Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - July 2021

Article 2: Administration Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures 2.5.6. Subdivision Approvals

b. If significant work is completed or development is made for a phase of the subdivision, Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval shall expire if no significant work is done or development is made for any remaining phases of the

subdivision within two years after recordation of the last Final Plat for a phase of the subdivision in which significant work was completed or development was made. Failure to comply with the executed Statement of Voluntary Compliance is a violation of this Ordinance and shall void the Type 2 Preliminary Plat Approval. Subsequent development applications may incorporate minor changes from the development defined by the Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval, without the need to amend the Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval in accordance with Section 2.4.8.D, Modification or Amendment of Approval, where the Planning Director determines that the changes:

Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval

c.

Pre-Application Conference

(3) Minor Changes Allowed

Application Submittal and Acceptance

a.

Staff Review and Planning Director Decision with DRC review

(i)

Continue to comply with this Ordinance;

(ii) Are necessary to comply with conditions of approval; or

(iii) Are consistent with the Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval and any prior Town Council approval on which the Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval was based (e.g., PD Plan/Agreement approval, Conceptual Master Plan Approval, Type 1 Preliminary Plat Approval). Consistency means the changes would not significantly alter the development’s general function, form, intensity, character, demand on public facilities, impact on adjacent properties, or other characteristic from that indicated by the Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval or any prior Town Council approval on which it was based. b. In any case, the following changes from the Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval or any prior Town Council approval on which it was based shall constitute a major change requiring amendment of the Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval in accordance with Section 2.4.8.D, Modification or Amendment of Approval:

(i)

A change in a condition of approval; and

(ii) An increase in the number of lots.

3. Preliminary Plat Approval Review Standards

An application for Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval or a Type 2 Preliminary Plat Approval shall be approved only if the Town Council or Planning Director, as appropriate, determines that the proposed subdivision: a. Identifies tree protection areas as required in Section 5.4.5, Tree Protection Plan and Tree Protection Areas; b. Complies with applicable standards in Article 5: Development Standards, Article 6: Riparian Buffers, Article 7: Stormwater Management, and Article 8: Performance and Maintenance;

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