Rocky Mount

Site Development Plan Review

Site Development Plans are required by the City of Rocky Mount's Land Development Code for all new construction projects within the City Limits and the Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction. The only exceptions are for single-family and duplex residences.

General Plan Level I

• Small additions to existing projects

• Maximum new construction of 1000 square feet of floor area

• No site work involved other than building construction

• Level 1 plans are reviewed and approved by the Director of Planning & Development or his/her designee

• General Plan Level I Checklist

• General Plan Level I Submission Form

General Plan Level II

• Non-residential projects with greater than 1000 square feet but less than 10,000 square feet of floor area

• Multi-family projects of three to eight dwelling units

• Level 2 plans are reviewed and approved by the Development Review Committee

• General Plan Level II Checklist

• General Plan Level II Submission Form

General Plan Level III

• Industrial projects of any size located in an I-1, I-2, or I-P zoning district

• Areas not visible from the public right-of & way and not accessible to the public are exempt from paving and landscaping requirements

• Level 3 plans are reviewed and approved by the Development Review Committee

• General Plan Level III Checklist

• General Plan Level III Submission Form

Planned Building Group

• Residential projects containing 9 or more attached dwelling units (e.g. apartments)

• Residential projects with attached dwelling units for individual ownership (e.g. condominiums or townhouses)

• Commercial, office or institutional projects with 10,000 or more square feet of floor area

• Commercial, office, or institutional projects with 3 or more buildings on a single lot regardless of square footage

• Commercial, office, or institutional projects of any size in a B-3 zoning district

• College or university projects of any size

• Manufactured home parks

• Planned Building Groups are reviewed by the Development Review Committee and approved by the Planning Board

• Planned Building Group Preliminary Plan Checklist

• Planned Building Group Construction Plan Checklist

• Planned Building Group Submission Form

Exempt Subdivision Plat

• Recombination or re-platting of portions of existing lots with no increase in the total number of lots (Minimum lot sizes must be met)

• Division of land into parcels greater than 10 acres with no street right-of-way dedication

• Division of a tract of no more than 2 acres into 2 or 3 lots where no right-of-way dedication is required (Minimum lot sizes must be met)

• Exempt plats are not subject to Land Development Code requirements

Minor Subdivision Plat

• Creation of 4 lots or less fronting on an existing dedicated and improved public street

• Recombination or re-platting of existing lots where no right-of-way dedication is required

• Minor Subdivision Plats are reviewed and approved by the Development Review Committee

• Minor Subdivision Plat Checklist

• Minor Subdivision Plat Submission Form

Major Subdivision

• Creation of 5 or more lots

• Any subdivision of land that includes the construction of streets and/or dedication of street right-of-way

• Major Subdivision Plats are reviewed by the Development Review Committee and approved by the Planning Board

• Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat Checklist

• Major Subdivision Construction Plat Checklist

• Major Subdivision Final Plat Checklist

• Major Subdivision Plat Submission Form