Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - July 2021

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

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.

Floodplain Development Permit

2.5.9.

A. Applicability 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 Application Submittal and Acceptance The application shall be submitted and accepted, and may be withdrawn, in accordance with Section 2.4.3, except that the application shall include certificates of reference level elevations and any proposed floodproofing.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.

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:

a. Approve the application as submitted;

b. Approve the application subject to conditions; or

c.

Deny the application.

3.

Post-Decision Actions

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

a. Effect of Approval A Floodplain Development Permit allows the approval of any concurrently-reviewed applications for Site Plan Approval, Construction Plan Approval, Stormwater Management Permit, Administrative Adjustment, or Alternative Equivalent Compliance for the same development. It also authorizes submittal of an application for Building Permit for construction of approved buildings and structures in the Floodplain Overlay (FO) district, construction of approved site improvements, approved alteration or relocation of watercourses, and other approved land disturbing activities in the FO district.

Floodplain Development Permit

Application Submittal and Acceptance

Staff Review and Town Engineer Decision

Morrisville, NC

February 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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