HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP200800012 Legacy Document 2008-05-27 (5)COUNTY OF ALBEYIARLE
Depanrrient o` Planning & Community Development
401 Me[ntire Road, Room 218
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
(434) 296 - 5823
Fax (434) 972 - 4012
November 19, 2002
M. E. Gibson, Jr
Tremblay & Smith, LLP
P O Box 1585
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: &Pa 02.040 Central Telephone Company of Virginia - AI[tel
Tax Map 61, Parcel 129C
Dear Mr. Gibson:
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors; at its meeting on November 13, 2002, unanimously
approved the above -noted request. Please note that this approval is subject to the following conditions:
The tower shall not be increased in height;
All antennae, dishes and their replacements attached to the tower shall be used for personal
wireless service providers;
Additional and replacement antenna arrays may be attached only as follows:
a. Omni -directional or whip antennas shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height or seven (7)
inches in diameter, and shall be of a color that matches the .ower;
b. Directional or panel antennas shall not exceed seven (7) feet in height or two (2) feet in
width, and shall be of a color that matches the tower;
c. Only flush mounted antennas shall be permitted; no new antennas shall project from the
structure beyond the minimum required by the mounting equipment, and in no case shall
an antenna project more than twelve (12) inches from the existing structure. The
replacement of omni -directional, whip, directional or panel antennas in existing antenna
arrays shall be subject to this condition,
d. Existing arrays of directional and panel antennas that are mounted with brackets that
separate them by more than (12) inches from the structure may remain. Provided,
however that if any of these arrays are replaced at any time, they shall be flush -mounted
as provided in condition 3c. This condition shall not pertain to the maintenance and/or
replacement of a single panel antenna that malfunctions or is in need of repair.
Not more than six (6) satellite or microwave dishes may be attached to the tower at one time, and
only as follows.
a. The existing six (6) foot diameter grid dish that is subject to this request may be replaced
by the specified six (6), foot diameter High Performance dish at a height that is not more
than 95.5 feet;
b. Other existing satellite and microwave dishes may be replaced on the tower by the same
type of dish, provided that the diameter of the replacement dish does not exceed the
diameter of the dish being removed, the color of the replacement dish matches the tower,
and the mounting height does not exceed that of the dish being replaced;
Other existing satellite and microwave dishes may be replaced on the tower by a different
type of dish if the mounting height is no less than twenty (20) feet below that of the dish
being removed, the diameter of the replacement dish does not exceed that of the dish
being removed, and the color of the replacement dish matches the 'tower;
J. Other existing satellite and microwave dishes may be replaced by a different type of dish
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requirements of condition 4c with the written approval of the Zoning Administrator. This
approval shall only be granted after the submission of a microwave path survey indicating
that the proposed replacement dish will be mounted at the lowest possible height that
allows the system to function. In such a case, the path survey shall demonstrate the
reason(s) why the proposed height is the lowest possible height, but in no case shall the
replacement be higher than the dish it is replacing;
e. All replacement satellite or microwave dishes shall be mounted as close to the face of the
pole as structurally and mechanically possible and, in no case, shall the distance
between the back of the dish and the face of the pole be greater than eighteen (18)
inches; and
f. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for replacing a dish, the applicant shall provide
engineered drawings demonstrating the dimensions of the existing dish to be removed
and its replacement dish, and additional information demonstrating the mounting distance
between the pole and the dish to the Department of Building Code and Zoning Services,
5. The permittee shall submit a report to the Zoning Administrator once (1) per year, by not later
than July 1 of that year. The report shall identify each user of the tower and that each user is a
personal wireless communications service provider;
6. The permittee shall comply with Section 5.1.12c of the Zoning Ordinance, and
T The facility shall be disassembled and removed from the site within ninety (90) days of the date
its use for personal wireless communications services 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.
In the event that the use, structure or activity for which this special use permit is issued shall not be
commenced within twenty-four (24) months after the issuance of such permit, the same shall be deemed
abandoned and the authority granted thereunder shall thereupon terminate. For purposes of this section,
the term 'commenced" shall be construed to include the commencement of construction of any structure
necessary to the use of such permit within two (2) years from the date of the issuance.
Before beginning this use, you must obtain a zoning clearance from the Zoning Department. Before the
Zoning Department will issue a clearance, you must comply with the conditions in this letter. For further
information, please call Jan Sprinkle at 296-5832.
If you should have any questions or comments regarding the above-noted action, please do not hesitate
to contact me.
Sincerely,
V t
V. Wayne mberg
Director of Planning & Com ,unity Dev opment
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Cc: Amelia McCulley
Jack Kelsey
Tex Weaver
Steve Allshouse
Matt Grimes, VDOT