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Underground Exemption Decision Letter
DenisLawMayorCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentC.E.“Chip’Vincent,AdministratorJanuary23,2018PugetSoundEnergyattn:SierraVegaProjectManager6905S116thAveSEKent,WA98032Viaemail:sierra.vega@pse.comSUBJECt:RequesttoReplacePSEPale,Project#186047382,MFP17004833,19030116thAveSEDearMs.Vega:TheCityofRentonhasreviewedyourrequestinordertopermitPotelcotoreplaceone40-foothighutilitypole(P01)witha45-foothighpoleinordertohaveanewerandmorereliableanchorandpole.Therequestedworkwouldbearebuildofexistingoverheadelectricalfacilities.TherequestrequiresanexemptionfromRentonMunicipalCode(RMC)Section4-6-090.ANALYSIS:TheCityhasconsideredtherequestforanexemptionfromRMC4-6-090(D)(1)(g)iandii.Ordinance5834grantsPugetSoundEnergy,therighttoconstruct,operate,set,erect,support,attach,connect,maintain,repair,replace,enlargeandusefacilitiesforpurposesoftransmission,distributionandsaleofelectricalenergyandgas,in,upon,over,under,along,acrossandthroughthefranchisearea.Thereplacementoftheexisting40-foothighutilitypolewithatallerpole(45-foot)isproposedinordertoraisepowerlinesandprovideanewer,morereliablepole.Therefore,theCityisgrantinganexemptionwithconditions,perRMC4-6-090(D)(1)(g)iandwhichallowsforextensionsofexistingoverheadelectricalandcommunicationfacilitieswhentherearecontinuingrequirementsforpolesanditisnotlikelythattherewillbeundergroundingintheforeseeablefuture;and,whenthereareexistingoverheadelectricalorcommunicationfacilitiesthatwillnotberemovedandthefacilitiesthatwouldhavebeenrequiredtoberemovedareparalleltothefacilitiesthatwillnotberemoved.1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057•rentonwa.gov SierraVegaPage2of2January23,2018DECISION:Therequestedexemptionfromundergroundutilityinstallationrequirements(RMC4-6-090(C)asrequestedbytheapplicantisapprovedsubjecttotheconditionbelowastherequestcomplieswithexemptioncriteriaofRMC4-6-090(D)(1)(g)iandii.ConditionofApproval:1.Thetrafficcontrolplanrequiresseparateapproval.2.Facilitieswillberequiredtobeinstalledundergroundinthefuturewhenotherutilitiesareundergrounded.Thisdecisiontogranttheexemptionwithconditionsissubjecttoafourteen(14)dayappealperiodfromthedateofthisletterperRMC4-8-110.AnyappealsoftheadministrativedecisionmustbefiledwiththeCityClerk,alongwiththerequiredappealfee,by5:00pm,February6,2018.Aright-of-wayusepermitandapprovalofthetrafficcontrolplanarestillneededfromtheCity.PleasecoordinatewithHollyPowers.Shecanbereachedviaemailathpowersrentonwa.govorviaphoneat:425-430-7266.Sincerely,—JenniferT.Henning,AICPPlanningDirectorcc:ChipVincent,DAdministratorGreggZimmerman,wAdministratorcraigBurnell,BuildingOfficialBrianneBannwarth,DevelopmentEngineeringManagerJustinJohnson,EngineeringSpecialistVanessaDolbee,currentPlanningManagerAmandaAskren,PlanningandTechnicalServicesManagerHollyPowers,DevelopmentServicesRepresentativeScottwarlick,EngineeringSpecialistPatMiller,ConstructionInspectionsupervisorAnishKumarviaemail:Brsh.kuma’os.ccr.1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gov