Morrisville Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Master Plan

less visible. The least desirable roof mount is a vertical protrusion at or near the

parapet where the antennas are likely to be the most visible.

Antennas may be mounted on top of a pole structure (e.g. light pole, traffic signal

pole, etc.) if the pole is thirty feet (30’) or less in height. The antennas should align

vertically with the pole structure and shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the

height of the pole.

To verify that other structures, such as parking lot light poles, telephone poles,

streetlight poles, athletic field light poles, etc., can accommodate antennas, a

structural analysis will be required before antenna installation will be permitted.

Antenna installation on utility pylons in private utility easements may only require

review and approval from Duke Energy Progress.

Cables & Feed Lines

Cable runs along the ground should be placed underground.

If the cable runs are located above ground, they should be hidden from public view.

Cables and feed lines shall not be mounted to the exterior of a building or structure.

In monopole type facilities (e.g. slick stick, faux tree, painted pole, etc.) cables and

feed lines shall be installed inside the pole.

Equipment Cabinets & Compound Areas

Interiors of existing adjacent buildings are the best location for equipment cabinets.

Access to equipment cabinets and compound areas shall be limited to authorized

personal only and remain gated and locked at all times.

Building rooftop compound area screening shall not exceed a height of ten feet (10’)

and shall be set back from the building parapet to minimize public visibility.

Building rooftop compound area screening should be architecturally compatible

with the building.

Ground level equipment must be screened with security fencing and landscaping.

The landscape material should match or compliment the surrounding material.

Ground level compound areas should be of sufficient height to screen the equipment

and, if applicable, match the material(s) and color(s) of the adjoining building.

Ground level compound areas shall not remove any required parking spaces,

required buffer areas, or encroach into any easements.

Pole‐mounted equipment shall be small, low profile and flush mounted.

Additionally, the equipment shall be mounted high enough off the ground to not

interfere with pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle traffic.

Telecommunication facility setbacks shall be measured from the property line

and/or road rights‐of‐way line to the limits of the compound area.