Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2019

Article 2: Administration Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures 2.5.25. Wireless Telecommunication Facilities

e. Hierarchy of Preferences The following list indicates the Town’s hierarchy of preferences for telecommunication facilities, in descending order of preference, with the letter (A) being the most preferred and the letter (H) being the least preferred. When an applicant proposes a lower ranked preference, the applicant must file relevant information including, but not limited to, an affidavit by a radio frequency (RF) engineer demonstrating that despite diligent efforts to adhere to the established hierarchy within the geographic search area, a higher ranked preference is not technically practicable and/or economically feasible. The information will be reviewed for consistency with State Statutes, Town Ordinances, and the Morrisville Comprehensive Plan, and may require additional information and clarification to substantiate efforts to adhere to said statute, ordinance or plan. The information may also be subject to a third party peer review with the cost borne by the applicant consistent with all applicable laws.

(1) Concealed attached antenna.

(2) Collocation or combination antenna on existing telecommunication towers.

(3) Non-concealed attached antenna in private utility easement (on an existing transmission tower structure).

(4) Telecommunication facilities on town-owned property in nonresidential area/district.

(A)

Concealed (e.g. faux tree, flagpole, banner pole, etc.).

(B)

Other.

(5) Dual-function telecommunication facilities in private utility easement in nonresidential area/district (within an existing transmission tower structure).

(6) New telecommunication facilities on private property in nonresidential area/district.

(A)

Concealed (e.g. faux tree, flagpole, banner pole, etc.).

(B)

Monopole.

(C)

Other.

(7) Concealed telecommunication facilities in residential area/district.

(A)

On town-owned property.

(B)

On private property.

(8) Dual-function telecommunication facilities in private utility easement in residential area/district (within an existing transmission tower structure).

General Inspection Standards

f.

(1) Inspections

(A) Telecommunication tower owners shall submit a report to the Town that certifies structural and electrical integrity upon completion of the initial construction and at intervals as specified in this subsection. (B) The tower owner shall keep inspection records and make those records available upon request to the Town during regular business hours.

(C) Inspections are required in accordance to the following schedule:

(i)

Major Inspection

At least once every 36 months or 36 months from the date of a collocation approval, a structural engineer who is regularly involved in the maintenance, inspection and/or installation of telecommunication towers shall inspect the

October 1, 2019

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