Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - October 2019

Article 4: Use Standards Section 4.2. Principal Uses 4.2.5. Principal Use-Specific Standards

compound area shall not be visible from any pedestrian or right of way view, shall be screened with opaque material consistent with the building or rooftop and shall be no higher than the parapet wall or 10 feet, whichever is taller. (7) The applicant shall provide renderings or photographs of the proposed concealed attached antenna including, but not limited to, design, colors and screening devices. (8) When a concealed attached antenna is to be located on a building or support structure with nonconforming setbacks, the existing permitted nonconforming setback shall prevail. Non-Concealed Attached Antenna Non-concealed attached antennas may be mounted onto a support structure, utility distribution pole, transmission tower structure or other similar structure, which is not primarily constructed for holding antennas but on which one or more antennas may be mounted. Non-concealed attached antennas shall be subject to the following: (1) The top of the antennas shall not exceed 20 feet above the top of the support structure, or transmission tower structure or other similar structure. (2) The applicant shall provide documentation verifying that the installation of a non- concealed attached antenna will not compromise the structural integrity of the support structure, transmission tower structure or other similar structure. (3) If a non-concealed attached antenna is installed on a transmission tower structure, the applicant shall provide documentation verifying that the antenna will not interfere, or be interfered with, by the normal operating characteristics of the transmission line. (4) Antenna elements shall only be permitted atop existing transmission tower structures and existing light stanchions subject to compliance with this ordinance and applicable utility company requirements. (5) Antennas, and related equipment buildings, shall be located or screened to minimize the visual impact of the non-concealed attached antennas upon adjacent properties and shall be of a material or color that matches the exterior of the building or structure upon which it is situated. (7) Signals, lights, or illumination shall not be permitted on an antenna, unless required by the FCC or the FAA. (8) Non-concealed attached antenna(s) may be located on utility distribution poles pursuant to the following regulations: (A) The antenna shall not extend more than twenty percent or ten feet, whichever is less, above the existing pole height. If the pole is replaced to withstand the addition of telecommunication equipment, the replacement pole shall not exceed the height of the original pole. (6) Commercial advertising shall not be allowed on an antenna.

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(B) The maximum height of the pole with antenna shall not exceed 45 feet in height.

(C) The utility distribution pole is located on public property, within public easements, or public rights-of-way.

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The utility distribution pole shall not be wooden.

(E) The antenna shall be of a size and placement that is structurally compatible with the engineering design of the pole pursuant to the NC Building Code and attested to by a professional engineer licensed in the State of North Carolina, and competent to evaluate antenna choices.

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