Title
Recommendation to City Council re: Wireless Communications Facility Regulations
Recommended Action
Consider the public hearing testimony, public comments and staff recommendation and formulate a recommendation to the City Council on the draft code amendments related to Wireless Communication facilities ordinances.
Report
Issue:
AT&T proposed amendments to Olympia's Antennas and Wireless Communications Facilities ordinance that would allow as permitted uses concealed wireless facilities on any publically owned property (includes schools, parks and others including within Historic Districts); and other amendments for consistency with recent changes to Federal and State law [Section 6409 of the federal Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; RCW 43.21C.0384 regarding State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) exemptions].
Staff worked with the AT&T, the Heritage Commission and Coalition of Neighborhood Subcommittees and prepared a more comprehensive amendment proposal that was the subject of a September 8, 2014 Olympia Planning Commission public hearing. The Commission left the public record open to midnight Monday, September 15, 2014 and agreed that Commission questions would be provided to staff. The staff report is finalized at noon on September 15, 2014 for issuance to the Commission. At the time of this report, no additional public comment or Commissioner questions have been received by staff.
Staff Contact:
Steve Friddle, Principal Planner, 360.753.8591
Presenter(s):
Steve Friddle, Principal Planner
Chris Bacha, Kenyon Disend PLLC
Background and Analysis:
On April 21, 2014, the Commission received a briefing on AT&T's proposed amendments to Olympia's WCF ordinance (staff report file No. 14-0395) then conducted a public hearing on revised proposed amendments to the WCF ordinance on September 8, 2014.
The City has also contracted for expert legal consultant assistance, worked with AT&T, meet with the Heritage ...
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