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Article 2: Administration
Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures
2.5.9. Floodplain Development Permit
Morrisville, NC June 2013
Unified Development Ordinance - Public Hearing Draft Page 2-57
3. Complies with the Engineering Design and Construction Manual;
4. Complies with all other applicable Town ordinances and state and federal laws;
5. Complies with all requirements and conditions of approval of any prior development permits or
approvals.
2.5.9. Floodplain Development Permit96
A. Applicability
1. The procedure and standards in this subsection apply to the review of applications for a
Floodplain Development Permit, which shall be required before commencement of any
development activities within Floodplain Overlay (FO) districts.
2. An application for a Floodplain Development Permit may be submitted and reviewed
concurrently with applications for Site Plan Approval, Construction Plan Approval, or Stormwater
Management Permit, Administrative Adjustment, or Alternative Equivalent Compliance.
B. Floodplain Development Permit Procedure
Figure and the following subsections identify those steps in the standard review procedure (see
Section 2.4) applicable to the review of a Floodplain Development Permit
application and note any specific variations of, or additions to, those review
steps.
1. Application Submittal and Acceptance
The application shall be submitted and accepted, and may be
withdrawn, in accordance with Section 2.4.3, except that the
application shall include certificates of reference level elevations and
any proposed floodproofing. (See Section 5.6, Floodplain
Management.)
2. Staff Review and Decision
The Planning Director shall review the application, allow revisions of the
application, and decide the application in accordance with Section
2.4.4. The decision shall be one of the following:
a. Approval of the application as submitted;
b. Approval of the application subject to conditions; or
c. Denial of the application.
3. Post-Decision Actions
The post-decision actions and limitations in Section 2.4.8 shall apply to
the application except as follows:
a. Effect of Approval
A Floodplain Development Permit allows the approval of any
concurrently-reviewed applications for Site Plan Approval,
Construction Plan Approval, Stormwater Management Permit,
Administrative Adjustment, or Alternative Equivalent Compliance for
the same development. It also authorizes submittal of an
96 This carries forward the floodplain development permit review procedures in Section 26-67 of the Flood Damage Prevention
Ordinance in Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances., modifying them only to omit detailed submittal content requirements (which
go into the Administrative Manual) and fit wording to the format used for other development review procedures.
Floodplain
Development Permit
Town Council Review and
Decision
Scheduling and Notice of
Meeting
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 2.5.9.B