Morrisville Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Master Plan - 2013

policy framework to guide the Ordinance update and

WHEREAS the intent of the Master Plan is to balance the goals of providing good cell phone service with minimizing impacts from telecommunication facilities on neighborhoods and the community and

WHEREAS effective planning can potentially minimize the number of facilities by increasing collocation opportunities and

WHEREAS the Master Plan works to achieve the balance by planning for wellsited well designed and inconspicuous telecommunication facilities that fit within the community and

WHEREAS the development of the Master Plan involved technical analysis on existing coverage and reasonable projections for facility expansion creating inventories of existing facilities public meetings with interactive keypad polling and online preference surveys and WHEREAS the Master Plan combines local land use planning strategies with industryaccepted radio frequency engineering standards to identify lowimpact sites for new telecommunication facilities to meet the growing demand for service and

WHEREAS the Master Plan establishes policies recommendations and design standards to guide decisions regarding facility siting and implementation measures and

WHEREAS the Planning and Zoning Board held a public comment session on April 11 2013 and May 9 2013 to receive input on the proposed Master Plan and

WHEREAS the Planning and Zoning Board forwarded a recommendation of approval to the Town Council and

WHEREAS the Town Council received the Planning and Zoning Board recommendation at its Briefing Meeting on June 11 2013 and

WHEREAS the Town Council provided an opportunity for public input on the proposed Master Plan on June 25 2013

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