HomeMy WebLinkAboutMFP19003731.pdfDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Major Franchise Permit: MFP19003731
IVR Number: 19003731
Permit Informaon
Permit Name:Comcast Cable Franchise Permit
Address/Locaon :07/05/2019Application Date:6623400053Parcel Number:18825 108TH AVE SE
Permit Type:09/24/2019Issue Date:Franchise
Permit Work Class:09/23/2020Expiration Date:Major Utility
Job Number:314048Franchise Type:Cable
Description:Overlash of 1485 LF fiber in ROW.
CONDITIONS OF OVERHEAD APPROVAL
1. Any existing height violations within the Project Reach must be resolved at the time of construction. New aerial
lines within the Project Reach must have a minimum vertical clearance of 15’ 6”. 2. Any abandoned or unused lines
within the Project Reach must be removed at the time that construction is taking place. 3. A traffic control plan must
be separately submitted to the City, and no construction may take place until the City has approved a traffic control
plan. 4. The new aerial fiber lines within the Project Reach must be converted to underground facilities in the future, at
Comcast’s cost, when any one of the following events occurs: (1) any other utilities are undergrounded within the
Project Reach, (2) a joint use trench is proposed by a franchisee within the Project Reach, in which case Comcast
shall participate in the joint use trench installation for the purpose of undergrounding its aerial lines, or (3) a conduit
is made available within the Project Reach that will accommodate the aerial lines. The new aerial lines must be
undergrounded within one year, or approved otherwise by the City of Renton Community and Economic Development
Administrator or designee, from the first event triggering the requirement to underground the aerial lines.
Contacts
Name Address PhoneTypeBilling
Comcast Cable Communication
Management & Comcast Cable
B: (215) 665-1700Applicant
Tom Donnelly
Comcast Business Communications
1701 Jfk Blvd, 32nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
B: (215) 286-7347
C: (215) 286-7557
Contact
Scott Nall
SEFNCO Communications Inc
2904 4th Ave NE
Puyallup, WA 98372
B: (877) 385-2903
C: (253) 444-9057
Contractor
Business License Number: 41108Construction Contractor: SEFNCCI850QD
CITY OF RENTON ROW 1055 S Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057-3232
Owner
Laurie Dietz
Comcast - Billing
1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
H: (425) 741-5733Specialized
Billing
X
General Condions & Signature
Permission is hereby given for the work described on this permit according to the conditions hereon and according to the
approved plans and specifications pertaining thereto, subject to compliance with the Ordinance of the City of Renton.
This permit and plans must be posted at the job site at all times.
I hereby certify that no work is to be done except as described above and in approved plans, and that work is to conform to
Renton Trench Restoration and Street Overlay Requirements.
Call 425.430.7203 or go to: www.MyBuildingPermit.com one working day in advance to schedule an inspections and for ANY
work in the Right of Way.
Call 8 1 1 to locate underground utilities at least two full business days prior to any excavation.
In accordance with RCW 19.122.033(4) the permit holder is required to contact (Williams Northwest Pipeline at 425.868.1010)
(Olympic Pipeline at 206.510.0575) (Puget Sound Energy at 425.375.3397) to request a consultation with the transmission
pipeline company prior to performing any construction or excavation activities. This requirement to consult with the
transmission pipeline company is in addition to the requirement to Call before You Dig as required in RCW 19.122.
Page 1 of 2THIS PERMIT AND PLANS MUST BE POSTED AT THE JOB SITE AT ALL TIMES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Major Franchise Permit: MFP19003731
(Date)(Signature)
Page 2 of 2THIS PERMIT AND PLANS MUST BE POSTED AT THE JOB SITE AT ALL TIMES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Page 1 | Published: 3/30/2017
Planning Division | 1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200
Email: franchisepermits@rentonwa.gov Website: rentonwa.gov
FRANCHISE PERMIT APPLICATION
Published: 3/30/2017
TO THE APPLICANT: Submit an electronic copy of the plans with the Franchise Permit Application and the
Traffic Control Application to franchisepermits@rentonwa.gov. Permit cost is $360.50. Inspection fee for
trenching more than 60 lineal feet or installation of 6 or more poles will be billed at $60.00 per hour.
Franchise Agency:
Franchise Job Number: Phone:
Contact Name: Email:
Job Site Address: Project Name:
Description of Work:
Please check all that apply:
☐ New Construction ☐ Repair/Relocate ☐ Underground ☐ Overhead ☐ Sidewalk ☐ Street
☐ Open Trench ☐ Bore # of feet:
Contractor Name: Phone:
State Contractors License #: City of Renton Business License #:
“I certify that I am the owner or applicant’s authorized agent and do hereby agree to abide to the terms and conditions set forth under this permit and shall comply with the City of Renton’s Trench Restoration and Street Overlay Requirements. ”
Signature Date
INSPECTIONS SHALL BE REQUESTED 24 HOURS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF ALL WORK BY CALLING THE
INSPECTION LINE AT 425-430-7203 OR BY GOING TO MYBUILDINGPERMIT.COM
Jobs are required to be called in for job start, re-inspection and project final. Re-inspection fees are billed at $75/hour.
All Pre-Construction meetings shall be scheduled at a maximum of 14 days prior to the job start date.
Plan Review/Development Engineering Date Approved as submitted
Pre-Construction Meeting required
Site Construction Inspector Date Approved with comments or redlines
Camera inspection of utilities required
Development Engineering Manager Date
Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
314048
Cody Shackett
253 235-7406
owen_shackett@comcast.com
SE 192nd St / 108th Ave SE KV15D NEW NODE KV49
Comcast proposes to overlash 1485' of 48 ct fiber (~8 poles)
SEFNCO Communications, Inc.
SEFNCC1850QD BLO29666
5-7-2019
MFP19003731
Nathan Janders 8/2/2019
Scott Warlick 8/9/2019
RESTORATION PER CITY OF RENTON STANDARDS
CITY OF RENTON
TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN
PROJECT NAME: PERMIT#
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY: PHONE#:
CONTACT NAME: PHONE#:
ADDRESS: CELL#:
E-MAIL ADDRESS: FAX#:
PROJECT LOCATION: N/E/S/W OF:
WORK TIME: APPROVED BY:
WORK DATE: APPROVAL DATE:
OFFICE COPY T-
CONTRACTOR DEV. SERVICE, INSPECTION P. MILLER
DEV. SERVICE, PLAN REVIEW B. BANNWARTH
POLICE CHARLES KARLEWICZ
FIRE FIRE MARSHALL FS #13
Permit Holder agrees to all the following:
• Comply with all traffic regulations of the City of Renton and the State of Washington.
• Prepare a traffic control plan and obtain City approval of that plan. That plan shall be implemented for
all street and lane closures, and the plan shall be performed in compliance with the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
• Notify emergency services (253-852-2121) twenty-four (24) hours before any street or lane closures.
• Any lane or street closures not in conformance with the approved traffic control plan and/or without
notification of emergency services may result in receiving a citation for violation of R.C.W. 47.36.200
through 47.36.220, 9A.36.050 Reckless Endangerment, and other applicable State and City codes.
• Indemnify and hold harmless the City of Renton from any and all claims, actions, and judgments,
including all costs of defense and attorney’s fees incurred in defending against same, arising from and
related to implementation of the approved traffic control plans including claims arising from towing of
private vehicles and the acts of the Permit Holder’s agents and employees.
• The City of Renton shall be entitled, in its reasonable discretion, to settle claims prior to suit or
judgment, and in such event shall indemnify and hold harmless the City for any such claims paid,
including the City’s reasonable attorney’s fees and litigation costs incurred resulting from such claim.
• In the event any claim or suit is brought against City within the scope of this Agreement, Permit Holder
will pay for legal counsel chosen by the City to defend against same.
• Flagger and sign placement are subject to revision by the City Inspector on site, if needed to address
traffic or pedestrian safety or travel.
• By my signature herein, I acknowledge all the above requirements.
PRINT NAME: DATE:
SIGNATURE:
KV15D NEW NODE KV49 - JT#314048
SEFNCO Communications, Inc.
Stefania Spencer 253 299-8587
4610 Tacoma Ave, Sumner, WA 98390
sspencer@sefnco.com
SE 192ND ST / 108TH AVE SE
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
TBD
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STEFANIA SPENCER, PERMIT COORDINATOR 5-7-19
MFP19003731
Monday - Friday
Scott Warlick
8/9/2019
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• Work Zone Traffic Control shall be in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
and shown by sketch or reference to WSDOT.
• The plan must be submitted to the City’s PW/Transportation Division for review and/or approval at least three
working days prior to work.
• Approved Temporary Traffic Control Plan must be at the work site during work hours.
