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Article 2: Administration
Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures
2.5.25. Wireless Telecommunication Facilities
Morrisville, NC
June 23, 2017
Unified Development Ordinance
Page 2-85
if there is evidence that the tower has a safety problem or is exposed to
extraordinary conditions.
(E)
Any tower found, through inspection by the owner or by inspection of the Town or
tower consultant on behalf of the Town, to be structurally unsafe shall be brought
into compliance. A plan and time frame to bring the tower into compliance shall be
provided to the town within 30 days thereafter. Once the tower is brought into
compliance, the tower owner shall provide the Town a Certification of Compliance
within 30 days thereafter.
(F)
Any tower found, through inspection by the owner or by inspection of the Town or
tower consultant on behalf of the Town, to be structurally unsafe and that cannot
be brought into compliance within 180 days shall be removed at the owner’s
expense. The Planning Director shall send the property owner a notice requiring
compliance. If the owner fails to bring the tower into compliance within the
established time frame, the owner shall be required, at the owner’s expense, to
remove the tower for safety reasons. If the owner fails to remove the tower, the
Town may cause removal of the tower with costs being borne by the owner in
accordance with
Article 10: Enforcement.(2)
Analysis of Existing Telecommunication Facilities
(A)
Within 12 months of the effective date of this ordinance, an analysis (P.E. analysis)
commissioned by tower owners and prepared by a registered Professional
Engineer licensed by the State of North Carolina shall be performed on all existing
towers and shall be submitted to the Town within 30 days thereafter.
(B)
The P.E. analysis shall determine the tower’s compliance or lack thereof with the
ANSI EIA/TIA 222 standards as adopted by the current NC Building Code and
when the most recent structural loading change was made.
(C)
If the tower does not meet the ANSI EIA/TIA 222 standards as adopted by the
current NC Building Code, the P.E. analysis shall include the types of modifications
that would be required to bring the tower up to current standard.
(D)
The Town shall be notified in writing when a required P.E. analysis is complete and
a copy of the P.E. analysis shall be provided to the Town. The P.E. analysis shall
also give details of the net result of any changes made to the tower or its
appurtenances since the last inspection.
(3)
The ANSI EIA/TIA 222 standards
The ANSI EIA/TIA 222 standards as adopted by the current NC Building Code shall apply
to the addition of antennas or other appurtenances to telecommunication towers under the
following conditions:
(A)
Additions to towers constructed prior to the effective date of this Ordinance,
regardless of whether the additions are accounted for in the original design, shall
comply with the ANSI EIA/TIA 222 standards as adopted by the current NC Building
Code and the wind loading specified therein. Additions to towers constructed
subsequent to the effective date of this Ordinance shall comply with standards set
forth elsewhere in this Section.
(B)
If a structural analysis shows a tower does not comply with the appropriate ANSI
EIA/TIA 222 standards as adopted by the current NC Building Code, the owner
shall submit an application to the Planning Department with a plan to bring the
tower into compliance within six months. The tower owner shall obtain all applicable
permits for the work.