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Return Address:
City Clerk’s Office
City of Renton
1055 S Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
DECLARATION OF COVENANT
FOR INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF DRAINAGE FACILITIES AND
ON-SITE BMPS
Grantor:
Grantee: City of Renton, a Washington municipal corporation
Legal Description:
Assessor's Tax Parcel ID#:
IN CONSIDERATION of the approved City of Renton (check one of the following)
Residential Building Permit Commercial Building Permit
Clearing and Grading Permit Civil Construction or Utility Permit
for Permit(s)_____________________ (Construction/Building/Utility Permit #) relating to the real property
("Property") described above, the Grantor(s), the owner(s) in fee of that Property, hereby
covenants (covenant) with the City of Renton (“City of Renton” or “City”), a municipal corporation
of the state of Washington, that he/she (they) will observe, consent to, and abide by the conditions
and obligations set forth and described in Paragraphs 1 through 9 below with regard to the
Property, and hereby grants (grant) an easement as described in Paragraphs 2 and 3. Grantor(s)
hereby grants (grant), covenants (covenant), and agrees (agree) as follows:
1.The Grantor(s) or his/her (their) successors in interest and assigns ("Owners ") shall at their own
cost, operate, maintain, and keep in good repair, the Property's drainage facilities constructed
as required in the approved construction plans and specifications __________________ (Project
Plan #) on file with the City of Renton and submitted to the City of Renton for the review and
approval of permit(s) _____________________________ (Construction/Building/Utility Permit #). The
Property's drainage facilities are shown and/or listed on Exhibit A – Site Plan. The Property’s
drainage facilities shall be maintained in compliance with the operation and maintenance
schedule included and attached herein as Exhibit B – Operations and Maintenance. Drainage
facilities include pipes, channels, flow control facilities, water quality facilities, on-site best
management practices (BMPs) and other engineered structures designed to manage and/or
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treat stormwater on the Property. On-site BMPs include dispersion and infiltration devices,
bioretention, permeable pavements, rainwater harvesting systems, tree retention credit,
reduced impervious surface footprint, vegetated roofs and other measures designed to mimic
pre-developed hydrology and minimize stormwater runoff on the Property.
2.City of Renton shall have the right to ingress and egress over those portions of the Property
necessary to perform inspections of the stormwater facilities and BMPs and conduct
maintenance activities specified in this Declaration of Covenant and in accordance with the
Renton Municipal Code. City of Renton shall provide at least thirty (30) days’ written notice to
the Owners that entry on the Property is planned for the inspection of drainage facilities. After
the thirty (30) days, the Owners shall allow the City of Renton to enter for the sole purpose of
inspecting drainage facilities. In lieu of inspection by the City, the Owners may elect to engage
a licensed civil engineer registered in the state of Washington who has expertise in drainage to
inspect the drainage facilities and provide a written report describing their condition. If the
engineer option is chosen, the Owners shall provide written notice to the City of Renton within
fifteen (15) days of receiving the City’s notice of inspection. Within thirty (30) days of giving this
notice, the Owners, or engineer on behalf of the Owners, shall provide the engineer’s report to
the City of Renton. If the report is not provided in a timely manner as specified above, the City
of Renton may inspect the drainage facilities without further notice.
3.If City of Renton determines from its inspection, or from an engineer’s report provided in
accordance with Paragraph 2, that maintenance, repair, restoration, and/or mitigation work is
required to be done to any of the drainage facilities, City of Renton shall notify the Owners of
the specific maintenance, repair, restoration, and/or mitigation work (“Work”) required
pursuant to the Renton Municipal Code. The City shall also set a reasonable deadline for the
Owners to complete the Work, or to provide an engineer’s report that verifies completion of
the Work. After the deadline has passed, the Owners shall allow the City access to re-inspect
the drainage facilities unless an engineer’s report has been provided verifying completion of
the Work. If the Work is not completed within the time frame set by the City, the City may
initiate an enforcement action and/or perform the Work and hereby is given access to the
Property for such purposes. Written notice will be sent to the Owners stating the City’s
intention to perform such Work. This Work will not commence until at least seven (7) days after
such notice is mailed. If, within the sole discretion of the City, there exists an imminent or
present danger, the seven (7) day notice period will be waived and Work will begin
immediately.
