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Continuation of Public Hearing on Land Use Ordinance and Town Code Amendments to Establish Regulations for Small and Micro-Wireless Facilities
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is for the Town Council to consider amendments to the Land Use Ordinance and Town Code to conform to state legislation relating to wireless infrastructure for 5G technology. The consideration of an amendment to the Land Use Ordinance is a legislative decision; the Town Council must receive public input prior to making a decision.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325, cmoon@townofcarrboro.org; Marty Roupe - 919-918-7333, mroupe@townofcarrboro.org; Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org; Nick Herman - 919-929-3905, herman@broughlawfirm.com.
INFORMATION: At the June 16th Town Council meeting, the Council opened a public hearing to consider amendments to the Land Use Ordinance and Town Code establishing regulations for small and micro-wireless facilities to align Town regulations with the North Carolina legislature's adoption of S.L. 2017-159 (HB 310) (Attachment D). (Link to June 16th agenda: https://carrboro.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4569321&GUID=C6B92C6F-13F1-4FEC-9410-25649201B487&Options=&Search=) Staff recommended delaying the decision on the amendments to June 23rd to allow the opportunity to incorporate minor revisions following conversations with representatives from the 5G industry.
The draft ordinances have been revised. The draft ordinance to amend the Land Use Ordinance (LUO) would, if adopted, add new definitions to the LUO and establish a new use classification 18.500 (small and micro-wireless facilities) permitted in all districts with a zoning permit (Attachment B). The supplementary use regulations in Subsection 15-176 would be amended to include standards for small wireless facilities and modifications to the existing standards for towers and antennas (use classification...
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