Morrisville UDO Administrative Manual, August 1, 2018 version

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Part 1. Introduction	7
1.1. Purpose	7
1.2. For Help in Using this Manual	7
1.3. Development Review Process Chart	7
Part 2. Application Review Procedures	10
2.1. Introduction	10
2.2. Standard Review Procedures	10
2.2.1. Pre-Application Conference	10
2.2.2. Application Submittal and Acceptance	10
2.2.3. Staff Review and Action	11
2.2.4. Public Meeting Notice	11
2.2.5. Planning and Zoning Board Review and Recommendation	11
2.2.6. Board of Adjustment or Town Council Review and Decision	12
2.2.7. Post-Decision Actions	12
2.3. Common Application Procedures	12
2.3.1. Site Plan Approval	13
2.3.2. Subdivision Approval	13
A. Preliminary Plat Approval	13
B. Final Plat Approval	14
C. Determination of Subdivision Exclusion	14
2.3.3. Construction Plan Approval / Stormwater Management Permit	14
2.3.4. Payment in Lieu of Public Improvements, Performance Guarantees, and Maintenance Guarantees	14
A. Payment in Lieu of Construction of Public Street Improvements	14
B. Performance Guarantees	15
C. Maintenance Guarantees	15
2.3.5. Pre-Construction Conference, Notice, and Report	15
A. Pre-Construction Conference	15
B. Pre-Construction Notice	16
C. Pre-Construction Report	16
2.3.6. Building Permit	16
2.3.7. Inspections during Development	16
2.3.8. Stormwater Final Inspection and As-Built Plans	17
2.3.9. Certificate of Compliance/Occupancy	17
2.3.10. Sign Permit	17
2.4. Additional Application Procedures	17
2.4.1. Annexation	17
A. General	17
B. Voluntary Annexation Procedure	18
2.4.2. Bulletin Drawing	18
A. General	18
B. Bulletin Drawing Approval Procedure	18
2.4.3. Comprehensive Plan Amendment	19
A. General	19
B. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Review Procedure	19
2.4.4. Conceptual Master Plan Approval	20
2.4.5. Floodplain Development Permit	21
2.4.6. Food Truck Permit	21
2.4.7. Grave Removal	21
A. General	21
B. Grave Removal Approval Procedure	21
2.4.8. Interpretation	22
2.4.9. Plot Plan	22
2.4.10. Retaining Wall	22
A. General	22
B. Retaining Wall Review Procedure	23
1. Design and Submittal Requirements	23
2. Construction Requirements	23
3. Post Construction	23
2.4.11. Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreement	24
2.4.12. Riparian Buffer Development Review	24
2.4.13. Road Closure	24
A. General	24
B. Road Closure Procedure	24
2.4.14. Road Renaming	25
A. General	25
B. Road Renaming Procedure	25
2.4.15. Site-Specific Development Plan Designation	25
2.4.16. Special Event Permit	26
2.4.17. Special Use Permit	26
2.4.18. Telecommunications Facility Approvals	26
2.4.19. Unified Development Ordinance Amendments	27
A. Rezoning (Map Amendment)	27
B. Text Amendment	28
2.4.20. Zoning Compliance Letter	28
2.5. Procedures for Flexibility, Variances, and Appeals	28
2.5.1. Administrative Adjustment	28
2.5.2. Administrative Appeal	28
2.5.3. Alternative Equivalent Compliance	29
2.5.4. Alternative Standards	29
2.5.5. Development Agreement	29
2.5.6. Variance	30
A. General Variance Review Procedure	30
B. Riparian Buffer Variance Review Procedure	30
C. Stormwater Variance Review Procedure	30
Part 3. Outside Agency Permits and Approvals	31
3.1. Local Agency and Utility Approvals	31
3.1.1. Wake County Erosion and Sedimentation Control Regulations	31
3.1.2. Wake County Road Name Approvals	31
3.1.3. Town of Cary Water and Sewer Approvals	31
3.1.4. Other Utilities	31
A. Duke Energy Progress	31
B. PSNC Energy	31
C. Telecommunication Services	31
3.2. State Agency Permits and Approvals	32
3.2.1. NCDOT Driveway Permits, Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreements, Street Design	32
3.2.2. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Permits and Approvals	32
Part 4. Appendices	35
4.1. Town Documents Related to Land Development	35
4.1.1. Comprehensive Plan	35
4.1.2. Regulations and Guidelines	36
4.1.3. Brochures, Examples, and Miscellaneous Agreements/Petitions	37
4.2. Contacts	37
4.2.1. Town of Morrisville Contacts	37
A. Development Services Administration	37
B. Planning Department	37
C. Engineering Department	38
D. Engineering Department – Stormwater	38
E. Inspections Department	38
F. Fire Department	38
G. Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department	39
H. Public Works	39
4.2.2. Outside Agency Contacts	39
A. Duke Energy Progress	39
