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ALBEMARLE COUNTY PLANNING
STAFF REPORT SUMMARY
Project Name: SDP 2007 -134 Farrell Staff: Megan Yaniglos, Brent Nelson
Property/ Verizon Tier II PWSF
Planning Commission Public Hearing:Board of Supervisors Hearing:
January 15, 2008 N/A
Owners: Matthew Farrell Applicant: Cellco Partnership D /B /A
Verizon wireless
Acreage: 2.95 Acres Rezone from: Not applicable
Lease Area: 2,500 square feet)Special Use Permit for: Not applicable
TMP: Tax Map 62, Parcel 63 By -right use: RA, Rural Area and EC,
Location: Located on the west side of Stony Entrance Corridor Zoning
Point Rd. (Route 20 North) approximately
1,500 feet north of Rocky Hollow Rd. (Route
769)
Magisterial District: Rivanna Proffers /Conditions: Yes
Requested # of Dwelling Units /Lots: N/A DA -RA - X
Proposal: Proposal to install a Tier II Comp. Plan Designation: Rural Area in
personal wireless service treetop facility.Rural Area 2
The proposed facility consists of a
120.5 -foot tall monopole measured
above ground level (AGL), painted
brown with an approximate top elevation
of 610 feet, measured above mean sea
level (AMSL).
Character of Property: Forested with a Use of Surrounding Properties: Single -
single family dwelling family Residential
Factors Favorable: See Report Factors Unfavorable: See Report
Recommendation:
Section 5.1.4 Personal Wireless Facility- Staff recommends approval of this personal wireless
service facility with the conditions outlined by the Architectural Review Board. Based on
findings presented in the staff report, staff recommends approval at 10 feet above the
reference tree.
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STAFF CONTACT:Megan Yaniglos; Brent Nelson
PLANNING COMMISSION:January 15, 2008
AGENDA TITLE:SDP 07 -134: Farrell Property/ Verizon Wireless Tier I1
PROPERTY OWNER:Matthew Farrell
APPLICANT:Cellco Partnership D /B /A Verizon wireless
PROPOSAL:
Request for approval of a treetop personal wireless service facility with a steel monopole that
would be approximately 120.5 feet tall (10 feet AMSL above the height of the tallest tree within
25 feet), with a 12 -foot high 300 square foot shelter /equipment cabinet that will be contained
within a 2,500 square foot lease area. This application is being made in accordance with Section
10.1.22 of the Zoning Ordinance, which allows for Tier II wireless facilities by right in the Rural
Areas. The property is 2.95 acres, described as Tax Map 62, Parcel 63, and is located in the
Rivanna Magisterial District. The parcel is zoned RA, Rural Areas and EC, Entrance Corridor.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:
The Comprehensive Plan designates the property as Rural Area in Rural Area 2.
CHARACTER OF THE AREA:
The proposed facility will be located approximately 360 feet north of the right -of -way for Route
20 in an area that is heavily wooded [Attachment I]. Access to the facility will be from a 20'
wide access easement. The nearest off -site dwelling unit to this site is approximately 170 feet
southwest of the proposed facility site and there is an existing cemetery on the property
approximately 65 feet northwest of the site.
PLANNING AND ZONING HISTORY:
SUB 05 -028: This 2.952 acre property was created by a plat prepared in 2005 and recorded at the
clerk's office.
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 II facilities" states:
Each Tier II, facility may be established upon commission approval of an application satisfying
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)
below, 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, without conditions, once it determines that all of these
requirements have been satisfied. If the commission denies an application, it shall identify which
requirements were not satisfied and inform the applicant tit'hat 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 [Attachments D
and E]. The Architectural Review Board reviewed this request for compliance with the County's
design guidelines for the entrance corridor and recommended approval with conditions
Attachment G].
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. If 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 it'ould be located
on lands subject to a conservation easement or an open space easement, the facility shall be
sited to so that it is not visible from any resources specifically identified Ibr protection in the
deed of easement.
The proposed facility includes a monopole that would have a height of approximately 120.5 feet
above ground level (AGL) or 610 feet above mean sea level (AMSL). The height of the
reference tree is approximately 600 feet above mean sea level (AMSL) and is located 22 feet
southwest of the proposed monopole.
A balloon test was conducted on November 30 2007 [Attachments D and E]. During the site
visit, staff observed a test balloon that was floated at the approximate height of the proposed
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monopole.
