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HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB201300036 Application 2013-04-09 Albemarle Coub y Planning Application Community Development Department 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 -4596 Voice : (434) 296 -5832 Fax : (434) 972 -4126 SPAR L / OWNER INFORMATION TMP 07800 -00 -00 -07400 Owner(s): 3 N ROLKIN PROPERTIES LLC C/0 PRESTON EXP LLC; R Application # ARB201300036 GENTZLER • PROPERTY INFORMATION Legal Description ACREAGE 2 Magisterial Dist. Rivanna Land Use Primary Commercial Current AFD Not in A/F District Current Zoning Primary Planned Development Mixed Commercial APPLICATION INFORMATION Street Address 241 ROLKIN RD CHARLOTTESVILLE, 22911 Entered By Todd Shifflett Application Type Architectural Review Board 04/09/2013 Project Verizon Wireless (Pantops) BP Station Received Date 04/05/13 Received Date Final Submittal Date 04/08/13 Total Fees Closing File Date Submittal Date Final Total Paid Revision Number Comments Legal Ad SUB APPLICATION(s) Type d Sub Applicati j Comment Personal Wireless facility 04/08/13 1 (APPLICANT / CONTACT INFORMATION ContactType Name Address CityState Zip Phone PhoneCell j Owner /Applicant : 3 N ROLKIN PROPERTIES LLC C/O PREST 1717 WOODSTEAD CT SUITE THE WOODLAND 77380 Primary Contact STEPHEN WALLER, AICP 536 PANTOPS CENTER - PMB CHARLOTTESVILL 22911 4348250617 Signature of Contractor or Authorized Agent Date jlfrti / G->7 6 P 4/y Architectural Review Board Application Part A: Applicant, Contact and Parcel Information Project Name:Verizon Wireless - "Pantops" / BP Station Rooftop and Generator Install - Tier I PWSF Tax map and parcel(s): 07800 - 00 - 00 - 07400 Physical Street Address: 241 Rolkin Road Contact Person: Stephen Waller, AICP Business Name: Verizon Wireless Address 536 Pantops Center - PMB #405 City Charlottesville State VA Zip 22911 Daytime Phone (434) 825 -0617 Fax # (757) 282 -5811 E -mail stephen.waller a©gdnsites.com Owner of Record: Alltel Communications of Virginia Inc. d /b /a Verizon Wireless Address 1833 Rady Court City Richmond State VA Zip 23222 Daytime Phone (434) 825 -0617 Fax # ( ) E -mail Part B: Review Type and Fee Select review type Review by the Architectural Review Board Conceptual Plan/Advisory Review (for a Special Use Permit or a Rezoning) No Fee Preliminary Review of a Site Development Plan No Fee Final Review of a Site Development Plan $1000.00 Amendment to an approved Certificate of Appropriateness $ 225.00 Building Permit Review $ 590.00 County - wide Certificate of Appropriateness Structures 750' or more from the EC, no taller than 5 stories No Fee X Structures located behind a structure that fronts the EC No Fee X Personal wireless service facilities No Fee Fencing or Equipment or Lighting No Fee Additions to ARB- approved buildings No Fee Minor amendments to site or architectural plans No Fee Building permits where the change is 50% or less of the altered elevation No Fee NOTE: For SIGNS, use the combined APPLICATION AND CHEKLIST FOR SIGNS. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY BP# ARB# Fee Amount $ Date Paid By who? Receipt # Check # By County of Albemarle Dept of Community Development, 401 McIntire Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Voice: (434) 296 -5832 Fax: (434) 972 -4126 11/2010 Page 1 of 2 OVER —> Part C : of Proposal Describe your, proposal: Attach a separate sheet if necessary. Installation of a second "stealth" cupola to house new LTE antennas for Verizon Wireless' LTE / 4G antennas and service upgrades. This application will also include the installation of a small LTE equipment stand with two cabinets and two emergency hack - up generators. Please see attached project decription in narrative form for additional information. Fart D: Applicant Agreement Applicant must read and sign • Each application package must contain (8) folded copies of all plans and documents being submitted. Only (I) set of building material samples is required. All submittal items, including building material samples, become the property of Albemarle County. Applicants are encouraged to maintain duplicate copies of all submittal items in their own files. • Only complete application packages will be scheduled for ARB review. The application package is not complete without the appropriate checklist, completed, signed, and included with the required submittal materials indicated on the checklist. I hereby certify that I own the subject property or have the legal power to act on behalf of the owner in filing this