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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP201000006 Review Comments Preliminary Site Plan 2010-09-13N 0 COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of-Community Development 401 McIntire Road, Room.227 Charlottesville, Virginia .22902 -4596 Phone (434):296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126 DATE: September 13"',-2010 Kathryn Carmichael — Williams Mullen 321 East Main Street # 400 Charlottesville, VA, 22902. RE: SDRR2010 -00006 Mill Creek/Snows Garden Center (AT &T) Dear Madam, The Site Review Committee has reviewed the development proposal referenced above. Preliminary comments for the following divisions of the Department of Community Development and other agencies, as applicable, are .attached: Albemarle County Division of Zoning & Current Development (Planner) Albemarle County Division of Zoning & Current Development (Engineer) Albemarle County Division of Planning (Planner ARB) Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA)- Albemarle County Geographic and Data Services (GDS) — Albemarle County Fire and Rescue Comments reflect information available at the time the development proposal was reviewed, and should not be considered final. However, the Site Review Committee has attempted to identify all issues that could affect approval of the proposed project. Please make the revisions that have been identified as necessary for preliminary approval by the Site Review Committee. If you choose not to make the requested revisions, please submit in writing justification for not incorporating such revisions. Submit eight (8) full size copies and one (1) 11" x 17" copy to the Department of Community Development including responses to each of the attached comments of the Site Review Committee by Monday September 27t"' 2010. Failure to submit this information by this date will result in suspension of the review schedule. Review will resume when revisions are submitted along with a reinstatement fee of $65. Please.contact me at your earliest convenience if you have questions or require additional information. Sincerel , Ge ald Gatobu, Principal Planner County of Albemarle Department of Community Development Current Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 -4596 Phone: (434)296 -5832 Ext 3385 Fax: (434)972 -4126 • �'jRGLNZP County of Albemarle Department of Community Development Memorandum To: Kathryn Carmichael From: Gerald Gatobu, Principal Planner Division: Zoning and Current Development Date: September 13,2010 Subject: SDP 2010 -00006 Mill Creek / Snows Garden AT &T Tier h PWSF The County of Albemarle Division of Zoning and Current Development will grant or recommend approval of the site plan (tower) referred to above once the following comments have been addressed: [Each comment is preceded by the applicable reference, which is to the Subdivision/Zoning Ordinances unless otherwise specified.] 1. [5.1.40.a.5] Photographs, where possible; or perspective drawings of the facility site and all existing facilities within two hundred (200) feet of the site, if any, and the area surrounding the site. The facility shall not be located so that it and three (3) or more existing or approved personal wireless service facilities would be within an area comprised of a circle centered anywhere on the ground having a radius of two hundred (200) feet. [5.1.40.d.41 Per our discussion during the balloon test conducted 0910912010, the perspective drawing shows a 2000 foot radius from the original site location on .TMP 90 -35Y. The 2000 foot radius more than covers the distance that would have been covered by the200 foot radius from the current location. Revise to the current monopole location? (See sheet SP -2 of.2) 2. [5.1.40.b.2] Submit a recordable document showing agreement between the lot owners (for TNT 90- 35 and TNT 90-35Y) acceptable to the county attorney addressing development on the part of the abutting parcel sharing the common lot line that is within the facility's fall zone. .3. [5.1.40(c) 3.iii] No antenna shall project from the structure beyond the minimum required by the mounting equipment, and in no case shall ,any point on the face of an antenna project more than twelve (12) inches from the existing structure, Please add /indicate /delineate on the plans that the face of the three antennas do not project more than twelve (12) inches from the proposed monopole structure. 4. Please add the additional two trees to be removed in the 1CV3 75 —Tree base elevations and height table on sheet number C -3 of the plans-titled Mill CreekDrive,-CV375D dated 0810912010. 