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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5758 CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 5758 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S 2004 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO COMPLY WITH MANDATED 2015 GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT REVIEW AND UPDATE; ADOPTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT, MAPS, AND DATA IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH; AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING— LAND USE MAP. WHEREAS, the Council has heretofore adopted and filed a Comprehensive Plan and the Council has implemented and amended the Comprehensive Plan from time to time, together with the adoption of various codes, reports and records; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has heretofore fully recommended to the Council, from time to time, certain amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held public hearings on this matter on October 6, 2013, and on November 25, 2014, and on May 6, 2015; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has made certain findings and recommendations to the Council; and WHEREAS, the Council has duly determined after due consideration of the evidence before it that it is advisable and appropriate to amend and modify the City's Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, such modification and elements for the Comprehensive Plan being in the best interest for the public benefit, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 5758 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S 2004 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO COMPLY WITH MANDATED 2015 GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT REVIEW AND UPDATE; ADOPTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT, MAPS, AND DATA IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH; AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING— LAND USE MAP. WHEREAS, the Council has heretofore adopted and filed a Comprehensive Plan and the Council has implemented and amended the Comprehensive Plan from time to time, together with the adoption of various codes, reports and records; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has heretofore fully recommended to the Council, from time to time, certain amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held public hearings on this matter on October 6, 2013, and on November 25, 2014, and on May 6, 2015; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has made certain findings and recommendations to the Council; and WHEREAS, the Council has duly determined after due consideration of the evidence before it that it is advisable and appropriate to amend and modify the City's Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, such modification and elements for the Comprehensive Plan being in the best interest for the public benefit; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ORDINANCE NO. 5758 SECTION I. The above findings and recitals are found to be true and correct in all respects. SECTION II. The following Comprehensive Plan elements and associated appendices are hereby adopted in whole and replace all elements and portions of the City's 2004 Comprehensive Plan: Vision, Land Use, Transportation, Housing and Human Services, Economic Development, Parks, Recreation, and Trails, Community Planning, Utilities, Capital Facilities, Shoreline Management elements, and Appendix A: Transportation Improvement Projects and Programs, Appendix B: Public Access Objectives by Reach, Appendix C: Land Use Assumptions and Utility Plans, and Appendix D: Incorporated Documents, as shown in Attachment A, and incorporated herein as if fully set forth. SECTION III. The Comprehensive Planning — Land Use Map attached hereto as Attachment B is hereby adopted and incorporated herein as if fully set forth. This map shall be the official Comprehensive Planning — Land Use Map, and the land use designations shown on this map for the various properties located within the City's Urban Growth Boundary of the City of Renton are hereby the land use designations for those properties. Comprehensive Planning— Land Use Map amendment ordinances adopted after this ordinance shall amend the official Comprehensive Planning— Land Use Map. SECTION IV. The Zoning Map attached hereto as Attachment C is hereby adopted and incorporated herein as if fully set forth. This map shall be the official Zoning Map, and the zoning districts shown on this map for the various properties located within the City limits of the City of Renton are hereby the zoning designations for those properties. Rezone ordinances adopted after this ordinance shall amend the official Zoning Map. 2 ORDINANCE NO. 5758 SECTION V. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval, and five (5) days after publication. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 22nd day of June, 2015. — dg, Jason A. Seth, City Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 22nd day of June, 2015. — PA"444", Denis Law, Mayor Approved as to form: ati,�,��tiuust+tttuttf«•�����,, O� 2 Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney = — SEAL 21, Date of Publication: 6/26/2015 (Summary) ��i,����i// o�aniurnauitnu�u"��, ORD:1869:6/17/15:scr 3 Y y IA d. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ANF JUNE 22, 2015 y1.9 9I Iff 55. i r xx. No • ,�,,.fir -* ''i ' �" � � 4 �,J lr_ La t * r ru ! r� � * v . yl a R } * � 4� � ,+ „�° eta r�'►'�•'�. .�' n a+ �, .. v . t CIT enton or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MAYOR CITY ATTORNEY Denis Law Larry Warren, City Attorney Alex Tuttle, Assistant City Attorney CITY COUNCIL Stephanie Rary, Paralegal Ed Prince, Council President Randy Corman COMMUNITY SERVICES Don Persson Terry Higashiyama, Administrator Marcie Palmer Leslie Betlach, Parks Planning& Natural Greg Taylor Resources Director Armondo Pavone Karen Bergsvik, Human Services Manager Ruth Perez Kelly Beymer, Parks&Golf Course Director Terri Briere (Councilmember: 2000-2014) Terry Flatley, Urban Forestry& Natural Resources Manager CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER PUBLIC WORKS Jay Covington Gregg Zimmerman,Administrator PLANNING COMMISSION Doug Jacobson, Deputy Administrator Kevin Poole, Commission Chair Lys Hornsby, Utility Systems Director Martin Regge, Commission Vice Chair Jim Seitz, Planning& Program Supervisor David Fleetwood Abdoul Gafour,Water Utility Engineering Angelina Benedetti Manager Michael Chen Bob Hanson,Transportation Design Michael Drollinger Engineering Supervisor Roxanna Johnson David Christensen, Wastewater Utility Michael O'Halloran Engineering Manager Nancy Osborn Ron Straka, Surface Water Utility Engineering Manager COMMUNITY&ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS C.E. "Chip"Vincent,Administrator BERK&Associates, Inc., Lisa Grueter& Kevin Cliff Long, Economic Development Director Gifford Transpo Group, Larry Toedtli Jennifer Henning, Planning Director Henderson,Young& Co., Randy Young Vanesssa Dolbee, Planning Manager Angie Mathias, Senior Planner(Project Manager) Elizabeth Higgins, Senior Planner Rocale Timmons,Senior Planner Paul Hintz,Associate Planner Kris Sorenson,Associate Planner Adriana Abramovich, GIS Analyst Judith Subia, Administrative Assistant CITY4F Renton Bus *iness Plan VISION • of Renton, partnership schools,Renton:The center residents, businesses,and - . . Promotingof opportunity in m Providing a safe, healthy,welcoming atmosphere where people choose to live the Puget Sound n . . positioning R Region where for the future families and businesses thrive m Supporting planned growth and influencing decisions that impact the city Building . opportunities for . . service,. . excellence GOALS r ,.. 24- 1, L Provide a safe, Promote economic Support planned Building an inclusive Meet service demands healthy,vibrant vitality and strategically growth and influence informed city with and provide high community position Renton for decisions that impact opportunities for all quality customer the future the city service ■ Promote safety,health, ■ Improve access to city and security through ■ Promote Renton as the W Foster development services and programs ■ Plan,develop,and effective communication progressive,opportunity- of vibrant,sustainable, and make residents maintain quality services, and service delivery rich city in the Puget attractive,mixed-use and businesses aware infrastructure,and _ Facilitate successful Sound region neighborhoods in urban of opportunities to amenities neighborhoods through Capitalize on centers be involved with their community Prioritize services community involvement opportunities through = Uphold a high standard at levels that can be Encourage and partner bold and creative of design and property i Build connections with sustained by revenue in the development of economic development maintenance ALL communities that quality housing choices strategies Advocate Renton's reflect the breadth and Retain a skilled workforce by making for people of all ages and richness of the diversity P P 9 Recruit and retain interests through state and in our city Renton the municipal income levels businesses to ensure federal lobbying efforts, employer of choice Promote a walkable, a dynamic,diversified regional partnerships and Promote understanding pedestrian and bicycle- employment base other organizations and appreciation of Develop and maintain our diversity through collaborative partnerships friendly city with complete Nurture ,' Pursue transportation and investment strategies streets,trails,andcelebrations and festivals entrepreneurship and other regional that improve services connections between and foster successful improvements and Provide critical and neighborhoods and partnerships with services that improve relevant information on a Respond to growing community focal points businesses and quality of life timely basis and facilitate service demands r community leaders two-way dialogue through partnerships, Provide opportunities ��, Balance development innovation,and outcome for communities to be between city government Leverage public/ with environmental and the communitymanagement better prepared for private resources to focus protection emergencies development on economic Encourage centers volunteerism,participation and civic engagement City of , ,,•b ,. ,,, RENTON. AHEAD OF THE CURVE. TABLE OF CONTENTS VISION 1 LAND USE ELEMENT 3 Table L-1: Growth Targets 3 Figure LU-1: Regional Growth Centers and Manufacturing/Industrial Centers 4 Figure LU-2: City of Renton Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map 10 TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 16 Figure T-1: Conceptual Arterial Streets Map 20 Table T-1: Growth Targets 25 Table T-2: LOS/Concurrency Program 27 Figure T-2: State Freight Routes in Renton 29 Table T-3: Summary of 2015-2035 Transportation Costs 33 Table T-4: Summary of 2015-2035 Transportation Revenues 33 HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES ELEMENT _ 36 Table HHS-1: 2006-2031 Growth Targets: Extended to 2035 38 Table HHS-2: 2012-2035 Growth Targets:Adjustments for Growth 2006-2012 38 Table HHS-3: Countywide and City of Renton Need for Affordable Housing by Percentage of Area Median Income 38 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT 46 PARKS RECREATION NATURAL AREAS AND TRAILS ELEMENT 48 COMMUNITY PLANNING ELEMENT 50 Figure CP-1: Community Planning Areas Map 51 UTILITIES ELEMENT 52 Figure UT-1: Utilities Planning Relationships 52 Figure UT-2: City of Renton Water System Service Area 54 Figure UT-3: City of Renton Sewer System Service Area 56 Figure UT-4: City of Renton Surface Water Service Area and Drainage Basins 60 CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT 72 Table CF-1: Levels of Service 74 SHORELINE MANAGEMENT ELEMENT 78 GLOSSARY i APPENDIX A:TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS Xiii APPENDIX B: PUBLIC ACCESS OBJECTIVES BY REACH XIX APPENDIX C: LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND UTILITY PLANS XXy APPENDIX D: INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS xxvii PAGE ii 1 Now VISION - The center of opportunity in the Puget Sound Region where businesses and families thrive- These words from the Renton Business Plan In addition to the GMA and CPPB,the multicounty represent the City's Vision of itself now and in the planning policies of Vision 2040 greatly influence the future. The image of a thriving, opportunity-rich content and policies of comprehensive plans. community takes form as different elements of that Developed by the Puget Sound Regional Council, Vision come into focus: Vision 2040 is the long-range growth management, A sustainable city that promotes economic environmental, economic and transportation plan intended to guide future employment and vitality, environmental quality, social equity, population growth for the central Puget Sound and resiliency; region. A community that is healthy and safe,that has cohesive,well-established neighborhoods and The content,analyses,goals, and policies of Renton's a growing variety of housing to match the Comprehensive Plan were developed in diversity of the population with its various conformance with the GMA, King County's needs and wants; Countywide Planning Policies,and Vision 2040. A working town with a full spectrum of employment opportunities for all economic RENTON WITHIN THE REGION segments, regardless of education, age, Renton has a city government, business community, gender,or ethnic origin; and residents infused with a passionate belief that A regional center for active and passive this is the best place to be. There is also the will, recreation that features access for all to a desire, and resources to nurture the qualities that healthy river,a clean lake,abundant trees,and make it great and to make it even better in the clear mountain views to enhance the future. experience;and At the center of Renton's Vision is the underlying Awell-connected place that builds cohesive principle that urban living provides both choice and networks, in the form of: partnerships that balanced opportunities for employment, housing, enhance community resources;transportation recreation, health,goods, and services. As Renton and recreation facilities that connect through grows beyond a community of 100,000 residents, trails,sidewalks,and streets; and local development patterns will continue to shift from business,volunteer, and neighborhood traditional suburban forms to more urban forms. organizations that bring people together. Regional growth continues to shape Renton's RELATIONSHIP TO THE GMA AND VISION 2040 landscape, and the City has a responsibility to ensure The State of Washington adopted the Growth adequate land capacity to allow expansion and Management Act(GMA) in 1990.This legislation diversification of its employment and economic requires comprehensive plans to include specific base, as well as its housing stock. Policies encourage elements;obligates cities to adopt implementing maximum land efficiency and strive for development regulations, and counties to develop Countywide that is more intense than typical suburban Planning Policies(CPPs)to address issues of a prototypes. Future residential and commercial regional nature. King County's CPPs ensure growth is directed to the City Center and to mixed- consistency for addressing issues that cross use areas that already exist throughout the City. jurisdictional boundaries within the County. Expansion of Renton's employment and economic base will continue through redevelopment in the City Center and the Valley. The development of small into ten geographically distinct Community Planning business and industry in Renton will also diversify Areas. Through the Community Planning process, and strengthen the local economy. residents, businesses,and other stakeholders develop a local vision and establish policies that Renton's City Center is located at the hub of address issues of growth, quality of life,design, and commerce and transportation networks and capital improvements as they affect the Community designated as a regional growth center for Planning Area. Meeting and working together can employment and housing. A revitalized Downtown also help to build community connections and that functions as a 24-hour living,working, and strengthen neighborhood cohesiveness. entertainment area will emerge through planning for a balance of residential,commercial,and office uses Beyond local needs,there are City goals to enhance with a distinctive, local identity. Development north the character of the City and improve overall quality of Downtown, near the Landing,will contribute to of life. Renton is a safe, healthy,and attractive the vitality of the City Center by serving regional community that promotes good design, abundant needs for shopping, entertainment, housing, and tree cover and landscaping, and civic art. employment. Neighborhoods are well-maintained and have strong ties that have been nurtured through the City Outside of the City Center in areas currently Neighborhood Program. Quality parks and open dominated by commercial strip development, higher space meet the recreational needs of residents. density mixed-use development will establish Trails, bike paths, sidewalks, and transit tie neighborhood-scale living,working,and neighborhoods together and make it possible to entertainment nodes, such as the Sunset Area of the travel without a car. Renton enjoys high levels of Renton Highlands. Mixed-use centers and service in all areas but the cost of implementation is neighborhood nodes will reduce transportation shared in an equitable manner. impacts within the City by allowing residents to work and shop close to where they live, and provide There is an abiding commitment to protect, restore, alternatives to single-occupant vehicle trips. and enhance environmental quality because the many natural features of the City are deeply While new multi-family and mixed-use housing in the appreciated by its residents. Renton should City Center and established neighborhood nodes will participate in regional efforts to improve help to accommodate housing growth,single-family sustainability and, at the local level, make it easier housing stock will grow through infill development. for businesses and residents to pursue Single-family infill development also allows for the environmentally friendly methods by which to live necessary densities to provide services at the edge of and work. Policies, plans,and programs to reduce the urban area. Renton is proud of the diversity of greenhouse gas emissions,support the use of its population and requires a full-range of housing renewable resources and energy, and increase types to accommodate people of different ages, access to locally grown food, make a difference in incomes, and ethnic groups. Housing Renton's the health of Renton's residents and makes the growing population will require approaches that community more resilient when faced with natural allow for a variety of housing types, maintain the or human-made disasters. ability to provide high levels of service,and ensure a high quality of life in Renton's new and established The City of Renton's Vision is ambitious and far- neighborhoods. sighted; it is the underlying structure for the Comprehensive Plan,the Renton Business Plan, and One of the ways to sustain quality of life and respond all other plans and strategies made by the City. to the diverse needs of the community is through Community Planning. Each area of the City is divided Emm"11".k LAND USE ELEMENT LAND USE ELEMENT -Guiding future growth and development to ensure our community flourishes - DISCUSSION m POLICIES Under the Growth Management Act(RCW 36.70a) MEETING DEMANDS OF GROWTH Renton has an obligation to meet the demands of Policy L-1:Support uses that sustain minimum local and regional growth. Managing growth is not employment levels of 50 employees per gross acre an endeavor that Renton takes on alone. The Puget and residential levels of 15 households per gross Sound Regional Council's VISION 2040 establishes acre within Renton's Growth Center. goals and policies that tie the region together and Accommodate approximately 2,000 households support people, prosperity, and the environment. and 3,500 jobs from the City's Growth 2035 Targets Through the Countywide Planning Policies, King within the Growth Center. County jurisdictions further define Policy L-2:Support compact urban their roles in accommodating growth using sustainable and environmentally The City of Renton development to improve health must plan for over outcomes, support transit use, maximize responsible development practices. 14,000 new Renton's Comprehensive Plan outlines households and land use efficiency, and maximize public the ways that these goals and policies 28,00On w investment in infrastructure and combine with our unique community employees for the services. vision to be the center of opportunity year 2035. Policy L-3: Encourage infill development where families and businesses thrive. • of single-family units as a means to meet growth targets and provide new MEETING DEMANDS OF GROWTH " housing. m GOALS Goal L-A: Comply with the Multi-county Planning Policy L-4: Consider surplus public property for Policies established by the Puget Sound Regional other public uses before changing ownership. Council and the Countywide Planning Policies Table L-1:Growth Targets adopted by King County. Housing Employment Goal L-B: Continue to build Renton's RegionalTarget Target I _t_ Growth Center consistent with VISION 2040 to 2012-2035 Growth provide compact, pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use Target per 2014 14,050 28,755 development to meet the demands of population Buildable Lands Report and employment growth,while reducing the Growth Capacity transportation-related and environmental impacts Estimated 2012 BLR 15,351- 26,090- of growth. and Land Use Element 16,741 31,076 Update Goal L-C: Ensure sufficient land capacity to meet the growth targets as shown in Table L-1. Goal L-D: Meet regional and local obligations to provide essential public facilities through collaboration with other jurisdictions when possible. Goal L-E: Promote annexation where and when it is in Renton's best interests. CITY OF •N COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 3 J` Policy L-6: Site and design essential Figure LU-1:Regional Growth Centers&Manufacturing/Industrial Centers public facilities to be efficient and convenient while minimizing impacts on surrounding uses. Leko , Washngfon Facilities should be sited on an arterial street, where there is good j NewcAstLe access to transportation, including �J transit service, location, and where r parking requirements are appropriate to the use. If the use is people intensive, it should be in a 1 ' Center, compatible with surrounding uses, and co-located ;~ with other uses when possible. _F Policy L-7:Coordinate with King ° ! County to ensure consistent land t development policies in the Potential Annexation Area. i Policy L-8:Support annexation �� "" -~ ci where infrastructure and services allow for urban densities and it would consolidate service providers and/or facilitate the efficient Ile delivery of services. KtN,G Policy L-9: Consider fiscal impactstour for each proposed annexation. PLANS INCORPORATED BY Regional Growth Center ;-------------- Urban Gro.Ah Area REFERENCE Rural Area f King County Countywide 4 Manufacturing Industrial Center Planning Policies, 2012 Vision 2040 and the multi- countywide planning policies, 2008 Auto Mall Improvement Plan, updated 2000 PAGE 4 CITY OF • • �.M og PLANNING FOR THE EFFICIENT USE OF LAND Goal L-J: Develop well-balanced, attractive, convenient Centers serving the City and the region w DISCUSSION that create investment opportunities in urban scale To meet and exceed Renton's targets for housing development, promote housing close to and employment growth land use must be employment and commercial areas, reduce organized efficiently,consistent with the dependency on automobiles, maximize public community's vision. Concentrated growth in investment in infrastructure and services, and housing and employment will occur in Growth promote healthy communities. Centers, increasing the intensity of activities in these districts to create a lively,vibrant, urban Goal L-K: Provide an energetic business environment. Outside of the Growth Centers, environment for commercial activity providing a residential areas will provide for a range of housing range of service, office, commercial,and mixed use types and lifestyle options that are served by mixed- residential uses that enhance the City's use commercial development nodes that provide employment and tax base along arterial streets and daily goods and services.Additional opportunities in Centers. to grow employment and maintain an industrial and Goal L-L:Transform concentrations of pre-existing manufacturing base are in the Employment Area. linear form commercial areas in into multi-use GOALS neighborhood centers characterized by enhanced EFFICIENT USE OF LAND site planning, efficient parking design, coordinated Goal L-F: Minimize risk associated with potential access for all modes of transportation, pedestrian aviation incidents on the ground and for aircraft linkages from adjacent uses and nearby occupants. neighborhoods, and boulevard treatment. Goal L-G: Pursue transition of non-conforming uses Goal L-M:Strengthen Renton's employment base and structures to encourage development patterns and economic growth by achieving a mix of consistent with Renton's land use plan. industrial, high technology,office, and commercial Goal L-H: Plan for high-quality residential growth activities in Employment Areas. that supports transit by providing urban densities, Goal L-N:Sustain industrial areas that function as promotes efficient land utilization, promotes good integrated employment activity areas and include a health and physical activity, builds social core of industrial uses and other related businesses connections,and creates stable neighborhoods by and services,transit facilities, and amenities. incorporating both built amenities and natural Goal L-O:Support the Auto Mall to concentrate features. auto and vehicular related businesses and increase Goal L-I: Utilize multiple strategies to accommodate their revenue and sales tax base for the City and to residential growth, including: present an attractive environment for doing auto- Development of new single-family related business. neighborhoods on large tracts of land outside the City Center, Development of new multi-family and mixed- use in the City Center and in the Residential High Density and Commercial Mixed Use designations, and Infill development on vacant and underutilized land in established neighborhoods and multi- family areas. F� PAGE 5 LAND USE ELEMENT POLICIES Policy L-13: Identify potential areas for rapid or EFFICIENT USE OF LAND temporary housing in case of emergency or natural Policy L-11: Meet or exceed basic aviation safety disaster. concerns and reduce potentially negative impacts Policy L-14: Enhance the safety and attractiveness from normal airport operations by restricting land of the Automall with landscaping, signage, and use, prohibiting airspace obstacles and noise- development standards that create the feeling of a sensitive land uses, and by requiring avigation cohesive business district. easements within the Airport Influence Area. Im PLANS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Policy L-12: Encourage non-conforming uses to Airport Layout Plan Update, 2009 transition into conforming uses or relocate to areas Airport Compatible Land Use Program, 2004 with compatible designations. RENTON LAND USE PLAN Renton's Land Use schema identifies six types of land uses: Residential Low Density, Residential Medium Density, Residential High Density, Commercial &Mixed Use, Employment Area, and Commercial Office Residential. Each of these land uses has designated zones that detail the types of land uses allowed in those zones.The table below identifies the six land use designations and the zones that implement each land use designation. Policies for each designation and implementing zone follow. Policy L-15:Residential Low Density—Place lands constrained by sensitive areas,those intended to provide transition to the rural area,or those appropriate for larger lot housing within the Residential Low Density land use designation to allow for a range of lifestyles. • Resource Conservation Zone—Zone lands with significant environmental constraints,which are not appropriate for urban development, lands suitable for environmental conservation or restoration,and lands used for agriculture or natural resource extraction for Resource Conservation(RC). RC zoning is allowed in the Residential Low Density and Employment Area Land Use Designations. 0 Residential-1 Zone—Lands with significant environmental constraints,which may have the potential for odevelopment at a level of intensity that is compatible with that environment,or lands that provide J urban separators should be zoned for Residential-1 (R-1). R-1 zoning is allowed in the Residential Low Density Land Use Designation. c • Residential-4 Zone—Zone lands suitable for larger lot housing and suburban,estate-style dwellings compatible with the scale and density of the surrounding area Residential-4(R-4). R-4 zoning is allowed cc in the Residential Low Density Land Use Designation. • Residential Manufactured Home Park Zone—Lands with existing manufactured home parks as established uses should be zoned Residential Manufactured Home Park(RMH). RMH zoning is allowed in the Residential Low Density and Residential Medium Density Land use Designations. PAGE 6 CITY OF • LAND USE ELEMENT Policy L-16: Residential Medium Density—Place areas that can support high-quality,compact, urban o development with access to urban services,transit,and infrastructure,whether through new development or through infill,within the Residential Medium Density(MD) Designation.Within the MD Designation, allow a Yvariety of single-family and multi-family development types,with continuity created through the application of '17 design guidelines,the organization of roadways,sidewalks, public spaces,and the placement of community gathering places and civic amenities. • Residential-6 Zone—Zone lands Residential-6(R-6)where there is land suitable for larger lot v development, an opportunity for infill development, an existing pattern of single-family development in the range of four to eight units per net acre, and where critical areas are limited. R-6 zoning is allowed in m the Residential Medium Density Land Use Designation. C v • Residential-8 Zone—Zone lands Residential-8(R-8)where there is opportunity to re-invest in existing single-family neighborhoods through infill or the opportunity to develop new single-family plats at urban oc densities greater than four dwelling units per acre. R-8 zoning is allowed in the Residential Medium Density Land Use Designation. Policy L-17: Residential High Density—Designate land for Residential High Density(HD)where access, topography,and adjacent land uses create conditions appropriate for a variety of unit types,or where there is existing multi-family development. HD unit types are designed to incorporate features from both single-family and multi-family developments,support cost-efficient housing,facilitate infill development, have close access to transit service, and efficiently use urban services and infrastructure. Lands designated N HD is where projects will be compatible with existing uses and where infrastructure is adequate to handle impacts from higher density uses. c� L C " • Residential-10 Zone—Zone lands Residential-10(R-10) where there is an existing mix of single- 0 LA family and small-scale multi-family use or there are vacant or underutilized parcels that could be redeveloped as infill and are located within Y.mile of public transit service and a major arterial. R-10 E implements the Residential High Density Land Use designation. (A a • Residential-14 Zone—Zone lands Residential-14(R-14)where it is possible to develop a mix of L; compact housing types in areas of approximately 20 acres or larger in size(may be in different f0 ownerships)and are within or adjacent to the Growth Centers Land Use Designation,or adjacent to a Commercial Development Land Use Designation, so they function as a transition zone between M N lower intensity residential and higher intensity mixed use zoning. R-14 implements the Residential cc High Density Land Use designation. o • Residential Multi-Family Zone—Zone lands Residential Multi-Family(RMF)where there is existing (or vested) multi-family development of one-acre or greater in size. Expanded RMF zoning should only be where access is from a street classified as a Principal arterial, Minor arterial, or collector, and where existing multi-family is abutting at least two property sides. RMF zoning implements the Residential High Density Land Use Designation. PAGE 7 Tw" 1711, 71W Policy U-18:Commercial and Mixed Use—Place areas with established commercial and office areas near principle arterials within the Commercial and Mixed Use(CMU) Land Use designation.Allow residential uses as part of mixed-use developments, and support new office and commercial development that is more intensive than what exists to create a vibrant district and increase employment opportunities.The intention of this designation is to transform strip commercial development into business districts through the intensification of uses and with cohesive site planning,landscaping, signage,circulation, parking,and the provision of public amenity features. • Commercial Neighborhood Zone—Zone lands Commercial Neighborhood (CN)that provide goods and services on a small-scale to a surrounding residential neighborhood and that front on a street classified as a Principal arterial, Minor arterial,or Collector. Expanded CN zoning should only be where there is opportunity to provide small limited-scale commercial opportunity to the immediately surrounding residential community that would not result in an increase in scale or intensity,which would alter the character of the nearby residential neighborhood.The CN zone implements the Residential High Density Land Use designation. 00 c • Commercial Arterial Zone—Zone lands Commercial Arterial (CA)zoning where a historical strip o pattern dominates,characterized by large surface parking in front of buildings, long blocks oriented to automobiles, and an incomplete street grid. CA zoning should be located within one- quarter mile of transit, provide employment, and allow mixed-use development. CA zoning c implements the Commercial and Mixed Use and Employment Area Land Use Designations. o a M • Center Downtown Zone-Zone Land Center Downtown (CD)within downtown Renton that is c m x appropriate for the widest mix of uses, is served by transit,and is suitable for intensive urban use o within a pedestrian environment.The Center Downtown zone is intended to revitalize the area by L co creating a vibrant, urban center in Renton's historic downtown core.Surface parking is °1 discouraged in this zone,except as a land bank.CD zoning implements the Commercial and Mixed Use Land Use Designation. E • Center Village Zone—Zone lands Center Village(CV)that are characterized by an existing s v° commercial and multi-family core served by transit and set in the midst of suburban patterns of cresidential development, in Renton's downtown,or within%mile of Renton's downtown. CV zoned lands are suitable for redevelopment into compact urban development with a pedestrian- oriented, mixed-use center,and community focal point.The CV zone implements the Commercial Mixed Use Land Use Designation.The zone is intended to revitalize an area creating a vibrant, urban center where surface parking is discouraged. CV zoning implements the Commercial and Mixed Use Designation. • Urban Center Zone—Zone lands that are located within Renton's Designated Regional Growth Center, if there is a potential for the creation of dense employment,destination retail, recreation, or public gathering space with the Urban Center(UC)zone.The Urban Center zoned areas have large parcels of land with the potential for large scale redevelopment opportunities that will create a mixed-use retail,employment,and residential center. UC zoning implements the Commercial and Mixed Use land use designation. • Commercial Office Zone—Zone large parcels of land,which are highly visible from arterials or highways and located on existing or planned transit routes,for Commercial Office(CO)if they contain, or are suitable for, medium-to high-intensity office use. Limited residential mixed-use development is allowed in close proximity to select transit services.This zone implements the Commercial and Mixed Use and Employment Area Land Use Designations. LAND USE ELEMENT Policy L-19:Employment Areas—Place areas primarily used for industrial development, or a mix of commercial and industrial uses such as office, industrial,warehousing,and manufacturing,with access to transportation networks and transit,within the Employment Area (EA) Land Use Designation. Employment Areas provide a significant economic development and employment base for the City. Maintain a variety and balance of uses through zoning which promotes the gradual transition of uses on sites with good access and visibility to more intensive commercial and office uses. W • Light Industrial Zone—Zone property Light Industrial(IL)where it is appropriate for very low-intensity manufacturing and industrial services. Uses and potential impacts of uses in this zone are fully Q contained within their buildings.This zone implements the Commercial Development and Employment Area Land Use Designations. E c • Medium Industrial Zone—Zone property Medium Industrial (IM)where it is intended for Q- manufacturing, processing,assembly,and warehousing. Outdoor storage of some materials may be E