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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: Claudette Grant
FROM: Margaret Maliszewski
RE: SP- 2012 -27 and ARB- 2012 -122: Woodlands of Charlottesville LLC (Verizon) Old
Lynchburg Tier 3 PWSF
DATE: October 5, 2012
I have reviewed the proposal for the above referenced applications and I have the following comments:
Regarding the ground equipment: The proposal does not include any changes on the ground.
Regarding visibility of the facility: The existing facility is not visible when traveling westbound on the I-
64 Entrance Corridor. The existing facility is visible from the eastbound lanes for a very brief period in
the immediate vicinity of Sunset Avenue Extended. Visibility may increase somewhat when the leaves
have fallen from the trees. A balloon test was not conducted to determine the visibility of this proposal
because an existing facility is in place. However, the additional 10' height and the antennas mounted on
the platform at the top of the existing tower are not expected to significantly increase the visibility of the
facility or its impact on the Entrance Corridor.