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C_Underground Exemption Approval Letter
Denist.awMayorCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentC-E.“Chip”Vincent,AdministratorOctober3,2017KenPontelandolfoComcast410ValleyAveNWPuyallup,WA98371ViaEmail:kenpontelandolfocable.comcast.comSUBJECT:RequestforUndergroundingExemption(JT#246823,435MainAveS.WIAA,MFP17004190)DearMr.Pontelandolfo:TheCityofRentonhasreviewedyourrequesttograntComcastanexemptionfromRentonMunicipalCode(RMC)4-6-090(C)whichstatesthatallnewelectricalorcommunicationfacilitiesshallberequiredtobeinstalledunderground,pursuanttothestandardsofthesectionofRMC.ComcastproposestohaveCannonConstructionoverlashapproximately600linealfeetof96-countCOAXaerialfibertoexistingPugetSoundEnergy(PSE)polesbeginningat438WilliamsAve5,easttothecornerofMainAveSand55Street,andfrom501WellsAveSnorthto431WellsAve5,northto425WellsAve5,thenapproximately88feetof36-countCOAXaerialfibercrossingWellsAveStotheWIAAbuildingat435MainAve5.TheexistingaerialpathonthenorthsideofS5thStreetandtheeastsideofWellsAveSwouldbeusedforthenewfiber.ANALYSIS:TheCityhasconsideredtherequestforanexemptionfromRMC4-6-090(D)(1)(g)iandii.Ordinance5720grantsComcast,therighttoinstallfiberopticcableandrelatedappurtenancesunder,along,over,below,throughandacrossthestreets,avenuesandalleysofCityofRentonwithintheright-of-wayofRenton.Section3.4ofthefranchiseordinancestatesthatifallofthedistributionlinesallthewirelineserviceproviders,suchastelecommunicationsserviceproviders,asdefinedinRCW35.99.010,autilityserviceprovideroraCableOperator(collectively“ServiceProviders”)inanyportionoftheFranchiseAreaareunderground,GranteeshallplaceitsCableSystem’sdistributioncablesundergroundwithinthatarea;providedthatsuchundergroundlocationsareactuallycapableofaccommodatingGrantee’scableandotherequipmentwithouttechnicaldegradationoftheCableSystems’signalquality.TheproposalwouldutilizeexistingpolesandattachtotheexistingComcastaerialpath.Asminimumverticalheightclearanceof15’-6”wouldneedtobeprovidedfor,andexistingobsoletecablewouldneedtoberemoved;staffrecommendstheseas1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057-rentonwa.gov ComcastJobJT#246823Page2of2October3,2017conditionsofapproval.Therefore,theCityisgrantinganexemptionwithconditions,perRMC4-6-090(D)(1)(g)iandiiwhichallowsforextensionsofexistingoverheadcommunicationfacilitieswhentherearecontinuingrequirementsforpolesanditisnotlikelythattherewillbeundergroundingintheforeseeablefuture;and,whenthereareexistingoverheadelectricalorcommunicationfacilitiesthatwillnotberemovedandthefacilitiesthatwouldhavebeenrequiredtoberemovedareparalleltothefacilitiesthatwillnotberemoved.DECISION:Therequestedexemptionfromundergroundutilityinstallationrequirements(RMC4-6-090(C)asrequestedbytheapplicantisapprovedsubjecttotheconditionsbelowastherequestcomplieswithexemptioncriteriaofRMC4-6-090(D)(1)(g)iandii.ConditionsofApproval:1.Anyexistingheightviolationswouldneedtoberesolvedatthetimeofconstruction.Newaerialfibermusthaveaminimumverticalclearanceof15’-6”.2.Anyabandonedorunusedcablewouldneedtoberemovedatthetimethatconstructionistakingplace.3.Thetrafficcontrolplanrequiresseparateapproval.4.Theaerialfiberwillberequiredtobeinstalledundergroundinthefuturewhenotherutilitiesareundergrounded.Thisdecisiontogranttheexemptionwithconditionsissubjecttoafourteen(14)dayappealperiodfromthedateofthisletterperRMC4-8-110.AnyappealsoftheadministrativedecisionmustbefiledwiththeCityClerk,alongwiththerequiredappealfee,by5:00pm,Oct.17,2017.Sincerely,JenniferT.Henning,AICPPlanningDirectorcc:CE.“Chip’Vincent,CEDAdministratorGreggZimmerman,PWAdministratorBrianneBannwarth,DevelopmentEngineeringManagerJustinJohnson,CivilEngineerIIScottWarlick,EngineeringspecialistIIHollyPowers,DevelopmentServicesRepresentativePatMiller,ConstructionInspectionSupervisorDannycooley,Comcastdannycooley(ökomcast.netPatGottbreht,CannonConstruction,pgottbreht@cannonconstructioninc.com1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057rentonwa.gov