HomeMy WebLinkAboutZTA201500009 Resolution - Board of Supervisors 2015-07-10RESOLUTION OF INTENT
WHEREAS, County Code § 18- 5.1.40, which is part of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance,
establishes regulations pertaining to personal wireless service facilities ( "wireless facilities ") and transmission
equipment, and it currently allows a maximum antenna size of 1152 square inches; and
WHEREAS, ZTA 2015- 00006, Wireless — Antenna Size and Mounting Standards, which the Commission
recommended for approval on June 2, 2015, would increase the maximum antenna size to 1400 square inches and
make other amendments to the design standards for wireless facilities and transmission equipment; and
WHEREAS, with ongoing changes in wireless technology and the addition of various wireless services,
transmission equipment continues to change and it may be desirable to further increase the maximum antenna size
to up to 1800 square inches; and
WHEREAS, this change may allow wireless facilities to be more efficiently deployed in Albemarle
County without materially adversely affecting the concealment elements that are fundamental to the County's
performance standards for wireless facilities, and without creating material additional visual and other impacts on
abutting lots, neighborhoods, and districts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT for purposes of public necessity, convenience,
general welfare and good zoning practices, the Albemarle County Planning Commission hereby adopts a
resolution of intent to consider amending County Code § 18- 5.1.40 to achieve the purposes described herein;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the
zoning text amendment proposed pursuant to this resolution of intent, and make its recommendations to the Board
of Supervisors at the earliest possible date.