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Decision Letter, November 17, 2017
DenisLawMayorCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentC.E.“Chip”VincentAdministratorNovember17,2017Ground-Printattn:JeffSmith9515WillowsRoadNWRedmond,WA98052Viaemail:turnkevtelecom@gmail.comSUBJECT:RequestforExemptionfromUndergroundingRequirements,1600LongacresDrSW,MRP17004851DearMr.Smith:TheCityofRentonhasreviewedyourrequestinordertopermitPugetSoundEnergyandtheirsubcontractortoconstructaerialfiberopticcablealongLongacresDrSWandSWGradyWayinordertoprovidesystemreliabilityandmonitorsubstationswithintheirservicearea.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.Theproposalwouldutilizeexistingpolesandattachtotheexistingaerialpath.Aminimumverticalheightclearanceof15’-6”wouldneedtobeprovidedfor;therefore,staffrecommendsthisasaconditionofapproval.Therefore,theCityisgrantinganexemptionwithconditions,perRMC4-6-090(D)(1)(g)iandiiwhichallowsforextensionsofexistingoverheadcommunicationfacilitieswhentherearecontinuingrequirementsforpolesanditisnotlikelythattherewillbeundergroundingintheforeseeablefuture;and,whenthereareexistingoverheadelectricalorcommunicationfacilitiesthatwillnotberemovedandthefacilitiesthatwouldhavebeenrequiredtoberemovedareparalleltothefacilitiesthatwillnotberemoved.1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057rentonwa.gov JeffSmithPage2of2November17,2017Therefore,staffrecommendsthattheCitygrantanexemptionwithconditions,perRMC4-6-090(D)(1)(g)iandiiwhichallowsforextensionsofexistingoverheadelectricalandcommunicationfacilitieswhentherearecontinuingrequirementsforpolesanditisnotlikelythattherewillbeundergroundingintheforeseeablefuture;and,whenthereareexistingoverheadelectricalorcommunicationfacilitiesthatwillnotberemovedandthefacilitiesthatwouldhavebeenrequiredtoberemovedareparalleltothefacilitiesthatwillnotberemoved.DECISION:Therequestedexemptionfromundergroundutilityinstallationrequirements(RMC4-6-090(C)asrequestedbytheapplicantisapprovedsubjecttotheconditionsbelowastherequestcomplieswithexemptioncriteriaofRMC4-6-090(D)(1)(g)iandH.ConditionsofApproval:1.Thetrafficcontrolplanrequiresseparateapproval.2.Aeriallineswillberequiredtobeinstalledundergroundinthefuturewhenotherutilitiesareundergrounded.Thisdecisiontogranttheexemptionwithconditionsissubjecttoafourteen(14)dayappealperiodfromthedateofthisletterperRMC4-8-110.AnyappealsoftheadministrativedecisionmustbefiledwiththeCityClerk,alongwiththerequiredappealfee,by5:00pm,December1,2017.PleasecoordinatewithHollyPowers.Shecanbereachedviaemailathpowers@rentonwa.govorviaphoneat:425-430-7266.Sincerely,%14.JenniferT.Henning,AICPPlanningDirectorcc:chipvincent,cEDAdministratorGreggZimmerman,PWAdministratorcraigBurnell,BuildingOfficialBrianneBannwarth,DevelopmentEngineeringManagerJustinJohnson,EngineeringSpecialistVanessaDolbee,currentPlanningManagerAmandaAskren,PlanningandTechnicalServicesManagerHollyPowers,DevelopmentservicesRepresentativeScottWarlick,EngineeringspecialistPatMiller,constructionInspectionsupervisor1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057rentonwa.gov