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Article 2: Administration
Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures
2.5.7. Site Plan Approval
June 23, 2017 Morrisville, NC
Page 2-48 Unified Development Ordinance
Application Submittal and Acceptance
The application shall be submitted and accepted, and may be
withdrawn, in accordance with Section
Staff Review and Decision
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. Approve the application as submitted;
b. Approve the application subject to conditions; or
c. Deny the application.
Post-Decision Actions
The post-decision actions and limitations in Sectio shall apply to
the application except as follows:
a. Effect of Approval
Minor 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 Minor
Site Plan Approval.
b. Expiration of Approval
A Minor Site Plan Approval shall expire if no significant work is done or development is made
within two years after the date of Minor Site Plan Approval.
c. Minor Changes Allowed
(1) Subsequent development applications may incorporate minor changes from the
development defined by the Minor Site Plan Approval without the need to amend the
Minor Site Plan Approval in accordance with Section
where the Planning Director determines that the changes:
(A) Continue to comply with this Ordinance;
(B) Are necessary to comply with conditions of approval; or
(C) Are consistent with the Minor Site Plan approval or any prior Town Council approval
on which it was based (e.g., PD Plan/Agreement approval, Conceptual Master Plan
Approval, Major Site Plan 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 Minor Site Plan Approval or any prior Town Council
approval on which it was based.
(2) In any case, the following changes from the Minor Site Plan Approval or any prior Town
Council approval on which it was based shall constitute a major change requiring
amendment of the Minor Site Plan Approval in accordance with Section
Minor Site Plan
Approval
Town Council Review and
Decision
Scheduling and Notice of
Meetings
Staff Review and
Planning Director Decision
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.C