UDO Update 082024

Article 2: Administration Section 2.4. Standard Review Procedures 2.4.5. Scheduling and Public Notice of Meetings

Table 2.4.5.B.1: Public Notice Requirements

Review Body Meeting

Application Type

Posted Notice

Mailed Notice

Published Notice

If the appeal pertains to a

particular site, the Planning Director shall prepare notice of the meeting and ensure it is prominently posted on the application site or on an adjacent street right-of-way at least 10 days before the meeting date. prepare notice of the meeting and ensure it is prominently posted on the application site or on an adjacent street right-of-way at least 10 days before the meeting. The Planning Director shall

The Planning Director shall prepare notice of the meeting and mail it via first-class mail to the applicant, the owners of the application site and all properties abutting the site (if the appeal pertains to a particular site), and the applicant for the decision being appealed, at least 10 days, but not more than 25 days, before the meeting date.

Administrative Appeal

Planning and Zoning Board (public hearing)

n/a

Planning and Zoning Board (public comment session)

The Planning Director shall prepare notice of the meeting and ensure it is mailed via first-class mail to the applicant and the owners of the application site and all properties located within 500 feet of the application site at least 10 days, but not more than 25 days, before the meeting date.

Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreement

n/a

Town Council (public hearing)

(Ord. No. 2014-016, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

b. Application of Notice Requirements (1) In computing the required time periods for providing notices, the day the notice is published or postmarked shall not be included, but the day of the meeting shall be included. (2) Required posted notices need not be posted on each parcel where an application site includes multiple contiguous parcels, provided a sufficient number of notices are posted to provide reasonable notice to interested persons passing by the site. (3) The applicant shall provide mailing labels and stamps for required mailed notices. Unless evidence to the contrary exists, the names and mailing addresses for property owners required to be mailed notices shall be as shown on the most current Wake County or Durham County tax records, as appropriate. (4) If a rezoning application directly affects more than 50 properties, owned by at least 50 different property owners, the Planning Director may elect to rely on the published notice instead of mailed notice for those affected property owners who reside in the area of the publishing newspaper’s general circulation— provided that each notice shall not be less than one-half of a newspaper page in size. Mailed notice shall continue to be required for all property owners who reside outside the area of the publishin g newspaper’s general circulation.

2.

Notice Content

a. Posted Notices

Required posted notices shall, at a minimum:

Morrisville, NC

June 13, 2023

Unified Development Ordinance

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