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Article 6: Development Standards Section 6.7: Additional Standards for MPD-CZD AND RMPD-CZ Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-42 (B) Permitted Adjustments may be approved by the Planning Director. The Master Plan shall be revised to show all permitted adjustments and filed with the Planning Department for incorporation in the approved MPD-CZD or RMPD-CZ. Other changes to the Master Plan shall be approved by the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with the procedures specified in Section 2.9.2 of this Ordinance. 6.7.3 Final Development Plans (A) Site plans shall be submitted subsequent to MPD-CZ or RMPD-CZ Master Plan approval in accordance with the procedures established in Section 2.5 of this Ordinance. (B) Approval of detailed site plans and related material is an administrative action and no public notice or hearing is required. (C) After a MPD-CZ or RMPD-CZ district has been established, no zoning compliance permit, permit for land disturbing activity, building permit, or the like, shall be issued for the site, unless and until the Planning Director has approved a site plan, prepared and approved in accordance with Section 2.5 of this Ordinance, for the development as a whole or each development lot/pod, in accordance with the approved Master Plan. (D) Approval of site plans shall be based on compliance with regulations applying at the time the land was zoned to MPD-CZ or RMPD-CZ. (E) The Planning Director shall certify that all conditions imposed by the Board of County Commissioners with the approval of the MPD-CZ or RMPD-CZ and Master Plan have been met and a report shall be provided to the County Manager within 30 days following the approval of a site plan for any property included within the MPD-CZ or RMPD-CZ. 6.7.4 Start of Construction & Extensions (A) Site plans shall be approved and construction started in accordance with the timetable approved with the Master Plan. If the site plan(s) have not been approved or no construction has started within the stated time frames, the Master Plan becomes void and of no effect. The owner can request an extension from the Board of County Commissioners upon the favorable recommendation of the Planning Board, if the request is received before the Master Plan expires. (B) No changes shall be made to the conditions of approval with extension requests. Approval of a time extension shall be based on evidence presented by the applicant showing that approvals have been pursued in a timely manner, and that delays have resulted from factors beyond the control of the developer. 6.7.5 Specific Standards for Hillsborough EDD In addition to the standards and regulations for all MPD-CZ districts established in this Ordinance, the standards contained herein shall apply to MPD-CZ districts in the Hillsborough Economic Development District. (A) Purpose and Intent The purpose of the MPD-CZ in the Hillsborough Economic Development District is to provide locations for a mix of residential, commercial and light industrial uses in a cohesive development that is compatible with the natural terrain and surrounding uses. This district encourages innovation by offering flexibility in design and layout requirements to achieve a greater choice of living and working environments. (B) Applicability (1) The minimum size of a MPD-CZ district shall be 5 acres. (2) This district shall only be applied where water and sewer are available at the site or are to be made available to the site as part of the development approval process. 135