Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2017

Article 2: Administration Section 2.2. Review Authorities 2.2.1. Town Staff

application forms, checklists for plans and other documents to be submitted with applications, the content and scale/format of such plans and documents, schedules and timelines for application review steps), identify application fees (as established by the Town Council), summarize development review procedures and standards to facilitate the use and understanding of them, and include detailed specifications and illustrations identifying how this Ordinance’s standards for landscaping, public infrastructure, and other aspects of development may be met;

(5) To maintain the official Zoning Map and related materials;

(6) To serve as professional staff to the Board of Adjustment, Planning and Zoning Board, and Town Council;

(7) To assist in enforcing this Ordinance in accordance with Article 10: Enforcement;

(8) To interpret the provisions of this Ordinance in accordance with the standards in Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions; (9) To provide expertise and technical assistance to the Town’s review and decision-making bodies on request; and (10) To maintain on file a record of all development applications reviewed under this Ordinance and make copies available on request. General The Town Engineer is the Town official primarily responsible for administering those provisions in this Ordinance pertaining to floodplain management, stormwater management and riparian buffers, and for reviewing detailed construction plans for compliance with infrastructure and various environmental regulations, for monitoring and inspecting authorized construction, and for reviewing completed public infrastructure proposed to acceptance by the Town. The Town Engineer may delegate any review or decision-making authority to any professional-level staff in the Engineering Department and may delegate clerical authority to any staff in the Engineering Department.

B. Town Engineer

Powers and Duties

a. Review of Development Applications The Town Engineer shall have the review, recommendation, and decision-making authority and responsibilities shown in Table 2.3, Summary Table of Development Review Procedures.

b. Other Powers and Duties

The Town Engineer shall have the following additional powers and duties under this Ordinance:

(1) To participate in pre-application conferences (Section 2.4.2);

(2) To serve as Vice-Chair of the Development Review Committee and participate in the review of development applications as a member of the committee; (3) To assist the Planning Director in establishing requirements for the contents and format of development applications reviewed under this Ordinance, with prime responsibility for establishing requirements for stormwater and riparian buffer applications; (4) To assist the Planning Director in developing and maintaining an administrative manual, with prime responsibility for developing and maintaining those parts of the administrative manual related to stormwater, riparian buffer, and construction plan applications and standards;

(5) To assist in enforcing this Ordinance in accordance with Article 10: Enforcement;

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