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Article 4: Use Standards
Section 4.2. Principal Uses
4.2.5. Principal Use-Specific Standards
June 23, 2017
Morrisville, NC
Page 4-18 Unified Development Ordinance
compound area shall not be visible from any pedestrian or right of way view, shall be
screened with opaque material consistent with the building or rooftop and shall be no
higher than the parapet wall or 10 feet, whichever is taller.
(7)
The applicant shall provide renderings or photographs of the proposed concealed
attached antenna including, but not limited to, design, colors and screening devices.
(8)
When a concealed attached antenna is to be located on a building or support structure
with nonconforming setbacks, the existing permitted nonconforming setback shall prevail.
c.
Non-Concealed Attached Antenna
Non-concealed attached antennas may be mounted onto a support structure, utility distribution
pole, transmission tower structure or other similar structure, which is not primarily constructed
for holding antennas but on which one or more antennas may be mounted. Non-concealed
attached antennas shall be subject to the following:
(1)
The top of the antennas shall not exceed 20 feet above the top of the support structure,
or transmission tower structure or other similar structure.
(2)
The applicant shall provide documentation verifying that the installation of a non-
concealed attached antenna will not compromise the structural integrity of the support
structure, transmission tower structure or other similar structure.
(3)
If a non-concealed attached antenna is installed on a transmission tower structure, the
applicant shall provide documentation verifying that the antenna will not interfere, or be
interfered with, by the normal operating characteristics of the transmission line.
(4)
Antenna elements shall only be permitted atop existing transmission tower structures and
existing light stanchions subject to compliance with this ordinance and applicable utility
company requirements.
(5)
Antennas, and related equipment buildings, shall be located or screened to minimize the
visual impact of the non-concealed attached antennas upon adjacent properties and shall
be of a material or color that matches the exterior of the building or structure upon which
it is situated.
(6)
Commercial advertising shall not be allowed on an antenna.
(7)
Signals, lights, or illumination shall not be permitted on an antenna, unless required by the
FCC or the FAA.
(8)
Non-concealed attached antenna(s) may be located on utility distribution poles pursuant
to the following regulations:
(A)
The antenna shall not extend more than twenty percent or ten feet, whichever is
less, above the existing pole height. If the pole is replaced to withstand the addition
of telecommunication equipment, the replacement pole shall not exceed the height
of the original pole.
(B)
The maximum height of the pole with antenna shall not exceed 45 feet in height.
(C)
The utility distribution pole is located on public property, within public easements,
or public rights-of-way.
(D)
The utility distribution pole shall not be wooden.
(E)
The antenna shall be of a size and placement that is structurally compatible with
the engineering design of the pole pursuant to the NC Building Code and attested
to by a professional engineer licensed in the State of North Carolina, and
competent to evaluate antenna choices.