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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
August 16, 2005
Valerie Long
McGuire Woods
PO Box 1288
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: SP 2005-00014 Crown Orchard — Gray Television Amendment - Tax Map 91, Parcel
281
Dear Ms. Long:
On August 3, 2005, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on SP 2005-014 to
allow an additional 30.28 -foot flush -mounted television antenna to an existing tower. This
request is being made in accordance with Section [10.2.2.6] of the Zoning Ordinance on Tax
Map 91 - Parcel 281 in the Scottsville Magisterial District. This special use permit was approved
based on 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 (copy on file) 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;
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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; and
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 although the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action
on the project noted above, no uses on the property as approved above may lawfully
begin until all applicable approvals have been received and conditions have been met.
This includes:
compliance with conditions of the SPECIAL USE PERMIT; and
approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE.
In the event that the use, structure or activity for which this special use permit is issued is not
commenced within twenty-four (24) months from the date of Board approval, it shall be deemed
abandoned and the permit terminated. The term "commenced" means "construction of any
structure necessary to the use of the permit."
If you have questions or comments regarding the above -noted action, please do not hesitate to
contact Keith Lancaster at 296-5832.
Sincerely,
V. Wayne Cilimberg
Director of Planning
VWC/aer
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Cc: Burchett, Roger Gray Television
999 2nd Street SE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Crown Orchard Company
P O Box 299
Batesville, VA 22924
Amelia McCulley
Tex Weaver
Chuck Proctor
Keith Lancaster