HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 6139CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 6139
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, EXTENDING THE
TEMPORARY WAIVER OF PARKING FEES FOR PARKING FOR PERIODS OF UP TO
10 HOURS WITHIN THE CITY'S CITY CENTER PARKING GARAGE LOCATED AT 655
SOUTH 2ND STREET, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Center Parking Garage is an important asset for the downtown area
as it provides convenient parking for persons visiting downtown for events, dining, shopping,
recreation, and other business -related activities; and
WHEREAS, the actual usage of the garage remains fairly low. Allowing patrons to utilize
the garage without charge (for free) is important to ensuring that it remains an available option
that drivers will utilize either for multi -hour parking for longer downtown visits or for quicker
visits and times when on -street parking options are more limited; and
WHEREAS, construction of the nearby Pavilion is set to begin in the first quarter of 2025.
During construction, property and business owners have been encouraged to recommend the
garage and its free parking option as an alternative place to park for customers and employees.
Leaving the free parking in place during 2025 allows the streetscape improvements team to
continue promoting this option during the remainder of the construction period; and
WHEREAS, although the pandemic has ended, downtown businesses remain in recovery
mode. Providing sufficient, convenient, and free parking at the garage will assist in the recovery
effort for Downtown's small and locally -owned businesses by encouraging more customers to
visit Downtown to patronize them; and
ORDINANCE NO. 6139
WHEREAS, in order to accommodate the anticipated increases in short-term parking the
area zoned Center Downtown (CD) and to assist the struggling downtown business community,
Ordinance No. 5997 temporary waived hourly parking fees in the City's City Center Parking
Garage located at 655 South 2nd Street for parking up to 10 hours; and
WHEREAS, the City Council extended and amended Ordinance No. 5997 in Ordinance
Nos. 6018, 6039, 6065, and 6131, and the City Council desires to extend the waiver of fees for an
additional year;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Council hereby temporarily extends the waiver of the following parking fees
established in Section III of the City of Renton Fee Schedule for the following parking periods with
the City Center Parking Garage:
• Zero (0) to two (2) hours;
• Two (2) to four (4) hours;
• Four (4) to six (6) hours;
• Six (6) to (10) hours
to December 31, 2025
SECTION II. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance
should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6139
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after publication
of a summary of this ordinance in the City's official newspaper. The summary shall consist of this
ordinance's title.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL the 21st day of October, 2024.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 21st day of October, 2024.
Approved as to form:
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Shane Moloney, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 10/24/2024 (Summary)
ORD-PW:24ORD013:09/06/2024
Armond vone, Mayor
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