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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, North Wing
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596
Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126
MEMORANDUM
TO: Scott Clark
FROM: Margaret Maliszewski
RE: SP- 2011 -21: Herring (Verizon) and ARB- 2011 -104: Herring (Verizon)
DATE: October 26, 2011
At the balloon test conducted on October 21, 2011, the balloon was visible:
1) Traveling west on I -64 for approximately 1000' approaching the Newtown Overlook, and
2) Traveling east on I -64 for approximately 2300' in the vicinity of the Newtown Overlook.
The site is located approximately 600' from the median of the I -64 Entrance corridor. The balloon was
clearly visible but it was never sky -lit. Based on the balloon test, the pole will be more visible than some of
the existing poles at this location due to its height above the trees that stand in front of it. However, the site
has a substantial wooded backdrop and wooded surround, and the character of the highway traveling along
the wooded mountain is such that noticeability is limited. Ground equipment will not be visible from the
EC and The level of visibility of the proposed replacement monopole is not expected to have a negative
impact on the Entrance Corridor.