Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2021

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

d. Subdivision Exclusions A Subdivision Exclusion is any division of land that is proposed as one of the activities specifically listed as excluded from the definition of “subdivision” in Section 11.5, Terms and Uses Defined, and thus from the subdivision procedures and standards in this Ordinance. Determination of Subdivision Exclusion in accordance with Section 2.5.6.D is required before recordation of any division of land claimed to be excluded from regulation as a subdivision under this Ordinance. Concurrent Applications Applications for Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval or Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval may be submitted and reviewed concurrently with an application for Construction Plan Approval, Administrative Adjustment, or Alternative Equivalent Compliance. An application for Determination of Subdivision Exclusion may be submitted and reviewed concurrently with any development application.

3.

(Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval

B. Preliminary Plat Approvals

1.

Type 1 Preliminary Plat Approval Procedure The following subsections identify those steps in the standard review procedure (see Section 2.4) applicable to the review of a Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval application and note any specific variations of, or additions to, those review steps. a. Pre-Application Conference The applicant shall hold a pre-application conference with Town staff in accordance with Section 2.4.2. The application shall be submitted and accepted, and may be withdrawn, in accordance with Section 2.4.3. Staff Review and Recommendation The Planning Director shall review the application, allow revisions of the application, and prepare a staff report and recommendation in accordance with Section 2.4.4. d. Scheduling and Public Notice of Meetings The application shall be scheduled for Planning and Zoning Board and Town Council meetings in accordance with Section 2.4.5. c. b. Application Submittal and Acceptance

Pre-Application Conference

Application Submittal and Acceptance

Staff Review and Recommendation with DRC review

Scheduling and Notice of Meetings

Planning and Zoning Board Review and Recommendation with public comment session

Town Council Review and Decision with standard public hearing

e. Planning and Zoning Board Review and Recommendation

The Planning and Zoning Board shall review the application and make a recommendation in accordance with Section 2.4.6. Town Council Review and Decision The Town Council shall review the application and decide the application in accordance with Section 2.4.7. The Town Council ’s decision on a n application for Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval shall be one of the following:

f.

(1) Approve the application as submitted;

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

Page 2-37