HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Renton's ReconsiderationDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY � ei��O�
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: November 21, 2018 CITY OF RENTON
TO: Hearing Examiner NOV 212018
FROM: Alex Morganroth, Associate Planner RECEIVED
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
SUBJECT: Request for Reconsideration of Decision on Appeal of
LUA18-000405, Bryant Motors Cell -on -Wheels TUP
The City of Renton is requesting a reconsideration of the November 8th, 2018 decision
on the appeal of the Temporary Use Permit (TUP) denial. Specifically, the City requests
that the Hearing Examiner require the applicant to utilize an alternate location for the
cell -on -wheels (COW) on a different site in the downtown area.
The original denial of the TUP application did not prevent Verizon from filling gaps in its
coverage, and the applicant's statements to that effect were not supported by any
evidence. The original TUP denial decision did not result in a blanket denial of all TUP's,
but rather a targeted denial that ended a use on a particular site that was objected to by
nearby residents, was not properly screened per the original TUP's conditions, and was
intended to be installed for only approximately eight months per the applicant's initial
application. The COW has now been located on the site and has impacted the nearby
residents for double the original period — approximately a year and 4 months. In
addition to a more equitable distribution of the impacts that would result from the
utilization of a different site in the downtown area, the applicant would be able to
continue to provide the capacity and coverage of the network in the area while meeting
the intent of temporary use permits which is to allow for uses typically not allowed in a
zone due to incompatibility or significant impacts to operate for a short period of time.
Alternatively, if the request to require the applicant to locate the COW at an alternative
location is not granted, the City requests that the Hearing Examiner amend the
additional condition requiring the applicant to post a bond for the landscape screening.
The condition added by the Hearing Examiner did not include a deadline for Verizon to
post the subject bond, causing compliance uncertainty for both the City and Verizon. In
order to ensure a timely posting of the bond, the City requests a deadline of December
31, 2018 be added to the condition.