Albemarle County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 5.1.40

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Design

  • Cable placement

    Each wood or concrete monopole must be constructed so that all cables, wiring, and similar attachments that run vertically from the ground equipment to the antennas are placed on the monopole to face the interior of the site and away from public view, as determined by the agent. Metal monopoles must be constructed so that vertical cables, wiring, and similar attachments are contained within the monopole's structure.

  • Guy towers are prohibited.

Height

Other

  • Color matching

    Each antenna and associated equipment must be a color that matches the facility, structure, or building.

  • Ground equipment screening

    Any ground equipment shelter not located within an eligible support structure or an existing building must be screened from all lot lines either by terrain, existing structures, existing vegetation, or by added vegetation approved by the agent.

  • Monopole color

    Each monopole must be a dark brown natural or painted wood color that blends into the surrounding trees. The antennas, supporting brackets, and all other equipment attached to the monopole must be a color that closely matches that of the monopole. The ground equipment, the ground equipment shelter, and the concrete pad must also be a color that closely matches that of the monopole, provided that the ground equipment and the concrete pad need not closely match the color of the monopole if they are enclosed within a ground equipment shelter or within or behind an approved structure, façade 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, ground equipment shelter, and the concrete pad invisible at any time of year from any other parcel or a public or private street.

  • The replacement of a wooden monopole with a metal monopole is subject to the following: (a) The monopole is set back farther in distance than its height to any lot line, or is located closer in distance than its height to any lot line and the document authorized by section 5.1.40(c)(3) exists. (b) The monopole is located closer in distance than its height to any lot line and the document authorized by section 5.1.40(c)(3) does not exist.

  • No substantial change

    The collocation or replacement may not result in a substantial change to the physical dimensions of an eligible support structure.

  • All conditions of approval of a special use permit must be complied with at all times.

From the ordinance

The purpose of section 5.1.40 is to implement the personal wireless service facilities policy...
Sec. 5.1.40