Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2021

Article 2: Administration Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures 2.5.6. Subdivision Approvals

7. The proposed development will be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.

(Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015)

Subdivision Approvals

2.5.6.

A. Applicability 1. General

The procedure and standards in this subsection apply to the review of any proposed subdivision, as defined in Section 11.5, Terms and Uses Defined, including the development of open space, streets, other public infrastructure improvements, and private utility improvements proposed or required to serve the future development of subdivided lots and parcels.

2.

Subdivisions Distinguished

a. Type 1 Preliminary Plat All preliminary plats proposing single-family detached, attached, or duplex dwellings submitted under this Ordinance shall be reviewed and decided in accordance with the procedures and standards in Section 2.5.6.B.1, Type 1 Preliminary Plat Approval Procedure and Section 2.5.6.C, Final Plat Approval. b. Type 2 Preliminary Plat (1) With the exception of subdivisions associated with a Planned Development District or a Conceptual Master Plan Approval, if all property owners provide an executed Statement of Voluntary Compliance in accordance with Section 5.9.7.B.2 of this Ordinance and Section 2.5.6.C, Final Plat Approval, plats proposing single-family detached, attached, or duplex dwellings may be reviewed and decided in accordance with Section 2.5.6.B.2, Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval Procedure. (2) All preliminary plats associated with a Site Plan or Site Plan for uses other than those identified in subsection 2.5.6.A.2.b.(1) shall be reviewed and decided in accordance with the procedures and standards in Section 2.5.6.B.2, Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval Procedure, and Section 2.5.6.C, Final Plat Approval. (1) The Town may require only a plat for recordation for the division of a tract of land or parcel of land in a single ownership if all of the following criteria are met: a. The tract or parcel of land to be divided is not exempted form the definition of subdivision in Article 11 of this ordinance. b. No part of the tract or parcel to be divided has been divided under this subsection in the 10 years prior to division. c. Other Subdivisions

c. The entire area of the tract or parcel to be divided is greater than five acres.

d. After division, no more than three lots result from the division.

e. After division, all resultant lots comply with all of the following:

1. Any lot dimension size requirements of the applicable land-use regulations, if any. 2. The use of the lots is in conformity with the applicable zoning requirements, if any.

3. A permanent means of ingress and egress is recorded for each lot.

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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