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Home My WebLink AboutSP201200025 Review Comments Special Use Permit 2012-09-21of AT, t � r1 k' t'IRGINIP COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, Room 227 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596 Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126 September 21, 2012 Stephen Waller 536 Pantops Center — PMB #405 Charlottesville, VA 22911 RE: SP- 2012 -00025 Piedmont College (Verizon) Tier III PWSF Dear Sir, 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 listed below and /or attached: Albemarle County Division of Planning (Planner) (attachment) Albemarle County Division of Planning (ARB) (attachment) Albemarle County Fire Rescue - No Objection (no attachment) Albemarle County Division of Inspections — No Objection (no attachment) Albemarle County E -911 — No Objection (no attachment) 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 (4) four [11" x 17 "] copies to the Department of Community Development including responses to each of the attached comments of the Site Review Committee by Monday October 1, 2012. 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. Sincerely, Brent Nelson, Planner County of Albemarle Department of Community Development Current Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 -4596 Email: bnelson(a)albemarle.org Phone: (434) 296 -5832 Ext 3438 Fax: (434) 972-4126 OF Al �' /RGIN�P County of Albemarle Department of Community Development Memorandum To: Stephen Waller (Stephen.waller @gdnsites.com) From: Brent Nelson - Planner Division: Planning Division Date: September 21, 2012 Subject: SP- 201200025- Verizon — Piedmont College - Tier III PWSF- Final The Planner for the Planning Division of the Albemarle County Department of Community Development will recommend approval for the plan referred to above when the following items have been satisfactorily addressed. (The following comments are those that have been identified at this time. Additional comments or conditions may be added or eliminated based on further review.) [Comment 2 is preceded by the applicable reference to the Albemarle County Code.] Miscellaneous /errors: a. On Sheet C -3 Elevation View, the reference tree is mislabeled as an Oak tree when it is a Pecan tree. Please correct this error. b. On Sheet C -1 Site Plan, the site zoning is misspelled as Rurual Areas. Please correct this to Rural Areas. c. On Sheet C -3 Elevation View, Note 5 under General Notes references vertical cables, wiring and other similar attachments as being on the outside of the pole. The applicant has indicated that the monopole will be designed so that vertical cables can be located inside of it initially but that future cables may need to be located on the outside due to size limitations. Revise Note 5 by adding the following sentence to the end of the note. "All vertical cables, wiring and similar attachments will be located inside the monopole if at all possible. " d. On Sheet C -3 Elevation View, the diameters at the base and at the top of the monopole are not indicated. Please revise to include both diameters. 5.1.4(c)(7)] The owner of the facility shall submit a report to the agent by no earlier than May or no later than July 1 of each year. The report shall identify each user of the existing structure, and include a drawing, photograph or other illustration identifying which equipment is owned and/or operated by each personal wireless service provider. Multiple users on a single tower or other mounting structure may submit a single report, provided that the report includes a statement signed by a representative from each user acquiescing in the report. This is not a condition of approval for the proposal under review The Board of Supervisors review of this proposal is scheduled for November 7, 2012. Please contact Brent Nelson at the Department of Community Development 296 -5832 ext 3438 for further information. �'IRGI1`�ZP 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: Brent Nelson FROM: Margaret Maliszewski RE: ARB- 2012 -106 and SP- 2012 -25: University of Virginia Foundation (Verizon) Piedmont College Tier 3 PWSF DATE: August 29, 2012 A balloon test was conducted for the above referenced proposals on August 29, 2012. Comments on visibility and recommendations on the proposal are provided below. Visibility: • On Route 20, south of the site, just south of the entrance to the Blue Ridge Hospital site, visible when traveling north • On Route 20, across from the ramp onto I64E, traveling north • On I64, east of the site, just east of the westbound exit ramp for Route 20 (looking back when traveling eastbound) • On the exit ramp to Route 20 from westbound I64 Not visible from: • I64 west of the site • PVCC • Route 20 north of the site • Avon Street • Route 53, Monticello Memory Gardens Comments: When the balloon was visible, it was visible just above the trees or beyond the trees. It did not have a wooded backdrop, but the height of the balloon was such that the lack of backdrop did not have a negative impact. Recommendations: • Regarding the ground equipment: The proposed ground equipment is not expected to be visible from the Entrance Corridor. • Regarding visibility of the monopole: Given the limited visibility of the balloon, the proposed location is expected to sufficiently minimize the visibility of the monopole from the EC.