Title
Public Hearing on Master Use Permit for Ezee Fiber
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Hold a public hearing regarding Ezee Fiber's request for a Master Use Permit. After hearing public testimony, close the public hearing and direct staff to return to Council with a proposed ordinance granting a Master Use Permit to Ezee Fiber.
Report
Issue:
Whether to hold a public hearing on Ezee Fiber's request for a Master Use Permit.
Staff Contact:
Jeff Johnstone, P.E., City Engineer, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8290
Presenter(s):
Jeff Johnstone, P.E., City Engineer
Background and Analysis:
Ezee Fiber submitted a request to obtain a Master Use Permit from the City to provide communication and telecommunication services within the City. Per their application, Ezee Fiber is a rapidly growing Houston-based fiber telecommunications company that provides affordable and reliable internet service to residential, business, and government customers through its fiber optic network. Their services will include telecommunications, private lines, and internet access.
Ezee Fiber is requesting that the franchise area encompass the entire City. They intend to construct their own entirely underground infrastructure and not rely on existing facilities of other providers for their system.
City staff have determined that Ezee Fiber has the technical ability, and general qualifications outlined in Chapter 11.06 of the Olympia Municipal Code (OMC) necessary to provide telecommunication services meeting the requirements of a Master Use Permit. Per OMC 11.06, a public hearing is necessary before a decision is made whether to proceed with issuing a Master Use Permit or not.
Climate Analysis:
The focus of a Climate Framework Analysis for this Master Use Permit was on the construction of the necessary infrastructure associated with the services Ezee Fiber is proposing. Construction would be a combination o...
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