Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2021

Article 2: Administration Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures 2.5.7. Site Plan Approval

Post-Decision Actions

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The post-decision actions and limitations in Section 2.4.8 shall apply to the application except as follows:

(1) Certification and Recordation of Approved Subdivision Exclusion Plat

If the Planning Director determines that the proposed division of land is not a subdivision subject to regulation under this Ordinance and the applicant wishes to record a plat of the division, the applicant shall submit the plat to the Planning Director, who shall certify on the plat the Town ’s determination that the plat is not subject to subdivision regulation under this Ordinance. The applicant may then record the certified Subdivision Exclusion plat with the Register of Deeds for the county in which the development site is located and shall return a copy of the recorded plat to the Planning Director. Recordation of a certified Subdivision Exclusion Plat authorizes the applicant to convey the platted lots by reference to the recorded plat. It also authorizes the owners of recorded lots to submit applications for a Building Permit or other development permit or approval required to develop the lot, provided all dedications and public infrastructure and private utility improvements required to serve the lot have been completed and accepted by the appropriate agency. If the applicant fails to record the plat within 30 days after the date of approval, the Determination of Subdivision Exclusion shall become invalid. A recorded Subdivision Exclusion plat shall not expire. Subdivision Exclusion Review Standards An application for a Determination of Subdivision Exclusion shall be approved only if the Planning Director determines that the proposed division of land falls within the one of the activities specially listed as excluded from the definition of “subdivision” in Section 11.5, Terms and Uses Defined. (2) Effect of Approval (3) Expiration of Approval

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(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

Site Plan Approval

2.5.7.

A. Applicability

1. The procedure and standards in this subsection apply to the review of applications for Site Plan Approval. Site Plan Approval shall be required for all development, unless exempted in accordance with subsection 3 below, before submittal of an application for Construction Plan Approval, unless the applicant elects to submit applications for both Site Plan Approval and Construction Plan Approval for concurrent review in accordance with subsection 2 below. 2. For developments requiring both Site Plan Approval and Construction Plan Approval, the applicant may submit an application for Construction Plan Approval concurrently with an application for Site Plan Approval. In such a case, Town staff shall review the more detailed Construction Plan Approval application concurrently with the Site Plan Approval application, but the Town Engineer shall not decide the Construction Plan Approval application until after the Site Plan Approval application is decided by either the Planning Director or the Town Council, as appropriate.

3. The following development is exempt from the requirements of this section:

a. Internal construction that does not increase gross floor area or structure height, increase the density or intensity of use, or affect parking or landscaping requirements;

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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