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ORDINANCE NO. 6146
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SUBSECTIONS 8-2-2.43, 8-2-3.C, 8-2-3.E.1, 8-4-24.A.1, 8.4-31.8, 8-4-31.C.4, 8-5-
15.A, AND 8-5-15.1) OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, ESTABLISHING PIPED
UTILITY RATES FOR 2025 AND 2026, AUTHORIZING CORRECTIONS, PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. All portions of the Renton Municipal Code in this ordinance that are not
shown in strikethrough and underline edits or are not explicitly repealed herein remain in effect
and unchanged.
SECTION II. Subsection 8-2-2.G of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
G. Special Rates: Senior and/or disabled citizens who qualified under RMC 8-
4-31.0 for low-income rates are eligible for the following monthly rates:
Low -Income Subsidized Rates
202524
Rates
202624
Rates
Qualified prior to May 31, 2008, 75% subsidy
$4.414-19
$4.564-26
Qualify after May 31, 2008, 50% subsidy
$8.829 20
$9.139.42
SECTIONIII. Subsection 8-2-3.0 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
C. Initial Basic Category: The following documents maybe used to determine
the initial basic category:
1. King County Assessor's records.
2. Records of survey, both public and private.
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3. Plan records or aerial photogrammetry.
4. Field inspection.
SECTION IV. Subsection 8-2-3.E.1 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
The following schedule is hereby adopted as the monthly charges to
be paid to the City for surface water utility services:
202-225 Rates
202-426 Rates
Single-family dwelling
$17.641.7
$18.2517$5
Low intensity, 0.5 acre or less
$43.6840.59 per
$45.2142.20 per
acre
acre
Medium intensity, 0.5 acre or less
$63.1759.69 per
$65.3864$3 per
acre
acre
High intensity, 0.5 acre or less
$81.457�6:7 per
$84.317S,--�9 per
acre
acre
Low intensity, more than 0.5 acre
$87.7784.15 per
$90.8484.40 per
acre
acre
Medium intensity, more than 0.5 acre
$126.29117 32
$130.71122.02
per acre
per acre
High intensity, more than 0.5 acre
$162.901 C�
$168.60157.39
per acre
per acre
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202-325 Rates
202426 Rates
Gravel pits
$175.62163.16
$181.77169.69
per acre
per acre
City streets
$43.7940.69 per
$45.3242--�-1 per
acre
acre
County, State, and Federal highways
$26.2124.35 per
$27.1225.32 per
acre
acre
SECTION V. Subsection 8-4-24.A.1 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
follows:
1. Fire Protection Charges: The private fire protection charges are hereby
fixed in the following schedule:
Meter
202325 Rates
202426 Rates
1 inch
$6.79&.-66
$6.796:-66
1-112 inch
$7.597:44
$7.597-44
2 inch
$9.759—.56
$9.759-66
3 inch
$25.7625.25
$25.762:25
4 inch
$31.69=31.07
$31.6934$7
6 inch
$45.5244-63
$42.5244.63
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Meter
202-325 Rates
202-426 Rates
8 inch
$61.3160.11
$61.3160.11
10 inch
$79.107:7.55
$79.1077.55
12 inch
$94.9093.04
$94.9093.04
SECTION VI. Subsection 8-4-31.6 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
B. Metered Rates:
1. The minimum rates for metered water supplied for all customer
classifications except Skyway wholesale within the City in one (1) month or
fractional period thereof are hereby fixed in the following schedule:
Size of
service
202-325 Rates
Single-
family/duplex,
multi -family,
non-residential
202425 Rates
Private irrigation,
City irrigation
202-426 Rates
Single-
family/duplex,
multi -family,
non-residential
202-426 Rates
Private
irrigation, City
irrigation
3/4"
$19.0519.68
$11.4541.23
$19.0518.68
$11.4511.23
1"
$37.7787.03
$20.4820.08
$37.778�3
$20.4829.09
1-1/2"
$72.88:71.45
$34.9684 27
$72.8871.45
$34.9684.27
2"
$114.2211�
$53.5452 49
$114.22411.98
$53.5452.49
3"
$234.68239-98
$113.19110.97
$234.68239.08
$113.19119.97
4"
$358.02351.99
$168.47 -7
$358.02351.90
$168.47165.17
6"
$698.48084 78
$319.12 .96
$698.48684 8
$319.12 ?8F
