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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSDP200700079 Staff Report 2008-02-26ALBEMARLE COUNTY PLANNING STAFF REPORT SUMMARY Project Name: SDP 07-079:Nix Way Staff: Gerald Gatobu Senior Planner, Brent (Verizon) Tier II PWSF Nelson (ARB) Planning Commission Public Hearing: Board of Supervisors Hearing: February 26, 2008 N/A Owners: Oscar & Helen L. Forsberg Applicant: Cellco Partnership D/B/A Verizon Wireless Acreage: 4.815 Acres Rezone from: Not applicable (Lease Area: 2,500 square feet) Special Use Permit for: Not applicable TMP: Tax Map 92, Parcel 36E By -right use: RA, Rural Area, and (EC) Location: Northeast corner of the intersection Entrance Corridor of State Route 53 Thomas Jefferson Parkway and Gobblers Ridge (private road), 158' north of the Rte 53 right-of-way. Magisterial District: Scottsville Proffers/Conditions: No Requested # of Dwelling Units/Lots: N/A DA - RA -X Proposal: To install a Tier II personal Comp. Plan Designation: Rural Area in wireless service treetop facility; the Rural Area 4 proposed facility consists of a 88- foot tall monopole Character of Property: Mixed Use of Surrounding Properties: Single- residential/farmland parcel with significant family Residential mature tree canopy. Factors Favorable: Factors Unfavorable: 1. The lease area for the ground equipment None identified and monopole are not visible from state route 53 and from Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. The tower will not impact any significant features identified in the Open Space Plan RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this personal wireless service facility. Based on findings presented in the staff report, staff recommends approval at 10 feet above the reference tree. STAFF CONTACT: PLANNING COMMISSION: AGENDA TITLE: PROPERTY OWNER: APPLICANT: Gerald Gatobu, Brent Nelson February 26, 2008 SDP 07-0079: Nix Way (Verizon) Tier lI PWSF Oscar & Helen L. Forsberg Cellco Partnership D/B/A Verizon Wireless PROPOSAL: This is a proposal to install a Tier II personal wireless service treetop facility (,'fit':=w:1lnlcnt .1). The proposed facility consists of an 88 -foot tall steel monopole, painted with Sherwin Williams Java Brown, which is a matte enamel color that has been previously approved as an appropriate color for Tier II facilities at other sites in Albemarle County. The top elevation of the monopole is 528 feet, measured above mean sea level (AMSL). The proposed monopole will be 10 feet higher than the identified reference tree. The monopole will be equipped with three (3) flush - mounted antennas, a two (2) foot long lightning rod, and coaxial cables that will be run within the monopole's interior. Supporting ground equipment will be contained within a prefabricated equipment shelter measuring 12' x 30'x 10.58' (W x L x H) at the base of the tower. The lease area for the proposed facility is located on property described as Tax Map 92, Parcel 36E, which is approximately 4.815 acres and is zoned RA, Rural Area (Atlo: Iini nt ?i). The site is located on the Northeast corner of the intersection of State Route 53 Thomas Jc, f Person Parkway and Gobblers Ridge (private road), 158' north of the Rte 53 right-of-way. This application has been submitted in accordance with Section 10.2.1(22) of the Zoning Ordinance, which allows for Tier II wireless facilities by right in the Rural Areas. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan designates this property as Rural Area in Rural Area 4. CHARACTER OF THE AREA: The lease area is located on a 4.815 acre lot with a single family dwelling located between the facility and the EC. The proposed site is largely covered in mature deciduous trees. The surrounding area is characterized by large residential/farmland parcels with significant mature tree canopy. PLANNING AND ZONING HISTORY: CP -1990-083: Violation for having inoperable vehicles. Abated 7/2/90. SUB -2003-186: Forsberg, Don Family Division Plat approved 10/1/2003. VIO-1990-022: Violation for having inoperable vehicles. Abated 7/23/90 VIO-2003-243: Grading with no permit violation 10/13/03. Abated on 10/13/2003. VIO-2006-014: Violation for having inoperable vehicles. Abated on 05/12/2006 STAFF COMMENT: Section 3.1 provides the following definitions that are relevant to this proposal: Tier- II personal wireless service. facility: A personal wireless service facility that is a treetop facility not located within an avoidance area. Treetop facility: A personal wireless service facility consisting of a self-supporting monopole having a single shaft of wood, metal or concrete no more than ten (10) feet taller than the crown of the tallest tree within twenty-five (25) feet of the monopole, measured above sea level (ASL), and includes associated antennas, mounting structures, an equipment cabinet and other essential personal wireless service equipment. Avoidance area: An area having significant resources where the siting of personal wireless service facilities could result in adverse impacts as follows: (i) any ridge area where a personal wireless service facility would be skylighted; (ii) a parcel within an agricultural and forestal district; (iii) a parcel within a historic district; (iv) any location in which the proposed personal wireless service facility and three (3) or more existing or approved personal wireless service facilities would be within an area comprised of a circle centered anywhere on the ground having a radius of two hundred (200) feet; or (v) any location within two hundred (200) feet of any state scenic highway or by -way. Section 5.1.40(d), "Tier 1I facilities" states: "Each Tier H facility may be established upon commission approval of 'an application satisfi,ing the requirements of subsection 5.1.40(a) and demonstrating that the facility will be installed and operated in compliance with all applicable provisions of this chapter, criteria (1) through (8) belotiv, and satisfying all conditions of the architectural review board. The commission shall act on each application within the time periods established in section 32.4.2.6. The commission shall approve each application, "Ithout conditions, once it determines that all of these requirements have been satisfied. If the commission denies an application, it shall identify which requirements tiyere not satisfied and in1brnr the applicant what needs to be done to satisfy each requirement. The applicant has submitted an application that satisfies the requirements set forth in Section 5.1.40(a) and has performed a balloon test at the location of the proposed facility (,At�ItJ)iII zat C) Section 5.1.40(d)(1): The. facility shall comply with subsection 5.1.40(b) and subsection 5.1.40(c)(2) through (9). Staff has determined that the proposed facility's location complies with all of the exemptions of Section 5.1.40(b) and the proposed equipment meets all relevant design, mounting and size criteria that are set forth in Section 5.1.40(c)(2) and (3). The remainder of subsection (c) provides requirements that are subject to enforcement if the facility is approved. Section 5.1.40(d)(2): The site shall provide adequate opportunities. for screening and the. facility shall be sited to minimize its visibility from adjacent parcels and streets, regardless of their distance from the. facility. f the facility would be visible from a state scenic river or a national park or national. forest, regardless of whether the site is adjacent thereto, the facility also shall be sited to minimize its visibility from such river, park or,forest. If the facility �rordd be located on lands subject to a conservation casement or an open space easement, the.facility shall be sited to so that it is not visible from any resources specifically identified, for protection in the deed of easement. The proposed facility includes a monopole that would have a height of approximately 528 feet above mean sea level (AMSL). The height of the reference tree is 518.5 feet above mean sea level AMSL and its dripline is located within 25 of feet of the proposed monopole. A balloon test was conducted on August 31 st, 2007. The balloon was not visible from the State Route 53 [Thomas Jefferson Parkway]. Views from the State Route 53 are obscured by the tree covered embankment adjacent to the right-of-way and the trees surrounding the lease area. Very limited views of the monopole are expected. Trees located north of the facility will provide a backdrop when the pole is visible from the state road. This low level of visibility is not expected to have a negative impact on the State Route 53 entrance corridor. The ground equipment is not expected to be visible due to the dense vegetation and existing single family residence located between the state road and the facility. Based on the information above, it is staff s opinion that the proposed facility will be minimally visible from adjacent parcels and streets. Section 5.1.40(d)(3): The facility shall not adversely impact resources identified in the countv's open space plan. Staffs analysis of this request addresses the concern for the possible loss of aesthetic or historic resources. The proposed lease area is not delineated as a significant resource on the Open Space Plan Map. However, the installation of this tower within the 2,500 square foot lease area will require the removal of one tree. An arborist report has been submitted (Attachment) and a tree conservation plan will be required to show measures being taken to protect the remaining trees at building pen -nit stage. The County's wireless service facilities policy encourages facilities with limited visibility, facilities with adequate wooded backdrop, and facilities that do not adversely impact Avoidance Areas (including Entrance Corridors and historic resources). The proposed monopole was not visible from Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Mike Merriam Director of Construction Management at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation was given notice of the balloon test, and as previously stated the balloon was not visible from Monticello. The proposed pole is not expected to be visible when traveling on State Route 53. Staff feels the lack of visibility of the monopole does not adversely impact open space plan resources and fully complies with the county's wireless service facilities policy. Section 5.1.40(d)(4): The facility shall not be located so that it and three (3) or snore existing or approved personal wireless service facilities would be tirithin an area comprised of a circle centered anywhere on the ground having a radius of two hundred (200) feet. There is no other existing personal wireless service facility located within an area comprised of a circle centered anywhere on the ground having a radius of two hundred (200) feet. Section 5.1.40(d)(5): The maxinnan base diameter of *the monopole shall be thirty (30) inches and the maxinnun diameter at the top of the monopole shall be eighteen (1 R) incites. Notes on the construction plans for this facility propose a monopole that will have a maximum base dimension of 30 inches and a maximum dimension of 18 inches at the top. These dimensions comply with the maximum width requirements for treetop monopoles serving Tier Il facilities. Section 5.1.40(d)(6): The top of the monopole, measured in elevations above mean sea level, shall not exceed the height approved by the commission. The approved height shall not be more than seven (7).fcet taller than the tallest tree within twenty-five (25).feet of the monopole, and shall inchrde anzv base, foundation or grading that raises the pole above the pre-existing natural ground elevation; provided that the height approved Uv the commission may be up to ten (10) feet taller than the tallest tree i f the owner of the, facilih, demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission that there is not a material difference in the visibility of the monopole at the proposed height, rather than at a height seven (7), feet taller than the tallest tree; and there is not a material difference in adverse impacts to resources identified in the county's open space plats caused by the monopole at the proposed height, rather than at a height seven (7), feet taller than the tallest tree. The applicant may appeal the commissioner's denial of a modification to the board of'supervisors as provided in subsection 5.1.40(d)(12). As mentioned previously in this report, the proposed monopole would have a height of 88 feet approximately 528 feet above mean sea level (AMSL). The height of the reference tree is 78 feet tall or 518.5 feet above mean sea level (AMSL). The proposed monopole will be (10) feet taller than the tallest tree within twenty-five (25) feet (measured at the dripline). The height approved by the Planning Commission maybe up to ten (10) feet taller than the tallest tree if the owner of the facility demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission that there is not a material difference in the visibility of the monopole at the proposed 10 feet above the tallest tree. Based on the balloon test mentioned above, staff determined that there would be little or no material difference in the visibility of the monopole at the proposed height (10) feet, rather than at a height of 7 feet taller than the tallest tree. Section 5.1.40(d)(7): Fach wood monopole shall be a dark brown natural wood color; each metal or concrete monopole shall be painted a brown wood color to blend into the surrounding trees. The antennas, supporting brackets, and all other equipment attached to the monopole shall be a color that closely matches that of the monopole. The ground equipment, the growid equipment cabinet, and the concrete pad shall also be a color that closely matches that of 'thc monopole, provided that the ground equipment and the concrete pad need not be of such a color if thev are enclosed within or behind an approved structure,,made or. fencing that: (i) is a color that closely matches that of the monopole; (ii) is consistent with the character of tltc area; and (iii) stakes the ground equipment and concrete pad invisible at any time of. f -om anty other parcel or a public or private street. The applicant is proposing the installation of a facility with a metal monopole. The proposed color for the tower and screening fence is a brown paint that has been previously used and approved in Albemarle County. A note on the construction plans identifies the proposed brown color of the antennae and ground equipment for this facility as Sherwin Williams Matte "Java Brown" #6090. Section 5.1.40(d)(8): Each wood monopole shall be constructed so that all cables, miring and similar attachments that run vertically froin the ground equipment to the antennas are placed oil the pole to.face the interior of the property and awayji-om public view, as determined by the agent. Metal monopoles shall be constructed so that vertical cables, wiring and similaf- attachments are contained within the monopole's structure. Schematic drawings provided in the construction plan packet indicate that the vertical wires extending from the ground equipment to the antennas shall be contained within the monopole structure. Section 704(a)(7)(b)(1)(II) of The Telecommunications Act of 1996: This application is subject to the Telecommunications Act of ' 1996, which provides in part that the regulation of the placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless service facilities by any State or local government or instrumentality thereof (I) shall not unreasonably discriminate among providers of functionally equivalent services; (H) shall not prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the provision of personal wireless services. 