allowed. Uses and potential impacts of uses in this zone are contained within the property or project site.This zone implements the Employment Area Land Use Designation. • Heavy Industrial Zone—Zone property Heavy Industrial (IH)where it is intended for high-intensity fabrication,processing of raw materials,bulk handling and storage,or heavy construction and transportation.Such uses may require significant outdoor area in which to conduct operations and isolation or buffering from other uses may be necessary to help control potential impacts.This zone implements the Employment Area Land use Designation. Policy L-20:Commercial Office Residential—Place areas that are located near a significant amenity,such as tr: o a waterfront,are near major transportation or transit routes,and are comprised of one or more large tracts 0 v of vacant or underutilized land in the Commercial Office Residential Land Use Designation and Zone.This land banking designation is intended to transform properties into compact,mixed-use developments that Ev act as City gateways,through master planning and coordinated design. E N o U CITY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 9 LAND USE ELEMENT Figure LU-2:City of Renton Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map Comprehensive Planning RentonCity`imits ---J PAA Land Use Map Land Use Designation - •= Landuse At@r�r ) _. t Wand � _F -- „�., RLD-Residential Low Density 1 Newcastle RMD-Residential Medium Density RHD-Residential High Density EA-Employment Area ! CMU-Commercial Mixed Use I COR-Commercial-Office-Residential ' � r ,, n , 4 I , . . t , © i H - w > • __ _n.t ' drum Kent a� - --- W, Community&Economic Development Updated by Ordinance u cc-oW-nM�., aee,.�a.mow,n w,a�a�.w� ,����u+ and eflechve as of0 0. 0-5 I Miles City t cundary effective as of September 24.2014 ' . LAND USE ELEMENT PROTECTING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND Goal L-W: Reduce the potential for damage to life ENSURING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE and property due to abandoned coal mines,and return this land to productive uses. DISCUSSION Sustainability recognizes that natural systems are Goal L-X: Support and sustain educational, essential to providing both economic needs and informational, and public involvement programs in quality of life and that actions of today have an the City over the long term in order to encourageeffective use, preservation, and protection of impact on the environment which impacts the Renton's resources. future.The quality of Renton's land, air, and water affect the health and resiliency of everyone in the Goal L-Y: Protect clean air and the climate for community. present and future generations through reduction " GOALS of greenhouse gas emissions at the individual, household,and community levels, and promote PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT efficient and effective solutions for transportation Goal L-P: Minimize adverse impacts to natural and development. systems, and address impacts of past practice where feasible,through leadership, policy, Goal L-Z: Promote regional air quality in regulation, and regional coordination. coordination with the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Goal L-Q: Support commercial and hobby and the Puget Sound Regional Council, consistent with the Countywide Planning Policies,through its agricultural uses such as small farms, hobby farms, policies, methodologies, and standards. horticulture, beekeeping, kennels, stables, and produce stands that are compatible with urban ' POLICIES development. PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT Policy L-21: Recognize the importance of fresh food Goal L-R: Maintain extractive industries where their continued operation does not impact adjacent in improving health, building community resilience,residential areas,the City's aquifer, or critical areas. and encourage local food by of allowing cultivationand sale of vegetables, herbs,flowers,or similar Goal L-S: Maintain Urban Separators to provide crops in residential areas, as an accessory use visual and physical distinction to the edges of and/or home occupation and allow community Renton, protect critical areas, and provide a gardens on private property,vacant public transition to the rural area. property, and unused rights-of-ways. Goal L-T:Create a functioning and exemplary urban forest that is managed at optimum levels for canopy, health, and diversity. Goal L-U: Preserve, protect, and enhance the quality and functions of the City's sensitive areas including: lakes, rivers, major and minor creeks, intermittent stream courses and their floodplains, wetlands,ground water resources,wildlife habitats, and areas of seismic and geological hazards. �I Goal L-V: Protect the natural functions of 100 year Root vegetables,Credit:City of Renton floodplains and floodways to prevent threats to life, property, and public safety associated with flooding hazards. TY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 11 V LAND USE ELEMENT Policy L-22:Apply conditional use permits,or other understanding for future policy and regulatory approvals as appropriate,for extractive industries changes. including timber,sand, gravel,or other mining to Policy L-27: Utilize education and outreach ensure that potential impacts are confined, limited, programs to inform the public and build support for or mitigated. initiatives promoting sustainability, health,and Policy L-23: Designate Urban Separators on lands emergency preparedness. characterized by individual and interconnecting Policy L-28: Manage water resources for multiple natural features,critical areas,open space, parks, uses including recreation,fish and wildlife,flood agricultural areas,and water features and by areas protection,erosion control,water supply,energy that provide a logical and easily identifiable physical production,and open space. separation between urban communities or with the rural area. Policy L-29: Minimize erosion and sedimentation in and near sensitive areas by requiring appropriate Policy L-24: Promote urban forests through tree construction techniques and resource practices, planting programs,tree maintenance programs that such as low impact development. favor the use of large healthy trees along streets and in parks, residential, commercial,and industrial Policy L-30: Protect the integrity of natural drainage areas, programs that increase education and systems, existing land forms,and maintain wildlife awareness, and through the protection and habitat values by preserving and enhancing existing restoration of forest ecosystems. vegetation and tree canopy coverage to the maximum extent possible and by restoring hydrological flows and improving the condition of shorelines. Policy L-31: Maintain or increase the quantity and quality of wetlands. Development activities shall not decrease the net acreage of existing wetlands. Policy L-32: Protect buffers along wetlands and surface waters to facilitate infiltration and maintain stable water temperatures, provide for biological diversity, reduce amount and velocity of run-off, and provide for wildlife habitat. Policy L-33: Emphasize the use of open ponding and detention,vegetated swales, rain gardens,clean roof run-off, right-of-way landscape strips,open space, and stormwater management techniques Arbor Day Tree Planting,Credit:City of Renton that mimic natural systems, maximize water quality and infiltration where appropriate,and which will Policy L-25: Manage urban forests to maximize not endanger groundwater quality. ecosystem services such as stormwater management, air