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Decision Letter Overhead Exemption
DenisLawMayorCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentC.E.“Chip”Vincent,AdministratorApril2,2018StephanieSpencerSEFNCOCommunications4610TacomaAvenueSumner,WA98390ViaEmail:sspencer@sefnco.comSUBJECT:RequestforUndergroundingExemptionfJT#217256,MFP17005092,4033NESunsetBlvd)DearMs.Spencer:TheCityofRentonhasreviewedyourrequesttograntComcastanexemptionfromRentonMunicipalCode(RMC)4-6-090(C)whichstatesthatallnewelectricalorcommunicationfacilitiesshallberequiredtobeinstalledunderground,pursuanttothestandardsofthesectionofRMC.ComcastproposestohaveSEFNCOCommunicationsoverlashapproximately5,000linealfeetof144-countaerialfibertoexistingPugetSoundEnergy(PSE)polesbeginningonthewestsideofUnionAvenueNEat1415UnionAvenueNE,then1,964feetnorthtoNE2;stStreet(SE104thStreet),west1,624feetalongthenorthsideofNE21stStreet,andnorth1,154feetalongwestsideof126thAvenueSEendingat10009;26thAvenueSE.ANALYSIS:TheCityhasconsideredtherequestforanexemptionfromRMC4-6-090(D)(1)fg)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;staffrecommendstheseasconditions1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gov ComcastJobJT#217256Page2of2April2,2018ofapproval.Therefore,theCityisgrantinganexemptionwithconditions,perRMC4-6-090fD)(1)(g)iandiiwhichallowsforextensionsofexistingoverheadcommunicationfacilitieswhentherearecontinuingrequirementsforpolesanditisnotlikelythattherewillbeundergroundingintheforeseeablefuture;and,whenthereareexistingoverheadelectricalorcommunicationfacilitiesthatwillnotberemovedandthefacilitiesthatwouldhavebeenrequiredtoberemovedareparalleltothefacilitiesthatwillnotberemoved.DECISION:TherequestedexemptionfromundergroundutilityinstallationrequirementsfRMC4-6-090(C)asrequestedbytheapplicantisapprovedwithconditionssubjecttotheconditionsbelowastherequestcomplieswithexemptioncriteriaofRMC4-6-090(D)(1)(g)iandii.ConditionsofApproval:1.Anyexistingheightviolationswouldneedtoberesolvedatthetimeofconstruction.Newaerialfibermusthaveaminimumverticalclearanceof15’-6”.2.Anyabandonedorunusedcablewouldneedtoberemovedatthetimethatconstructionistakingplace.3.Thetrafficcontrolplanrequiresseparateapproval.4.Theaerialfiberwillberequiredtobeinstalledundergroundinthefuturewhenotherutilitiesareundergrounded.Thisdecisiontogranttheexemptionwithconditionsissubjecttoafourteen(14)dayappealperiodfromthedateofthisletterperRMC4-8-110.AnyappealsoftheadministrativedecisionmustbefiledwiththeCityClerk,alongwiththerequiredappealfee,by5:00pm,April16,2018.Sincerely,JenniferT.Henning,AICPPlanningDirectorcc:CE.“Chip”Vincent,CEDAdministratorGreggZimmerman,PWAdministratorBrianneBannwarth,DevelopmentEngineeringManagerJustinJohnson,CivilEngineerIIScottWarlick,EngineeringSpecialistIIHollyPowers,DevelopmentServicesRepresentativePatMiller,ConstructionInspectionSupervisorDannyCooley,Comcastdannycooley@comcast.netFranchisePermits1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057rentonwa.gov