Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - Oct 2021 v2

Article 2: Administration Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures 2.5.8. Construction Plan Approval

1.

Pre-Application Conference

The applicant shall hold a pre-application conference with Town staff in accordance with Section 2.4.2.

2.

Application Submittal and Acceptance

The application shall be submitted and accepted, and may be withdrawn, in accordance with Section 2.4.3.

3.

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;

c. Issue a Letter of Conditional Construction Plan Approval; or

d. Deny the application.

4.

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 Construction Plan Approval allows the approval of any concurrently-reviewed applications for Floodplain Management Permit or Administrative Adjustment for the same development. It also authorizes submittal of an application for Building Permit for construction of approved buildings and structures, construction of approved site improvements, and other approved land disturbing activities. b. Expiration of Approval (1) Except of as otherwise provided in subsection (2) below, Construction Plan Approval shall automatically expire if the associated development application approval expires, is revoked, or otherwise becomes invalid. If there is no associated application, the Construction Plan Approval does not expire. (2) A Letter of Conditional Construction Plan Approval shall expire six months from the date of issuance.

Minor Modifications Allowed (1) The applicant may request, and the Town Engineer may approve, minor deviations from the approved Construction Plan where the applicant demonstrates that such deviations:

c.

Construction Plan Approval

a.

Do not affect the overall development concept of the approved Construction Plan; Do not impede or prevent construction of infrastructure serving either the development or region; Will not result in substantially greater long-term maintenance costs for the Town; Are necessitated by physical or construction difficulties, or by application of best engineering and management practices; and

Pre-Application Conference

b.

Application Submittal and Acceptance

c.

d.

Staff Review and Town Engineer Decision with DRC review

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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