Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance – September 2018
Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.11. Utilities and Services 5.11.1. General
surrounding neighborhoods, maintaining traffic-circulation patterns, and promoting quality urban design as would strict compliance with the otherwise applicable off-street parking standards. SECTION 5.11. UTILITIES AND SERVICES
5.11.1. General A. Compliance with Provider Standards
All utility lines and facilities shall be installed in such a manner and at such a time as to minimize interference with other utility lines and facilities, disruption of roadways or other infrastructure improvements, and disruption of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, and to facilitate maintenance of the utility lines and facilities without undue damage to infrastructure improvements. B. Installation Generally All utility lines and facilities shall be installed in such a manner and at such a time as to minimize interference with other utility lines and facilities, disruption of roadways or other infrastructure improvements, and disruption of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, and to facilitate maintenance of the utility lines and facilities without undue damage to infrastructure improvements. Underground Installation Required a. Generally In all new development, electric distribution feeder lines and all other utility lines located on the development site and/or along the public right-of-way abutting the site shall be installed underground unless the Town Engineer waives this requirement in response to demonstration that undergrounding the line is not feasible due to non-compliance with a utility company’s conversion policy or will be detrimental to the overall safety and/or reliability of the circuit or utility system or street right-of-way. b. Exemptions The following forms of new development are exempt from the requirement to install existing overhead utility lines underground: (1) Transmission lines with a voltage of 115kV or greater; (2) Wireless telecommunication facilities which are subject to the standards in Section 2.5.25; (3) Individual single-family homes not associated with a new Type I or Type II Preliminary Plat. 5.11.2. Public Sewer and Water A. Development with public sewer and potable and reclaimed water are conditioned on the availability of sufficient sewer or water capacity in the Town of Cary sewer and/or water systems to serve the proposed development. If sufficient sewer and/or water capacity for the proposed development is available, then sewer and/or water lines and facilities for the development shall be connected to the Town of Cary sewer and/or water system. Public sewer and/or water lines and facilities shall be constructed to the standards, sizes, and specifications of the Town of Cary, and dedicated to the Town of Cary for operation and maintenance. If sufficient sewer and/or water capacity for the proposed development is not available, then the developer may request Town approval of plans for the construction of alternative public sewer (Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016; Ord. No. 2018-247-0A, 09/25/2018)
September 25, 2018
Morrisville, NC
Page 5-120
Unified Development Ordinance
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