application. *See submittal requirements below. I also certify that the information provided on this application and accompanying information is accurate, true, and correct to the best of my knowledge, and that the attached plans contain all information required by the appropriate checklist. April 5, 2012 Sig ature of owner, owner's representative Date or contract purchaser Stephen Waller, AICP 434 - 825 - 0617 Printed name, Title Daytime phone number of Signatory *Ownership Information: • If ownership of the property is in the name of any type of legal entity or organization including, but not limited to, the name of a corporation, partnership or association, or in the name of a trust, or in a fictitious name, a document acceptable to the County must be submitted certifying that the person signing above has the authority to do so. • If the applicant is a contract purchaser, a document acceptable to the County must be submitted containing the owner's written consent to the application. • If the applicant is the agent of the owner, a document acceptable to the County must be submitted that is evidence of the existence and scope of the agency. Attach the owner's written consent. 11/2010 Page 2 of 2 OVER —� 4-te'vAtb Architectural Review Board lllr Checklist of Submittal Requirements // COUNTY -WIDE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Additions to ARB- approved structures or improvements Part A: Applicant Contact and Parcel Information Project name: Verizon Wireless - "Pantops" / BP Station Rooftop and Generator Install - Tier 1 PWSF Contact person: Stephen Waller, AICP Part B: Submittal Requirements Note Submittal packages must contain 2 collated & folded copies of all information unless otherwise stated. A. Written description of the proposal 1 ® Provide a description of the proposed work. 2 ® Explain how the proposal is compatible with the surrounding area and the Entrance Corridor. B. Site plan showing the approved site conditions and the proposed changes, as follows (drawn to the scale of 1"=20' and clearly legible): 1 ® Location(s) of existing and proposed building(s) on the site. 2 ® Location of proposed parking, travelways, walkways and other improvements. 3 ® Mechanical equipment, trash containers, loading and service areas, other similar features and improvements, and associated screening. 4 IN Existing and proposed topography drawn with contour intervals of 5 -feet or less, and with sufficient off -site topography to describe prominent and pertinent off -site features and physical characteristics, but in no case less than 50 -feet outside of the site. 5 ® Location, size, identification of type and extent of existing and proposed utilities and easements. 6 L/A Stormwater management plan. 7 L/A Location of retaining walls indicating top and bottom elevations, maximum wall height, and proposed materials, with material and color samples. C. Landscape plan showing the following (drawn to the scale of 1"=20' or larger and clearly legible): 1 dA Existing landscaping to be removed. Include the location, size, and species. 2 ® Proposed landscaping that meets or exceeds the requirements outlined in the EC guidelines. 3 ® Landscape schedule including plant species with common and botanical names, quantity, size at planting, and symbol used. 4 ® Location of existing and proposed tree lines and tree save areas. 5 ® Location of existing natural features. 6 ® Location of individual trees of 6 -inch caliper or greater and all significant groups of trees indicated by botanical name and caliper. 7 ® Location and height of above - ground and below - ground utilities and associated easements. 8 ®A Stormwater facilities. 9 1A/A A signed, tree conservation checklist with all checklist items drawn on the plan. 10 © /ATree protection fencing and limits of work on the landscape, grading and E &S plans. Revised 6/10/10 — 1 OVER♦ D. Lighting plan showing the following (drawn to the scale of 1"=20' or larger and clearly legible): 1 IN Location of all proposed building and site lighting. 2 ND'A Lighting schedule identifying all proposed light fixtures, poles and brackets, and illumination type, intensity, style, shielding, color, finish, and installation height. 3 RA Manufacturer's cut sheets illustrating proposed lighting fixtures, poles and brackets, included as a sheet of the site plan set. 4 1A Photometric plan addressing all fixtures and indicating that lighting does meet the requirements of Section 4.17 of the Zoning Ordinance. LLF must equal 1.0. 