4.The Owners shall assume all responsibility for the cost of any Work, or any measures taken by
the City to address conditions as described in Paragraph 3. Such responsibility shall include
reimbursement to the City within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the invoice for any such Work
performed. Overdue payments will require payment of interest at the maximum legal rate
allowed by RCW 19.52.020 (currently twelve percent (12%)). If the City initiates legal action to
enforce this agreement, the prevailing party in such action is entitled to recover reasonable
litigation costs and attorney’s fees.
5.The Owners are required to obtain written approval from City of Renton prior to filling, piping,
cutting, or removing vegetation (except in routine landscape maintenance) in open vegetated
stormwater facilities (such as swales, channels, ditches, ponds, etc.), or performing any
alterations or modifications to the drainage facilities referenced in this Declaration of Covenant.
Permit Number:Approved By:Date:
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FULL INFILTRATION
Your property contains an on-site BMP (best management practice) called “full infiltration,” which
was installed to mitigate the stormwater quantity and quality impacts of some or all of the impervious
surfaces on your property.
Full infiltration is a method of soaking runoff from impervious area (such as paved areas and roofs)
into the ground. If properly installed and maintained per Appendix A of the City of Renton’s Surface
Water Design Manual, full infiltration can manage runoff so that a majority of precipitation events are
absorbed. Infiltration devices, such as gravel filled trenches, drywells, and ground surface depressions,
facilitate this process by putting runoff in direct contact with the soil and holding the runoff long
enough to soak most of it into the ground. To be successful, the soil condition around the infiltration
device must be reliably able to soak water into the ground for a reasonable number of years.
Infiltration Devices
The infiltration devices used on your property include the following as indicated on the site
plan (CHECK THE BOX(ES) THAT APPLY):
gravel filled trenches,drywells,ground surface depressions.
MAINTENANCE RESTRICTIONS
The size, placement, and composition of these devices as depicted by the site plan and design details
must be maintained and may not be changed without written approval from the City of Renton or
through a future development permit from the City of Renton.
INSPECTION FREQUENCY AND MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES
Infiltration devices must be inspected annually and after major storm events to identify and
repair any physical defects.
Maintenance and operation of the system should focus on ensuring the system’s viability by
preventing sediment-laden flows from entering the device. Excessive sedimentation will result
in a plugged or non-functioning facility.
If the infiltration device has a catch basin, sediment accumulation must be removed on a yearly
basis or more frequently if necessary.
Prolonged ponding around or atop a device may indicate a plugged facility. If the device
becomes plugged, it must be replaced.
Keeping the areas that drain to infiltration devices well swept and clean will enhance the
longevity of these devices.
For roofs, frequent cleaning of gutters will reduce sediment loads to these devices.
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RECORDING REQUIREMENT
These full infiltration on-site BMP maintenance and operation instructions must be recorded as an
attachment to the required declaration of covenant and grant of easement per Requirement 3 of
Section C.1.3.4 of the City of Renton Surface Water Design Manual. The intent of these instructions is
to explain to future property owners, the purpose of the BMP and how it must be maintained and
operated. These instructions are intended to be a minimum; the City of Renton may require additional
instructions based on site-specific conditions. See the City of Renton’s Surface Water Design Manual
website for additional information and updates.
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TYPICAL FULL INFILTRATION APPLICATIONS
6"
24"
12"
24"
WASHED ROCK 1
12"-34"
LEVEL
INFILTRATION TRENCH
SECTION A
NTS
PLAN VIEW
NTS
SECTION VIEW
NTS
VARIES
A
A
6"
6"
4" RIGID OR 6"FLEXIBLE
PERFORATED
PIPE
CB SUMP w/SOLID LID
ROOF DRAIN
4" RIGID OR 6" FLEXIBLE
PERFORATED PIPE
OVERFLOW
SPLASH BLOCK
ROOF DRAIN
CB SUMP w/SOLID LID
12"
FINE MESH
SCREEN
SETBACK
FROM
BUILDING
5' MIN.
1' MIN.1' MIN.
FILTER FABRIC
COMPACTED BACKFILL
4" RIGID OR 6" FLEXIBLEPERFORATED PIPE
112" -
34" WASHED ROCK
MIN. 1' ABOVE SEASONAL
HIGH GROUNDWATER
TABLE, SEE SECTION C.2.2.2
TRENCH SETBACK FROM
BUILDING AS REQUIRED,15' MIN.
