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1660 Park Lane
Burlington, WA 98233
360-766-5561
LIC#: POTELI#34404
September 3, 2021
Clark H. Close
Senior Planner - City of Renton
1055 S. Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
425-430-7289
RE: Temporary Noise Exemption Request – City of Renton Permit MFP20004611
Dear Mr. Close,
Potelco, Inc. on behalf of PUGET SOUND ENERGY is requesting a temporary noise variance for
one night (September 14th) near the business of IDAX Data Solutions located at 1305 N 30th St in the City
of Renton. PSE/Potelco is requesting a Noise Variance (RMC 4-9-250) from the City of Renton. This will
allow a Potelco construction crew to work one night within the jurisdiction of the City of Renton during
the evening of September 14, 2021.
Project Description:
This project is located within the City of Renton starting near 903 N 36th St and moving South on
Park Ave N towards the intersection of N 30th St and Park Ave N and ending near 2417 Jones Ave NE.
Along this route, the crew will be replacing seven (7) distribution poles, raising street lights and other
secondary work.
For the intersection of N 30th St and Park Ave N, (P09 – 319229-166233), this pole is scheduled
to be replaced during the evening hours (2100 – 0500) of September 14th. This pole provides electricity
to four (4) businesses. When this project started to get planned, about a month ago (Aug. 2nd ), the
Project Manager (Jose Cosme) talked to each businesses owner and informed them of an upcoming
project and power outage. Businesses agreed to a Tuesday night power outage as this was a non-busy
night for each of the businesses. On September 1st, the PM visited each site again to inform them of the
set date for the outage and provided them a flyer as a reminder to prepare for no power. The few
residents that reside near the construction site will be notified via email and flyer notification informing
them that there will be night work near their residence and the noise that will originate from the work.
No resident will lose their power during this work. They will be notified of the noise for the one (1) night.
During construction of this project there will be no major impacts to any trees along the ROW
besides some simple tree trimming to allow the Potelco crew to work safely.
Traffic Limitations:
The Potelco crew will follow the traffic control plan that was approved by the City of Renton.
While this work will be done during the night hours, traffic impact in this neighborhood will be minimal
due to the partial lane closure.
Construction Schedule:
This project has been scheduled to begin on the September 7th and end September 17th. The
crew will work primarily during the day to replace the poles as noted in the Site Design. The distribution
transfer will also happen during the day except for P09 (319229-166233) as this pole serves four
individual businesses that cannot take a power outage during the daytime normal business hours. This
work has to be done during the night hours and the selected night for this work is the night of
September 14th. This work has to be performed on a Tuesday night per the request of the affected
businesses. I will work with the general foreman and the crew to set pole during the day and transfer
the equipment at night on the selected night.
Hours of Operation:
1. Traffic Control Setup (2100 – 0500)
2. Potelco Crew onsite (2100 – 0500)
Anticipated Night Work and Construction Equipment Onsite:
1. Construction equipment to be used for this project includes, but may not be limited to 1 ton
truck, 1 ton flat bed, 48-52 ft. bucket truck and miscellaneous hand tools.
Proposed Nighttime Noise Mitigation:
Potelco crew will adhere to the following noise reduction measures:
1. Truck tailgate banging is prohibited. All truck tailgates shall be secured to prevent excessive
noise from banging.
2. A copy of noise variance shall be kept on the project site at all times.
3. The PUGET SOUND ENERGY Customer Outage Coordinators will notify all residents and
commercial business of nighttime work activities at least 10 calendar days in advance of the
proposed nighttime construction work.
The Potelco Project Manager overseeing this project is:
Jose Cosme
Puyallup/Sumner Service Center
1216 140th Ave Ct E
Sumner, WA 98390
Email: jose.cosme@pse.com
Cell: 253-294-5875
Thank you for your time and attention to this request. If you have any questions please feel free to
reach out to me at any time.
Sincerely,
Jose Cosme
Project Manager
Potelco, Inc.
Mailstop: PSA-SVC
253-294-5875