5 ®'A Coordination of lighting with landscaping and other site elements. E. Appearance of the building(s): 1 ® Dimensioned architectural elevations of the existing building and proposed addition. Elevations must be drawn to the scale of 1/8 "= 1' -0 ". Include a building materials schedule and key on the elevation drawings. 2 RA Color perspective sketches that show the proposed development as seen from the Entrance Corridor. 3 ® One set of all building materials / colors. 4 ®'A A floor plan adequate to show exterior walls, windows and doors. F. Additional material 1 Z1 Provide labeled, color 8 -Y2" x 11" photos of the site as seen from both directions on the EC. 2 ®'A Site sections that clarify proposed changes in topography and illustrate the visibility of the proposed development from the Entrance Corridor. Site sections shall indicate the finish floor elevation(s) and roof height(s) relative to the natural elevations along the Entrance Corridor. 3 ® Sheet number, total number of sheets, drawing date, date and description of the latest revision, and contact information for the firm preparing the drawings in the title block on all drawings. For revised drawings, clearly identify revisions made. 4 ® Any additional material that will make the review more productive. Clarification of topography, visibility, utilities, landscaping, or other unique or unusual conditions are welcome. Part C: Applicant Agreement Applicant must read and sign • Each application package must contain 2 collated & folded copies of all plans and documents being submitted. Only 1 set of material samples is required. All submittal items, including samples, become the property of Albemarle County. Applicants should maintain duplicate copies for their own use. • All information in this checklist is required before review begins. Additional submittal materials may be required, depending on the proposal. In representing the above referenced firm submitting this application for review, I hereby state that the information provided in this application, and all accompanying information, is accurate, true and correct to the best of my knowledge, and that the attached plans contain all information required by this checklist. April 5, 2012 Signature of person completing checklist Date Stephen Waller, AICP / Consultant 434 - 825 -0617 Printed Name / Title Daytime phone number of Signatory County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 -4596; (434) 296 -5832 Tel, (434) 972 -4126 Fax www.albemarle.orq Revised 6/10/10 — 2 OVER-i Now VERIZON WIRELESS PANTOPS LTE AND GENERATOR TIER I PWSF (BP FUEL AND CONVENIENCE CENTER CO- LOCATION / UPGRADES) Project Description: Alltel Communications of Virginia Inc., trading as Verizon Wireless, respectfully requests approval of a special use permit to allow the upgrade of an existing rooftop Tier I Personal Wireless Service Facility (PWSF) at the BP station on Pantops Mountain. This building has frontage on Richmond Road (U.S. 250), and is identified as Tax Map 78 / Parcel 74 ( "the Property "). . Verizon Wireless' currently provides Cellular and PCS services using three dual - band, dipole antennas that are screened within an existing cupola that was added to the rooftop by Alltel. However, the existing cupola is not wide enough or tall enough to install any additional antennas with the required amount of separation that would be needed. Therefore, another cupola _ will be installed on the rooftop in order to house the new LTE antennas. The proposed upgrades are qualified as a Tier I PWSF co- location, because the proposed antennas will be screened within an architectural feature. The proposed antenna configuration consists of a flush - mounted array containing three (3) panel antennas that will be mounted on a pipe and then enclosed within the cupola that will be designed to the exact specifications and by Engineered Endeavors Inc. (EEI), the same manufacturers who designed the original cupola. The existing cupola has a top height of 36.6 feet above ground level (AGL). The proposed cupola will have the same top height, and it will be installed approximately 22 feet west of the existing one. The cupola will be made of fiberg*sand have a foam core inter�r_tlat allows tle radio signals to pass through the stealth panels. Because the panels will be pre - fabricated prior to being attached to the metal framework inside the cupola, EEI be using the same exterior color and treatment that were used on the existing cupole. In addition to installing the cupola, Verizon Wireless will also need to install two LTE equipment cabinets on an upright