Updated Working DRAFT UDO_Adopted Version_July 2024

Article 2: Administration Section 2.4. Standard Review Procedures 2.4.6. Planning and Zoning Board Review and Recommendation

(1) Identify the application type;

(2) Identify the date, time, and location of the meeting being noticed; and

(3) Comply with any other notice content requirements established by state law.

b. Mailed and Published Notices

Required mailed and published notices shall, at a minimum:

(1) Identify the application;

(2) Describe the nature and scope of the proposed development or action;

(3) Identify the location of land subject to the application;

(4) Identify the date, time, and location of the meeting being noticed; and

(5) Comply with any other notice content requirements established by state law.

3.

Certification of Notice The person or persons required to provide notice shall sign a certification that proper notice has been provided in fact. Such certificate shall be deemed conclusive in the absence of fraud.

C. Requests to Defer Scheduled and Noticed Review Meetings

1. An applicant may request that review of an application scheduled for review at a Planning and Zoning Board meeting be deferred in accordance with the following provisions. a. The Planning Director may grant such a request for good cause shown provided the request is in writing, states the reasons for deferral, and is submitted to the Planning Director before any mailed notices are mailed and final arrangements for any published notice are made. b. Any subsequent request for deferral shall be in writing, state the reasons for deferral, and be submitted directly to the body scheduled to review the application. The body shall consider such a request and may either grant the request for good cause shown or deny the request and proceed to hear public comments, review, and take action on the application. If the body grants the request for deferral, it shall concurrently identify the date and time of a subsequent meeting at which the application shall be scheduled for public comments and review. The application may be subject to additional application fees to defray additional costs of processing the application. 2. If an application has been scheduled for review at a Town Council meeting, such review shall not be deferred and shall take place unless the applicant withdraws the application before the meeting in accordance with Section 2.4.3.H, Application Withdrawal. (The applicant may resubmit the application as a new application for the proposed development in accordance with Section 2.4.3, Application Submittal, Acceptance, Revisions, and Withdrawal.) If a development application is subject to a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Board (see Table 2.3, Summary Table of Development Review Procedures), the board shall review and act on the application in accordance with the following procedures. A. Public Comment Session If the application is subject to a public comment session (see Table 2.3, Summary Table of Development Review Procedures), the Planning and Zoning Board shall hold a public comment session on the application in accordance with the following procedures. 1. On receiving proper recognition from the board’s Chair, any person may appear at the public comment session, either individually or as a representative of an organization, and submit 2.4.6. Planning and Zoning Board Review and Recommendation

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance