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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP200300036 Action Letter ,- :-, . COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Departmel'\t of Planning & Community Development 40 I Mcintire Road, Room 2 I 8 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 (434) 296 - 5823 Fax (434) 972 - 4012 August18,2003 Jeannette E. Orrock 1240 Thomas Jefferson Parkway Charlottesville, VA 22902 RE: SP-03-36 Orrock (Triton peS); Tax Map 92, Parcel SA Dear Ms. Orrock: The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on, August 13, 2003, by a vote of 6:0 approved the above-noted request. Please note that this approval is subject to the following conditions: The facility shall be designed, constructed and maintained as follows: 1. The ground equipment, including the concrete pad, shall be sized, located and maintained in general accord with the plans entitled, "Orrock (Triton PCS)", last revised April 15, 2003 and provided with Attachment C in the July 22, 2003 staff report. Panel antennas shall not exceed five (5) feet in height and one (1) foot in width; 2. The height and size of the monopole shall not be increased for the purpose of replacing the antennas. The monopole shall never exceed eighty (80) feet in height, and shall be sized as originally approved with special use permit SP 00-77; 3. All ground equipment, antennas, equipment pads, external wires and equipment shall be a color that closely matches that of the existing pole and ground equipment; 4. Only flush-mounted antennas shall be permitted. No antennas that project out from the pole beyond the minimum required by the support structure shall be permitted. However, in no case shall the distance between the face of the pole and the faces of the antennas be more than twelve (12) inches; 5. No satellite or microwave dishes shall be permitted on the monopole; 6. No antennas or equipment, with the exception of a grounding rod, shall be located above the top of the pole; 7. No guy wires shall be permitted; 8. No lighting shall be permitted on the site or on the pole, except as herein provided. Outdoor lighting shall be limited to periods of maintenance only. Each outdoor luminaire shall be fully shielded such that all light emitted is projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest part of the shield or shielding part of the luminaire. For the purposes of this condition, a luminaire is a complete lighting unit consisting of a lamp or lamps together with the parts designed to distribute the light, to position and protect the lamps, and to connect the lamps to the power supply; and 9. The permittee shall comply with section 5.1.12 of the Zoning Ordinance. Fencing of the lease area shall not be permitted. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the followinq requirements shall be met: 10. Submittal of a statement that no tree removal is necessary or a tree conservation plan, developed by a certified arborist, to the Director of Planning and Community Development for approval. The plan shall specify tree protection methods and procedures, and identify any existing trees to be removed on the site - both inside and outside the access easement and lease area. All construction or installation associated with the pole and equipment pad, including necessary access for construction or installation, shall be in accordance with this tree conservation plan. Except for the tree removal expressly authorized by the Director of Planning and Community Development, the permittee shall not remove existing trees within . Page 2 ,r August 18,2003 two hundred (200) feet of the pole and equipment pad. A special use permit amendment shall be required for any future tree removal within the two hundred (200) foot buffer, after the installation of the subject facility; and 11. The antenna details entitled "tri-bracket mount plan" and "isometric tri-bracket mount plan" on Page C-5 of the construction plans shall be revised to demonstrate that the antennas will be flush-mounted as defined with condition number four (4) of this special use permit. After the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the followinq requirements shall be met: 12. The applicant, or any subsequent owners of the facility, shall submit a report to the Zoning Administrator by July 1 of each year. The report shall identify each personal wireless service provider that uses the facility, including a drawing indicating which equipment, on both the tower and the ground, are associated with each provider; and 13. All equipment and antennae from any individual personal wireless service provider shall be disassembled and removed from the site within ninety (90) days of the date its use is discontinued. The entire facility shall be disassembled and removed from the site within ninety (90) days of the date its use for personal wireless service purposes is discontinued. If the Z~ning 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 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. 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, VWC/jcf mmunity / ~Iopment Cc: Amelia McCulley Jack Kelsey Tex Weaver Steve Allshouse Matt Grimes, VDOT