quality,aquifer recharge, other Policy L-34:Acquire the most sensitive areas such ecosystem services,and wildlife habitat. as wetlands,flood plains, and wildlife habitat for conversion to parks and greenbelts. Pursue an Policy L-26: Educate the community about overall net gain of natural functions and values by sustainable neighborhood concepts as part of enhancing sensitive areas and providing incentives planning processes to build support and WEEs�m LAND USE ELEMENT for the enhancement of functions and values methodologies, and standards that promote through private development. regional air quality. Policy L-35: Ensure buildings, roads, and other Policy L-42: Conduct all City operations to minimize features are located on less sensitive portions of a adverse environmental impacts by reducing site when sensitive areas are present. consumption and waste of energy and materials; Policy L-36: Re-establish self-sustaining fisheries minimizing use of toxic and polluting substances; resources in appropriate rivers and creeks through reusing, reducing, and recycling; and disposing of habitat improvement projects that encourage and waste in a safe and responsible manner. enhance salmonid use. Policy L-43: Encourage environmentally friendly Policy L-37: Land uses in areas subject to flooding, construction practices, such as Leadership in Energy seismic,geologic, and coal mine hazards should be and Environmental Design, Built Green,Salmon designed to prevent property damage and Safe, and Living Building Challenge. environmental degradation before, during, and Policy L-44:Support and implement the Mayor's after construction. Climate Protection Agreement, climate pledges and Policy L-38: Emphasize non-structural methods in commitments undertaken by the City, and other planning for flood prevention and damages multi-jurisdictional efforts to reduce greenhouse reduction. gases, address climate change, sea-level rise, ocean acidification, and other impacts to global Policy L-39: Dredge the Cedar River bed within the conditions. existing engineered channel as one method of flood Policy L-45: Recognize that a sustainable control. community requires and supports economic Policy L-40: Provide information for and participate development, human health, and social benefit, and in informing and educating individuals, groups, makes decisions using the "triple bottom line" businesses, industry, and government in the approach to sustainability(environment, economy, protection and enhancement of the quality and and social equity). quantity of the City's natural resources and to " PLANS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE promote conservation. Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2012 - Clean Economy Strategy, 2011 Urban and Community Forestry Development Plan, 2009 Growth Management Policies, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, 2007 Making Our Watershed Fit for a King—WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan, King County, 2005 Lake Wash ington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (WRIA 8) Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan, King County, 2001 Heron at Black River Riparian Forest,Credit:City of Renton May Creek Basin Action Plan, King County, 2001 Policy L-41: Coordinate with the Puget Sound Air Lower Cedar River Basin and Nonpoint Action Pollution Control Agency and the Puget Sound Plan, King County, 1997 Regional Council to develop policies, OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 13 PROMOTING A SAFE, HEALTHY,AND ATTRACTIVE Goal L-EE: Build neighborhoods that promote COMMUNITY community resiliency through healthy lifestyles, active transportation, proximity to goods and DISCUSSION services, access to local fresh food, environmental Community design includes those elements or sustainability, and a feeling of community. features that provide for visual identity and evoke Goal L-FF:Strengthen the visual identity of Renton the character of the city,creating a sense of place. and its Community Planning Areas and Community design influences quality of life for neighborhoods through quality design and people who live,work, learn and play in the city.A development. safe, healthy,and attractive community recognizes and acknowledges that natural setting and the POLICIES unique features of a community. SAFE,HEALTHY,AND ATTRACTIVE COMMUNITY • GOALS Policy L-46: Identify and catalog historic,cultural, SAFE,HEALTHY,AND ATTRACTIVE COMMUNITY and archaeological resources on an on-going basis Goal L-AA: Maintain the City's cultural history by and as part of project specific review. documenting, recognizing,and protecting its Policy L-47: Preserve and incorporate historic and historic,archaeological, and traditional cultural archaeological sites into development projects. sites. Policy L-48:Accommodate change within the Goal L-BB: Maintain a high quality of life as Renton Renton community in a way that maintains grows by ensuring that new development is Renton's livability and natural beauty. designed to be functional and attractive. Policy L-49:Address privacy and quality of life for Goal L-CC:Support and sustain programs in the City existing residents by considering scale and context to encourage effective use, preservation, and in infill project design. protection of Renton's resources. Policy L-50: Maintain existing, and encourage the Goal L-DD: Maintain and promote Renton as a creation of additional, places and events center for arts and culture where traditional and throughout the community where people can contemporary arts thrive and creative industries are gather and interact.Allow for flexibility in public cultivated. gathering places to encourage place-making efforts and activities. Policy L-51: Respond to specific site conditions such `'' ° '' �•� :*azl as topography, natural features, and solar access to " encourage energy savings and recognize the unique features of the site through the design of subdivisions and new buildings. Policy L-52: Include human-scale features such as pedestrian pathways, quality landscaping, and public spaces that have discernible edges, entries, ' f and borders to create a distinctive sense of place in < e neighborhoods,commercial areas,and centers. Policy L-53:Orient buildings in developments Emerging,by Hai Ying Wu,Credit:City of Renton toward the street or a common area, rather than toward parking lots. PAGE 14 CITY OF • COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE ELEMENT p Policy L-54: Encourage creative and distinctive focal avoid light intrusion and glare impacts, and to elements that define the entrance to the city. preserve the night sky. Policy L-61: Improve the appearance of parking lots through landscaping and screening. a Policy L-62: Promote environmentally friendly, energy-efficient development, including building a and infrastructure. Policy L-63: Create a supportive environment for cultural activities and the arts. M i • Gateway Sign,Credit:City of Renton �► 4 Policy L-55: Protect public scenic views and public view corridors, including Renton's physical,visual and perceptual linkages to Lake Washington and the Cedar River. Policy L-56: Preserve natural landforms, vegetation, distinctive stands of trees, natural slopes, and scenic areas that contribute to the City's identity, preserve property values, and visually define the Renton Film Frenzy Curvy Awards,Credit:City of Renton community and neighborhoods. Policy L-64:Collaborate with schools, businesses, Policy L-57: Complement the built environment and faith-based groups to promote healthy with landscaping using native, naturalized, and lifestyles