HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP202000007 Action Letter 2021-06-11County of Albemarle
Community Development Department - Planning
June 2, 2021
Valerie Long
Williams Mullen
321 East Main Str, Ste 400
Charlottesville VA 22902
vlonci@williamsmullen.com
RE: SP202000007 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Action Letter
Dear Ms. Long
Scott Clark
sclarkca albemarle.org
Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext. 3249
On April 21, 2021, the Board of Supervisors took action on this Special Use Permit on Tax Map Parcel Numbers
02100-00-00-01200,02100-00-00-012130,02100-00-00-01500,02100-00-00-015G0,02100-00-00-015B0,02100-00-00-
016C0,02100-00-00-01600,02100-00-00-017C0,02100-00-00-017A0,02100-00-00-01900,02100-00-00-007A0,02100-
00-00-007C0,02100-00-00-00700,02100-00-00-006130,02100-00-00-006E2,02100-00-00-006D0,02100-00-00-00611,
02100-00-00-006H0, 02100-00-00-006AO in the Rio, White Hall and Rivanna Districts.
The Special Use Permit was approved by the Board's adoption of the attached Resolution and conditions.
Should you have questions regarding the above -noted action, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Scott Clark
Senior Planner II
CC. Rappahannock Electric Corp
5045 Dickerson Rd
Charlottesville VA 22901
WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG
401 McIntire Road, North Wing, I Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE SP 202000007
RAPPAHANNOCK ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
NOW, BE IT RESOLVED that, upon consideration of the staff report prepared for SP 202000007
and all of its attachments, the information presented at the public hearing, any comments received, and the
factors relevant to the special use permit in Albemarle County Code §§ 18-5.1.12, 18-10.10.2(6), 18-26.2(a),
and 18-33.40, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors hereby approves SP 202000007, subject to the
conditions attached hereto.
I, Claudette K. Borgersen, do hereby certify that the foregoing writing is a true, correct copy of a Resolution
duly adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, by a vote of six to zero, as
recorded below, at a regular meeting held on April 21, 2021.
Clerk, Board of County Supervi 1-
Ave Nay
Mr. Gallaway
Y
Ms. LaPisto-Kirtley
Y
Ms. Mallek
Y
Ms. McKee]
Y
Ms. Palmer
Y
Ms. Price
Y
SP 202000007 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Special Use Permit Conditions
1. Development must be in general accord, as determined by the Director of Planning and the Zoning
Administrator, with the conceptual plan titled "Proposed 75' R/W Easement" shown on the plan titled
"Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Transmission Line Improvement - Special Use Permit Plans
SP2020-00007," prepared by Alan Franklin, PE, LLC, and dated February 18, 2020. At a minimum,
to be in general accord with the conceptual plan:
• Supporting structures for the electrical transmission lines must remain within the "Existing 40'
R/W Easement", as shown on the plan,
• All pole extensions added to the existing poles must be similar in color to the existing poles.
Minor modifications to the plan that do not conflict with the above elements may be made to ensure
compliance with the Zoning Ordinance.
2. Vegetation within the "Proposed 75' R/W Easement" must be managed according to an Integrated
Vegetation Management Plan in general accord with the draft plan titled "Integrated Vegetation
Management Plan to Accompany SUP 2020-00007", dated December 11, 2020. Vegetation must
include the following target vegetation types:
• Native Virginia meadows, low growing shrub landscapes, and pollinator -friendly native species
by suppressing forest succession, and
• Lower -growing trees, grasses, wildflowers, and other vegetation compatible with safety needs
and regulations.