Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - February 2021

Article 2: Administration Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures 2.5.9. Floodplain Development Permit

C. Construction Plan Approval Review Standards An application for Construction Plan Approval shall be approved only if the Town Engineer determines that all infrastructure and utility improvements serving the development have been approved by the appropriate agency, and that the Construction Plan: 1. Identifies tree protection areas as required in Section 5.4.5, Tree Protection Plan and Tree Protection Areas; 2. Complies with applicable standards in Article 5: Development Standards, Article 6: Riparian Buffers, Article 7: Stormwater Management, and Article 8: Performance and Maintenance; 3. Complies with all other applicable standards in this Ordinance; 4. Complies with the Engineering Design and Construction Manual; 5. Complies with all other applicable Town ordinances and state and federal laws; 6. Complies with all requirements and conditions of approval of any prior development permits or approvals. 1. The procedure and standards in this subsection apply to the review of applications for a Floodplain Development Permit, which shall be required before commencement of any development activities within Floodplain Overlay (FO) districts. 2. An application for a Floodplain Development Permit may be submitted and reviewed concurrently with applications for Site Plan Approval, Construction Plan Approval, or Stormwater Management Permit, Administrative Adjustment, or Alternative Equivalent Compliance. B. Floodplain Development Permit Procedure The following subsections identify those steps in the standard review procedure (see Section 2.4) applicable to the review of a Floodplain Development Permit application and note any specific variations of, or additions to, those review steps. Application Submittal and Acceptance The application shall be submitted and accepted, and may be withdrawn, in accordance with Section 2.4.3, except that the application shall include certificates of reference level elevations and any proposed floodproofing. (See Section 5.6, Floodplain Management.) 1. 2.5.9. Floodplain Development Permit A. Applicability

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Staff Review and Decision The Town Engineer shall review the application, allow revisions of the application, and decide the application in accordance with Section 2.4.4. The decision shall be one of the following:

Floodplain Development Permit

a. Approve the application as submitted;

Application Submittal and Acceptance

b. Approve the application subject to conditions; or

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Deny the application.

Staff Review and Town Engineer Decision

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Post-Decision Actions

The post-decision actions and limitations in Section 2.4.8 shall apply to the application except as follows:

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