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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
AGENDATITLE:
ZTA 04 -07 Tier II Personal Wireless Services Facilities
Fees (Section 35.0)
SU BJ ECT /PROPOSAL /REQU EST:
Proposal to amend Section 35.0, Fees, of Chapter 18, Zoning,
of the Albemarle County Code to impose fees to cover the
cost of services rendered by the County in reviewing and
approving the information, reports, documents and plans
required to be submitted for Tier II personal wireless service
facilities under proposed amended section 5.1.40 ( "Tier II
review ") of Chapter 18, and other expenses incident to the
administration of the Zoning Ordinance related thereto. The
fees for each Tier II review would be $790.00.
STAFF CONTACT(S):
Mr. Kamptner, Ms. Sprinkle, Mr. Waller
AGENDA DATE:
Planning Commission: September 28, 2004
Board of Supervisors: October 13, 2004
ACTION: X INFORMATION:
CONSENT AGENDA:
ACTION:
ATTACHMENT;
REVIEWED BY:
INFORMATION:
Yes
BACKGROUND:
At its meeting on July 14, 2004, the Board of Supervisors reviewed the proposed amendments to Section 5.1.40 of the Zoning
Ordinance related to the three - tiered review criteria personal wireless service facilities. At that time the Board deferred action on
the text amendment, requesting that staff make some minor revisions to the proposed language in addition establishing a fee
schedule for the various types of facilities. Staff has determined that Tier I and Tier III facilities will continue to be accepted with
building permit and special use permit applications, which already have fees assigned. However, a separate action must be
taken in order to enact the proposed fee of $790.00 to cover the administrative costs of Tier II facilities. If approved the fee for
Tier II facilities will be added as Section 35.q.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Goal 4.1: Provide effective, responsive and courteous service to our customers
DISCUSSION:
Due to the comparable level of review that is anticipated, it is staff's opinion that Tier II facilities should be assessed a fee of
$790.00, which is the same amount that is established in Section 35.f.3 for final site development plans that require Planning
Commission review following the approval of a preliminary site development plan. Because the Tier II facilities will require the
development of a new set of applications and checklists they must be listed as a separate category under the Zoning Ordinance
Section 35 (Fees). Furthermore, aside from the requirement for Board of Supervisors approval, County staff will continue to be
responsible for applying the same levels of review and clerical time to Tier II facilities that is currently applied to facilities requiring
special use permits. This includes site plan review, balloon tests, notification of adjacent property owners and Planning
Commission hearings.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff finds that the proposed fee of $790.00 would appropriately represent the ratio between the amount of County resources that
would be applied to the review and approval of Tier II facilities and special use permits, which are assessed a $980.00 fee.
Therefore, staff recommends approval of the proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance text as provided in the attached
draft.
ATTACHMENTS:
Proposed zoning ordinance text amendment (Pages 1 -4), dated September 8, 2004