Drafter
Clerk 09/22/2014
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to fees and other charges for processing real estate services section right-of-way use agreements that authorize use of King County property for wireless telecommunications facilities; and amending Ordinance 17515, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.675.060, Ordinance 13734, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 14.45.020 and Ordinance 13734, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 14.45.080.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. A. Section 2 of this ordinance proposes changes to the annual use payment currently charged for right-of-way use agreements by eliminating multiple charge categories, clarifying wireless communication facility antenna support structures, establishing a new base annual use payment amount and revising the escalation rate.
B. These fees are established and assessed pursuant to K.C.C. 2.99.030.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 17515, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.675.060 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The annual use payment for continuing use of the county rights-of-way ((as follows)) for wireless communications facilities shall be ten thousand dollars.
Type of Equipment/Facility within the right-of-way Use Payment
Separate support structure (such as a monopole or lattice)
used solely for wireless antenna, with antenna/receiver
transmitter and/or equipment cabinet $((5,000))
Antenna/receiver transmitter (on an existing or replacement
pole) and/or equipment cabinet $((3,000))
((Antenna/receiver transmitter (on an existing or replacement
pole) or equipment cabinet, but not both $2,000
B. For the purpose of this section, "replacement pole" means a new utility pole replacing an existing utility pole in the county right-of-way with no increase in the total number of utility poles in the right-of-way. Replacement poles provide extra capacity to support attached wireless telecommuni...
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