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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5908CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 5908
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SUBSECTIONS 4-2-060.1, 4-2-080.A.23, 4-9-240.D, 4-8-240.K.2, AND THE
DEFINITION OF "MOBILE FOOD VENDING' IN SECTION 4-11-130 OF THE RENTON
MUNICIPAL CODE, AND REPEALING SUBSECTION 4-2-060.R OF THE RENTON
MUNICIPAL CODE, REGARDING MOBILE FOOD VENDORS, AND PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Renton Municipal Code, through its temporary use permit regulations,
allows mobile food vendors on private or public property on a short-term basis, subject to
modified development standards which would not be appropriate for permanent uses in the
zoning designation; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the temporary use permit process, currently mobile food
vendors within the City of Renton also require review and approval from Renton Regional Fire
Authority, the Seattle and King County Health Department, and City of Renton Business Licensing;
and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to simplify the process for mobile food vendor applicants,
streamline permitting requirements, and save staff time and cost to the City; and
WHEREAS, this matter was duly referred to the Planning Commission for investigation
and study, and the matter was considered by the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106, on August 9, 2018, the City notified the State of
Washington of its intent to adopt amendments to its development regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on October 17, 2018,
considered all relevant matters, and heard all parties in support or opposition, and subsequently
forwarded a recommendation to the City Council;
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NOW, THEREFORE, 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 not shown in
strikethrough and underline edits remain in effect and unchanged.
SECTION II. Subsection 4-2-060.1, of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as shown
on Attachment A. All other provisions of 4-2-060 remain in effect and unchanged, except as
specified in SECTION III of this ordinance.
SECTION III. Subsection 4-2-060.11 of the Renton Municipal Code is repealed as shown
on Attachment B. All other provisions of 4-2-060 remain in effect and unchanged, except as
specified in SECTION II of this ordinance.
SECTION IV. Subsection 4-2-080.A.23 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
shown below. All other provisions of 4-2-080.A remain in effect and unchanged.
23. ReseFyed. Mobile food vendors shall comply with all of the following
conditions, unless otherwise allowed via the temporary use permit process per
RMC 4-9-240, Temporary Use Permits:
a. A maximum of one (1) mobile food vending unit is allowed per lot.
b. The mobile food vendor shall keep the Renton Regional Fire
Authority permit approval and King County Health Department approval on the
mobile vending facility at all times, and copies of these approvals shall be made
available to the City upon the City's request.
c. The site occupied by the mobile food vendor shall be restored to
the original or better condition upon each removal of the vending unit.
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d. The mobile food vendor shall remove the unit from the permitted
location between 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 5:00 a.m. on a daily basis, except for
in the case of a special event where the unit is allowed at the same location for up
to seventy-two (72) hours.
e. The mobile food vendor shall maintain a distance of fifty feet (50')
from any lot zoned residential.
f. The mobile food vendor shall not obstruct any drive aisles or
ingress/egress within the site.
g_ Within the Downtown Business District, as depicted in RMC 4-2-
080.1), mobile food vendors are allowed within the public right-of-way, subject to
permit approval from the Administrator.
SECTION V. Subsection 4-9-240.1) of the Renton Municipal Code, is amended as
follows:
D. TEMPORARY USE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR OTHER TEMPORARY USES OR
STRUCTURES:
The following uses or structures are separated into Tier I, Tier 11, and Tier III
temporary use categories. Those in the Tier I category are processed as Type I land
use applications, those in the Tier II category are processed as Type II applications,
and those in the Tier III category are processed as Type III applications. Projects
subject to SEPA are processed differently.
1. Tier I: Examples of temporary uses in this category include:
a. aActivities allowed by the base zone,
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b. Mobile food vendors located in the IL '"" IN C^ GV and rn
zeroes CN, COR, and UC zones,
c. 4cn.More than one (1) mobile food vendor per lot in the IL, IM, IH,
CV, CA, CD, and CO zones,
d. vVehicle sales events held on property not currently used as an
auto dealership and within the Automall Area and/or Employment Area,
e. Christmas tree lots,
f. &Sales events not determined to be exempt pursuant to subsection
C3 of this Section,
g. a jemporary manufactured homes for medical hardship, ar4
h. rxRModel homes (equaling the lesser of five (5) homes or twenty
percent (20%) of the total lots, when located within the subdivision or residential
development to which they pertain)... and
i. Proposed temporary
uses not listed in this subsection when f,,,,R,- +h-,+ the P ed
keeping with that are found to meet the intent and purposes of this Section, as
determined by the Administrator.
2. Tier II: Examples of temporary uses in this category include:
a. aActivities limited or prohibited by the base zone,
b. 4:RMobile food vendors net -located in the IL, IM, IM, CA, GV and rn
ems -residential zoning designations or within fifty feet (50') of a lot zoned
residential, and
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c. Mobile food vendors operating between the hours of 12:00 a.m.
(midnight) and 5:00 a.m. on a daily basis per subsection K.2 of this section,
d. -,Storage trailers,.
e Other. in this +,,geFy : ��.,.�� Circuses, carnivals, fairs, or
similar transient amusement or recreational activities..-, and
f. Proposed The ^dMiRiStFaWFFRay „therize .,,-,-;+;, nal temporary
uses not listed in this subsection "^^ it ;5; f^„nd +h + the p ed iistes are in
keeping witl that are found to meet the intent and purposes of this Section, as
determined by the Administrator.
3. Tier III: Temporary homeless encampments is the use in this category,
and shall have an application fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
SECTION VI. Subsection 4-9-240.K.2 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as
shown below. All other provisions in 4-9-240.K remain in effect and unchanged.
2. Mobile Food Vendors: Vendors shall comply with all of the following
conditions: seFnply With;;" 1#a+was- established bythe Seattle KiRs
a. The mobile food vendor shall keep the Renton Regional Fire
Authority permit approval and King County Health Department approval on the
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mobile vending facility at all times, and copies of these approvals shall be made
available to the City upon the City's request.
b. The site occupied by the mobile food vendor shall be restored to
the original or better condition upon each removal of the vending unit.
c. The mobile food vendor shall not obstruct anv drive aisles or
ingress/egress within the site.
SECTION VII. The definition of "Mobile Food Vending" in section 4-11-130 of the Renton
Municipal Code is amended as shown below. All other definitions in section 4-11-130 remain in
effect and unchanged.
MOBILE FOOD VENDING: A temporary use involving sale of retail food or
beverages to the public from any vehicle, cart or wagon that is designed to be
readily movable. Mobile food vending includes pushcarts, mobile kitchens, hot
dog carts, pretzel wagons, or similar uses. A 'mobile food vendor' includes the
owners and operators of a mobile food vending use. This definition excludes drive-
in/drive-through retail or service.
SECTION Vill. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or work of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court or 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 IX. 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.
ORDINANCE NO. 5908
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 10th day of December, 2018.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 10th day of December, 2018.
Denis Law, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Allorney
Date of Publication: 12/14/2018 (summary)
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