stand, along with Battery Back -up Unit (BBU) on the east side of the dumpster pad, where an existing power cabinet will be removed. The brick-colored fence that screens the dumpsters and existing Verizon Wireless equipment cabinets from Route 250 will be matched and extended east to also screen the new LTE equipment. Finally, Verizon Wireless will need to install_ two. _ generatrs.. in the rear yard of the convenience store, along Abbey road. Bothe generators will be connected and fueled by a nearby natural gas line, and one generator will be used to keep Verizon Wireless' equipment running during a power outage, while the second generator will provide emergency power for the store. The generators will be installed within a fenced enclosure for security and screening, with addition al screening from Route 250 provided by the existing cedars behind the dumpster pad, as well as new evergreen trees to be planted along Abbey and Davidson Roads. Network Objectives: Verizon Wireless is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide state - of -the -art wireless communications services within Albemarle County. This includes the Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G service (700 MHz frequency band), which was recently launched in Albemarle County, the City of Charlottesville and other surrounding counties in July of 2012. When ideal coverage is available, the 4G services can provide data upload, download and Verizon Wireless PWSF Page 1 Owensville Road 2 (Dominion / Correll) transmission speeds up to ten times faster than current technologies that are currently available through personal wireless networks. It is important to note that, although PCS (1900 MHz frequency band) can be combined with either Cellular (850 MHz frequency band) or LTE service in one set of flush - mounted antennas, LTE utilizes a frequency band which is too close to the Cellular band's frequency in the federally government's licensed radio spectrum. This makes it impossible to combine the LTE and Cellular signal transmissions within a single set of flush - mounted antennas without interference between the signals. Therefore, the LTE and Cellular antennas must be physically separated on the monopole, requiring either additional height to achieve the necessary vertical separation or a much wider horizontal distance between the required antennas than the County's standard for flush - mounting allows. In this case, Verizon Wireless's proposed LTE antennas cannot be installed with the same cupola where antennas for the company's other services are installed, because there, is not vertical or horizontal space for the necessary separation. It is Verizon Wireless' goal to provide seamless in- building, in -car and on- street coverage for the full range of voice and data services to existing and future customers. The specific facility proposed with this application will work with the existing voice services in the area by establishing new LTE coverage for residents, businesses and shoppers in the Pantops area. This facility will also support in -car coverage for customers traveling along US Route 250 and other nearby, local roads. Character of the Area: The Property is zoned Planned Development - Mixed Commercial (PDMC) and all of the surrounding properties are also commercially zoned. The antennas, transmitting equipment and generators will all be screened from the Entrance Corridors. Although there are no screening requirements between commercial properties, the generator yard and LTE equipment will also be screened from neighboring parcels using a mixture of fencing along with existing and proposed vegetation. Access to the new facilities will continue to be provided using existing parking lot travel ways in the front and back of the building. Therefore, proposed co- location upgrades will not substantially impact the character of the surrounding area. Conclusion: Approval of this Tier I Personal Wireless Service Facility application will contribute to Verizon Wireless' deployment of LTE / 4G data services as part of the company's existing network of voice services available in the Pantops area. Verizon Wireless is confident that the proposed upgrades represent the use of an "Opportunity Site" that will allow the concealment of proposed antennas and adequate screening of the supporting, ground -based facilities. Sincerely, / i 1 /'i Step en Waller, AICP Planner / Site Development Consultant For Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless PWSF Page 2 Owensville Road 2 (Dominion / Correll)