Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2019

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

Encourage the location and collocation of telecommunication equipment on existing structures, thereby minimizing new visual, aesthetic, and public safety impacts, effects upon the natural environment and wildlife, and reduce the need for additional facilities.

Accommodate the growing need and demand for telecommunication services.

Encourage coordination between suppliers and providers of telecommunication services.

Establish predictable and balanced codes governing the construction and location of telecommunication facilities within the confines of permissible local regulations. Establish review procedures to ensure that applications for telecommunication facilities are reviewed and acted upon within a reasonable period as required by applicable state and federal regulations. Respond to the policies embodied in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in such a manner as not to discriminate between providers of functionally equivalent telecommunication services or to prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting telecommunication services. Protect the character of the Town while meeting the needs of its citizens to enjoy the benefits of telecommunication services. Encourage the use of town-owned lands, buildings, and structures as locations for telecommunication infrastructure demonstrating concealed technologies and revenue generating methodologies. Incorporate the policies, recommendations and design guidelines adopted as part of the Town of Morrisville Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Master Plan . New Facility a. The procedure and standards in this subsection apply to the review of applications for Wireless Telecommunication Facilities which shall be submitted and reviewed concurrently with any telecommunication facilities use requiring an application for a Special Use Permit, Major Site Plan Approval, or Minor Site Plan Approval in Section 4.2.4, Principal Use Table or Section 4.3.4, Accessory Use/Structure Table. Wireless Telecommunication facilities Approval shall apply uniformly to all areas within the Town of Morrisville and approval is required, unless exempted in accordance with Section 2.5.25.B.1.c below, before submittal of an application for Construction Plan Approval, unless the applicant elects to submit applications for both Site Plan Approval and Construction Plan Approval for concurrent review in accordance with Section 2.5.25.B.1.b below. b. For developments requiring Construction Plan Approval in addition to Special Use Permit Approval, Major Site Plan Approval, or Minor Site Plan Approval, the applicant may submit an application for Construction Plan Approval concurrently with an application for Special Use Permit or Site Plan Approval. In such a case, Town staff shall review the more detailed Construction Plan Approval application concurrently with the Special Use Permit or Site Plan Approval application, but the Town Engineer shall not decide the Construction Plan Approval application until after the Special Use Permit application or Site Plan Approval application is decided by either the Town Council or Planning Director, as appropriate. c. The following development is exempt from the requirements of this section, notwithstanding any other measures: (1) Satellite earth stations that are one meter (39.37 inches) or less in diameter in all residential zoning districts and two meters or less in all other zoning districts. Establish compliance with applicable federal and state laws.

B. Applicability

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2019

Unified Development Ordinance

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