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Article 4: Use Standards
Section 4.2. Principal Uses
4.2.5. Principal Use-Specific Standards
Morrisville, NC
June 23, 2017
Unified Development Ordinance
Page 4-19
(F)
Placement of an antenna on a utility distribution pole shall only be on poles owned
or operated by a public utility authorized to operate in the Town, a Town
franchisee, or the Town of Morrisville.
(G)
All relocation costs associated with any relocation of the antenna necessitated by
street or sidewalk improvements shall be borne by the telecommunication provider.
d.
Non-Concealed Dual-Function Tower (Private Utility Easement)
A non-concealed dual-function tower may be installed within an existing transmission tower
structure, subject to the following:
(1)
The top of the non-concealed dual-function tower shall not exceed 20 feet above the top
of the transmission tower structure.
(2)
The applicant shall provide documentation verifying that the installation of a non-
concealed dual-function tower will not compromise the structural integrity of the
transmission tower structure.
(3)
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)
The non-concealed dual-function tower shall only be permitted subject to compliance with
this ordinance and applicable utility company requirements.
(5)
Related equipment buildings, shall be located or screened to minimize the visual impact
upon adjacent properties, which includes, but is not limited to, materials, colors,
landscaping to blend with the surrounding environment in which it is situated.
(6)
Commercial advertising shall not be allowed on the non-concealed dual-function tower.
(7)
Signals, lights, or illumination shall not be permitted on the non-concealed dual-function
tower, unless required by the FCC or the FAA.
e.
Concealed and Non-Concealed Telecommunication Towers
New telecommunication towers are subject to the following:
(1)
Determination of Need
No new tower shall be permitted unless the applicant demonstrates compliance with this
ordinance, including, but not limited to compliance with Article 6 – Riparian Buffers and
Article 7 – Stormwater Management, and that no existing facility can accommodate the
applicant’s proposed use; or that use of such existing facility would prohibit personal
wireless services in the geographic search area to be served by the new tower.
(2)
Telecommunication Tower Design and Construction
New telecommunication towers shall be engineered and constructed as follows:
(A)
All towers up to 120 feet in height shall accommodate no less than three antenna
arrays.
(B)
All towers between 120 feet one-inch and 140 feet shall accommodate no less than
four antenna arrays.
(C)
All towers greater than 140 feet one-inch shall be engineered and constructed to
accommodate at least five antenna arrays.
(D)
New non-concealed towers shall be limited to monopole type towers.
(3)
Height
The height of new towers shall be limited as follows: