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COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE
Department of Community Development
401 McIntire Road, Room 227
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596
Fax (434) 972-4012
Phone (434) 296-5832
April 5,2007
Valerie W. Long
Williams Mullen
321 East Main Street Suite 400
Charlottesville, VA 22902
RE: SP 2006-00041 Gray Television (Signs # 62 & 64)
Tax Map 91, Parcel 281
Dear Ms. Long:
On March 14,2007, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on SP-2006-00041, Gray
Television, to amend the conditions of SP 2005-014 in order to allow placement of one additional antenna
on an existing tower and to allow greater flexibility for future anticipated changes on Tax Map 91, Parcel
281 in the Scottsville Magisterial District. This special use permit was approved based on the following
conditions:
1. The facility including the tower, its attachments and the ground equipment building shall be sized,
located and built in general accord with the construction plans and schematic drawings initialed
SBW and dated May 5, 2004 and revised tower elevations and antenna schematic drawing dated
October 20,2006 and initialed DEP, subject to maximum height and width restrictions in
conditions three (3) and five (5), "except as may be modified by like or similar antenna and other
equipment, which such antenna and other equipment may be of equal or smaller size (except as
may be approved by the Zoning Administrator), and provided that no additional antenna or other
equipment (other than the existing Channel 19 antenna and lightning rod) is mounted above the
top of the tower);
2. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit the final revised set of site
drawings 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 height of the tower structure shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) feet and the top of the
antenna, including the lightning rod, shall not exceed one hundred ninety (190) feet above ground
level. No equipment, with the exception of any FAA required flight safety lighting, shall extend
higher than the tallest portion ofthe top-mounted antenna;
4. Antennas supporting services other than television broadcasting shall not be attached to extend
above a total height of the tower itself;
5. The width of each side of the tower shall not exceed fifty (50) inches in width;
6. The existing guyed tower that currently supports this facility shall be removed within sixty
(60) days ofthe completion of the new tower; (This condition has been met as of6/28/05)
~ 7. The short existing tower, owned by Adelphia Cable Company shall be removed within ninety (90)
days of the discontinuance of its use and in any case no later than October 31, 2004; (This
condition has been met as of 6/28/05)
8. The new ground equipment building shall be painted a natural, dark brown color, and screened on
its eastern and western sides with evergreens or a mixture of trees deemed acceptable by the
County's Landscape Planner; (This condition has been met as of 11/28/06)
9. No building permit for additional antenna installation or modification shall be issued until the
unauthorized microwave dish is removed; (This condition has been met as of 11/28/06) and
10. The existing Gray TV antenna on the PBS tower located on Tax Map 91, Parcel 28E shall be
removed on or before February, 2009.
Please be advised that although the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors took action on the
project noted above, no uses on the property as approved above may lawfully begin until all
applicable approvals have been received and conditions have been met. This includes:
· compliance with conditions of the SPECIAL USE PERMIT; and
· approval of a ZONING COMPLIANCE CLEARANCE.
In the event that the use, structure or activity for which this special use permit is issued is not commenced
within twenty-four (24) months from the date of Board approval, it shall be deemed abandoned and the
permit terminated. The term "commenced" means "construction of any structure necessary to the use of
the permit."
If you have questions or comments regarding the above-noted action, please do not hesitate to contact
Sherri Proctor at 296-5832.
Sincerely,
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\iJ.. John Shepherd
Chief of Zoning & Current Development
Zoning & Current Development Division
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Cc: Roger Burchett (Gray Television)
999 2nd Street, South East, Charlottesville, V A 22902
Crown Orchard Company
POBox 299, Batesville VA 22924
Tex Weaver
Chuck Proctor
Sherri Proctor