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203325 Rates
203426 Rates
Single-
Single-
203426 Rates
family/duplex,
202325 Rates
family/duplex,
Private
Size of
multi -family,
Private irrigation,
multi -family,
irrigation, City
service
non-residential
City irrigation
non-residential
irrigation
8"
$1,367.04
/I34924
T
$698.30684.-6-1
$1,367.04
9nn
Z�C2Ta
$698.30684.61
10"
$2,037.82
1,997.86
$897.93990.32
$2,037.82
1,997.86
$897.93890.32
12"
$2,965.71
2,gvi.56
$1,296.64
1,r27r-1 ..22
$2,965.71
2,90; 56
$1,296.64
rz Z1.ci
2. Commodity Rates: Three (3) consumption blocks will be established
for single-family and duplex customers. The size of the first block will be less than
five hundred (500) cubic feet of water consumed per month. The second block will
be five hundred (500) to one thousand (1,000) cubic feet of water consumed per
month. The third block will be over one thousand (1,000) cubic feet of water
consumed per month. The rates for these three (3) blocks are as follows:
202425 Rates
202-426 Rates
Less than 500 cubic feet/mo.
$2.742.69/100cf
$2.742.69/100cf
500 — 1,000 cubic feet/mo.
$3.693-62/100cf
$3.693-6-2/100cf
Over 1,000 cubic feet/mo.
$4.664�/100cf
$4.664�/100cf
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Customers that are multi -family, non-residential, private irrigation, City irrigation,
and Skyway wholesale will pay for consumption at the following rates per one
hundred (100) cubic feet:
202225 Rates
202426 Rates
Multi -family
$3.57 100cf3-58
$3.57/100 cf3-58
Non-residential
$3.76 100cf3-.6-9
$3.76/100 cf3-4&9
Private Irrigation
$6.04/100 cf5.-9-2
$6.04/100 cf5-.9.2
City Irrigation
$4.24/100 cf4-1-6
$4.24/100 cf446
Hydrant Meter
$6.04/100 cf5-.94
$6.04/100 cf5-.94
Skyway Wholesale
$3.84/100 cf34-5
$3.84 100 cf
SECTION VII. Subsection 8-4-31.C.4 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
follows:
4. Low -Income Rates:
a. Senior and/or disabled citizens who qualified under RMC 8-4-31.0 for low-
income rates, are eligible for the following monthly metered rates:
Low -Income Subsidized Rates
202225 Rates
202426 Rates
Qualified prior to May 31, 2008, 75% subsidy
includes nine hundred (900) cubic feet of water
$4.764.47
$4.764�7
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Low -Income Subsidized Rates
202-325 Rates
202-426 Rates
Qualify after May 31, 2008, 50% subsidy
$9.539-34
$9.539-34
includes nine hundred (900) cubic feet of water
Any water consumption over nine hundred (900) cubic feet of water per
month shall be charged as provided in Subsections A and B of this Section.
Exception for those persons who qualify under home kidney dialysis. These
customers are limited to one thousand seven hundred (1,700) cubic feet of
water per month before any excess is charged as provided in Subsection A and
B of this Section.
SECTION Vill. Subsection 8-5-15.A of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
8-5-15 SEWER CHARGES:
A. Disposal Rates: The monthly rates and charges for sewage disposal service
shall be as follows:
1. Single -Family:
202-325 Rate
202-426 Rate
Single -Family
$33.6732.69
$34.3433.6:7
2. All Other Users:
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Other Users:
202-325 Rates
202-426 Rates
Minimum Charge — includes
$33.6732.69
$34.3433.67
750 Cubic Feet usage charge
Per each additional 100 Cubic
$3.803--64/100 cf
$3.883:-89/100 cf
Feet usage charge over 750
Cubic Feet
3. Charges For Sewer Service Without City Water: In the event that water
obtained from sources other than purchased from the City is either discharged or
drained into the sewer system, users shall be charged by one (1) of the two (2)
following methods:
a. For single-family residences:
202-325 Rate
202-426 Rate
Single -Family
$33.6732.69
$34.3433.67
b. For other than single-family dwellings, the Public Works
Administrator or designee shall install a water meter into such private water
system at cost to property owners, and the method of billing shall be in
compliance with Subsection A.2 of this Section.
