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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
January 29, 2008
Stephen Waller,AICP
536 Pantops Center, PMB#320
Charlottesville, Va 22911
RE: SP2007-00038 Carrsbrook Tower Tier III
Tax Map 46, Parcel 15
Dear Mr. Waller:
On January 9, 2008, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on SP2007-00038
to allow a Co -location of a personal wireless service facility on an existing tower on Tax Map 46,
Parcel 15 in the Rio District. This special use permit was approved based on the following
conditions:
1 All work shall be done in general accord with what is described in the applicant's request
and site construction plans, entitled "Carrsbrook American Tower Corporation
Compound", with a final zoning drawing submittal date of July 19, 2007;
2. The tower shall not be increased in height;
3. The additional array of panel antennas may be attached only as follows:
a. All equipment attached to the tower shall be painted to match the color of the
tower. The cables extending from the ground equipment may remain black; and
b. The antennas shall be set at the minimum distance that is allowed by the
mounting equipment, and in no case shall any of the new antennas project from
the structure to a distance that is greater than that of the existing antennas.
4. The replacement of dishes and antennas attached to this tower may be approved
administratively, provided that the sizing, mounting distances and heights of the
replacement equipment are in compliance with these conditions of approval and in
accordance with all applicable regulations set forth in Section 5. 1.40 of the Zoning
Ordinance:
5. With the exception of any safety lighting required by Federal Aviation Administration
regulations, outdoor lighting shall be permitted only during maintenance periods:
regardless of the lumens emitted, each outdoor luminaire that is not required for Safety
shall be fully shielded as required by Section 4.17 of the Zoning Ordinance;
6. No existing trees within two hundred (200) feet of the facility shall be removed for the
purpose of installing the proposed antennae or any supporting ground equipment:
7. The current owner and any subsequent owners of the tower and its supporting facilities
shall submit a report to the Zoning Administrator by July 1 of each year. The report shall
identify each personal wireless service provider that uses the facility, including a drawing
indicating which equipment, on both the tower and the ground, are associated with each
provider:
8. All equipment and antennae from any individual personal wireless service provider shall
be disassembled and removed from the site within ninety (90) days of the date its use is
discontinued. The entire facility shall be disassembled and removed from the site within
ninety (90) days of the date its use for personal wireless service purposes is
discontinued. If the Zoning Administrator determines at any time that surety is required
to guarantee that the facility will be removed as required, the permittee shall furnish to
the Zoning Administrator a certified check, a bond with surety satisfactory to the County,
or a letter of credit satisfactory to the County, in an amount sufficient for, and conditioned
upon, the removal of the facility. The type of surety guarantee shall be to the satisfaction
of the Zoning Administrator and the County Attorney;
9. The tower shall be limited to a total of four (4) vertical arrays of panel antennas. No
additional relay, satellite or microwave dish antennas shall be permitted on the tower
without an amendment of this special use permit; and
10. The special use permit must be amended to allow either of the three existing arrays of
panel antennas to be:
a, relocated on the structure;
b. modified to increase the number or size of panel antennas; or,
C, modified to increase the distance of the panel antennas from the structure.
Modifications:
1. The flush mounting requirements; and
2. The tree modification plan because they are not disturbing any trees.
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;
• approval of and compliance with a SITE PLAN; 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 Sherri Proctor at 296-5832.
Sincerely,
William D. Fritz, AICP
Chief of Current Development
Cc: American Tower Corporation
116 Huntington Ave, 11th Floor
Boston, MD 02116
Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc
1150 Pepsi Place Suite 300
Charlottesville Va 22901
Tex Weaver
Chuck Proctor
Sherri Proctor
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