Morrisville Administrative Manual_September 2023

Part 2. Application Review Procedures 2.4 Additional Application Procedures

• The basis for the staff decision is whether each application, by itself or with proposed conditions, complies with all applicable standards of the UDO, all other applicable Town regulations and State and federal laws, and all requirements and conditions of approval for any prior development permit or approval. • Engineering staff provides the applicant written notice of the decision, which clearly states reasons for a denial or for any conditions of approval. • All development is required to be constructed in accordance with an approved Construction Plan application.

Comprehensive Plan Amendment

General

• The Morrisville Comprehensive Plan consists of all plans and policies adopted by the Town Council to

address the town’s growth and development. These include the Land Use Plan, Town Center Plan, McCrimmon Transit Small Area Plan, other small area plans, Transportation Plan, Parks and Recreation Master Plan, and other functional plans related to public infrastructure and services. • All of these Comprehensive Plan components were developed and reviewed with substantial public input and thus should be viewed as reflecting goals, objectives, policies, and directions

Things to Know ▪

Comprehensive Plan Amendments are processed quarterly. It is up to the discretion of the Town as to whether to agree to initiate a Comprehensive Plan Amendment application.

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desired by a substantial majority of the residents, property owners, business owners, and employers in Morrisville. As such, they generally are not intended to be revised except in the context of a periodic and comprehensive review. Nevertheless, conditions may unexpectedly change and unanticipated opportunities may arise that justify adjustments to the components of the Comprehensive Plan. • Anyone, including any resident or owner of property in Morrisville, Town Council, Planning and Zoning Board, or Planning Director, can initiate a Comprehensive Plan Amendment application request. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Review Procedure • Planning staff distributes the application to all appropriate Town staff and outside agencies for initial review and comment. • Planning staff notifies the applicant of any compliance deficiencies identified in the initial staff review and invites the applicant to discuss them with staff and revise the application as necessary to address them. • Planning staff prepares a staff report and includes a recommendation to adopt the amendment as proposed, adopt a revised amendment, or deny the amendment. Planning staff sends the application and staff report to the Planning and Zoning Board (PZB). • If the application proposes to change the land use classification pertaining to specific properties, Planning staff also posts a notice of the PZB meeting on the reclassification site and mails the notice to owners of the affected properties and of properties within 500 feet of the affected properties. • If the application proposes to change the road classification of a specific road, Planning staff posts a notice of the PZB meeting on the road with the proposed change. • An application to amend the Comprehensive Plan is submitted.

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