5.38.070 Master permit application.
A. To obtain a master permit, the applicant must file an application with the City Clerk.
B. The Council must examine each complete application submitted for review and approval to determine if it complies with the applicable provisions of this chapter. Other departments that have authority over the proposed use or activity may be required to review and approve or disapprove the application based on site-specific criteria, such as that in AMC Chapter 19.68 . The Council may inspect the public right(s)-of-way proposed for use to determine any facts which may aid in determining whether a master permit should be approved.
C. A complete application must include the following information and materials:
1. The identity of the applicant, including all affiliates of the applicant who will be authorized to work in the right-of-way under the agreement;
2. If the applicant is constructing wireless facilities on another service provider’s facilities, a notarized statement that the applicant has permission to use such facilities, or a signed agreement with the service provider to that effect;
3. If the application involves a small wireless facility, preliminary engineering plans showing all dimensions of the wireless facility;
4. A brief description of nonconfidential, nonproprietary utility or wireless telecommunications services that are or will be offered or provided by the applicant over its facilities;
5. A brief description of nonconfidential, nonproprietary transmission medium that will be used to offer or provide such services;
6. An accurate map showing the location of any existing utilities and/or wireless telecommunications facilities in the city that the applicant intends to use or lease;
7. If installation of overhead facilities is proposed, evidence that surplus space is available for locating the facilities on existing utility poles along the proposed route;
8. Preliminary engineering plans, specifications, and maps of the facilities to be located within the public right-of-way, in sufficient detail to identify the location and route of the proposed facilities within the public right-of-way, the location of the applicant’s existing facilities within the right-of-way, if any, and the specific trees, structures, facilities, and/or obstructions, if any, that the applicant proposes to temporarily or permanently remove or relocate;
9. The area or areas of the city the applicant desires to serve and a schedule for building out (offering service to) the entire area encompassed by the master permit;
10. Information to establish that the applicant has obtained all other governmental approvals and permits to construct and operate the facilities, and to offer or provide the services, including, but not limited to, evidence that the applicant has registered with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission;
11. Proof of compliance with the other provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to the indemnity, insurance, and bond requirements;
12. An application fee to be set by the Council in its unified fee schedule which allows the city to recover its actual administrative expenses that are directly related to receiving and approving a permit and license, to inspecting plans and construction, or to the preparation of a detailed statement.
D. Applications for small wireless facilities may be submitted in batches, which may encompass up to five separate applications filed at the same time, each for one or more sites, or a single application covering up to five sites, unless the city agrees to a larger number based upon its capacity to review additional applications.
E. Third-Party Review. The city may require the applicant to submit its materials to a third party for review, as may be reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this chapter, such as an engineer or architect, by way of example only. (Ord. 3039 § 2, 2019)