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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: Brent Nelson
FROM: Margaret Maliszewski
RE: ARB- 2013 -16 and SP- 2013 -03: Orrock (Verizon) Simeon Tier 3 PWSF
DATE: March 8, 2013
Balloon tests were conducted for the above referenced proposal on February 25 and March 8, 2013.
Comments and recommendations on the proposal are provided below.
Visibility:
• Conditions were extremely windy during both balloon tests.
• The balloon was visible from Monticello and Ashlawn- Highland without negative impact.
• The balloon was visible from the Kenwood Library and the parking lot at Jefferson Vineyards. From
both vantage points, the balloon rose above the trees, taller than the existing monopoles on site, and
had no wooded backdrop. A shorter pole would be more appropriate as viewed from these locations.
However, the distance at which the pole is viewed (approximately 1400' from Kenwood and
approximately 2800' from the Jefferson Vineyards parking lot) helps mitigate impacts.
• Along Route 53 the views of the pole were intermittent and often available only through the trees at
roadside. The curving, narrow nature of the road helped minimize impacts from this vantage point.
Recommendations:
• Re argding the ground equipment: The proposed ground equipment is not expected to be visible from
the Entrance Corridor.
• Regarding visibility of the monopole: The proposed location is expected to sufficiently minimize the
visibility of the monopole from the Rt. 53 Entrance Corridor and historic sites in the vicinity.