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DenisLawMayorI®!Community&EconomicDevelopmentC.E.“Chip”Vincent,AdministratorJanuary5,2018RhondaResnikComcast410ValleyAveNWPuyallup,WA98371ViaEmail:rhondaresnikcomcast.comSUBJECT:RequestforUndergroundingExemption(JT#184666,MFP1700541O)DearMs.Resnik:TheCityofRentonhasreviewedyourrequesttograntComcastanexemptionfromRentonMunicipalCode(RMC)4-6-090(C)whichstatesthatallnewelectricalorcommunicationfacilitiesshallberequiredtobeinstalledunderground,pursuanttothestandardsofthesectionofRMC.ComcastproposestohaveSEFNCOoverlashapproximately1,300linealfeetof36-countCOAXaerialfibertoexistingPugetSoundEnergy(PSE)polesbeginningatthesoutheastcornerofNE3tdPlaceandJerichoAveSE,thengoingsouthalongJerichoAveSEwithapproximately520linealfeetinconduit,andtheremainingfiberinstalledoverheadonexistingPSEpoles.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;staffrecommendstheseasconditionsofapproval.Therefore,theCityisgrantinganexemptionwithconditions,perRMC4-6-090(D)(lflg)iandiiwhichallowsforextensionsofexistingoverheadcommunicationfacilitieswhentherearecontinuingrequirementsforpolesanditisnot1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WAg8057-rentonwa.gov ComcastJobJT#184666Page2of2January5,2018likelythattherewillbeundergroundingintheforeseeablefuture;and,whenthereareexistingoverheadelectricalorcommunicationfacilitiesthatwillnotberemovedandthefacilitiesthatwouldhavebeenrequiredtoberemovedareparalleltothefacilitiesthatwiflnotberemoved.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,January19,2018.Sincerely,Ow*óth’fJenniferT.Henning,AICPPlanningDirectorcc:CE.“chip”vincent,CEDAdministratorGreggZimmerman,wAdministratorBrianneBannwarth,DevelopmentEngineeringManagerJustinJohnson,civilEngineerIIScottwarlick,EngineeringspecialistIIHollyPowers,DevelopmentServicesRepresentativePatMiller,constructionInspectionSupervisorJoshBlakeslee,SEFNcO,lblakesleeasefnco.comStefaniaSpencer,SEFNcO,sspencer(&’sefnco.comFranchisePermits1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057rentonwa.gov