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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Planning & Community Development
40 I McIntire Road, Room 218
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
(434) 296 - 5823
Fax (434) 972 - 4012
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January 15, 2003
Gregory S. Duncan
412 East Jefferson Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: SP-2002-043 Crown Orchard: Tax Map 91, Parcel 28
LETTER OF CORRECTION (CONDITION #12)
Dear Mr. Duncan:
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on December 4, 2002, unanimously approved
the above-noted request Please note that this approval is subject to the following conditions:
1. The facility including the tower and the ground equipment building renovations shall be sized,
located and built as shown on the application plan, dated JUl1e 7, 2001 and last revised on March
14, 2002;
2. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit the final revised set of site
drawings for construction of the facility. Planning staff shall review the revised plans to ensure
that all appropriate conditions of the special use permit have been addressed;
3. The Engineering Department shall grant approval of an erosion and sediment control plan for this
site prior to the issuance of a building permit;
4. The height of the tower structure shall not exceed two hundred fifty (250) feet and the top of the
digital antenna shall not exceed three hundred (300) feet above ground level. No equipment, with
the exception of any FAA required flight safety lighting, shall extend more than fifty (50) feet
above the top of the tower;
5. No additional antennas that support services other than television broadcasting shall be attached
to extend above a total height of two hundred fifty (250) feet on the digital tower or the existing
guyed tower that holds the analog antenna;
6. The width of each side of the tower shall not exceed thirty (30) feet at its base, and five (5) feet at
the top;
7. Only those satellite and microwave dishes that are necessary to the support the transmission of
the digital television signal shall be permitted on the tower;
8. No guy wires shall be permitted:
9. Should the existing guyed tower that holds the analog antenna be used for mounting additional
antennas after the analog signal is discontinued, the owner shall comply with the regulations for
attachment of facilities to an existing structure set forth in Section 5.1.40c of the Zoning
Ordinance; _
10. The facility shall be disassembled and removed from the site within ninety (90) days of the date
its use for digital television transmissions is discontinued. If the Zoning Administrator determines
at any time that surety is required to guarantee that the facility will be removed as required, the
permittee shall furnish to the Zoning Administrator a certified check, a bond with surety
satisfactory to the County, or a letter of credit satisfactory to the County, in an amount sufficient
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for, and conditioned upon, the removal of the facility. The type of surety guarantee shall be to the
satisfaction of the Zoning Administrator and the County Attorney;
11. The use, structure or activity for which this permit is issued shall commence no later than
December 31,2006. The term "commence" shall mean commencement of the structure that is
necessary for mounting the digital antenna;
12. The above conditions notwithstanding, additional facilities, including equipment,
antennas, and microwave dishes necessary for the Emergency Communication Center's
emergency communications system, may be placed on this tower if the applicant and
lessee of the tower enter into an agreement with the County to do so.
In the event that the use, structure or activity for which this special use permit is issued shall not be
commenced within twenty-four (24) months after the issuance of such permit, the same shall be deemed
abandoned and the authority granted thereunder shall thereupon terminate. For purposes of this section,
the term "commenced" shall be construed to include the commencement of construction of any structure
necessary to the use of such permit within two (2) years from the date of the issuance.
Before 'beginning this use, you must obtain a zoning clearance from the Zoning Department Before the
Zoning Department will issue a clearance, you must comply with the conditions in this letter. For further
information, please call Jan Sprinkle at 296-5832.
If you should have any questions or comments regarding the above-noted action, please do not hesitate
to contact me.
Sincerely,
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V. Wayne :t;; .
Director of Planning & Com
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