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Home My WebLink AboutSDP201300046 Review Comments Final Site Plan and Comps. 2013-09-18COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development Planning Services 401 McIntire Road, North Wing Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 -4596 Phone (434) 296 -5832 Fax (434) 972 -4126 September 17, 2013 Cheryl Lynn Taylor Velocitel 4164 Innslake Drive, Suite B Glen Allen, VA 23060 RE: SDP - 2013 -00046 Gillenwater Property (AT &T) Tier 11 PWSF 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 Engineering — no objection Albemarle County Division of Planning (Planner) — requested changes (attached) Albemarle County Division of Inspections — no objection Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue — no objection Albemarle County Division of Information Services (E911) — no objection Virginia Department of Transportation — requested changes (attached) 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 [I1" x 17 "] copies to the Department of Community Development including responses to each of the attached comments of the Site Review Committee by Monday, September 30, 2013. 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, I�Zr4/ 4,---V=Mt4 Brent Nelson, Planner County of Albemarle Department of Community Development Planning Services 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 229024596 Email: bnelsonp_albemarle.org Phone: (434) 296 -5832 Ext 3438 Fax: (434) 9724126 County of Albemarle Department of Community Development Memorandum To: Cheryl Lynn Taylor (c.taylor @velocitel.com) From: Brent Nelson - Planner Division: Planning Services Date: September 17, 2013 Subject: SDP - 201300046- Gillenwater Property - Tier II PWSF 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. Comments are preceded by the applicable reference to the Albemarle County Code. 1. [Section 4.2.5] Critical Slopes, Modification or Waiver Sheet E &S — 1 Erosion & Sediment Control Plan shows areas where existing critical slopes will be disturbed to construct the facility. A critical slope waiver request as described in Section 4.2.5 will be required. This request will be handled as a Special Exception ([Section 33.9] Special Exceptions; Relevant Factors to Be Considered; Conditions) to be reviewed by the Board of Supervisors. 2. [Section 5.1.4 (b) (2)] Setbacks. Notwithstanding section 4.10.3.1(b), the agent may authorize a facility to be located closer in distance than the height of the tower or other mounting structure to any lot line if the applicant obtains an easement or other recordable document showing agreement between the lot owners, 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 (e.g., the setback of an eighty (80) foot -tall facility could be reduced to thirty (30) feet if an easement is established prohibiting development on the abutting lot within a fifty (50) footfall zone). If the right - of -way for a public street is within the fall zone, the Virginia Department of Transportation shall be included in the staff review, in lieu of recording an easement or other document. Sheet A -0 Site Plan shows the fall zone for the proposed 128.9' tall monopole extending across State Route 708, Dry Bridge Road and on to Tax Map 73, Parcel 32A. That parcel is under separate ownership. Written permission from VDOT, allowing the fall zone in the right -of -way, is required. A signed /notarized easement plat and deed for the section of fall zone extending onto TMP 73 -32A is also required. 3. [Section 5.1.4 (a) (4b)] The plans and supporting drawings, calculations and documentation shall show: Elevation. The benchmarks and datum used for elevations. The datum shall coincide with the Virginia State Plane Coordinate System, South Zone, North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), United States Survey Feet North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88), and the benchmarks shall be acceptable to the county engineer. The benchmark used is not indicated on the drawings. 4. [Section 5.1.4(c)(4)] Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit a tree conservation plan prepared by a certified arborist. The plan shall be submitted to the agent for review and approval to assure that all applicable requirements have been satisfied. The plan shall sped tree protection methods and procedures, and identify all existing trees to be removed on the parcel for the installation, operation and maintenance of the facility. [5.1.4(c) (5)] The installation, operation and maintenance of the facility shall be conducted in accordance with the tree conservation plan. Dead and dying trees identified by the arborist's report may be removed if so noted on the tree conservation plan. If tree removal is later requested that was not approved by the agent when the tree conservation plan was approved, the applicant shall submit an amended plan. The agent may approve the amended plan if the proposed tree removal will not adversely affect the visibility of the facility from any location off of the parcel. The agent may impose reasonable conditions to assure that the purposes of this paragraph are achieved Sheet A -1 Compound Plan contains a tree inventory and the location of those trees. With the exception of the reference tree & an adjacent Hemlock tree, the location of tree drip lines was not shown on the drawing; therefore, the impact of the proposed construction on these trees could not be determined. Revise Sheet A -1 Compound Plan to show the drip lines of the trees located within the 50' radius of the tower. A tree conservation plan prepared by a certified arborist verifying that the trees could survive the impacts of this proposal is required. [Section 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 I 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, just a reminder. 6. Miscellaneous: a. Sheet E & S -1 Erosion and Sediment Control Plan appears to show no proposed grading with this proposal — verify this is true or revise to show proposed contours. The exact location, limits of and proposed grading associated with the proposed pull off /parking area are not shown. Revise the drawing to show. b. Revise Sheet A -1, Compound Plan to indicate the proposed surface of the walkway to the facility. c. Sheet A -1, Compound Plan states the proposed antennas are less than 1,152 square inches in area but does not indicate the antenna dimensions. Revise the drawing to include the dimensions. Please contact Brent Nelson at the Department of Community Development 296 -5832 ext 3438 for further information. Pw CQMMi�i'EALTH of VIRINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1601 Orange Road Culpeper, Virginia 22701 -3819 Gregory A. Whirley Commissioner of Highways September 16, 2013 Mr. Brent Nelson County of Albemarle Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, VA 22902 Re: SDP2013 -00046 Gillenwater Property Tier II Personal Wireless Service Facility (AT &T Wireless'648 Dry Bridge Road) Dear Mr. Nelson: We have reviewed the subject facility in the field and reviewed the plans identified as AT &T site number CV404A as submitted by BC Architects Engineers and dated 8,13'13 and offer the following comments: 1. On -site parking needs to be provided for the site. A pull off/parking are in the right -of- way as shown on the site plan is not acceptable. Furthermore, the on -site parking area needs to be oriented such that a vehicle will not have to back into the State roadway to leave the site. 2. An entrance permit needs to be obtained from this office for the proposed entrance. Mr. Dennis Seale in our office should be contacted at (434) 589 -1053 so that he can verify the adequacy of the entrance location shown in the plans and work with the applicant in obtaining this permit. 3. It is likely that some of the vegetation along Route 708 in the vicinity of the proposed entrance will need to be removed so that adequate sight distance can be achieved. If you need additional information concerning this project, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Troy Austin, P.E. Area Land Use Engineer Culpeper District VirginiaDOT.org WE KEEP VIRGINIA MOVING