Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - January 2020

Article 2: Administration Section 2.5. Application-Specific Review Procedures 2.5.25. Wireless Telecommunication Facilities

f.

Town Council Review and Decision The Town Council shall review and decide the application in accordance with Section 2.4.7 and Section 2.5.7.D. The decision shall be one of the following:.

Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Requiring a Major Site Plan

(1) Approve the application as submitted;

(2) Approve the application subject to conditions;

Step is Applicable

(3) Deny the application; or

(4) Remand the application back to the Planning Director or Planning and Zoning Board for further consideration. (This may require additional review fees.)

Step is Not Applicable

g. Post-Decision Actions

Pre-Application Conference

The post-decision actions and limitations in Section 2.4.8 shall apply to the application except as follows:

Application Submittal and Acceptance

(1) Effect of Approval

Major Site Plan Approval for Wireless Telecommunication Facilities allows the approval of any concurrently-reviewed applications for Construction Plan Approval, Floodplain Management Permit, Stormwater Management Permit, Administrative Adjustment, or Alternative Equivalent Compliance for the same development. It also authorizes submittal of any other development applications that may be required before construction or use of the development authorized by the Major Site Plan Approval.

Staff Review and Recommendation with DRC review

Scheduling and Notice of Meetings

Planning and Zoning Board Review and Recommendation

(2) Expiration of Approval

A Major Site Plan Approval for Wireless Telecommunication Facilities shall expire if no significant work is done or development is made within two years after the date of Major Site Plan Approval.

Town Council Review and Decision

Figure 2.5.25.C.2

(3) Minor Changes Allowed

(A)

Subsequent may incorporate minor changes from the development defined by the Major Site Plan Approval for Wireless Telecommunication Facilities without the need to amend the Major Site Plan Approval in accordance with Section 2.4.8.D, Modification or Amendment of Approval, where the Planning Director determines that the changes: development applications

(i)

Continue to comply with this Ordinance;

(ii) Are necessary to comply with conditions of approval;

(iii) Comply with the policies set forth in the Town of Morrisville Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Master Plan; or (iv) Are consistent with the Major Site Plan Approval. Consistency means the changes would not significantly alter the development’s general function, form, intensity, character, demand on public facilities, impact on adjacent properties, or other characteristic from that indicated by the Major Site Plan Approval. (B) In any case, the following changes from the Major Site Plan Approval for Wireless Telecommunication Facilities shall constitute a major change requiring amendment

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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