Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance

Article 2: Administration Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures 2.5.1. General

d. The final decision on the prior application was based on a material mistake of fact.

Text Amendment

Application Submittal and Acceptance

SECTION 2.5. APPLICATION-SPECIFIC REVIEW PROCEDURES

Staff Review and Recommendation with DRC review

General

2.5.1.

This section sets forth supplemental procedures, standards, and related information for each development application reviewed under this Ordinance, as listed in Table 2.3, Summary Table of Development Review Procedures. They state the purpose of the subsection and set forth the applicable review procedure by reference to the standard procedures in Section 2.1, Purpose and Organization of this Article, including any variations of, or additions to, the standard procedures. This is followed by the review standards for the application, and any variations of, or additions to, provisions in the standard procedures that address the expiration and amendment of approvals.

Scheduling and Notice of Meetings

Planning and Zoning Board Review and Recommendation with public comment session

Town Council Review and Decision with public hearing

Text Amendment

2.5.2.

A. Applicability

The procedures and standards in this subsection apply to the review of any proposal to revise the text of this Ordinance. B. Text Amendment Procedure

The following subsections identify those steps in the standard review procedure (see Section 2.4) applicable to the review of Text Amendment applications and note any specific variations of, or additions to, those review steps. Application Submittal and Acceptance The application shall be submitted and accepted, and may be withdrawn, in accordance with Section 2.4.3 except that an application may be initiated only by the Planning Director, Planning and Zoning Board, or Town Council. 1.

2.

Staff Review and Recommendation

The Planning Director shall review the application and prepare a staff report and recommendation in accordance with Section 2.4.4.

3.

Scheduling and Public Notice of Meetings

The application shall be scheduled, and required public notices provided, for Planning and Zoning Board and Town Council meetings in accordance with Section 2.4.5.

4. Planning and Zoning Board Review and Recommendation

The Planning and Zoning Board shall review the application, hold a public comment session, and make a recommendation in accordance with Section 2.4.6.

5.

Town Council Review and Decision

The Town Council shall review the application, hold a standard public hearing, and decide the application in accordance with Section 2.4.7. The decision shall be one of the following:

a. Adopt the amendment as proposed;

b. Adopt a revised amendment (which may require a new public hearing);

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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