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Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions
Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined
11.4.2. Exceptions and Variations
June 23, 2017
Morrisville, NC
Page 11-76
Unified Development Ordinance
T
ELECOMMUNICATION
, C
ONCEALED
A
TTACHED
A
NTENNA
An antenna that is not readily identifiable as such, and is designed to be
aesthetically compatible with existing and proposed building(s) and uses on
a site. Concealed Attached antennas include painted antenna and feed
lines to match the color of a building or structure, faux windows, dormers or
other architectural features that blend with an existing or proposed
building or structure (see graphic to the right).
T
ELECOMMUNICATION
, C
ONCEALED
F
REESTANDING
T
OWER
A tower that is not readily identifiable as such, and is designed to be
aesthetically compatible with existing and proposed building(s) and uses on a
site. Concealed freestanding towers include faux trees, but they may also have
a secondary function that could include a church steeple, windmill, bell tower,
clock tower, light pole, flagpole, etc. (see graphics to the right).
T
ELECOMMUNICATION
, C
ONCEALMENT
T
ECHNOLOGY
A design or treatment that minimizes aesthetic and visual impacts on the
land, property, buildings, and other facilities adjacent to, surrounding, and
in general the same area as the requested location of such towers or
support structures, which shall mean building the least visually and physically
intrusive facility that is not technologically or economically impracticable
under the facts and circumstances. Concealment technology includes such
technology as Distributed Antenna System (DAS) or its functional equivalent
or camouflage where the tower or support structure is disguised to make it
less visually obtrusive and not recognizable to the average person as a
tower or support structure.
T
ELECOMMUNICATION
, DAS
(D
ISTRIBUTED
A
NTENNA
S
YSTEM
)
A network of smaller, spatially separated antennas connected to a telecommunications network. A DAS
splits the transmitted signal among several smaller antennas to provide coverage and reliability over a
smaller geographic area or within a structure. A DAS is the combination of a DAS Node and a DAS
Wired Hub. A DAS can be comprised of the following:
A self-contained single installation which has a DAS antenna mounted to a medium elevation
support structure such as a light pole or telephone pole and includes the DAS Wired Hub either
mounted on the same pole or ground mounted in close proximity; or
A DAS Node that is connected by fiber optic cables to a remote located DAS Wired Hub.