Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance – September 2018

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

(A) A change in a condition of approval; (B)

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 Facade Materials and Colors for All Development, Section 5.9.8, Building and Design Standards for Multifamily Development, Section 5.9.9, Building and Design Standards for the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District, or Section 5.9.10, Building and Design Standards for Town Center Development, after complying with the standards in Section 5.5.3.C, Payment in Lieu of Providing Required Public Recreation Area. (Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016) D. Site Plan Approval Standards An application for Major Site Plan Approval or Minor Site Plan Approval shall be approved only if the Town Council or Planning Director, as appropriate, determines that the Site Plan: Identifies tree protection areas as required in Section 5.4.5, Tree Protection Plan and Tree Protection Areas; Complies with applicable district standards in Article Zoning Districts, and applicable use standards in Article 4: Use Standards; Complies with the provisions of the Statement of Voluntary Compliance in Section 5.9.7.B.2 of this Ordinance, if applicable; Complies with applicable standards in Article 5: Development Standards, Article 6: Riparian Buffers, Article 7: Stormwater Management, and Article 8: Performance and Maintenance; Complies with all other applicable standards in this Ordinance; Complies with all other applicable Town ordinances and state and federal laws; and Complies with all requirements and conditions of approval of any prior development permits or approvals. (Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

Morrisville, NC

September 25, 2018

Unified Development Ordinance

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