Morrisville UDO Administrative Manual - July 2016

PART 1.

INTRODUCTION

1.1. PURPOSE This Administrative Manual is intended to assist the day-to-day use and administration of the Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Its primary objective is to provide developers, design professionals, property owners, and other potential applicants for development approval information and guidance concerning the review procedures for applications called for by the UDO, as well as for other approvals related to UDO applications or the land development process. Persons interested in information about development review procedures and submittal requirements should make sure they are using the most recent versions of the UDO and this manual. 1.2. FOR HELP IN USING THIS MANUAL

Something to Know This manual, including the checklists, is not a substitute for the UDO, but rather a guide for the users of the UDO. Where any provision in this manual, including conflicts with a provision in the UDO or the Town’s Code of Ordinances, the provision in the UDO or Code of Ordinances governs.

For assistance in obtaining or using this Administrative Manual, or to get a general understanding of the development review procedures and schedules described in the manual, contact the Morrisville Planning Department during business hours (Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm – though closed Fridays at noon during the summer).

Physical Address:

Morrisville Planning Department 260 Town Hall Drive, Suite B Morrisville, NC 27560

Mailing Address:

Planning Department P.O. Box 166 Morrisville, NC 27560

Telephone:

919.463.6194

Facsimile:

919.468.6011

Website

www.townofmorrisville.org

For help in obtaining and understanding detailed information about specific review procedures and submittal requirements, or about UDO standards and how they may affect your development proposal, contact and arrange an appointment with the appropriate Town staff or outside agency contacts listed in Part 4.2, Contacts. 1.3. DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS CHART The Town of Morrisville Development Review Process Chart located on the next two pages is a general overview of the development review process. The chart identifies the various steps in the development review process from project inception to completion.

Morrisville, NC

July 1, 2016

Administrative Manual

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