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9. Certified Engineer's Report
According to Zoning Ordinance section 18- 4.14.8, Albemarle County requires a certified
engineer's report for uses of an industrial character prior to issuing a zoning compliance
clearance, which must be reviewed by the County Engineer (or designee).
A certified engineers report shall consist of;
Type 1: For uses which will have no discharge, noise, vibration, smell, lighting, emissions,
impulses or radiation beyond a normal office use, and will not store any hazardous
materials, a letter from the owner with the following information will suffice as a
certified engineer's report;
1. a description of the business and the physical process involved.
2. a description of any machinery and operations.
3. a statement or explanation for meeting each of the performance standards of section
18 -4.14; noise, vibration, glare, air pollution, water pollution, radioactivity, electrical
interference.
Examples of type 1 uses might be offices or warehouse storage of clothes. An example
letter is available.
Type 2: For uses which will have any discharge, noise, vibration, smell, lighting, emission,
impulse or radiation which might reasonable be expected to exceed the performance
standards of 18- 4.14.4 at any time, or which have any permit requirements from DEQ,
EPA, or other local, state or federal agency, a full certified engineers report is required.
This report must contain a signed and dated seal from a professional engineer. It must
contain copies of any local, state or federal permits. It must contain plans and
descriptions of physical and operational measures to meet all of the performance
standards, with actual supporting measurements and data where applicable. Examples of
type 2 uses might be a contractor's office and storage yard or equipment repair shop, or a
manufacturer of electrical components.
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