Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2017

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

c. North Carolina Building Code Requirements

Antennas, towers, and associated equipment shall be constructed and maintained in conformance with all applicable NC Building Code requirements. The following requirements shall apply: (1) Structural capacity shall not exceed a literal one-hundred percent of the designed loading and stress capability of the telecommunication tower or support structure, and (2) The telecommunication tower or support structure shall comply with ANSI EIA/TIA 222 standard as adopted by the current NC Building Code. d. Transportation Improvements and Right-of-Way Dedication Requirements The installation or expansion of telecommunication facilities that do not generate weekly traffic will not be required to install road improvements. However, the installation or expansion of facilities shall require the dedication of applicable right-of-way along the frontage of the subject property consistent with the Morrisville Comprehensive Plan. 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.

Morrisville, NC

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