The balloon was visible from Route 20N. When visible, the balloon was seen for a short distance
between a break in the tops of trees. The trees did not provide a backdrop for the balloon, so
when it was visible, it was sky - lighted. The removal of five existing trees during construction is
not expected to increase visibility. In addition, the ground equipment is not expected to be
visible. The density of existing tree trunks to remain, along with the "Java Brown" color of the
monopole and antennas, is expected to limit views of the facility. This low level of visibility is
not expected to have a negative impact on the Route 20N Entrance Corridor.
Section 5.1.40(d)(3): The facility shall not adversely impact resources identified in the county'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
and Critical Resources Plan [Attachment H]. Staff believes there is no significant loss of
resources related to the installation of the tower.
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 pole is expected to be
visible for a relatively short period of time when traveling on Route 20 [an entrance corridor].
As mentioned above, the degree of visibility is not expected to have a negative impact on the
Entrance Corridor based on these findings. The Architectural Review Board has approved the
location with conditions [Attachment G]. Therefore, staff feels the visibility of the monopole
will not adversely impact the resources of the entrance corridor or historic districts.
A tree conservation plan, with measures limiting the impacts to existing trees remain will be
submitted prior to application for the building permit.
Section 5.1.40(d)(4): The facility shall not be located so that it 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.
There is no 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 maximum base diameter of the monopole shall be thirty (30) inches
and the maximum diameter at the top of the monopole shall be eighteen (18) inches.
Notes on the site plan for this facility propose a monopole diameter not to exceed 30 inches at
the base or 18 inches at the top. These dimensions comply with the maximum width
requirements for treetop monopoles serving Tier II facilities.
Section 5.1.40(d)(6): The top of the monopole, measured in elevation above mean sea level,
shall not exceed the height approved by the commission. The approved height shall not be more
than seven (7) feet taller- than the tallest tree within twenty -five (25) feet of the monopole, and
shall include any base, , foundation or grading that raises the pole above the pre - existing natural
ground elevation; provided that the height approved by the commission may be up to ten (10)
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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 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 plan
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
approximately 610 feet above mean sea level (AMSL). The height of the reference tree is
approximately 600 feet above mean sea level (AMSL). The proposed monopole will be (10) feet
taller than the tallest tree within twenty -five (25) feet.
Section 5.1.40(d)(7): Each 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 ground
equipment cabinet, and the concrete pad shall also be a color that closely matches that of the
monopole, provided that the ground equipment and the concrete pad need not be of such a color
if they are enclosed within or behind an approved structure, .facade or fencing that: (i) is a color
that closely matches that of the monopole; (ii) is consistent with the character of the area; and
iii) makes the ground equipment and concrete pad invisible at any time ofyear, from any other
parcel or a public or private street.
The applicant is proposing the installation of a facility with a steel monopole. The proposed
color for the tower is a brown paint (Java Brown) to match existing surroundings. The proposed
equipment cabinet will be a combination of brown metal siding (SW #6090 Java Brown) and
aggregate stone finish [Attachment F]. There will be a dark brown, wood screening fence
around the facility as well.
Section 5.1.40(d)(8): Each wood monopole shall be constructed so that all cables, wiring and
similar attachments that run vertically from the ground equipment to the antennas are placed on
the pole to face the interior of the property and away_f-om public view, as determined by the
agent. Metal monopoles shall be constructed so that vertical cables, wiring and similar
attachments are contained within the ronopole 's structure.
A note on the site plan indicates that vertical cables, wiring and similar attachments will be
located inside the monopole.
Section 704(a)(7)(b)(I)(1I) of The Telecommunications Act of 1996:
The regulation of the placement, construction and modification ofpersonal wireless facilities by
any state or local government or instrumentality thereof shall not prohibit or have the effect of
prohibiting the provision of personal wireless services.
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
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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.
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 with the conditions outlined by the Architectural Review Board.
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 located on significant
features identified in the Open Space Master Plan.
2. The Architectural Review Board has approved the location based on minimal visibility
from the Route 20 Entrance Corridor.
Factors unfavorable to this request include:
1. The facility will require a fall -zone easement from the adjacent property owner of Tax
Map 62, Parcel 65. No building permits related to construction of the facility will be
issued prior to the execution and recordation of the easement.
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. Applicant Justification Letter
D. Balloon photos at proposed location
E. Balloon view from adjacent properties and Route 20
F. Photo of proposed aggregate finish for equipment shelter
G. ARB conditions
H. Open Space and Critical Resources Map
1. Approximate Site Location Map
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Staff recommends approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness, with the following conditions:
1. Provide verification from a certified arborist that all proposed cuts and till, and grading and/or digging
required to install the concrete piers will not be detrimental to the health of any trees designated to
remain. Revise Sheet C -2A Grading Plan to show all proposed grading outside of the limits of tree
protection. Provide a tree conservation plan with measures proposed that would limit impacts of this
proposal on all existing trees designated to remain. Any additional recommendations from the arborist
for maintaining the health of the trees should be included on the drawings.
2. Revise the application plan to indicate the location and type (overhead /underground) of electrical
service to the proposed Personal Wireless Service Facility. Show the location of the proposed wireless
service stand in the lease area or indicate that it is not a part of this proposal.
3. Revise Sheet C -4 Civil Details to indicate that the proposed board fence around the facility will be
painted SW #6090 Java Brown.
4. Revise Note 6 on Sheet A -I Shelter Elevations to indicate that the paint color of the proposed
equipment shelter will be SW #6090 Java Brown.
5. Correct the misspelling of the name Stony (Stony Point Road) on Sheet CI Survey and Site Plan.
6. Revise annotation on Sheet C -3 Elevation View to reference the top elevation of the proposed
antennas, using units of measure expressed as AMSL (above mean sea level).
7. Revise Sheet A- I Shelter Elevations to include the note: All proposed lighting is for temporary
maintenance and security use only.
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Project Description:
Cellco Partnership, operating as Verizon Wireless ("Verizon "), respectfully requests approval
to allow installation of a Tier 1I Personal Wireless Service Facility (PWSF) on an
approximately 2.95 acre parcel of land. located at 2110 Stony Point Road (State Route 20) in
the Rivanna Magisterial District, and identified as Tax Map 62 / Parcel 63 (the "Property ").
This proposed Tier II PWSF will be part of a network of facilities intended to provide
seamless Personal Communications Services to residents in the Key West area and travelers
along Route 20 between Pantops Mountain and the Stony Point.
The proposed PWSF facility will be contained within a 2,500 square foot lease area on the
Property and the site is located at an elevation of approximately 489.5 feet Above Mean Sea
Level (AMSL). The proposed PWSF will include a metal monopole, with a top height of
120.5 feet (approximately 610 feet AMSL) that will be fitted with three (3) flush - mounted
antennas, a 2 -foot long lightning rod and coaxial cables that will be run vertically inside the
monopole. All ground -based transmitting equipment and an emergency generator will be
housed within a prefabricated equipment shelter measuring 12' x 30.42' x 10.58' (W x L x
H). The monopole and antennas will be painted with Sherwin Williams Java Brown - #6090,
which is a matte enamel color that has been previously approved as an appropriate color for
Tier 11 facilities at other sites in Albemarle County.
Network Objectives:
Verizon recently secured a license from the Federal Communications Commission to provide
Personal Communications Services within a new market that includes the County of
Albemarle, City of Charlottesville and other surrounding counties. These services range
from phones with voice, data, text, video and GPS capabilities, to wireless broadband
solutions for personal and business computer systems.
Verizon does not currently offer any service options locally, providing limited services
within this market only to existing customers from other areas through roaming agreements
with another wireless carrier. There had been no opportunities for Verizon to offer the full
range of services until the FCC license was obtained.
Verizon has identified several sites throughout the market that will be integral to establishing
this service. Once all of the proposed sites are "on- air," Verizon will be able to provide
potentially seamless in- building, in -car and on- street coverage throughout the market. By
providing coverage within this market, it is Verizon's objective to ensure that the full range
of services will be available to existing customers, while also allowing an additional,
competitive option for access to wireless services by future customers.
The specific facility proposed with this application will establish in- building coverage for
residences in the Key West development and the other nearby dwellings along Route 20. It
will also support in -car coverage for customers traveling on Route 20 by connecting its
service with the other antenna sites that will be installed toward the north approaching Stony
Point and south toward Pantops.
Attachment C
Verizon Wireless PWSF Page 1 Key West (Farrell)1'
Character of the Area:
The Property is zoned Rural Areas (RA) and located in the Entrance Corridor (EC) overlay
district. All of the surrounding properties are zoned Rural Areas. The proposed PWSF
should not substantially impact the rural character of the area because it is surrounded by tall
trees that will assist in screening views of its lower section from surrounding roads and
properties. Additionally, the brown ground equipment wilI be screened from the nearest
parcel line behind a wooden privacy fence.
