Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2019

Article 2: Administration Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures 2.5.3. Rezoning

b. Expiration of Approval A Text Amendment does not expire, but shall remain valid unless and until the revised text of this Ordinance is subsequently amended in accordance with this subsection’s Text Amendment procedure. C. Text Amendment Review Standards Amending the text of this Ordinance is a matter committed to the legislative discretion of the Town Council. In deciding the application, the Town Council shall consider and weigh the relevance of and consider whether and the extent to which the proposed amendment:

Is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan;

Conflicts with any other provisions of this Ordinance or the Code of Ordinances;

Is required by changed conditions;

Addresses a demonstrated community need;

Is consistent with the purpose and intent of the zoning districts in this Ordinance, or would improve compatibility among uses and would ensure efficient development within the town;

Would result in a logical and orderly development pattern; and

Would result in significantly adverse impacts on the natural environment—including, but not limited to, water, air, noise, stormwater management, wildlife, vegetation, wetlands, and the natural functioning of the environment.

Rezoning

2.5.3.

A. Applicability The procedure and standards in this subsection apply to the review of any proposal to revise the Zoning Map to change the zoning district classification applicable to a particular parcel, portion of a parcel, or group of parcels. An application for Conceptual Master Plan Approval may be submitted and reviewed concurrently with an application for Conditional Rezoning (see Section 2.5.4). In such a case, the Town Council shall decide the Conceptual Master Plan Approval application concurrently with its decision on the Conditional Rezoning application, and the approved Conceptual Master Plan Approval application—including any conditions of such approval agreed to by the applicant and subject to the post-decision actions and limitations in Section 2.5.4.C.7, shall constitute a condition of the Conditional Rezoning application and approval. There are three types of rezoning authorized by this Ordinance: General Rezonings; Conditional Rezonings; and Planned Development Rezonings. A General Rezoning reclassifies land to a base zoning district and subjects future development in the district to all the development regulations applicable to that district, including allowance of the full range of uses and development intensity permitted in the district. A Conditional Rezoning reclassifies land to a conditional zoning district that is parallel to a base zoning district and subjects future development in the district to the same development regulations applicable to the parallel base district except as modified by conditions that: B. General, Conditional, and Planned Development Rezonings Distinguished

a. Are proposed or agreed to by the owner(s) of the subject land;

b. Incorporate any proposed modifications to use, intensity, or development standards applicable in the parallel base district; and

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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