-Application
Conference
Step is Applicable
Step is Not Applicable
Planning and Zoning
Board Review and
Recommendation
Figure 2.5.7.B