SB 5110, sponsored by Sen. Doug Erickson (R–Ferndale), would limit local government authority when siting telecommunications infrastructure. Components of this legislation include:

• Requiring local governments, including cities, to accept one consolidated application for small cell sites and one consolidated application for land use permits within a jurisdiction.
• Requiring a city to act upon a completed application for a master permit from 120 days to 60 days.
• Bars cities from placing or extending a moratorium on the acceptance and processing of applications for any facilities for personal wireless services.

AWC opposes this bill.

Dates to remember

SB 5110 is scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Environment, Energy, & Technology Committee on January 21 at 10:30 am.