Leasing of Government Property for Siting of Telecommunications Facilities Ordinances

• Ellensburg, WA / SU Cellular -- lease of space on city water tower for cellular antenna facility. (48 KB) Executed in 2000.

• Cowlitz County, WA / McDaniel Cellular -- lease of rooftop space on Hall of Justice (courthouse) for cellular antenna facility. (58 KB) Executed in 2002.

• Redmond, WA - Application for Location of Telecommunications Facilities on City Property

• Redmond, WA - Resolution No. 1042 Establishing Fee for Filing a Lease Application for Locating Telecommunications Facilities on City Property

• Redmond, WA - Application Packet for Location of Telecommunications Facilities on City Property

• Redmond, WA - Sprint Water Tower Lease for Installation of Wireless Facility - May 1997 (Sprint Spectrum does not believe that this lease is representative. To view Sprint Spectrum's perspective, see the addendum to the lease.)

• Ritzville, WA - Water Tower Lease Agreement with Verizon Wireless. (1,422 KB) October 2004.

• Seattle, WA Ordinance No. 118737 - passed by the city council 9/29/97, authorizes the use of city real and personal property for the siting of wireless telecommunications facilities. Exhibit A of the ordinance is a model Site Agreement which is quite thorough.

• "Wireless Facilities on Public Property: Issues and Terms," prepared by Robin Stice and Kelly Snyder of Roth-Hill Engineering Partners, Inc., Bellevue, WA., updated April 1997. This brief study includes data showing the compensation paid to Washington cities for locating wireless telecommunications equipment on city property or buildings. Because of the graphs and small lettering, this document is not available electronically. Paper copies are available to Washington city and county officials by request.