Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - September 2020

Article 2: Administration Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures 2.5.21. Site-Specific Development Plan Designation

a. Deed-restricted workforce and/or affordable housing.

b. Redevelopment of a brownfield site.

c. Permanent conservation of natural areas, lands, or existing trees in addition to that required by this Ordinance. d. Protection against flood damage in addition to that required by Section 5.6, Floodplain Management.

e. Cultural or historic facilities deeded to the Town or qualified not-for-profit agencies.

f. Dedication of land for or the construction of transportation facilities in addition to that required by this Ordinance. g. Protection of streams by providing higher water quality standards to that required by Article 7: Stormwater Management. h. Protection of streams by providing an additional 50 feet of riparian buffer to that required by Article 6: Riparian Buffers, for a total of 100 feet. i. Planting of replacement trees exceeding the standards of Section 5.4.7.A, Replacement Trees, on public lands or other suitable sites, as determined by the Town Council.

j. Support for the implementation of the Town’s Main Street District on Carolina Street.

k. Other benefits approved by the Town Council.

(Ord. No. 2014-051, 11/10/2014; Ord. No. 2018-302-0, 09/11/2018; Ord. No. 2018-302-0, 09/11/2018)

2.5.21. Site-Specific Development Plan Designation

A. Purpose The purpose of this subsection is to provide a procedure whereby the applicant for a development permit or approval that includes a plan describing with reasonable certainty the type and intensity of use on a specific parcel may have such plan designated as a site-specific development plan that establishes a vested right to the development shown on the plan in accordance with the requirements in N.C.G.S 160A-385.1. B. Applicability The procedure and standards in this subsection apply to the review of applications for an Site-Specific Development Plan Designation, which may only be submitted and reviewed concurrently with an application Site Plan Approval. The application for a Site-Specific Development Plan Designation shall be reviewed in accordance with subsection C below irrespective of whether all the required review steps are required for the concurrently reviewed application. It may be approved only if the concurrently reviewed application is approved and shall be subject to any conditions imposed on that application. C. Site-Specific Development Plan Designation Procedure The following subsections identify those steps in the standard review procedure (see Section 2.4) applicable to the review of a Sign Permit application and note any specific variations of, or additions to, those review steps. 1. Pre-Application Conference The applicant shall hold a pre-application conference with Town staff in accordance with Section 2.4.2. (Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

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