The proposed facility will be located approximately 360 feet north of the right -of -way for
Route 20, in an area that is heavily wooded. Access to the facility will be taken from an
existing private gravel driveway that begins on the western side of Route 20. The road then
runs past the property owner's dwelling up a slight grade and into the woods. The nearest
off -site dwelling unit to this site is approximately 170 feet southwest of the proposed PWSF
site and there is an existing cemetery' on the Property approximately 65 feet northwest of the
site. Although Route 20 is a scenic byway. the site is more than 200 feet away from its right
of way. None of the other resources that are defined as avoidance areas in Section 3.1 of the
zoning ordinance are located on this Property.
Compliance with Section 5.1.40 of the Zoning Ordinance:
The County's specific design criteria for Tier II Facilities, set forth in Section 5.1.40(d), are
addressed as follows:
5.1.40(d)(1) - The facility shall comply with subsection 5.1.40(b) and subsections
5.1.40(c)(2) through (9).
Subsection 5.1.40(b) (1 -5): With an exception of the monopole's distance from the
southern boundary line of the Property, which is 55.4 feet, the proposed PWSF will
be in compliance with all setback regulations, area and bulk regulations and
minimum yard requirements. In accordance with Section 5.1.40(b)(2), Verizon
Wireless is in the process of obtaining a "fall- zone" easement on the adjoining parcel
that shares its southwestern boundary (Tax Map 62 / Parcel 65) to address the tower
setback issue. The easement will account for the remaining 64.5 feet of difference
between the monopole's height and its distance from the affected property line. After
execution and recordation, the "fall- zone" easement will be filed with the Department
of Community Development prior to the submittal of a building permit application.
The attached site drawings, antenna and equipment specifications are being provided
to demonstrate that the PWSF regulations and the relevant site plan requirements, set
forth in Section 32 of the zoning ordinance, have been accounted for in this
application.
Subsection 5.1.40(c)(2): The proposed monopole does not require the installation of
guy wires, nor will it be fitted with any whip antennas without any further County
approvals. The proposed grounding rod complies with the County's size
requirements. The facility will only have one outdoor light fixture attached to the
proposed shelter which will only be used by Verizon's technical staff during times
when maintenance of the site is undertaken. Verizon is currently in the process of
securing a design for a retrofit shield for the original light or a replacement light
fixture to ensure that the facility will be in full compliance with Section 4.17 of the
zoning ordinance prior to construction.
Verizon Wireless PWSF Page 2 Key West (Farrell)y '.
Subsection 5.1.40(c)(3): The proposed antenna configuration will consist of one
sector with three panel antennas (Anphenol Antel Model # BXA- 185085/12) that
measure 72.44" x 6.06" x 4.13 giving each antenna an area of approximately 439
square inches. These antennas will be installed using "pipe- mounts" that will allow
for any required amount of down- tilting without exceeding the County's
requirements for flush - mounts (12- inches maximum between the face of the
monopole and the face of the antenna). All antennas will be painted to match the
color of the monopole.
Subsection 5. l .40(c)(4 and 5): Installation of the facility and extension of its access
from the existing driveway will not require the removal of five (5) trees located
within a 50 -foot radius of the facility and a few other trees outside of that radius.
With the extensive amount of vegetation remaining, the removal of those trees should
not increase the visibility of the proposed PWSF. Verizon has already contracted
Van Yahres Tree Company to provide a tree conservation plan that will be prepared
by a certified arborist. In order to ensure there is no significant impact to any of the
trees that will remain, the conservation plan will be completed prior to the submittal
of a building permit for this facility. Recommendations of the tree conservation plan
will then be integrated into the construction process and followed on all portions of
the Property that will be affected by the construction of Verizon's facility.
Subsection 5.1.40(c)(6): Should use of the antenna site in this location become
discontinued at anytime in the future, Verizon and /or its assignee(s) will be required
to remove the facility within 90 days.
Subsection 5.1.40(c)(7): Verizon shall submit an annual report updating the user
status and equipment inventory of the facility in the required time period.
Subsection 5.1.40(c)(8): No 2:1 or greater slopes will result from the construction of
this facility.
Subsection 5.1.40(c)(9): Because the facility will be located where ground equipment
could be partially visible from an adjacent property owner's yard, Verizon is
proposing the installation of a wooden screening fence around the facility. The
proposed fence will only surround the ground equipment shelter, tower and
adequate area as needed to carry out service and maintenance activities, not the
entire lease area. Because the proposed fence will be painted Java Brown (SW
6090) it should not be detrimental to the character of the area or to the general
welfare, safety and health of the surrounding properties and their residents.
