Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2023.1

Article 2: Administration

SECTION 2.1. PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION OF THIS ARTICLE

This article describes the procedures for review of all applications for land use and development activity in Morrisville. A. Section 2.2, Review Authorities, describes the powers and duties, composition, and basic rules for each of the Town boards or other entities that have advisory and/or decision-making roles and responsibilities under this Ordinance. B. Section 2.3, Summary Table of Development Review Procedures, includes a summary table listing the land use and development procedures in this Ordinance. C. Section 2.4, Standard Review Procedures, describes standard procedures that generally apply to most types of development applications. D. Section 2.5, Application-Specific Review Procedures, supplements the standard review procedures with additions and variations specific to each type of development application, such as review standards and special submittal or voting requirements.

SECTION 2.2. REVIEW AUTHORITIES

This section identifies the roles and responsibilities of Town staff and various Town boards involved in the review of development applications.

Town Staff

2.2.1.

A. Planning Director

1. General The Planning Director is the Town official primarily responsible for administering most provisions of this Ordinance. The Planning Director may delegate any review or decision-making authority to any professional-level staff in the Planning Department and may delegate clerical authority to any staff in the Planning Department. 2. Powers and Duties a. Review of Development Applications The Planning Director 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 Planning Director shall have the following additional powers and duties under this Ordinance:

(1) To conduct pre-application conferences (Section 2.4.2);

(2) To serve as Chair of the Development Review Committee and participate in the review of development applications as a member of the committee; (3) To establish requirements for the contents and format of development applications reviewed under this Ordinance, and a schedule for the submittal and review of such applications; (4) To develop, adopt, and amend an administrative manual that may specify detailed submittal and procedural requirements for various development applications (e.g.,

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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