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Home My WebLink AboutC_Approval letter Job No. 186048141, 12601 PetrovitskyDenisLawMayorCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentC.E.“Chip”VincentAdministratorAugust29,2017PugetSoundEnergyattn:AnishKumarPermitSpecialist,SouthwestKing16729126thAveSEBellevue,WA98009Viaemail:anish.kumar’pse.comSUBJECT:RequesttoReplacePSEPole,FranchiseJob#186048141,12601SEPetrovitskyRoadDearMr.Kumar:TheCityofRentonhasreviewedyourrequestinordertopermitPotelcotoreplaceone50-foothighutilitypole(P01)witha55-foothighpoleinordertoraisetheheightofthepowerlines.Newspanguywireswouldbeinstalledfromthenewpole,acrossSEPetrovitsky,toPoleP02.TherequestrequiresanexemptionfromRentonMunicipalCode(RMC)Section4-6-090.ANALYSIS:TheCityhasconsideredtherequestforanexemptionfromRMC4-6-090(D)(1)(g)iandii.Ordinance5834grantsPugetSoundEnergy,therighttoconstruct,operate,set,erect,support,attach,connectmaintain,repair,replace,enlargeandusefacilitiesforpurposesoftransmission,distributionandsaleofelectricalenergyandgas,in,upon,over,under,along,acrossandthroughthefranchisearea.Thereplacementoftheexisting50-foothighutilitypolewithatallerpole(55-foot)isproposedinordertoraisepowerlinesandprovideanewer,morereliablepole.Therefore,theCityisgrantinganexemptionwithconditions,perRMC4-6-090(D)(1)(g)iandiiwhichallowsforextensionsofexistingoverheadelectricalandcommunicationfacilitieswhentherearecontinuingrequirementsforpolesanditisnotlikelythattherewillbeundergroundingintheforeseeablefuture;and,whenthereareexistingoverheadelectricalorcommunicationfacilitiesthatwillnotberemovedandthefacilitiesthatwouldhavebeenrequiredtoberemovedareparalleltothefacilitiesthatwillnotberemoved.1055southGradyWay,Renton,WA980S7rentonwa.gov AnishKumarPage2of2August29,2017DECISION:Therequestedexemptionfromundergroundutilityinstallationrequirements(RMC4-6-090(C)asrequestedbytheapplicantisapprovedsubjecttotheconditionbelowastherequestcomplieswithexemptioncriteriaofRMC4-6-090(D)(1)(g)iandii.ConditionofApproval:1.Thetrafficcontrolplanrequiresseparateapproval.Thisdecisiontogranttheexemptionwithconditionsissubjecttoafourteen(14)dayappealperiodfromthedateofthisletterperRMC4-8-110.AnyappealsoftheadministrativedecisionmustbefiledwiththeCityClerk,alongwiththerequiredappealfee,by5:00pm,September12,2017.Aright-of-wayusepermitandapprovalofthetrafficcontrolplanarestillneededfromtheCity.PleasecoordinatewithHollyPowers.Shecanbereachedviaemailathpowersrentonwa.govorviaphoneat:425-430-7266.Sincerely,ctjrJenniferT.Henning,AICPPlanningDirectorcc:chipVincent,CEDAdministratorGreggZimmerman,wAdministratorCraigBurnell,BuildingOfficialBrianneBannwarth,DevelopmentEngineeringManagerJustinJohnson,EngineeringspecialistVanessaDolbee,currentPlanningManagerAmandaAskren,PlanningandTechnicalServicesManagerHollyPowers,DevelopmentServicesRepresentativePatMiller,ConstructionInspectionSupervisor1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057rentonwa.gov