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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4012
July 12, 2005
Valerie Long
McGuire Woods
PO Box 1288
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: SP 2005-00014 Crown Orchard — Gray Television Amendment - Tax Map 91, Parcel
28I
Dear Ms. Long:
The Albemarle County Planning Commission, at its meeting on June 28, 2005, by a vote of 5:0
recommended approval of the above -noted petition to the Board of Supervisors.
Please note that this approval is subject to the following conditions:
The facility including the tower, its attachments and the new ground equipment
building shall be sized, located and built in general accord with the construction plans,
tower elevations and schematic drawings initialed SBW and dated May 5, 2004 and
initialed YQA and dated June 16, 2005 subject to maximum height and width
restrictions in conditions three (3) and five (5). This information is provided in
Attachment G of this staff report.
2. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit the final revised
set of site drawings construction of the facility. Planning staff shall review the revised
plans to ensure that all appropriate conditions of the special use permit have been
addressed.
3. The height of the tower structure shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) feet and the
top of the antenna, including the lightning rod, shall not exceed one hundred ninety
(190) feet above ground level. No equipment, with the exception of any FAA required
flight safety lighting, shall extend higher than the tallest portion of the top -mounted
antenna.
4. Antennas supporting services other than television broadcasting shall not be attached
to extend above a total height of the tower itself.
5. The width of each side of the tower shall not exceed fifty (50) inches in width.
6. The existing guyed tower that currently supports this facility shall be removed within
sixty (60) days of the completion of the new tower. This condition has been met as
of 6/28/05.
7. The short existing tower, owned by Adelphia Cable Company shall be removed within
ninety (90) days of the discontinuance of its use and in any case no later than October
31, 2004. This condition has been met as of 6/28/05.
8. The new ground equipment building shall be painted a natural, dark brown color, and
screened on its eastern and western sides with evergreens or a mixture of trees deemed
acceptable by the County's Landscape Planner.
9. No building permit for additional antenna installation or modification shall be issued
until the unauthorized microwave dish is removed.
10. The existing Gray TV antenna on the PBS tower located on Tax Map 91, Parcel 28E
shall be removed within 90 days after the new antenna authorized by this special use
permit is operational.
Please be advised that the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors will review this petition and
receive public comment at their meeting on August 3, 2005. Any new or additional information
regarding your application must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at least
seven days prior to your scheduled hearing date.
If you should have any questions or comments regarding the above noted action, please do not
hesitate to contact me at (434) 296-5832.
Sincerely,
Yadira Amarante
Senior Planner
Planning Division
YA/aer
Cc: Burchett, Roger Gray Television
999 2nd Street SE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Crown Orchard Company
P O Box 299
Batesville, VA 22924
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