SECTION IX. Subsection 8-5-15.D of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
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D. Additional Charges: In addition to the foregoing charges specified in this
Section, the following rates shall be charged, in accordance with the Interlocal
Agreement with King County Wastewater:
1. Single-family dwelling units:
Single -Family Residential:
202-325 Rates
202426 Rates
King County Wastewater Charge
$52-1158.28
$55.1162.36
King County Rate Adjustment Charge
$0.00
$0.00
2. All users other than single-family:
All Users Other Than Single -Family:
202-325 Rates
202-426 Rates
King County Wastewater Charge - Minimum
$52.1158.28
$55.1162.36
Charge includes 750 Cubic Feet usage charge
King County Wastewater Charge - Per each
$6-9§7.77
$7-�8.31
additional 100 Cubic Feet usage charge over
750 Cubic Feet
King County Rate Adjustment Charge
$0.00
$0.00
3. Any additional charges hereafter imposed by King County Wastewater
under the "Industrial Cost Recovery" or "Industrial Waste Surcharge" programs
required under the FWPCA (PL 92-500), Section 204, or as same may be amended
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hereafter, plus fifteen percent (15%) thereof as an additional charge for the City's
cost of implementing such programs.
4. Senior and/or disabled low-income rates:
a. Senior and/or disabled citizens who qualify under RMC 8-4-31.0 for
low-income rates prior to May 31, 2008, are eligible for a seventy-five percent
(75%) subsidy of City sewer charges and a nonsubsidized rate for the King County
Wastewater charge in accordance with the Interlocal Agreement with King County
Wastewater:
Low-income Rates Qualified prior to May
31, 2008
202-325 Rates
202426 Rates
King County Wastewater Charge Non-
subsidized
$52.1158.28
$55.1162.36
King County Rate Adjustment Charge
$0.00
$0.00
City Sewer Charge 75% subsidy
$8.4284-7
$8.598-42
b. All other senior and/or disabled citizens qualifying under RMC 8-4-
31.0 for low-income rates after May 31, 2008, are eligible for a fifty percent (50%)
subsidy for City sewer charges and a nonsubsidized rate for the King County
Wastewater charge in accordance with the Interlocal Agreement with King County
Wastewater:
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Low-income Rates Qualify After May
31, 2008
202-325 Rates
202-426 Rates
King County Wastewater Charge Non-
subsidized
$52.1158.28
$55.1162.36
King County Rate Adjustment Charge
$0.00
$0.00
City Sewer Charge 50% Subsidy
$16.8416.35
$17.1746.84
5. For those senior citizens sixty-one (61) years of age or older and/or
disabled citizens, when such seniors and/or disabled citizens are not otherwise
eligible for special rates as low-income seniors and/or disabled citizens, but who
qualify for property tax exemption pursuant to RCW 84.36.381(5)(a) and are not
residents of the City shall be exempt from the fifty percent (50%) utility surcharge
applicable to those customers not residents of the City. To receive this exemption
the applicant must provide the information required under RMC 8-4-31.C.3.
SECTION X. These rates become effective with billings computed on or after January 1,
2025 for the 2025 rates and January 1, 2026 for the 2026 rates.
SECTION X1. Upon approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk is authorized to direct
the codifier to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the corrections of
scriveners or clerical errors; references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules, or
regulations; or ordinance numbering and section/subsection numbering and references. The City
Clerk is further authorized to direct the codifier to update any chapter, section, or subsection
titles in the Renton Municipal Code affected by this ordinance.
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SECTION XII. 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.
SECTION XIII. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after
adoption. No later than five (5) days prior to such effective date, a summary consisting of this
ordinance's title shall be published in the City's official newspaper.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL the 18th day of November, 2024.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 18th day of N
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 11/21/2024 (Summary)
PW:240RD012:09/12/2024
JasoO A. Seth(/City Clerk
mbe,r, 2024.
Armo do P vone, Mayor
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