Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance – September 2018

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

Determination of Subdivision Exclusion

b. Staff Review and Decision (1) The Planning Director shall review the application, allow revisions of the application, and decide the application in accordance with Section 2.4.4. The decision shall be one of the following: (A) Determination that the proposed division of land is not a subdivision subject to regulation under this Ordinance; or (B) Determination that the proposed division of land is a subdivision subject to regulation under this Ordinance. (2) On determining that the proposed division of land is a subdivision subject to regulation under this Ordinance, the Planning Director shall direct the applicant to the Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval procedure or the Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval procedure, as appropriate. c. Post-Decision Actions 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

Step is Applicable

Step is Not Applicable

Pre-Application Conference )

Application Submittal and Acceptance

Staff Review and Planning Director Decision

Scheduling and Notice of Meetings

Planning and Zoning Board Review and Recommendation

Town Council Review and Decision

Figure 2.5.6.E.1

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. (2) Effect of Approval 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. (3) Expiration of Approval 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. (Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

September 25, 2018

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance