Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance – September 2018

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

(2) Certification and Recordation of Approved Final Plat (A) If the Final Plat is approved, the applicant shall revise the Final Plat as necessary to incorporate any conditions of approval and any required certification forms and signatures, and submit the revised plat to the Planning Director for review. (B) On determining that the plat has been properly revised and that all prerequisites to recordation of the plat have been met, the Planning Director shall certify the Town’s approval on the plat. (C) The applicant shall then record the Final Plat with the Register of Deeds for the county in which the development site is located and return a copy of the recorded Final Plat to the Planning Director. (3) Effect of Approval Recordation of a certified Final 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 development 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. (4) Expiration of Approval If the applicant fails to record the Final Plat within 30 days after the date of its approval, the Final Plat Approval shall become invalid. A recorded Final Plat shall not expire. Final Plat Approval Review Standards An application for Final Plat Approval shall be approved only if the Planning Director determines that the Final Plat: a. Substantially conforms to an unexpired and valid Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval or Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval for the subdivision; b. Identifies tree protection areas as required in Section 5.4.5, Tree Protection Plan and Tree Protection Areas; c. Complies with applicable standards in Article 5: Development Standards, Article 6: Riparian Buffers, Article 7: Stormwater Management, and Article 8: Performance and Maintenance; d. Complies with all other applicable standards in this Ordinance; e. Complies with all other applicable Town ordinances and state and federal laws; and f. Includes all required certifications. (Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016) D. Determination of Subdivision Exclusion Determination of Subdivision Exclusion Procedure Figure 2.5.6.D.1 and the following subsections identify those steps in the standard review procedure (see Section 2.4) applicable to the review of a Determination of Subdivision Exclusion application and note any specific variations of, or additions to, those review steps. a. Application Submittal and Acceptance The application shall be submitted and accepted, and may be withdrawn, in accordance with Section 2.4.3, except that this application is not eligible for a 50 percent refund.

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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