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NOTICE OF POTENTIAL ASSESSMENT
FOR CITY OF RENTON LATECOMER AGREEMENT
SUNSET LANE NE IMPROVEMENTS
(Preliminary Notice)
Mailed: March 29, 2016
Reference No: Parcel # 2
RENTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
2900 N.E. 10th St
Renton, WA 98056
Estimated Water Assessment: 215 front footage at $66,445
Estimated Sewer Assessment: 124 front footage at $31,961
Estimated Transportation Assessment: 124 front footage at $249,473
Estimated Total Assessment: $347,879
King County Account Number: TO BE DETERMINED
Legal Description: PARCEL 4 OF CITY OF RENTON SUNSET LANE LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT
State Law (RCW 35.72 and 35.91) and Renton Municipal Code (RMC 9-5, and 9-16) authorize the
City from time to time to finance required street and utility improvements that benefit abutting
properties and receive reimbursement from such properties when they redevelop to a higher
and better use enabled by such. City Ordinance 5783 requires the construction of water
facilities, sewer facilities, storm water facilities, and street improvements including sidewalk and
street lighting, as a condition of further development in the Sunset Revitalization area. Future
users who did not contribute to the original cost of such facility(ies) who subsequently tap onto
or benefit from said facility(ies) are subject to a fair pro-rata share of the cost of the construction
of said facility(ies). Costs will become payable by the future user(s) upon issuance of a City
permit authorizing the future user(s) to construct improvements that would allow the user’s
property to derive benefit from these facilities.
This notice to inform you, that under the above referenced law, the Public Works Department of
the City of Renton has filed a request with the Renton City Council, to recover a portion of the
City’s costs associated with the following project and that the cost recovery may likely affect your
property.
Project: Sunset Lane NE Utility and Transportation Project
Estimated construction start date: May 1, 2016
Estimated construction completion date: February 28, 2017
Proposed Method of Assessment and Estimated Preliminary Assessment
Water: $309.04 per front-foot for all properties within the assessment area and
boundary. The estimated total assessment cost is $1,090,000 and the total
assessable front-footage is 3,527 feet.
Sewer: $257.75 per front-foot for parcels 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 11 within the
assessment area and boundary. The estimated total assessment cost is
$311,877.50 and the total assessable front-footage is 1,210 feet.
Transportation: $2,008.64 per front-foot for parcels 2 through 6 and parcel 9 within the
assessment area and boundary, and 28.6% of the estimated street
improvement cost for parcel 1. The estimated total assessment cost is
$4,367,500 and the total assessable front-footage is 3,129 feet consist of
1,415 feet for parcel 1 and 1,714 for parcels 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9.
A copy of the map of the proposed Latecomer boundary is attached. Each property within the
assessment area and boundary is referenced by a parcel number, King County tax number and/or
legal description.
Scope of Work
Water: Installation of approximately 2,280 feet of 12-inch water main, 510 feet of
8” water main, fire hydrants and related appurtenances, in Sunset Lane NE,
NE 10th Street, Glennwood Avenue NE, and in Harrington Avenue NE.
Sewer: Installation of approximately 1,348 feet of 12-inch sewer main, and all
appurtenances, in Sunset Lane NE and NE 10th Street.
Transportation: Installation of approximately 2,000 linear feet of two-lane roadway, 2,200
linear feet of sidewalk, 3,400 linear feet of curb/gutter, together with
drainage system, street lights and relocating/undergrounding
power/natural gas/cable TV/telephone services in Sunset Lane NE, NE 10th
Street and Harrington Avenue NE.
Purpose of the Assessment:
The purpose of the Latecomers assessment is to allow the City the ability to completely construct
the required Sunset Lane NE Improvements and recover the costs from all those who benefit
from its construction. To accomplish this, the City is required to record a Notice of Potential
Assessment against any parcel that may benefit from the improvements in the future.
The benefit area is defined as the service area that the improvements may be able to serve.
These boundaries are shown on the attached map and is labeled “Utility and Transportation
Latecomer Boundary”.
You will only be required to pay this assessment when the property gains benefit from the new
improvements (or when a certain “benefit trigger” is met). Until that time, the property can be
sold or change hands without activating the assessment. A property may gain benefit from the
improvements during the development or redevelopment of the property with or without a
connection to the improvements. Therefore the Latecomer charge may be triggered without a
physical connection to the improvements.
Criteria for Triggering the Latecomer Charges:
Water: A property that is receiving water service from the existing water mains
and the property is developed and/or redeveloped, such that the
development and/or redevelopment of the property requires fire flow
demand which exceeds 1,500 gallons per minute which is the water system
capacity before the water main improvements.
Sewer: A property that is not connected to a City sewer facility and that connects
to the sewer system associated with this district or that as part of
development and/or redevelopment would have been required to install
sewer facilities across its frontage as required by Renton Municipal Code
(RMC) 4-6-010.
Transportation: A property which is developed and/or redeveloped, such that the
development and/or redevelopment of the property generates new
weekday trips.
You will not be required to pay the assessment until one of the above situations occurs.
Next Steps
Following construction, after the City receives the actual (final) costs, a second notice will be
mailed to you verifying your inclusion in the Latecomer boundary. And the final assessment
dollar amounts will be provided on this second notice.
Property Owner Rights and Options
Pursuant to RCW 35.72.040 and 35.91.060, you may request a public hearing by writing to the
Renton City Council, c/o City Clerk, 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, within twenty (20)
days of mailing of this preliminary notice. During this preliminary stage, a public hearing will be
limited to the issue of whether or not a specific property should be included in the latecomer
area boundary, or the proposed method(s) of assessment.
Once the project is completed and the assessments finalized by City ordinance, the utility
latecomers assessments will be valid for a period of twenty (20) years unless extended by state
law and the street latecomers assessments will remain valid for a period of fifteen (15) years
unless extended by state law.
If you have any questions regarding the latecomer agreement, construction costs, future
connections to, or use of, the improvements, please contact:
For Water: Abdoul Gafour, Water Utility Engineering Supervisor, (425-430-7210) or
email agafour@rentonwa.gov
For Sewer: David Christensen, Sewer Utility Engineering Supervisor, (425-430-7212) or
email dchristensen@Rentonwa.gov
For Transportation: Keith Woolley, Transportation Engineer, (425-430-7318) or email
kwoolley@Rentonwa.gov
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Jason Seth, City Clerk
Sunset Highlands Latecomer Agreement - 1st Notice of Preliminary Assessment/Preliminary Hearing