Hearing Examiner Wednesday, April 16, 2025 10:00 AM Remote Public Hearing

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The scheduled hearing will be held using remote meeting technology. Please either log in or call-in a few minutes prior to the start of the meeting to participate. Written comments may still be submitted prior to the hearing by emailing Jonathan Kesler, AICP, Planning Manager, at jkesler@medina-wa.gov comments are given the same weight as public testimony.

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NOTE: The Hearing Examiner has the discretion to limit testimony to relevant non-repetitive comments and to set time limits in order to ensure an equal opportunity is available for people to testify.

PRE-DECISION HEARING:

File No.: P-24-034 Non-Administrative Special Use; P-24-035 Non-Administrative Variance; P-24-036 SEPA Threshold Determination

Property Owner: Bellevue School District, #405

Representative: Chris DeVoist, Technology Associates, EC Inc., representing Applicants

Applicant or Agent: VB BTS II, LLC (Vertical Bridge) and T-Mobile West LLC (T-Mobile), collectively Applicants

Proposal: Request for SEPA Threshold Determination (P-24-036) in conjunction with a Non-Administrative Special Use to allow modification of an existing wireless facility with a pole replacement (P-24-034). The Applicant also seeks a Non-Administrative Variance (P-24-035) to the 35-foot height limitation to remove the originally approved 65’ tall stealth canister pole and replace it with a new 70’ tall “monopine” faux tree pole.

Location: 7800 NE 28th St., Medina, WA 98039; Parcel # 242504-9104 

Descript./Tax Lot: GPS Coordinates: 47.636558, -122.238294; Tax Parcel # 242504-9104

Prepared by: Dawn Reitan, Asst. City Attorney and Jonathan G. Kessler, AICP, Planning Manager for the City of Medina