3. [5.1.40.a.6.b] Prior to the balloon test, the locations of the access road, the lease area, the tower site, the reference tree and the tallest tree within twenty five (25) feet of the proposed monopole shall be surveyed and staked or flagged in the field. The access road, lease.area, the tower site,.and the proposed monopole location must be surveyed and staked in:the field 6. Revised;Critical Slopes waiver request was received and will be processed. Thank you. Please contact Gerald Gatobu at the Division of Zoning and Current Development at 296 -.5832 ext.3385 for further information. _.. Aga MXeb,v`oa ie, oo, ©cb6or 41' GowwP # avail �'IRGINIP ,COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596 Phone (434) '296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126 To: Gerald Gatobu, Current Development Planner -From: John Diez, Engineering Technician Subject: SDP 2010- 00006, Mill Creek/Snow Garden Center AT &T Cell Tower, Critical Slope Waiver Request Date received: 23 August 2010 :Date of Comment: 13 September 2010 The engineering analysis of the request follows: Description of critical slope area and proposed disturbance: The critical slope area within TNT 90 - 35 is entirely natural slopes.. The disturbance of critical slopes is requested by the applicant to construct an access road to a cell tower. Areas Acres Total site 5.78 Critical slopes Approx. 1.02 Approx. 18% of parcel Critical slopes disturbed 0.006 Approx. 0.006% of critical slopes Below, each of the concerns of Zoning Ordinance section 18 -4.2 is addressed: 1. "movement of soil and rock ": This plan does not meet the minimum threshold for needing an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan approved by the county. The applicant has correctly shown silt fence downhill of the development, which should help trap some sediment. 2. "excessive stormwater run -off ": Peak flows will increase with this plan but the additional -runoff is not a great concern because the water will be in sheet flow on an already stabilized slope. 3. "siltation of natural and man -made bodies of water ": This plan does not meet the minimum threshold for needing an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan approved by the county. The applicant has correctly shown silt fence downhill of the development, which should help trap some sediment. 4. "loss of aesthetic resource ": Engineering does not comment on aesthetics. 5. "septic effluent ": No existing septic systems or drainfields were found on the site. This site does not drain into a waterway that is a public drinking water supply for Albemarle County. No portion of the disturbed area is located inside the 100 -year flood plain area according to FEMA Maps, dated 04 February 2005. Exemptions [18- 4.2.6c]: No portion of this site is considered exempt by engineering review. Recommendation: Engineering review understands that the siting of cell towers is based upon a number of factors (existing network coverage, willingness of property owners in the area of poor coverage to grant easements, size of the subject property, and proximity to a tall reference tree) and that disturbance of critical slopes is often an afterthought. We recognize that on this property there is no other way to place an access road to the cell tower without disturbing critical slopes. The decision to allow critical slope disturbance to construct this -tower is a Planning/Zoning, not engineering, decision. If the critical slope. disturbance waiver is granted by the Planning Commission, engineering review recommends that as a condition the applicant place aggregate or a low- maintenance, non -grass groundcover over all newly created 2:1 slopes because stabilization with grass may be difficult within the existing wooded area. Otherwise, considering the minimal amount of total disturbance proposed (- 4,OOOsf, of which only —460sf are critical slopes), the ESC measures proposed by the applicant in this set, and the fact that cell towers are usually constructed and stabilized quickly, engineering review has no objections to the approval of the waiver. ' 41 9!,t ..... ON COMM WEAL -.HRpf:V-1RG,1-N1A f t DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CHARLOTTESVILLE RESIDENCY OFFICE 701 VDOT WAY CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 2291.1 GREGORY A. WHIRLEY COMMISSIONER September 13,2010 Mr. Glenn Brooks Department of Engineering and Development 401 McIntire Rd. Charlottesville, VA 22902 Subject: Site Review Meeting Comments September 16'', 2010 site review meeting Dear Mr. Brooks: Below are VDOT's comments on the Site Plans for the September I e, 2010 Site Review Committee Meeting: SDP - 2010 -00006 Mill Creek/Snow's Garden Center (AT &T) (Gerald Gatobu) F• The existing commercial entrance has adequate sight distance. SDP - 2010 -00067 Pantons Fire Station — Preliminary (Gerald Gatobu) • No comments. Please request the applicants provide a written description of revisions with re- submissions. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me prior to sharing these comments with the applicants. Sincerely, Joel DeNunzio, P.E. Land Use Engineer VDOT.Land Development 434 -589 =5871 WE KEEP VIRGINIA MOVING