DRIVEWAY
X-SECTION
NTS
2' MIN.
FILTER STRIP
SEE SECTIONS
6.3.4 & 6.3.5
18" MIN.
6" MIN.
3/4" TO 1-1/2"WASHED DRAIN
ROCK
GRASS
OVERFLOW
NOTE:SEE C.2.2.3 FOR
TRENCH LENGTHS,
TRENCH SPACING AND
SITE LIMITATIONS
MIN. 1' ABOVE
SEASONAL HIGHGROUNDWATER
TABLE, SEE
SECTION C.2.2.2
X-SECTION
NTS
GRASS
2' MIN.
18" MIN.
6" MIN.
3/4" TO 1-1/2"
WASHED DRAIN
ROCK
OVERFLOW
15' MIN. ASREQUIRED,SEE C.2.2.3
FROM ROOF
NSTTSMIN. 1' ABOVESEASONAL HIGHGROUNDWATERTABLE, SEESECTION C.2.2.2
HOUSE
FLOW
48 INCH DIAMETERHOLE FILLED WITH
1 12" - 3" WASHEDDRAIN ROCK
SECTIONNTS
MARK CENTER OF HOLEWITH 1" CAPPED PVC
OR OTHER MEANS
FLUSH WITH SURFACE
ROOF DOWNSPOUT
OVERFLOW
SPLASH BLOCK TOPSOIL
FINE MESH SCREEN
MIN. 4" DIA.PVC PIPE
SIDES OF HOLELINED WITHFILTER FABRIC
CATCH BASIN(YARD DRAIN)
15' MIN. AS REQUIRED, SEE SECTION C.2.2.3
VARIES
1' MIN.
MIN. 1' ABOVE SEASONALHIGH GROUNDWATER TABLE,SEE SECTION C.2.2.2
5' MIN. SETBACK
FROM BUILDING
FLOW
PLAN VIEWNTS
HOUSE
ROOFDOWNSPOUT
ROOFDOWNSPOUT
CATCH BASIN(YARD DRAIN)
48 INCH DIAMETERHOLE FILLED WITH112" - 3" WASHED
DRAIN ROCK
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MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SOIL AMENDMENT
Your property contains an on-site BMP (best management practice) called “soil amendment,” which
was installed to mitigate the stormwater quantity and quality impacts of some or all of the pervious
surfaces on your property.
Soil amendment is a method of regaining greater stormwater functions in the post development
landscape by increasing treatment of pollutants and sediments, and minimizing the need for some
landscaping chemicals. To be successful, the soil condition must be able to soak water into the ground
for a reasonable number of years. This on-site BMP shall be maintained per Appendix A of the City of
Renton’s Surface Water Design Manual.
MAINTENANCE RESTRICTIONS
The size, placement, and composition of these devices as depicted by the site plan and design details
must be maintained and may not be changed without written approval from the City of Renton or
through a future development permit from the City of Renton.
INSPECTION FREQUENCY AND MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES
To be successful, the soil must be able to soak water into the ground for a reasonable number of years.
Return leaf fall and shredded woody materials from the landscape to the site when possible in
order to replenish soil nutrients and structure.
On turf areas, “grasscycle” (mulch-mow or leave the clippings) to build turf health.
Maintain 2 to 3 inches of mulch over bare areas in landscape beds.
Re-seed bare turf areas until the vegetation fully covers the ground surface.
Avoid using pesticides (bug and weed killers) which damage the soil.
Where fertilization is needed (mainly turf and annual flower beds), a moderate fertilization
program should be used which relies on compost, natural fertilizers, or slow-release synthetic
balanced fertilizers.
RECORDING REQUIREMENT
These on-site BMP maintenance and operation instructions must be recorded as an attachment to the
required declaration of covenant and grant of easement per Requirement 3 of Section C.1.3.4 of the
City of Renton Surface Water Design Manual. The intent of these instructions is to explain to future
property owners, the purpose of the BMP and how it must be maintained and operated. These
instructions are intended to be a minimum; the City of Renton may require additional instructions
based on site-specific conditions. See the City of Renton’s Surface Water Design Manual website for
additional information and updates.
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