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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Dept. of Planning & Community Development
401 McIntire Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902~4596
(804) 296-5823
August 26, 1999
Dick Shearer
CFW Wireless
1150 Shenandoah Village Drive
W aynesboro, VA 22980
RE: SP-99-37 East Glenmore-CV226
Tax Map 79, Parcel 16
Dear Mr. Shearer:
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on August 18, 1999, unanimously
approved the above-noted request for a telecommunications facility in accordance with Sction
10.2.2.6 of the Zoning Ordinance. Please note that this approval is subject to the following
conditions:
1. The height of the tower shall not exceed seven (7) feet above the elevation of the tallest
tree within twenty-five (25) feet of the tower. The applicant shall provide a certified
statement on the height of the tallest tree. Antenna may extend an additional three (3)
feet above the height of the tower;
2. The tower shall be designed, constructed and maintained as follows:
a. The tower shall be of wood;
b. Guy wires shall not be permitted;
c. The tower shall have no lighting;
d. The tower shall not be painted and shall be natural wood color;
3. The tower shall be located on the site as follows:
a. The tower shall be located as shown on the attached plan entitled "CFW Wireless
Surveyof a lease parcel and Ingress/Egress Easement" initialed WDF 6/30/99;
4. Antennas may be attached to the tower only as follows:
a. Antenna shall be limited to three (3) flush mounted panel antenna;
b. Satellite and microwave dish antennas prohibited;
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5. The tower shall be used, or have the potential to be used, for the collocation of other
wireless telecommunications providers, as follows:
a. The permittee shall allow other wireless telecommunications providers to locate
or utilize antennas on the tower and equipment on the site, subject to these
conditions:
(1) Prior to approval of a final site plan for the site or the waiver of the site
plan requirement, the permittee shall execute a letter of intent stating that
it will make a good faith effort to allow such location and will negotiate in
good faith with such other provider requesting locate on the tower or the
site; and
(2) The permittee sllall provide to the County, upon request, verifiable
evidence that it has made a good faith effort to allow such location.
Verifiable evidence of a good faith effort includes, but is not limited to,
evidence that the permittee has offered to allow other providers to locate
on the tower and site in exchange for reciprocal rights on a tower and site
owned or controlled by another provider within Albemarle County.
(the use of this facility be additional telecommunication providers will
require amendment of this special user permit. The presence of this
condition in no way implies approval of additional uses for this facility or
property.)
6. Each outdoor luminair shall be fully shielded such that all light emitted is projected below
a horizontal plane running through the lowest part of the shield or shielding part of the
luminaire. For purposes of this condition, a luminaire is a complete lighting unit
consisting of a lamp or lamps together with the parts designed to distribute the light, to
position and protect the lamps, and to connect the lamps to the power supply. Outdoor
lighting shall be limited to periods of maintenance only;
7. Prior to beginning construction or installation of the tower or the equipment building, or
installation of access for vehicles or utilities, the permittee shall obtain authorization from
the Director of Planning to remove existing trees on the site. The Director of Planning
shall identify which trees may be removed for such construction or installation. Except
for the tree removal expressly authorized by the Director of Planning, the permittee shall
not remove existing trees within two hundred (200) feet of the tower, or the equipment
building;
8. The permittee shall comply with section 5.1.12 of the Zoning Ordinance. Fencing 0 the
lease area shall not be required;
9. The tower shall be disassembled and removed from the site within ninety (90) days of the
date its use for wireless telecommunications purposes is discontinued; and
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10. The permittee shall submit a report to the Zoning Administrator once per year, by not
later than July 1 of that year. The report shall identify each user of the tower and shall
identify each user that is a wireless telecommunications service provider.
In the event that the use, structure or activity for which this special use permit is issued shall not
be commenced within eighteen (18) 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 thereof which is th~Teafter completed within one (1) year.
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 296-5875.
If you should have any questions or comments regarding the above-noted action, please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
David B. Benish
Chief of Planning & Community Development
DBB/jcf
Cc: Amelia McCulley
Jack Kelsey
Tex Weaver
Steve Allshouse
Bob Ball