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October 18, 2016 Community & Economic Development C. E. "Chip" Vincent, Administrator
Brian Nguyen
NRE Permitting Manager
Mobilitie, LLC
2955 Red Hill Ave, Suite 200
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Via email: BNeuyen mobilitie.com
SUBJECT: Application for Conditional Use Permits — Notice of Incomplete
Application (File LUA16-000715 and LUA16-000716)
Dear Mr. Nguyen,
Thank you for providing the affidavit of sign installation for the Conditional Use Permits
Mobilitie is seeking for the two applications that have been submitted to the City
(LUA16-000715 and LUA16-000716). It has come to my attention that an additional
item is needed in order to accept your application and begin formal review. That is, the
owner of the property where the facilities are proposed must sign the Land Use Permit
Master Application Form. Since the City of Renton is the owner of the right-of-way, a
franchise is the normal and customary means by which the City grants permission for
utilities or facilities to be located in the right-of-way.
Previous correspondence (enclosed) from the City to Ben R. Johnson dated March 25,
2016 states that a franchise agreement must be negotiated with the City of Renton
before any work can proceed; and, Mobilitie could pursue the Conditional Use Permit
while negotiating a franchise with the City. In addition, in email correspondence
(enclosed) dated August 4, 2016 between from you to W. Scott Snyder, Jill Ding, and
Alex Tuttle, you acknowledged that "...al1 parties understand that no permits will be
issued prior to finalization of a franchise agreement."
Therefore, in order to have a complete application and proceed with formal acceptance
of the applications for review and to set the date of the public hearing, Mobilitie must
apply for its franchise and submit the required $5,000 franchise fee at your earliest
convenience.
1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057 • rentonwa.gov
Brian Nguyen
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If you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, please contact me via
telephone at 425-430-7286 or email at ihenning@rentonwa.eov. Or, you may contact
Jill Ding, Senior Planner at idin@rentonwa.l;ov.
Sincerely,
Jennifer T. Henning, A1CP
Planning Director
Enc: Letter to Ben R. Johnson, dated March 25, 2016
Email from Brian Nguyen to W, Scott Snyder, dated August 4, 2016
cc: Jill Ding, Senior Planner
Alex Tuttle, Assistant City Attorney
Elana R. Zana, Ogden Murphy Wallace, via email: ezana@omwlaw.com
W. Scott Snyder, Ogden Murphy Wallace, via email: ssn der M omwlaw.com
1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057 • rentonwa.gov
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March 25, 2016
Ben R. Johnson, AICP
Mobilitie, LLC
2220 University Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
via email: Ben.Johnson@itbutility.com
SUBJECT: Mobilitie Franchise Utility Permit Application for New Poles
(9WAB000008 and 9WAB000564)
Dear Mr. Johnson:
The City of Renton has reviewed your request on behalf of Mobilitie in order to install
new wood utility poles in the City of Renton's Right -of -Way (ROW) to support
communication equipment for technical functionality. The Master Use/Franchise Utility
Permit Application was received by City of Renton on February 8, 2016. The application
requests that Mobilitie be permitted to install four new wood poles as follows:
• 9WAB000008 (SE90XS012) — near 40143`d Street
• 9WAB000553 (SE90XS190) -- near 4100 East Valley Road
• 9WAB000560 (SE90XS197) —near 7211 S 135th Street (2101 SW Sunset Blvd)
a 9WAB000564 (SE90XS201) — near 3933 NE 4th Street.
Subsequently, you communicated with our staff member (Holly Powers) that you
wished to withdraw two of the permits 9WAB000553 (SE90XS190) — near 4100 East
Valley Road, and 9WA6000560 (SE90XS197) — near 7211 S 135th Street (2101 SW Sunset
Blvd). Therefore, we understand that your current request is to install a new wood
utifity pole that is 46 feet in height for 9WAB000008 (SE90XS012) — near 40143`d Street
(generally Talbot Road South and Carr Road), and another new wood utility pole that is
60 feet in height for 9WAB000564 (SE90XS201) — near 3922 NE 4th Street.
Your letter states that Mobilitie should be exempt from zoning, conditional use permit,
and special permits due to its Washington Utility Pole Authority certificated status, and
the Mobilitie should be treated equally as other utility companies, such as electric, cable
and landline telephone companies.
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From: Brian Nguyen [ r iilto:B� c�t�m+�lailiFie. _m�
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 9:32 AM
To: W. Scott Snyder; Jill Ding; 'Alex Tuttle'
Cc: Amanda Fitch; Ben Rhodes Johnson; Alyssa Putzier; Daniel P. Kenny; Elana R. Zana
Subject: RE: Check Fee Amount Confirmation, Renton (Mobilitie Data Transport Utilities)
Mr. Snyder,
Thank you for the email. We certainly respect and understand your need to confer and counsel your
client.
As a point of information, the meeting that I have scheduled with Ms. Ding is an application submittal
meeting.
Our understanding of the purpose of this meeting is to confirm that our conditional use land -use permit
applications are complete and include all of the submittal materials, explicitly published and outlined, as
well as those specifically discussed at our pre -application meeting, in order for the city to accept our
applications.
Staff has indicated that permit review can proceed concurrently with the agreement process, and all
parties understand that no permits will be issued prior to finalization of a franchise agreement.
Certainly, if these two processes run concurrently, all parties are benefited by the efficient use of time
and resources.
Please advise us on the City's determination regarding the permitting process after conferring with your
clients at your very earliest convenience.
Until then, we will cancel our currently scheduled permit application meeting set for today at 1PM.
Thank you and very best regards,
Brian Nguyen I NRE Permitting Manager
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