Section 5.1.40(d)(2) - The site is heavily wooded and none of the trees to be removed
appear to be instrumental in establishing the height of the facility or screening it from
adjacent parcels and roadways. The remaining tall trees near the site will assist in
screening brown monopole and allow it to blend into its surroundings. The shelter will
not be visible from the nearby road, and it will be enclosed within a fence in order to
screen it from the adjacent parcel lines.
Section 5.1.40(d)(3) - Although the Property is shares its north, west and south boundary
lines with Route 20, which is a scenic byway, the PWSF will be far enough away so that
it should not impose any adverse impacts upon that resource.
Verizon Wireless PWSF Page 3 Key West (Farrell)
Section 5.1.40(d)(4) - There are no other PWSF's within 200 feet of the site of the
proposed facility.
Section 5.1.40(d)(5) - The monopole will have a base diameter that is no greater than 30
inches and a top diameter that is no more than 18 inches.
Section 5.1.40(d)(6) - Verizon is requesting permission to install a monopole that will be
nearly 10 feet higher than the tallest nearby tree. The reference tree has been identified
as a 48" caliper Triple Poplar tree (approximately 600 feet AGL) with a dripline that is
within 1 -foot of the proposed monopole location. This site is situated in an area that is
rather level. so there will not be a need for any significant grading. Due to the density of
the wooded area surrounding the site and outlying areas with additional tall trees that will
assist in screening visibility of the monopole from nearby properties and roadways.
Verizon is requesting permission to install a monopole that will be 10 feet higher than the
tallest tree. Verizon anticipates that there will not be any material difference in adverse
impacts to resources identified in the county's open space plan caused by a monopole at
the proposed height, rather than seven (7) feet taller than the reference tree.
Section 5.1.40(d)(7) - The monopole and all antennas will be painted Sherwin Williams
Java Brown #6090. This is a color that has been applied to previously approved PWSF
monopoles. The prefabricated shelter that will be installed at the facility has siding that is
a natural dark brown, earth -tone color with a stone aggregate finish.
Section 5.1.40(d)(8) - All coaxial cables and service lines running vertically from the
transmitting equipment to the antennas will be located inside the monopole.
Section 5.1.40(d)(9 - 13) - Verizon has reviewed and understands all of the remaining
criteria for Tier II Personal Wireless Service Facilities and will provide any additional
information or assistance to ensure that these standards are met.
Conclusion:
Verizon Wireless is confident that the proposed Personal Wireless Service Facility meets the
design criteria for approval of a Tier II facility and does not conflict with the goals and
objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. The approval of this PWSF application will
contribute to the deployment of a highly reliable personal communications system in this new
market. The proposed site will help to provide nearby Albemarle County residents and
others traveling on Route 20 an additional option for high quality personal communications
services.
Sincerely,
Stephen Waller, AICP
Site Development Consultant
Verizon Wireless, Charlottesville Market
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Staff recommends approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness, with the following conditions:
1. Provide verification from a certified arborist that all proposed cuts and fill, and grading and/or digging
required to install the concrete piers will not be detrimental to the health of any trees designated to
remain. Revise Sheet C -2A Grading Plan to show all proposed grading outside of the limits of tree
protection. Provide a tree conservation plan with measures proposed that would limit impacts of this
proposal on all existing trees designated to remain. Any additional recommendations from the arborist
for maintaining the health of the trees should be included on the drawings.
2. Revise the application plan to indicate the location and type (overhead /underground) of electrical
service to the proposed Personal Wireless Service Facility. Show the location of the proposed wireless
service stand in the lease area or indicate that it is not a part of this proposal.
3. Revise Sheet C -4 Civil Details to indicate that the proposed board fence around the facility will be
painted SW #6090 Java Brown.
4. Revise Note 6 on Sheet A- I Shelter Elevations to indicate that the paint color of the proposed
equipment shelter will be SW #6090 Java Brown.
5. Correct the misspelling of the name Stony (Stony Point Road) on Sheet C 1 Survey and Site Plan.
6. Revise annotation on Sheet C -3 Elevation View to reference the top elevation of the proposed
antennas, using units of measure expressed as AMSL (above mean sea level ).
7. Revise Sheet A -1 Shelter Elevations to include the note: All proposed lighting is for temporary
maintenance and security use only.
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