Morrisville UDO Administrative Manual - July 2016

Part 2. Application Review Procedures 2.4 Additional Application Procedures

 Within 30 days after completing the removal and reinternment, the person conducting the removal and reinternment must record a written certificate of removal facts with the office of the Register of Deeds for the county from which the remains were removed and the county in which they were reinterred.  The certificate must include the full name (if known) of each person whose grave was moved, a precise description of the site from which and to which the remains were moved, the name of the party effecting the removal, and a brief description of the statutory basis for the removal and reinternment. (See N.C.G.S. 65-106 for full and detailed requirements.)

Interpretation

The UDO may need to be interpreted in terms of how it applies to a particular, often unanticipated, circumstance. The Planning Director is responsible for all interpretations of the zoning and subdivision provisions in the text of the UDO, as well as for interpretation of zoning district boundaries on the Official Zoning Map.

Something to Know All written interpretations obtained through this procedure are maintained by Planning staff and are binding on subsequent determinations by Town staff in applying the same provision of the UDO in the same circumstances, unless the interpretation is reversed or modified on appeal by the Board of Adjustment or a court of law.

The Town Engineer is responsible for all interpretations of riparian buffer, stormwater management, and engineering provisions in the text of the UDO. The Building Official is responsible for all interpretations of Building Code provisions as they relate to the UDO, including interpretations relating to issuance of a Certificate of Compliance/Occupancy.

See Section 2.5.15 in the UDO for specific application procedures.

Plot Plan

A plot plan is required when a new attached single family, duplex, detached single family, or manufactured home dwelling or an addition to an existing dwelling is proposed. A plot plan is also required for decks and porches. A plot plan allows staff to determine if regulations such as setbacks, proposed grades and erosion control are met. The applicant submits a building permit with the plot plan to the Inspections Department.

Things to Know  Final plot plans must be signed and sealed by a North Carolina licensed land surveyor.  The final plot plan requirement may be waived by the Planning Director for decks and porches that either do not encroach into a setback or where staff can visually determine setback requirements are met.  Certificates of Compliance/Occupancy will not be issued without a final plot plan.

A plot plan shall include all items on the checklist (see 4.5.18). A link to the example is located in Part 4.1.3.

Retaining Wall

General

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Things to Know 

These requirements apply to all commercial construction, which include retaining walls and grades falling within the criteria described in 1807.2.5 and those others deemed necessary by the Town.  The Town may apply the above criteria to residential projects where retaining walls impact public use, public or private access areas, span across property lines, or as deemed necessary by the Town.

 The Town requires all retaining walls or structures functioning in a similar fashion, with an exposed vertical face (finished grade to top of wall) of 4 feet (48 inches or 1219 mm) shall be designed under the responsible charge of a registered design professional.

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