• Contractor or entity must call Renton School District (425-204-4455) or any public/private agency to be affected
by a temporary lane or road closure.
• Complete assistance and accommodation shall be provided to all kinds of pedestrian traffic when sidewalk or
walkway is impeded.
• Total road closure lasting more than 24 hours is subject to the approval by the City Council.
• Any vehicle, equipment, barricade, or portable tow-away sign used within the work area must display a
company logo or any legally acceptable sign showing the company name, address, and telephone number at a
conspicuous place on the vehicle or equipment.
In the case of Temporary No Parking Zones, all the following apply in addition to previous:
• Contractor must complete form to show limits of Temporary No Parking Zone identifying barricade locations for
vacate parking or curb lane usage.
• Contractor must post notice of dates and time of Temporary No Parking Zone with at least two signs per block
72 hours in advance of effective date and time.
• The cover sheet of this Traffic Control Plan form must be attached to each Temporary No Parking Sign on the
project site.
• Temporary traffic control devices must be removed immediately when work is done or no construction activities
are going on. If deemed abandoned, City crews will remove and store them at the City’s maintenance shop
(3555 NE 2nd Street).
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COVERCOMCASTJT-314048"DELIVERING EXCELLENCE"SEFNCOCOMMUNICATIONSOFDATE ISSUED FOR:BY QC
DATE REVISION BY QC SE 192ND ST & 108TH AVE SE
RENTON , WA
314048
DESIGN
6/26/2019 PERMIT HBB
17SHEET INDEX:1- COVER SHEET2- LEGEND SHEET3 - NOTES4 - 7-DESIGNKV15D NEW NODE KV49THIS IS PROPRITORY INFORMATION AND NOT MEANT FOR GENERAL PUBLICATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED SEFNCO COMMUNICATIONSPROJECT VICINITY MAP:COMCASTJERRY STEELE410 VALLEY AVE NW,SUITE-12, BLDG-CPUYALLUP, WA 98390206-391-1763JERRY_STEELE@COMCAST.COMCONTACTSSEFNCOJUSTIN WITHROW4610 TACOMA AVE.SUMNER, WA 98390253-203-9066jwithrow@sefnco.comCOMCASTPATH OF WORKSE 192ND ST & 108TH AVE SE, RENTON, WA1,485'PROJECT DESCRIPTION**ALL FOOTAGES AND MATERIALS ARE ESTIMATED=<OVER-LASH 48CT FIBER ONTO EXISTING AERIAL<END OF DESIGN IN R.O.W.1,485'=TOTAL FTG.** NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL FTG.MFP19003731
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DATE REVISION BY QC SE 192ND ST & 108TH AVE SE
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NOTESCOMCASTFIBER PLACEMENT NOTES:GENERAL NOTES: DISCLAIMER:1.IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY ALL RIGHT OF WAYBEFORE CONSTRUCTION IS TO BEGIN. NO UNDERGROUND INSTALLATION REPRESENTED WITHIN THESE PLAN SHEETS IS PROPOSED OUTSIDE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY.2.THE UNDERGROUND ROUTE DEPICTED IS PRELIMINARY AND WILL/MAY VARY ONCE UTILITIES HAVE BEEN FIELD LOCATED.3.ANCHORING FOR THE AERIAL CONSTRUCTION IS TYPICALLY DETERMINED DURING CONSTRUCTIONAND IS COLLECTED IN THE AS-BUILT PHASE.1.CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCATING ALL UTILITIES 48 HOURS PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITYSEE LOCAL DIRECTORY FOR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER OF LOCAL CALL BEFORE YOU DIG AGENCY.2.CONTRACTOR SHALL RECORD SEQUENCE # OF FIBER CABLE AT EVERY WORK POLE, MANHOLE, FIBER STORAGE LOOPAND TAIL LOCATION. CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE PROJECT MANAGER WITH SEQUENCE NUMBERS AT PROJECTCOMPLETION.3.SLACK LOOP AND SNOWSHOE STORAGE LOCATIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED ON CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, HOWEVER,REEL LENGTHS OF FIVE HUNDRED FEET (500') OR LESS ON LARGE COUNT FIBER OR THREE HUNDRED FEET (300') OR LESSON SMALL COUNT FIBER ARE DIFFICULT TO USE AND SHOULD BE PLACED AS FSL'S, NOT CUT AND RETURNED.4.FIBER OPTIC IDENTIFICATION TAGS SHALL BE PLACED AT EVERY WORK POLE, MANHOLE, FIBER, STORAGE LOOPS, SPLICECASES AND WHERE INDICATED BY PROJECT MANAGER. TAGS NEED TO BE PLACED SO AS TO BE READ FROM THE GROUND.5.CABLE LUBRICATION SHALL BE USED TO REDUCE PULLING TENSION. LUBRICANTS MUST NOT CONTAIN ANY PETROLEUMPRODUCTS.6.A 100 FOOT FIBER COIL MUST REMAIN IN ALL VAULTS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.7.ALL BURIED INFRASTRUCTURE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED WITH WARNING TAPE AND A TRACER WIRE, AT RISER POLES THELOCATE WIRE SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE AT THE BASE OF THE RISER.8.ALL RISERS WILL BE CAPPED AT ALL TIMES.9.ALL FIBER SHALL BE MARKED AS TO DIRECTION IN EACH VAULT. RED-NORTH, GREEN-SOUTH,YELLOW-EAST, ANDBLUE-WEST. DO NOT TAPE FIBER CABLES TOGETHER IN RISER.1. ALL VAULTS / HAND-HOLES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SECURITY LIDS WITH LOCKING BOLTS.2. GROUND RESTORATION/RIGHT-OF-WAY SHALL BE RESTORED TO ORIGINAL OR BETTER CONDITION.3. ALL 90 DEGREE BENDS IN CONDUIT CONSTRUCTION WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 36" RADIUS UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE.4. BURIED FIBER OPTIC WARNING SIGNS SHALL BE PLACED AT EACH SIDE OF ALL ROAD CROSSINGS,AT CULVERTS, DITCHES AND IN A STRAIGHT LINE OF SIGHT SPACING OF APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET.5. DEVIATIONS FROM THE ENGINEERED ROUTE REQUIRES A PROJECT MANAGER AND RIGHT-OF-WAYOWNER OR CARETAKER APPROVAL PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION.6. WHERE PERMITS FROM STATE, COUNTY, CITY, RAILROAD OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AREREQUIRED, ALL WORK PERFORMED WILL COMPLY WITH THESE AGENCIES STANDARDSPECIFICATIONS.7. THE PROJECT MANAGER WILL NOTIFY BUILDING MANAGEMENT WHEN WORK WILL BEGIN ONBUILDING. CONTRACTOR TO COORDINATE ROOM ACCESS AND WORK START AND STOP TIMESWITH BUILDING MANAGEMENT.8. THE PROJECT MANAGER IS TO BE NOTIFIED BY THE CONTRACTOR 24 HOURS PRIOR TOCONSTRUCTION. SEE COMPANY CONTACT LIST FOR CONTACT NAME(s) AND TELEPHONE NUMBER(s).9. THE PROJECT MANAGER WILL RESERVE THE RIGHT TO INSPECT AT ANY TIME THE WORK BEINGPERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR. IF PROJECT MANAGER DETERMINES THAT THE WORK IS NOTBEING PERFORMED TO MINIMUM QUALITY STANDARDS, THEN THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDEREWORK AT HIS OWN COST.10. ANY CHANGE IN PROJECT SCOPE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CONDUIT LENGTH, CONDUITPATH, AERIAL PATH ETC., MUST BE APPROVED BY THE PROJECT MANAGER.11. ALL CORING/CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL CAUSE NOISE AND/OR VIBRATION SHALL BE DONE WITHINALLOWED (9AM-3PM) BUSINESS HOURS.12. ANY AND ALL UNDERGROUND UTILITIES ENCOUNTERED ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THECONTRACTOR TO LOCATE, PROTECT, AND REPAIR, IF DAMAGED.13. ALL FOOTAGES ARE BASED ON FIELD GATHERED MEASUREMENTS, AS SUCH SOME VARIANCESHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. ADJUST AS NEEDED.14. ALL BURIED CONDUIT/CABLE WILL BE PLACED AT 36" MINIMUM COVER. SITE HAS POTENTIAL FORROCK THAT WOULD PREVENT THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE MINIMUM COVER. IN CASES WHERE THEMINIMUM COVER CAN NOT BE ACHIEVED, THE CONDUIT SHALL BE PLACED IN A SCH 40 EMT SLEEVEOR APPROVED EQUIVALENT.15. WATER, SEWER, STORM SEWER AND EASEMENT LOCATIONS ARE BASED OFF OF CITY MAPS,NOT FIELD VERIFIED.16. BORING OF AC PAVING IS REQUIRED AT ALL LOCATIONS AS INDICATED ON PLANS.17. AT NO TIME SHALL CURBS, GUTTERS OR HANDICAP BE DISTURBED.18.DOOR HANGERS ARE TO BE PLACED A MINIMUM OF 72 HOURS PRIOR TO START OF CONSTRUCTION.19. PRIOR TO START OF CONSTRUCTION, CONTRACTOR SHALL PLACE MESSAGE BOARDS STATING LANECLOSURES, AND DELAYS A WEEK IN ADVANCE. LOCATION OF THE MASSAGE BOARD SHALL BECOORDINATED WITH THE CITY INSPECTOR AT THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING.20. LANE CLOSURES CANNOT EXCEED MORE THAN 300 FT. AT A TIME. FOR SAFETY PURPOSES THERESHALL BE ONLY ONE CLOSURE AT A TIME ALONG INTERNATIONAL BLVD. MORE FLAGGERS WILL BENECESSARY TO HELP VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS IN THE WORK ZONES DURING THE LANECLOSURES."DELIVERING EXCELLENCE"SEFNCOCOMMUNICATIONSOFDATE ISSUED FOR:BY QC
