Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2021

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

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Post-Decision Actions

The post-decision actions and limitations in Section 2.4.8 shall apply to the application except as follows: a. Effect of Approval Site Plan Approval allows the approval of any concurrently-reviewed applications for Construction Plan Approval, Floodplain Management Permit, Stormwater Management Permit, Administrative Adjustment, Alternative Equivalent Compliance, or Site-specific Development Plan Designation for the same development. It also authorizes submittal of any other development applications that may be required before construction or use of the development authorized by the Site Plan Approval. A Site Plan Approval shall expire if no significant work is done or development is made within two years after the date of Site Plan Approval. Minor Changes Allowed (1) Subsequent development applications may incorporate minor changes from the development defined by the Site Plan Approval without the need to amend the Site Plan Approval in accordance with Section 2.4.8.D, Modification or Amendment of Approval, where the Planning Director determines that the changes: c. c. Are consistent with the Site Plan approval or any prior Town Council approval on which it was based (e.g., PD Plan/Agreement approval, Conceptual Master Plan Approval, Site Plan Approval). Consistency means the changes would not significantly alter the development’s general function, form, intensity, character, demand on public facilities, impact on adjacent properties, or other characteristic from that indicated by the Site Plan Approval or any prior Town Council approval on which it was based. (2) In any case, the following changes from the Site Plan Approval or any prior Town Council approval on which it was based shall constitute a major change requiring amendment of the Site Plan Approval in accordance with Section 2.4.8.D, Modification or Amendment of Approval: b. Expiration of Approval a. Continue to comply with this Ordinance; b. Are necessary to comply with conditions of approval; or

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A change in a condition of approval;

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An increase greater than 20 percent in residential density;

c. An increase greater than 20 percent in total nonresidential floor area;

d. An increase greater than 20 percent in the height of a structure;

e. An increase greater than ten percent in the amount of land devoted to nonresidential uses; f. A change greater than ten percent in the ratio of gross floor area devoted to residential uses to that devoted to nonresidential floor area; and g. A decrease greater than 20 percent in the ratio of single-family dwelling units to other residential building types. (3) Applications for multifamily development determined to be complete in accordance with Section 2.4.3.F, Determination of Application Completeness, on or before July 28, 2015 may only seek approval of a minor change from the standards in Section 5.9.4, Exterior

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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