B. PSNC Energy [Natural Gas]	39
C. State of North Carolina	39
D. Town of Cary	40
E. Wake County	40
4.3. Plant Lists	40
4.3.1. Recommended Trees and Shrubs	40
4.3.2. Xeriscape and Native Vegetation Guide	43
4.3.3. Herbaceous Plants Suitable for Sunny, Dry Conditions	47
4.4. Applications, Permits, and forms	48
4.4.1. Development Application	48
4.4.2. Annexation Petition	48
4.4.3. Assessment Inquiry Request Form	48
4.4.4. Food Truck Permit Request Form	48
4.4.5. Home Occupation Permit Request Form	48
4.4.6. Performance Guarantee Release/Reduction Request Form	48
4.4.7. Sign Permit Application	48
4.4.8. Special Event Permit Request Form	48
4.4.9. Street Vendor Permit Request Form	49
4.4.10. Stockpiling Permit Application	49
4.4.11. Telecommunication Application	49
4.4.12. Zoning Compliance Letter Request Form	49
4.5. Checklists	50
4.5.1. Site Plan Approval (Major or Minor)	50
4.5.2. Construction Plan Approval for a Site Plan (Major or Minor)	59
4.5.3. Preliminary Subdivision Plat Approval (Type 1 or Type 2)	69
4.5.4. Construction Plan Approval for a Type 1 or 2 Preliminary Subdivision Plat	76
4.5.5. Construction Plan Approval for Infrastructure Projects	83
4.5.6. Administrative Adjustment	88
4.5.7. Administrative Appeal	89
4.5.8. Alternative Equivalent Compliance	90
4.5.9. Alternative Standards (EDCM)	90
4.5.10. Bulletin Drawing	91
4.5.11. Comprehensive Plan Amendment	92
4.5.12. Conceptual Master Plan Approval	93
4.5.13. Development Agreement	94
4.5.14. Final Plat	94
4.5.15. Food Truck Permit	97
4.5.16. Floodplain Development Permit	97
4.5.17. Interpretation	97
4.5.18. Plot Plan	98
4.5.19. Retaining Wall	99
4.5.20. Riparian Buffer Development Review	100
4.5.21. Riparian Buffer Variance	100
4.5.22. Structures in the Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreement	101
4.5.23. Rezoning	102
4.5.24. Sign Permit	102
4.5.25. Site-Specific Development Plan Designation	105
4.5.26. Special Event Permit	106
4.5.27. Special Use Permit	107
4.5.28. Stormwater Variance	108
4.5.29. Street Vendor	109
4.5.30. Telecommunications Facility Collocation/Modification	110
4.5.31. Telecommunications Facility New Tower	111
4.5.32. Variance Submittal	118
4.6. Fee Schedules	120
4.6.1. Application and Inspections Fee Schedule	120
4.6.2. Map, Plans, and Copying Fee Schedule	120
4.7. Certifications and Approval Blocks	121
4.7.1. Acceptance of Public Dedication	121
4.7.2. Certificate of Approval of the Design and Installation of Streets, Public Utilities, and Other Required Improvements	121
4.7.3. Certificate of Approval for Recording	121
4.7.4. Review Officer Certification	121
4.7.5. Tree Preservation Certificate	122
4.7.6. Certificates of Ownership	122
A. Subdivision Plat	122
B. Exempt Plats	123
4.7.7. Cross Access Agreement	123
4.7.8. Exempt Plat Certification	124
4.7.9. Review Officer Certification Surveyor’s Certificate and Seal Certifying the Following	124
4.7.10. Town of Cary	124
4.7.11. Site Plan/Construction Drawing/Minor Modification	125
4.7.12. Bulletin Drawing	125
4.8. Final Plat Standard Easement Blocks	125
4.8.1. Conservation Easement	125
4.8.2. Entry Monument/Signage and Landscape Easement	126
4.8.3. Private Access Easement	126
4.8.4. Private Open Space	126
4.8.5. Private Retaining Wall Easement	126
4.8.6. Public Access Easement	126
4.8.7. Public Greenway Easement	126
4.8.8. Public Sidewalk Easement	127
4.8.9. Public Utility Easement	127
4.8.10. Sight Triangle Easement	127
4.8.11. Storm Drainage Easements	127
A. Private Storm Drainage Easement	127
B. Public Storm Drainage Easement	127
4.8.12. Stormwater Control Measure and Access Easement	128
4.9. Review Schedules	128
4.9.1. Board of Adjustment Decision Review Schedule	128
4.9.2. Staff Decision Review Timeframes	130
4.9.3. Town Council Decision Review Schedules	131
A. Administrative Review Schedules	131
1. Major Site Plan and Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat	131
2. Site Specific Development Plan Designation /	132
3. Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreement	133
B. Legislative Review Schedules	134
1. Comprehensive Plan Amendment and General Rezoning	134
2. Conceptual Master Plan and Planned Development Rezoning	135
3. Conditional Rezoning	136
C. Quasi-Judicial Review Schedules	137
1. Special Use Permit and Alternative Equivalent Compliance Review Schedule	137

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