DATE REVISION BY QC SE 192ND ST & 108TH AVE SE
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SEFNCO COMMUNICATIONS
4610 TACOMA AVE
SUMNER WA, 98390
8-2-19
To whom it may concern:
City of Renton
1055 South Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
RE: Aerial Variance Request for JT#314048
To whom it may concern,
SEFNCO Communications has been contracted to design and engineer this project on behalf of Comcast
Cablevision. Comcast is applying for a variance request in order to upgrade their existing facilities.
Comcast proposes to overlash approximately 1485’ of 48 ct fiber (~8 poles) along 108th Ave SE.
Comcast is requesting that the City of Renton approve this variance request based on the fact that the
requirements for undergrounding this proposed over-lash will not cause substantial adverse impacts to
other person or entities in the immediate area and will cause undue hardship.
1. Installation of undergrounding facilities will increase the total cost of construction roughly
15-25 times the amount of an aerial over-lash on the existing Comcast strand.
2. Potential damage to underground facilities will be increased.
3. Over-lash will not cause substantial adverse impact to other persons or entities in the
immediate area. Over-lashing the cable will be accomplished in a few days, and the
residents will not notice any impact. Comcast will clean up the over-lashed spans as
necessary and identify and remove any existing dead cables along this route.
4. The variance is necessary to prevent and undue hardship due to the increased construction
costs if forced to install the proposed extension underground.
5. The granting of the variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare because
Comcast does agree to underground the cable system, but they are waiving the obligation
into the future when all other utilities are underground to prevent an undue hardship
against Comcast currently.
Upon the granting of the Variance, Comcast will coordinate construction and traffic control as per your
requirements. Comcast and their contractors want to cooperate at the highest level and agree to
adhere to all provisions and requirements set forth by the City of Renton to insure safe installation and
maintenance of the proposed facilities.
If you have any further questions regarding this project please contact Justin Withrow at 253 455-
1066.Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
MFP19003731
Ashley Kiehn
Permit Supervisor
SEFNCO Communications, Inc.
o 253 999-2271 | e askiehn@sefnco.com
Attachments:
1. Application for ROW permit
2. 11” x 17” Site plan
3. 11” x 17” Design plan
4. Traffic Control Plan
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September 24, 2019
Cody Shackett
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
410 Valley Ave NW
Puyallup, WA 98371
Via Email: owen_shackett@comcast.com
SUBJECT: Request for Undergrounding Exemption (JT#314048, MFP19003731, 18825 108th Ave SE)
Dear Mr. Shackett:
The City of Renton has reviewed your request to grant Comcast an exemption from Renton Municipal
Code (RMC) 4-6-090(C) which states that all new electrical or communication facilities shall be required
to be installed underground, pursuant to the standards of the section of RMC.
Comcast proposes to have SEFNCO Communications overlash approximately 1,155 lineal feet of new 48-
count aerial fiber to existing Puget Sound Energy (PSE) poles beginning at the northwest corner of 108th
Ave SE and SE 192nd Street intersection. The new fiber line will extend north along the west side of 108th
Ave SE and end at an existing pole located on the west side of 108th Ave SE at the north corner of 18825
108th Ave SE.
