Morrisville UDO Administrative Manual, version August 1, 2018

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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	32
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	33
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	36
4.2. Contacts	38
4.2.1. Town of Morrisville Contacts	38
A. Development Services Administration	38
B. Planning Department	38
C. Engineering Department	38
D. Engineering Department – Stormwater	39
E. Inspections Department	39
F. Fire Department	39
G. Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department	39
H. Public Works	39
4.2.2. Outside Agency Contacts	40
A. Duke Energy Progress	40
B. PSNC Energy [Natural Gas]	40
C. State of North Carolina	40
D. Town of Cary	40
E. Wake County	41
4.3. Plant Lists	41
4.3.1. Recommended Trees and Shrubs	41
4.3.2. Xeriscape and Native Vegetation Guide	44
4.3.3. Herbaceous Plants Suitable for Sunny, Dry Conditions	48
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	49
4.4.4. Food Truck Permit Request Form	49
4.4.5. Home Occupation Permit Request Form	49
4.4.6. Performance Guarantee Release/Reduction Request Form	49
4.4.7. Sign Permit Application	49
4.4.8. Special Event Permit Request Form	49
4.4.9. Street Vendor Permit Request Form	49
4.4.10. Stockpiling Permit Application	49
4.4.11. Telecommunication Application	50
4.4.12. Zoning Compliance Letter Request Form	50
4.5. Checklists	51
4.5.1. Site Plan Approval (Major or Minor)	51
4.5.2. Construction Plan Approval for a Site Plan (Major or Minor)	60
4.5.3. Preliminary Subdivision Plat Approval (Type 1 or Type 2)	70
4.5.4. Construction Plan Approval for a Type 1 or 2 Preliminary Subdivision Plat	77
4.5.5. Construction Plan Approval for Infrastructure Projects	84
4.5.6. Administrative Adjustment	90
4.5.7. Administrative Appeal	91
4.5.8. Alternative Equivalent Compliance	92
4.5.9. Alternative Standards (EDCM)	92
4.5.10. Bulletin Drawing	93
4.5.11. Comprehensive Plan Amendment	94
4.5.12. Conceptual Master Plan Approval	95
4.5.13. Development Agreement	96
4.5.14. Final Plat	96
4.5.15. Food Truck Permit	99
4.5.16. Floodplain Development Permit	99
4.5.17. Interpretation	99
4.5.18. Plot Plan	100
4.5.19. Retaining Wall	101
4.5.20. Riparian Buffer Development Review	102
4.5.21. Riparian Buffer Variance	103
4.5.22. Structures in the Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreement	104
4.5.23. Rezoning	104
4.5.24. Sign Permit	105
4.5.25. Site-Specific Development Plan Designation	108
4.5.26. Special Event Permit	108
4.5.27. Special Use Permit	109
4.5.28. Stormwater Variance	111
4.5.29. Street Vendor	112
4.5.30. Telecommunications Facility Collocation/Modification	112
4.5.31. Telecommunications Facility New Tower	113
4.5.32. Variance Submittal	120
4.6. Fee Schedules	122
4.6.1. Application and Inspections Fee Schedule	122
4.6.2. Map, Plans, and Copying Fee Schedule	122
4.7. Certifications and Approval Blocks	123
4.7.1. Acceptance of Public Dedication	123
4.7.2. Certificate of Approval of the Design and Installation of Streets, Public Utilities, and Other Required Improvements	123
4.7.3. Certificate of Approval for Recording	123
4.7.4. Review Officer Certification	123
4.7.5. Tree Preservation Certificate	124
4.7.6. Certificates of Ownership	124
A. Subdivision Plat	124
B. Exempt Plats	125
4.7.7. Cross Access Agreement	125
4.7.8. Exempt Plat Certification	126
4.7.9. Review Officer Certification Surveyor’s Certificate and Seal Certifying the Following	126
4.7.10. Town of Cary	126
4.7.11. Site Plan/Construction Drawing/Minor Modification	127
4.7.12. Bulletin Drawing	127
4.8. Final Plat Standard Easement Blocks	127
4.8.1. Conservation Easement	127
4.8.2. Entry Monument/Signage and Landscape Easement	128
4.8.3. Private Access Easement	128
4.8.4. Private Open Space	128
4.8.5. Private Retaining Wall Easement	128
4.8.6. Public Access Easement	128
4.8.7. Public Greenway Easement	128
4.8.8. Public Sidewalk Easement	129
4.8.9. Public Utility Easement	129
4.8.10. Sight Triangle Easement	129
4.8.11. Storm Drainage Easements	129
A. Private Storm Drainage Easement	129
B. Public Storm Drainage Easement	129
4.8.12. Stormwater Control Measure and Access Easement	130
4.9. Review Schedules	130
4.9.1. Board of Adjustment Decision Review Schedule	130
4.9.2. Staff Decision Review Timeframes	131
4.9.3. Town Council Decision Review Schedules	132
A. Administrative Review Schedules	132
1. Major Site Plan and Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat	132
2. Site Specific Development Plan Designation /	133
3. Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreement	134
B. Legislative Review Schedules	135
1. Comprehensive Plan Amendment and General Rezoning	135
2. Conceptual Master Plan and Planned Development Rezoning	136
3. Conditional Rezoning	137
C. Quasi-Judicial Review Schedules	138
1. Special Use Permit and Alternative Equivalent Compliance Review Schedule	138

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