Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance – September 2018

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

(F) A decrease greater than 20 percent in the ratio of single-family dwelling units to other residential building types. (3) Before determining whether a change is a minor change or a major change, the Planning Director shall review the record of the proceedings on the Special Use Permit application and consider whether any proposed modification would require evidentiary support in addition to that on which approval of the Special Use Permit application was based.

(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016) D. Special Use Permit Review Standards

A Special Use Permit application shall be approved only if the Town Council reaches each of the following conclusions of law, based on findings of fact supported by competent, substantial, and material evidence presented at the hearing: The proposed development will not materially endanger the public health or safety; The proposed development will comply with all regulations and standards generally applicable within the zoning district and specifically applicable to the particular type of Special Use; The proposed development will not substantially injure the value of adjoining property, or is a public necessity; The proposed development will be in harmony with the intensity, scale, and character of development existing or planned in the surrounding area; The proposed development will not cause undue traffic congestion or create a traffic hazard; The proposed development will not generate needs for transportation, water supply, sewage disposal, fire and police protection, and similar public services that cannot be adequately handled by available infrastructure and facilities; The proposed development will be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. (Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015)

Subdivision Approvals

2.5.6.

A. Applicability 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.

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,

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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