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2.5 On buildings, encourage installations that are appropriately scaled and hidden within
existing architectural features.
2.6 Other than signage specifically required by law prohibit any unnecessary markings,
advertising or promotional signage on telecommunication facilities.
2.7 Require applicants for new telecommunication facilities to evaluate the feasibility of
collocating new antennas and equipment on an existing structure or structures.
Policy 3: Telecommunication facilities should be of an appropriate mass and scale
with the surrounding property, neighborhood, and community.
Recommendations
3.1 Limit the height of new telecommunication facilities.
3.2 Prohibit the use of guyed facilities.
3.3 Prohibit the use of new lattice telecommunication facilities.
3.4 Prohibit the use of new telecommunication facilities installations on wooden poles.
3.5 Establish limits on the size of above ground equipment buildings, generators, and
other equipment within the compound area based on zoning and adjoining land use.
3.6 The Town should only consider inconspicuous telecommunication facilities in
residential neighborhoods.
Policy 4: Maintain training and relevant materials for staff, decision‐makers and the
public in an effort to enhance the review process.
Recommendations
4.1 Provide staff and officials opportunities for training through workshops, conferences,
webinars, etc. As appropriate, coordinate training opportunities with Morrisville
Chamber of Commerce in an effort to involve the business community.
4.2 Staff should have available examples of preferred screening and concealment
techniques, and preferred telecommunication facility types.
4.3 Support public involvement by making this Master Plan available through the Town
website,
and preparing an informational document summarizing the
telecommunication facility requirements, including information on preferred
locations, design and maintenance, and opportunities for public review.
4.4 Emphasize items that the Town can regulate, such as, requiring new facilities to
incorporate breakpoint technology, facility height, facility type, location preferences,
setbacks, and landscaping.
4.5
Note items that the Town cannot regulate, such as, requirements for tower lighting
and markings exclusively regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA)/Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Radio Frequency (RF)
Emissions exclusively regulated by federal standards and the FCC.