PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA. Next Planning Commission Meeting Monday, September 20, :00 pm

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1 QLatmtu PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA DATE: Tuesday, September 7, :00 pin Regular Meeting Bedford County Administration Bldg Ground Floor Training Room A. Call to Order and Determination of Quorum D. Approval of Agenda C. Citizen's Comment Period D. Discussion of draft Zoning Ordinance Cellular technology presentation Article IV - Design and Use Standards E. New Business F. General Discussion G. Information Items/Site Visits Next Planning Commission Meeting Monday, September 20, :00 pm H. Adjourn 1 22 EAST MAIN STREET. SUITE G-O3, BEDFORD, VA (540) , FAX

2 CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION Presented by: Verizon Wireless Representatives

3 Memorandum To: Planning Commission From: Mary Zirkle, AICP, CZA, Chief of Planning Date: August 24, 2010 Subject: Appearance by Verizon Wireless Representatives Representatives from Verizon Wireless have requested to meet with the Planning Commission in a work session on September 7 (Tuesday meeting at 5pm). In the future, they will be bringing in several special use permit requests for new cell towers and for co-locations on existing towers. The representatives met with Frank Rogers, Jordan Mitchell and me last week to discuss the tower options and their long-term plan for meeting gaps in their coverage. They would like to discuss new technologies and what the Commission would prefer to see in new towers related to that technology. I asked them to speak about technology in general and not individual sites that may be coming for your review and consideration in the future. Attached please find a packet of information they would like you to have for review prior to that meeting. I anticipate George Condyles being present that night as well. Please call or me or Jordan if you have any questions.

4 LeCLAIRIYAN August 20,2010 VIA OVERNIGHT DELIVERY Planning Commission Bedford County, Virginia Re: Verizon Wireless Bedford County Network Plan Ladies and Gentlemen: Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide state-of-the-art wireless communications services within Bedford County. Recently, Verizon Wireless merged with Alltel and is evaluating its newly acquired resources and integrating them into network designs, while identifying areas that require improved coverage. In Bedford County, Verizon Wireless has identified areas of inadequate coverage where new Wireless Communication Facilities are required or where existing facilities' signals are blocked by trees that have grown around them. Further, as the importance of data transmission increases, and Verizon Wireless' Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G Network is launched and grows, existing wireless facilities need to be extended or replaced to provide the physical space on the structures for three different types of antennas required to provide PCS (1900 MHz -Personal Communication Service), Cellular Service (850 MHz), and LTE data technologies (700 MHz. Verizon Wireless' goal is to provide seamless in-building, in-car and on-street coverage and the full range of voice and data services to existing and future customers. When searching for suitable candidates for wireless facilities, it is Verizon Wireless' policy first to identify all existing collocation opportunities before considering any new structure. Verizon Wireless does this to abide by jurisdictional non-proliferation policies, to mitigate any adverse visual effects, and to minimize costs. Antenna mounting height requirements are dependent on local topography, proximity to neighboring sites and other factors such as vegetation, population density and the technologies to be deployed. The Bedford County Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan express the County's preference for collocation over new facilities. We would like to balance, in a way most acceptable to the County, the benefit of collocation (which requires heights necessary for space above treetops) with minimally intrusive visual impact at each proposed site. Different antenna mounting designs can be used to achieve the same signal propagation for multiple technologies. We would like to present to you some of those options so that you can guide our design decisions before we submit applications for new facilities and facility extensions. lori.schweller@leclairryan.com 123 East Main Street, Eighth Floor Direct Phone: Charlottesville, Virginia Direct Fax: Phone: \ Fax: CALIFORNIA \ CONNECTICUT \ MASSACHUSETTS \ MICHIGAN \ NEW JERSEY \ NEW YORK \ PENNSYLVANIA \ VIRGINIA \ WASHINGTON, D.C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW \

5 Planning Commission August 20, 2010 Page 2 Verizon Wireless takes pride in providing excellent coverage to communities. Part of providing excellent service is understanding local regulations and policies and listening to the concerns of citizens about how they would like wireless facilities to be sited and designed. We appreciate this opportunity to discuss with you our plans and to receive your input on these matters. Enclosed are twelve (12) sets of materials for your review in preparation for their work session on September 7, At the work session, Verizon Wireless would like to present our plan to expand and improve the Verizon Wireless network in the county and to request your input as to certain generic design and siting questions that have arisen during our site planning so that we can expand the network and implement the new technologies in the way most acceptable to the County. We look forward to meeting you on September 7th. Please do not hesitate to call me at any time with questions or concerns. Very truly yours, Lori H. Schweller Enclosures cc: Frank Mayer Catherine Faulkner Julian Pedini Clare Novak Ed Givens Steve Waller Nate Holland

6 Verizon Wireless Bedford County Planning Commission Work Session Submission Exhibit List 1 - Drawing of two monopoles with various types of antenna mounts, large to small 2 - Drawing of a "16" Stand Off T-Arm Kit" antenna mount 3 - Photograph of two monopoles with flush-mounted antennas 4 - Close-up photograph of monopole with two sets of flush-mounted antennas 5 - Photograph of a t-arm antenna mount on monopole (with smaller collocator antenna below it) 6 - Close-up photograph of t-arm antenna mount (with smaller collocator below) 7 - Photograph of Meads Store monopole in Bedford County 8 - Close-up photograph of antenna array on Meads Store monopole

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Verizon Wireless Albemarle County s Wireless Policy on Co-locations. August 31, Executive Summary

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