City Of University Place Public Hearing - Telecommunication Amendments

Press release from the City of University Place:

March 18, 2021

Public Notice: The City of University Place Planning Commission will conduct a virtual public hearing on April 7, 2021 beginning at 7:00 p.m. to consider proposed amendments to UPMC Title 23 Telecommunications to add two new chapters regulating Small Cell Distributed Antenna Systems and Eligible Facility Requests, respectively. These amendments are in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s Report and Order “Acceleration of Broadband Deployment, Expanding the Reach and Reducing the Cost of Broadband Deployment by Improving Policies Regarding Public Rights of Way and Wireless Facilities Siting and the Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (“Spectrum Act”).

Proposed amendments are posted on the City’s webpage at www.cityofup.com. Please direct any questions, comments or requests for hard copies of the proposed amendments to David Swindale, Planning and Development Services Director, at (253) 460-2519, or DSwindale@CityofUP.com.

The University Place Planning Commission will REMOTELY hold its scheduled meetings to ensure essential city functions continue. However, to ensure compliance with Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 20-25.12 Healthy Washington – Roadmap to Recovery issued on January 11, 2021 and Proclamation 20-28.15 – Open Public Meetings Act, there will currently be no in-person attendance by members of the public.

Members of the public can virtually attend by dialing 1-509-342-7253 United States, Spokane (Toll), Conference ID: 847 273 403#.

This press release was produced by the City of University Place. The views expressed here are the author’s own.