Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - July 2021

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

(i)

Continue to comply with this Ordinance;

Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Requiring a Site Plan

(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 Special Use Permit approval or any Town Council approval on which the Special Use Permit approval was based. 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 Special Use Permit approval or any prior Town Council approval on which it was based.

Pre-Application Conference

Application Submittal and Acceptance

Staff Review and Planning Director Decision with DRC review

b. In any case, the following change from the Special Use Permit for Wireless Telecommunication Facilities approval on which it was based shall constitute a major change requiring amendment of the Special Use Permit in accordance with Section 2.4.8.D Modification or Amendment of Approval:

(i)

A change in a condition of approval.

(ii) A change in the height of the facility.

(iii) A change in the size of the compound area.

c. Before determining whether a change is a minor change or a major change, the Planning Director shall review the record of the proceedings on the Special Use Permit application and consider whether any proposed modification would require evidentiary support in addition to that on which approval of the Special Use Permit application was based. Site Plan The following subsections identify those steps in the standard review procedure (see Section 2.4) applicable to the to the review of Wireless Telecommunication Facilities application requiring a Site Plan, or additions to, those review steps. a. Pre-Application Conference The applicant shall hold a pre-application conference with Town staff in accordance with Section 2.4.2. The application shall be submitted and accepted, and may be withdrawn, in accordance with Section 2.4.3. Staff Review and Decision The Planning Director shall review the application, allow revisions of the application, and decide the application in accordance with Section 2.4.4 and Section 2.5.7. The decision shall be one of the following: c. b. Application Submittal and Acceptance

2.

(1) Approve the application as submitted;

(2) Approve the application subject to conditions; or

(3) Deny the application.

Morrisville, NC

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Unified Development Ordinance

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