Morrisville Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Master Plan - 2013

Policy 5: Telecommunication facilities shall be designed to ensure public safety from hazards and noise. Recommendations 5.1 Require that the design of new telecommunication facilities, antenna modifications and collocations comply with current building requirements. 5.2 Protect people and property near telecommunication facilities from structural failure by maintaining minimum setback requirements based on the height of the telecommunication facility and adjoining land use. 5.3 Telecommunication facilities shall be designed to incorporate breakpoint technology. 5.4 Applicants shall demonstrate compliance with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) radio frequency requirements. 5.5 When power generators or other noise sources are proposed at telecommunication facilities, applicants shall demonstrate compliance with Town noise ordinance requirements. Policy 6: Require monitoring of all telecommunication facilities to ensure they are being properly maintained. Recommendations 6.1 Telecommunication facility owners should be responsible for monitoring sites on a regular basis. 6.2 Provide for annual inspections to ensure that antenna, support facility, landscaping and other camouflage, etc. are being properly maintained. A private consulting group on behalf of the Town may conduct site visits and monitoring. 6.3 Require telecommunication facility owners to bear the cost for monitoring sites. Policy 7: Require the removal of abandoned telecommunication facilities. Recommendations 7.1 Require telecommunication facility owners to notify the Town when operations cease at a site. Telecommunication facilities that have not been used by any carrier for a six (6) month period should comply with abandonment provisions that provide for dismantling and removal of a facility. 7.2 Require telecommunication facility owners to bear the cost for removal of abandoned telecommunication facilities. Policy 8: Fees established and collected for the permitting, monitoring and inspection of telecommunication facilities should ensure full cost recovery for the Town. Recommendations 8.1 The Town should continue the current application review fee structure, which in addition to the fee for staff review; applicants bear the cost of a technical review of the

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