Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2021

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

The Planning Director shall

Planning and Zoning Board (public comment session)

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 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 wh o reside outside the area of the publishing newspaper’s general circulation.

2.

Notice Content

a. Posted Notices

Required posted notices shall, at a minimum:

(1) Identify the application type;

(2) Identify the date, time, and location of the meeting being noticed; and

(3) Comply with any other notice content requirements established by state law.

b. Mailed and Published Notices

Required mailed and published notices shall, at a minimum:

(1) Identify the application;

(2) Describe the nature and scope of the proposed development or action;

(3) Identify the location of land subject to the application;

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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