UDO_Adopted Version_February 2025-BAC Updated 4.29.25

Article 2: Administration Section 2.3. Summary Table of Development Review Procedures 2.2.3. Town Council

B. Conflicts of Interest

1.

Special Use Permit Applications

a. A Town Council member shall not participate in the review of, or vote on, an application for a Special Use Permit if the action proposed by the application creates a conflict of interest. Such a conflict of interest exists if the member:

(1) Has a fixed opinion prior to a hearing on the application that is not susceptible to change;

(2) Fails to disclose ex parte communications; has a financial interest in the outcome of the review;

(3) Has a financial interest in the outcome of the review;

(4) Has a close familial, business, or other associational relationship with an affected person; or (5) O therwise has a relationship or acts in a manner that would violate affected persons’ constitutional rights to an impartial decision maker. b. If an objection is raised to a Town Council member’s participation in a matter based on a conflict of interest, and the member does not recuse himself or herself, the remaining members of the Town Council present shall by majority vote determine whether the member is or is not disqualified from participating in the review. a. A Town Council member shall not participate in the review of, or vote on, any other development application if the outcome of the matter is reasonably likely to have a direct, substantial, and readily identifiable financial impact on the member. b. A Town Council member shall not vote on any zoning amendment if the landowner of the property subject to the zoning amendment is a person with whom the member has a close familial, business, or other associational relationship. SECTION 2.3. SUMMARY TABLE OF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCEDURES Table 2.3, Summary of Development Review Procedures, lists the various types of development approvals authorized by this Ordinance. For each type of application for approval, the table indicates whether a pre application staff conference is required, what role various Town review authorities play in its review, when a public comment session or public hearing is required, and what type of public hearing (standard or quasi judicial) is involved. Reading table rows from left to right provides a summary view of the major steps involved with each type of application for a development approval. 2. Other Development Applications

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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