Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2021

Article 2: Administration Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures 2.5.9. Floodplain Development Permit

e. Are consistent with the Construction Plan Approval and any prior Town Council approval on which the Construction Plan approval was based (e.g., Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plan Approval, or Site Plan Approval). (2) The request shall be in writing, include a detailed justification for the requested deviations, and be accompanied by the appropriate revised Construction Plan Approval sheets or bulleted drawings, as determined by the Town Engineer. (3) If the Town Engineer approves the requested deviations, the revised Construction Plan shall be modified to meet as-built submittal requirements for certifications and signatures. (4) Any change from the approved Construction Plan other than those authorized in subsection (1) above requires a new application for Construction Plan Approval. d. Inspections Town staff and agents may inspect sites undergoing development authorized by Construction Plan Approval to determine whether development activities conform to approved plans and whether adequate measures are in place to control off-site contamination and other adverse impacts from constructions activities. C. Construction Plan Approval Review Standards An application for Construction Plan Approval shall be approved only if the Town Engineer determines that all infrastructure and utility improvements serving the development have been approved by the appropriate agency, and that the Construction Plan: 1. Identifies tree protection areas as required in Section 5.4.5, Tree Protection Plan and Tree Protection Areas; 2. Complies with applicable standards in Article 5: Development Standards, Article 6: Riparian Buffers, Article 7: Stormwater Management, and Article 8: Performance and Maintenance; 3. Complies with all other applicable standards in this Ordinance; 4. Complies with the Engineering Design and Construction Manual; 5. Complies with all other applicable Town ordinances and state and federal laws; 6. Complies with all requirements and conditions of approval of any prior development permits or approvals. The procedure and standards in this subsection apply to the review of applications for a Floodplain Development Permit, which shall be required before commencement of any development activities within Floodplain Overlay (FO) districts. 2. An application for a Floodplain Development Permit may be submitted and reviewed concurrently with applications for Site Plan Approval, Construction Plan Approval, or Stormwater Management Permit, Administrative Adjustment, or Alternative Equivalent Compliance. B. Floodplain Development Permit Procedure The following subsections identify those steps in the standard review procedure (see Section 2.4) applicable to the review of a Floodplain Development Permit application and note any specific variations of, or additions to, those review steps. 2.5.9. Floodplain Development Permit A. Applicability 1.

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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