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RESOLUTION NO. 4359
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, EXTENDING THE
SUNSET DATE TO DECEMBER 31, 2020 FOR REDUCED DEVELOPMENT FEES,
INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION AND PARKS IMPACT FEES, UTILITY SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES (ALSO KNOWN AS UTILITY HOOK UP FEES), AND LAND
USE REVIEW AND BUILDING FEES, FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.
WHEREAS, the City charges building fees; land use review fees; use of public works
facilities fees, which include system development charges; and transportation and parks impact
fees based on adopted rate studies; and
WHEREAS, the above fees are listed in Section XII, Development Fees, of the current City
of Renton Fee Schedule which is adopted by resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City of Renton strives to facilitate the creation and preservation of an
affordable and diverse housing stock; and
WHEREAS, provisions were adopted in 2010 allowing the establishment of Accessory
Dwelling Units (ADUs) as a form of affordable market -rate housing in the City, but the City's
records showed that only five ADUs were created between 2010 and October of 2017 ; and
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2017 by Resolution No. 4318 the City Council adopted reduced
development fees, including transportation and parks impact fees, utility system development
charges, and land use review and building fees, applicable to all ADUs by half, and waived all such
fees for every third ADU created within a new subdivision of ten (10) or more lots to encourage
their creation, and since then the City has received five applications for ADUs; and
WHEREAS, reducing development fees for ADUs has, within one year, doubled the
number of ADUs created within the City during the previous seven years; and
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RESOLUTION NO. 4359
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the public benefit of encouraging ADUs warrants an
extension of the reduced ADU fees for a new period sunsetting on December 31, 2020;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The following development fees are reduced by half (50%) for new ADUs:
• Building permit fees;
• Combination building permit fees;
• Building plan check fee;
• Electrical permit fees for single-family and duplex;
• Mechanical permit fees;
• Plumbing permit fees;
• Administrative Conditional Use Permit fees;
• Water Service and Wastewater Fees (excluding Fire Service Fees);
• Storm Water System Development Charges for new single family residences;
• Water construction permit fees;
• Wastewater and surface water construction permit fees; and
• Transportation and park impact fees for ADUs.
SECTION 11. The development fees listed in Section I of this resolution are waived in full
for every third new ADU created within a subdivision of ten (10) or more lots that receives final
plat approval on or after the effective date of this resolution.
SECTION Ill. The fees modified by or under the authority of this resolution shall remain
modified through December 31, 2020, upon which date the fees modifications shall sunset unless
the City Council takes action to the contrary.
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RESOLUTION NO. 4359
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 19th day of November, 2018.
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Jas A. Seth y Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 19th day of November, 2018.
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City ttorney
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Denis Law, Mayor
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