HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP202200020 Action Letter 2023-03-28Scott Clark
County of Albemarle
Community Development Department - Planning
March 22, 2023
Daniel Fraser
PE Power Engineers, Inc
6641 W. Broad Str, Suite 405
Richmond VA 23230
daniel.fraser@powereng.com
sclark(@albemarle.org
Telephone: (434) 296-5832 ext.3249
RE: SP202200020 Esmont - Scottsville Transmission Line Rebuild Project Action Letter
Dear Mr. Fraser,
On March 15, 2023, the Board of Supervisors took action on the above noted Special Use Permit on Tax Map Parcel
Numbers 11100-00-00-074A0,12800-00-00-01300,12800-00-00-013A0,12800-00-00-05600,12800-00-00-05700,
12800-00-00-05900,12800-00-00-08800,12800-00-00-088A0,12800-00-00-09000,12800-00-00-09100,12800-00-
00-09400,12800-00-00-12400,128A2-00-00-00800,128A2-00-00-00900,128A2-00-00-01300,128A2-00-00-01400,
128A2-00-00-01500,128A2-00-00-015A0,128A2-00-00-01800,128A2-00-00-01900,128A2-00-00-02100,128A2-
00-00-02200,128A2-00-00-02300,128A2-00-00-02400,128A2-00-00-02500,128A2-00-00-025B0,128130-00-00-
01600,128B0-00-00-01700,12900-00-00-00600,12900-00-00-00700,12900-00-00-007A0,12900-00-00-007CO3
12900-00-00-007D0,13000-00-00-007N0,13000-00-00-007NN,13000-00-00-007P0,13000-00-00-007Q0,13000-
00-00-007R0,13000-00-00-007T0,13000-00-00-00800,13000-00-00-011A0,13000-00-00-01500,13000-00-00-
04000, 13000-00-00-040A0, 13000-00-00-0400O3 13000-00-00-04100, 13000-00-00-041C0 and 13000-00-00-041C1
in the Samuel Miller and Scottsville Districts.
The Special Use Permit was approved by the Board's adoption of the attached Resolution & Condition.
Please be advised that although the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on the project noted above, no
uses on the property may lawfully begin until all applicable approvals have been received and conditions have been met.
This includes:
• compliance with the approved SPECIAL USE PERMIT;
• approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE.
Should you have questions regarding the above -noted action, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Scott Clark
Natural Resources Program Manager
Cc: Appalachian Power Company
40 Franklin Road SW
Roanoke VA 24011
snmarkwell@aep.com
Chelsea N Frazier
7546 Porters Rd
Esmont VA 22937
WWW.ALBEMARLE.ORG
401 McIntire Road, North Wing, I Charlottesville, VA 22902-4579
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE
SP202200020 ESMONT-SCOTTSVILLE TRANSMISSION LINE
REBUILD PROJECT
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the staff report prepared for SP 202200020 Esmont-Scottsville
Transmission Line Rebuild Project and the attachments thereto, including staffs supporting analysis, the
information presented at the public hearing, any comments received, and all of the factors relevant to the
special use permit in Albemarle County Code §§ 18-10.2.2(6) and 18-33.8(A), the Albemarle County
Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the proposed special use would:
1. not be a substantial detriment to adjacent parcels;
2. not change the character of the adjacent parcels and the nearby area;
3. be in harmony with the purpose and intent of the Zoning Ordinance, with the uses permitted by
right in the Rural Areas (RA) zoning district, with the applicable provisions of County Code § 18-
5.1.12, and with the public health, safety, and general welfare (including equity); and
4. be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
hereby approves SP 202200020 Esmont-Scottsville Transmission Line Rebuild Project, subject to the
condition 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 five to
zero, as recorded below, at a meeting held on March 15, 2023.
Clerk, Board of County Superviso sue`\
Ave Nay
Mr. Andrews
Y
Mr. Gallaway
_ Absent
Ms. LaPisto-Kirtley
Y
Ms. Mallek
Y
Ms. McKeel
Y
Ms. Price
Y
SP202200020 Rsmont-Scottsville Transmission Line Rebuild Project Special Use Permit Condition
1. Development nmst be in general accord, as determined by the Director of Planning and the Zoning
Administrator, with the conceptual plan titled "Esmont-Scottsville Transmission Line Rebuild Aerial
Mapbook," prepared by Appalachian Power, and dated 7/13/2022. At a minimum, to be in general
accord with the conceptual plan:
• Supporting structures for the electrical transmission lines must remain within the right-of-way
shown on the plan.
• New transmission poles and other permanent structures must be steel structures with a dulled,
galvanized finish.
Minor modifications to the plan that do not conflict with the above elements may be made to ensure
compliance with the Zoning Ordinance.