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Article 2: Administration
Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures
2.5.25. Wireless Telecommunication Facilities
June 23, 2017 Morrisville, NC
Page 2-74 Unified Development Ordinance
Complies with all requirements and conditions of approval of any prior development permits or
approvals.
2.5.25. Wireless Telecommunication Facilities
A. Purpose
The purpose of this section is to:
Promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the public by regulating the location of
telecommunication facilities.
Minimize the impacts of telecommunication facilities on surrounding land uses by establishing
standards for location, structural integrity, and compatibility.
Encourage the location and collocation of telecommunication equipment on existing structures,
thereby minimizing new visual, aesthetic, and public safety impacts, effects upon the natural
environment and wildlife, and reduce the need for additional facilities.
Accommodate the growing need and demand for telecommunication services.
Encourage coordination between suppliers and providers of telecommunication services.
Establish predictable and balanced codes governing the construction and location of
telecommunication facilities within the confines of permissible local regulations.
Establish review procedures to ensure that applications for telecommunication facilities are
reviewed and acted upon within a reasonable period as required by applicable state and federal
regulations.
Respond to the policies embodied in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in such a manner as not
to discriminate between providers of functionally equivalent telecommunication services or to
prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting telecommunication services.
Protect the character of the Town while meeting the needs of its citizens to enjoy the benefits of
telecommunication services.
Encourage the use of town-owned lands, buildings, and structures as locations for telecommunication
infrastructure demonstrating concealed technologies and revenue generating methodologies.
Incorporate the policies, recommendations and design guidelines adopted as part of the Town of
Morrisville Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Master Plan.
Establish compliance with applicable federal and state laws.
B. Applicability
New Facility
a. The procedure and standards in this subsection apply to the review of applications for Wireless
Telecommunication Facilities which shall be submitted and reviewed concurrently with any
telecommunication facilities use requiring an application for a Special Use Permit, Major Site
Plan Approval, or Minor Site Plan Approval in Section or Section
Wireless Telecommunication facilities Approval shall
apply uniformly to all areas within the Town of Morrisville and approval is required, unless
exempted in accordance with Section below, before submittal of an application
for Construction Plan Approval, unless the applicant elects to submit applications for both Site
Plan Approval and Construction Plan Approval for concurrent review in accordance with Section
below.
b. For developments requiring Construction Plan Approval in addition to Special Use Permit
Approval, Major Site Plan Approval, or Minor Site Plan Approval, the applicant may submit