The Town of Morrisville Development Services staff perform in-house design of certain projects and perform field inspections for residential and commercial projects.

Inspections can be requested through the Customer Service Portal, which can be accessed via the button below:

Design Standards

The Town of Morrisville owns, operates, and maintains public infrastructure systems for the benefit of its citizens. These systems include storm water, streets, sidewalks, greenways, and other ancillary systems. The Town also imposes certain development standards for quality and appearance for the Town. Proper construction of these systems is needed to insure the safety of the citizens and save unnecessary expenditures of public funds, during both initial construction and future operations and maintenance. As such, the Engineering Design and Construction Manual has been created to provide the minimum criteria for the design and construction of new infrastructure within the Town, while balancing the needs, rights, and expectations of private property owners, the citizens, and the general public. Additionally, the Engineering Department has developed the UDO Administrative Manual for site plan and construction drawing submittals.

 

Site Plan and Construction Drawing Review

The Engineering Department is responsible for the review of public infrastructure systems detailed in site plan and construction drawing submittals to verify that the applications meet Town design standards as specified within the Engineering Design and Construction Manual. Public infrastructure systems such as stormwater, streets, sidewalks, greenways, and other ancillary systems are reviewed by the department for compliance with the design and construction standards to protect the safety of the citizens and to minimize unnecessary future expenditures of public funds. The following information is provided in support of the development review and submittal process:

Development Review Process Overview

Construction Drawing Submittals

Engineering Review Fee Schedule

External Submittals and Approvals

 

Construction Inspections

During construction, the engineering department makes periodic inspections to check the quality and reliability of the work in progress. Additionally, the Town requires developers to provide a minimum of 24 hours notice for inspection of work items requiring notification to the Town, including but not limited to verification of tree protection fencing; temporary traffic control measures; placement of fill, road subgrade, curb and gutter forms; curbs and gutter; road paving; sidewalk forms (includes driveway aprons); sidewalks (includes driveway aprons); retaining walls; drainage pipes and other drainage structures prior to backfilling; stormwater management facilities; street name signs; traffic control signage; and monumentation.

 

Plot Plan Review

In addition to construction drawing reviews, the department reviews plot plans for residential homes for impacts to adjacent properties and compares the plot plans to the approved subdivision plans. Additional plot plan items reviewed by the department include detailed lot grading and drainage, driveway location and slope, and compliance with specific building code requirements.

 

Record Drawings

Following the completion of construction of public improvements, the Town requires the submittal and approval of "as-built" record drawings to verify that improvements were installed in accordance with the approved construction drawings and are in compliance with the Town's design standards.

Record Drawing Documents

 

Acceptance of Public Improvements

After the completion of construction of public improvements and record drawing approval, the department initiates the process for acceptance of the installed improvements once the following conditions are met:

  • A Town engineer certifies that the improvements are complete and comply with the Design and Construction Ordinance requirements
  • The final plat and/or site plan are approved
  • The developer has posted the maintenance guarantee, initiating the one-year warranty period

 

Powell Bill Program

To qualify for North Carolina Department of Transportation State Street-Aid (Powell Bill) Program funding provided by G.S. 136-41.1 through 136-41.4, the Town is required to submit a certified map in support of their funding applications each year. Additionally, the Town is required to certify the total mileage of streets eligible for Powell Bill assistance.

Powell Bill Map and Street Mileage