Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2019

Article 5: Development Standards Section 5.11. Utilities and Services 5.11.2. Public Sewer and Water

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. Easements (1) Any easements required to accommodate the immediate or future conversion of existing overhead utility lines shall be provided prior to the issuance of the first building permit. (2) The location and width of any required easements shall be determined by the utility companies with existing equipment on the site and in the right-of-way abutting the site

Exemptions

c.

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.

(Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016; Ord. No. 2018-247-0A, 09/25/2018; Ord. No. 2019-083-0, 04/23/2019)

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 and/or water systems. Sewer and/or water lines for an alternative community sewer or water system shall be built to the standards, sizes, and specifications of the Town of Cary. B. Oversized sewer and/or water improvements shall be provided where required by the Town of Cary in accordance with its policies and regulations. C. The developer shall pay all water and sewer development fees to the Town of Cary before plat recordation or issuance of a Building Permit, whichever occurs first. D. For any development applications located outside of the Morrisville-Durham Water and Sewer Service Areas and Annexation Boundaries Agreement Area, upon Rezoning Approval (Section 2.5.3), Conceptual Master Plan Approval (Section 2.5.4), Special Use Permit (Section 2.5.5), Type 1 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval (Section 2.5.6.B.1), Type 2 Subdivision Preliminary Plat Approval (Section

October 1, 2019

Morrisville, NC

Page 5-128

Unified Development Ordinance