47 U.S.C. The Telecommunications Act addresses concerns for environmental effects with the following language, "No state or local government or instrumentality thereof may regulate the placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless service facilities on the basis of the environmental effects of radio frequency emissions to the extent that such facilities comply with the Commissions' regulations concerning such emissions." In order to operate the proposed facility, the applicant is required to meet the FCC guidelines for radio frequency emissions. These requirements will adequately protect the public health and safety. It is staff's opinion that the denial of this application would not have the effect of prohibiting the provision of personal wireless communication services. SUMMARY: Staff has identified factors which are favorable and unfavorable to this proposal: Factors favorable to this request include: 1. The lease area for the ground equipment and monopole are not visible from state route 53 and from Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. The tower will not impact any significant features identified in the Open Space Plan. Factors unfavorable to this request include: None Identified. 6 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of this personal wireless service facility. Based on findings presented in the staff report, staff recommends approval at 10 feet above the reference tree. In order to comply with Section 5.1.40(d) of the Zoning Ordinance, the Planning Commission is required to provide the applicant with a statement regarding the basis for denial and all items that will have to be addressed to satisfy each requirement. ATTACHMENTS: A. Site Plan B. Vicinity Map C. Balloon photos at proposed location D. Arborist Report E. ARB approval 7 C) z 4 �J 118 — z — 1 c r cn \_ 0 Sd J � fTl { � P w� :1 o o1Z Z�R o NC $"H gf� ...t .. .. < mon N; .. 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The Pin Oak and the White Oak would both benefit from fertilization after the construction is complete to help the root systems recover from compaction and physical damage. If you have any further questions please contact me at (434) 982-8733. Sincerely, Dave Rosene Certified Arborist Attachment D COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE Department of Community Development 401 McIntire Road, Room 227 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 Phone (434) 296-5832 Fax (434) 972-4126 December 21, 2007 Verizon Wireless c/o Stephen Waller, AICP 536 Pantops Center, PMB 320 Charlottesville, VA 22911 RE: ARB2007-00082 Forsberg Tower (Verizon Wireless) Tax Map 92, Parcel 36E Dear Mr. Waller: The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board reviewed the above noted item at its meeting on Monday, December 3, 2007. The Board approved the request, by a vote of 4:0, pending staff administrative approval of the following conditions: 1. Provide verification from a certified arborist that the location of the proposed equipment shelter and concrete piers will not harm the existing trees currently designated as remaining. Provide a tree conservation plan with measures proposed that would limit impacts of this proposal on all existing trees designated to remain. 2. Revise the application plan to indicate the location and type (overhead/underground) of electrical service to the proposed Personal Wireless Service Facility. 3. Revise Sheets C-2 Enlarged Site Plan and A-1 Shelter Elevations to clearly indicate that the proposed outside motion sensor light is for temporary maintenance and security purposes only. 4. Revise the site plan drawings to include the size of the 3 panel antennas. 5. Revise page 4 of the application report to correctly identify the reference tree as a 20" Pin Oak. 6. Revise Sheet C-3 Elevation View by labeling the base elevation of the proposed monopole (440). 7. Revise Note 6 on Sheet A-1 Sheet Elevations to correctly indentify the proposed shelter as having an aggregative stone finish or Hardiplank siding painted Java brown. Please provide: 1. Two full sets of revised drawings addressing each of these conditions. Include updated ARB revision dates on each drawing. 2. A memo including detailed responses indicating how each condition has been satisfied. If changes other than those requested have been made, identify those changes in the memo also. Highlighting the changes in the drawing with "clouding" or by other means will facilitate review and approval. 3. The attached "Revised Application Submittal" form. This form must be returned with your revisions to ensure proper tracking and distribution. When staffs review of this information indicates that all conditions of approval have been met, a Certificate of Appropriateness may be issued. Attachment E If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Brent Nelson Landscape Planner Cc: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless 1831 Rady Court Richmond, Va 23222 Clark-Nexsen 6160 Kempsville Circle Norfolk, Va 23502 Forsberg, Oscar & Helen L 2240 Gobblers Ridge Charlottesville Va 22902 Gerald Gatobu, Zoning and Current Development s n