ANALYSIS: The City has considered the request for an exemption from RMC 4-6-090(D)(1)(h) ii. Ordinance
5720 grants Comcast, the right to install fiber optic cable and related appurtenances under, along, over,
below, through and across the streets, avenues and alleys of City of Renton within the right-of-way of
Renton. Section 3.4 of the franchise ordinance states that if all of the distribution lines all the wireline
service providers, such as telecommunications service providers, as defined in RCW 35.99.010, a utility
service provider or a Cable Operator (collectively “Service Providers”) in any portion of the Franchise Area
are underground, Grantee shall place its Cable System’s distribution cables underground within that area;
provided that such underground locations are actually capable of accommodating Grantee’s cable and
other equipment without technical degradation of the Cable Systems’ signal quality.
The proposal would utilize existing poles with other attached franchisee communication facilities and
overlash to the existing Comcast aerial path. As minimum vertical height clearance of 15’-6” would need
to be provided for, any existing obsolete cable will need to be removed; staff recommends these as
conditions of approval. Therefore, the City is granting an exemption with conditions, per the Comcast
franchise agreement which allows new overhead facilities to be placed overhead provided there are other
similar providers overhead as well.
Comcast Job JT#314048
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September 24, 2019
DECISION: The requested exemption from underground utility installation requirements (RMC4-6-090 (C)
as requested by the applicant is approved with conditions subject to the conditions below as the request
complies with exemption criteria of RMC 4-6-090(D)(1)(h) ii, and the Comcast Franchise Agreement.
Conditions of Approval:
1. Any existing height violations within the Project Reach must be resolved at the time of
construction. New aerial lines within the Project Reach must have a minimum vertical
clearance of 15’-6”.
2. Any abandoned or unused lines within the Project Reach must be removed at the time that
construction is taking place.
3. A traffic control plan must be separately submitted to the City, and no construction may take
place until the City has approved a traffic control plan.
4. The new aerial fiber lines within the Project Reach must be converted to underground
facilities in the future, at Comcast’s cost, when any one of the following events occurs: (1) any
other utilities are undergrounded within the Project Reach, (2) a joint use trench is proposed
by a franchisee within the Project Reach, in which case Comcast shall participate in the joint
use trench installation for the purpose of undergrounding its aerial lines, or (3) a conduit is
made available within the Project Reach that will accommodate the aerial lines. The new
aerial lines must be undergrounded within one year, or approved otherwise by the City of
Renton Community and Economic Development Administrator or designee, from the first
event triggering the requirement to underground the aerial lines.
This decision to approve the exemption with conditions is subject to a fourteen (14) day appeal period
from the date of this letter per RMC 4-8-110. Any appeals of the administrative decision must be filed
with the City Clerk, along with the required appeal fee, by 5:00 pm, October 8, 2019.
Sincerely,
Brianne Bannwarth, PE
Development Engineering Manager
cc: C.E. “Chip” Vincent, CED Administrator
Gregg Zimmerman, PW Administrator
Jennifer Henning, Planning Director
Justin Johnson, Civil Engineer III
Scott Warlick, Engineering Specialist II
Holly Powers, Permit Technician
Franchise Permits
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Conditions for Permit MFP19003731
Engineering
1 Engineering General Conditions
Any abandoned or unused lines within the Project Reach must be removed at the time that construction is taking
place.
2 Engineering General Conditions
Any existing height violations within the Project Reach must be resolved at the time of construction. New aerial
lines within the Project Reach must have a minimum vertical clearance of 15’-6”.
3 Engineering General Conditions
The new aerial fiber lines within the Project Reach must be converted to underground facilities in the future, at
Comcast’s cost, when any one of the following events occurs: (1) any other utilities are undergrounded within the
Project Reach, (2) a joint use trench is proposed by a franchisee within the Project Reach, in which case
Comcast shall participate in the joint use trench installation for the purpose of undergrounding its aerial lines, or
(3) a conduit is made available within the Project Reach that will accommodate the aerial lines. The new aerial
lines must be undergrounded within one year, or approved otherwise by the City of Renton Community and
Economic Development Administrator or designee, from the first event triggering the requirement to underground
the aerial lines.
4 Engineering General Conditions
A traffic control plan must be separately submitted to the City, and no construction may take place until the City
has approved a traffic control plan.
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