Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance

Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined 11.4.3. Illuminated Signs

T ELECOMMUNICATION , T OWER H EIGHT When referring to a tower or support structure, the vertical distance measured from the pre-existing grade level to the highest point of the tower, including any antenna, lighting, lightning rod or other affixed equipment. T ELECOMMUNICATION , U TILITY D ISTRIBUTION P OLE A structure that is designed for and used to carry lines, cables, or wires for telephone, cable television, electricity, or to provide lighting. T ELECOMMUNICATION , T RANSMISSION T OWER S TRUCTURE An electrical transmission structure that is designed for and used to carry high voltage overhead power lines. The term shall not include any utility distribution pole. T ELECOMMUNICATION , W IRELESS S UPPORT S TRUCTURE A new or existing structure, such as a monopole, lattice, or guyed tower that is designed to support or capable of supporting wireless facilities. A utility distribution pole or transmission tower structure is not a wireless support structure. T ELECOMMUNICATION , W IRELESS T ELECOMMUNICATION F ACILITIES M ASTER P LAN (“P LAN ”) A plan developed for the Town of Morrisville to balance the goals of providing good cell phone service with minimizing impacts from telecommunication facilities on neighborhoods and the community. This plan works to achieve this balance by planning for well ‐ sited, well ‐ designed, and inconspicuous telecommunication facilities that fit within the community. This plan creates an illustrative planning tool to aid decision makers and staff in this work. The Master Plan includes the following: • An analysis of existing telecommunication facilities locations, approximate coverage areas, and an analysis of current network deployment patterns in the Morrisville area to identify areas with less than desirable coverage; • An engineering analysis of potential coverage areas in Morrisville based on the existing antenna locations, assumptions regarding height, along with other network and planning design criteria; • An analysis of reasonably projected telecommunication facilities growth in Morrisville over the next 10 years, and recommendations for managing the development of infrastructure with an emphasis on minimizing the total number of telecommunication facilities; • Identification of town-owned property as potential sites for future telecommunication facilities. T ELEVISION , R ADIO , OR W IRELESS C ABLE A NTENNA An omnidirectional antenna tuned to receive the broadcast frequencies assigned to television or commercial radio, or wireless microwave transmitters. This use does not include amateur ham radio antennas or satellite dishes. T EMPORARY C ONSTRUCTION -R ELATED S TRUCTURE OR F ACILITY A structure or facility temporarily placed on or adjoining the site of new construction and used during the construction process for construction-related purposes — including construction trailers (manufactured structures used as an office for construction management and site security), storage buildings, construction waste and recycling receptacles, temporary sanitation facilities, outdoor storage, and employee parking areas — and located on or adjacent to the construction site.

Morrisville, NC

October 1, 2021

Unified Development Ordinance

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