through education, activity and nutrition. ornamental plantings that are appropriate for the situation and circumstance and which provide for Policy L-65: Design buildings with provisions for respite, recreation, and sun/shade. evacuation in case of all types of emergency events. Policy L-58: Provide complete streets along arterials `~ PLANS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE and arranged as an interconnecting network or grid. Disaster Recovery Plan, 2012 Locate planter strips between the curb and the sidewalk in order to provide separation between Parks, Recreation, and Natural Areas Plan, 2011 cars and pedestrians. Discourage dead-end streets Arts and Culture Master Plan, 2010 and cul-de-sacs. Policy L-59: Encourage signage which guides and promotes business without creating visual clutter. Implement sign regulations that balance adequate visibility for businesses while protecting Renton's unique visual character. Policy L-60:Thoughtfully balance the need for appropriate lighting levels for safety and security to A TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT -Linking growth and transportation and accommodating all users- DISCUSSION Renton has been designated a Core City by the Ownership,control, development and maintenance Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC). A Core City of public rights-of-way are primary functions of contains a regionally city government.Transportation investments designated growth center [rtportation planning is , shape development patterns that, in turn, to"protect and —Renton's Urban Center influence the economic health, safety,and ce the environment, encompassing Boeing, character of a community.The design, te energy conservation, The Landing, and construction, and maintenance of city streets, ve the quality of life, Downtown Business roads, sidewalks,trails and other transportation romote consistency District—serves as a key en transportation facilities impact all Renton residents,employees, vements and State and hub for the region's long- and visitors. lanned growth and range multimodal mic development." transportation system, For many decades,transportation problems have al Highway been seen primarily as engineering problems withistration. r and also provides major engineering solutions.As a result,transportation civic)cultural,and planning has been primarily concerned with the employment centers. construction of new facilities—mostly roads but also transit, airport,and rail facilities—and has relied on gas taxes to fund the construction. However, our current transportation challenges are different. , The facilities built in preceding decades are reaching the end of their design life and require maintenance, rehabilitation, or retrofitting. Securing revenue for transportation investments is increasingly difficult as the purchasing power of gas tax revenue has eroded steadily over time along with the increasing difficulty of generating greater Downtown Transit Center,Credit:City of Renton revenue through taxes.The public's concerns about This Transportation Element assists the City of transportation issues have also expanded beyond cost and mobility to include neighborhood impacts, Renton in coordinating transportation and land use sustainability, and accommodations for all types of planning within its municipal boundaries,guides development of a multimodal system that provides users.There is growing demand for alternatives to single-occupancy vehicles and reducing the impacts transportation choices for all users,and facilitates of transportation on the environment. interjurisdictional coordination of transportation related projects.This element is consistent with While specific responsibility and authority for Puget Sound Regional Council's VISION 2040 and transportation choices is divided amongst various Transportation 2040. governments and agencies, users expect local and regional transportation facilities to function as a This Transportation Element includes goals and unified system.Achieving that requires coordination policies addressing the following topics: with federal, state, regional,county,and municipal Framework and General Goals Maintenance, Management and Safety stakeholders and decision makers. Transportation Demand Management li �� aTRANSPORTATION REMENT :! Street Network Goal T-F:Promote and develop local air Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation transportation facilities in a responsible and Transit and High Occupancy Vehicles(HOV) efficient manner. Transportation Options and Mobility Goal T-G: Establish a stable, long-term financial Growth Strategy, Land Use and Transportation foundation for continuously improving the quality, Level of Service Standards, Design, and effectiveness and efficiency of the transportation Concurrency system. Freight POLICIES Airport w Finance, Investment, and Implementation Policy T-1: Develop a connected network of transportation facilities where public streets are Intergovernmental Coordination planned, designed, constructed,and maintained for FRAMEWORK GOAL STATEMENT safe convenient travel of all users—motor vehicle drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders of Coordinate transportation investments with the all ages and abilities. pace of growth and land use development patterns to ensure Renton maintains an efficient, balanced, Policy T-2: Implement a multimodal level of service multimodal transportation system. that maximizes mobility, is coordinated with level of service standards of adjacent jurisdictions, and GENERAL GOALS AND POLICIES meets concurrency requirements. The following goals and policies are applicable in all. Policy T-3: Develop a transportation system that transportation decisions. Policies specific to preserves and protects natural resources and particular transportation topics are covered complies with regional, state, and federal air and elsewhere in this element. water quality standards. m GOALS Policy T-4:Support electric vehicle infrastructure in Goal T-A:Continue to develop a transportation all areas except those zoned for resource use or system that stimulates, supports, and enhances the those areas designated as critical areas. safe, efficient and reliable movement of people, Policy T-5:Support transportation modes and vehicles,and goods. technologies that are energy-efficient and improve Goal T-B: Balance transportation needs with other system performance community values and needs by providing facilities that promote vibrant commerce, clean air and water,and health and recreation. Goal T-C: Maintain, preserve,and extend the life and utility of transportation investments. Goal T-D: Reduce the number of trips made via single occupant vehicle. Goal T-E:Apply technological solutions to improve the efficiency of the transportation system. w City Maintenance Crew,Credit:City of Renton PAGE 17 CITY OF • COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATIONELEMENT a MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY means of accommodating increased travel demands than constructing new or widening existing The design, construction, operation and transportation facilities. Reducing the number of maintenance of the transportation system impacts trips made via single occupant vehicles is also an long-term use and safety for all users. Safety effective way of reducing automobile-related air planning and mitigation, including strategies for pollution, traffic congestion and energy use. protecting the transportation system from disasters, includes multidisciplinary efforts that can Intelligent Transportation Systems(ITS) can be used significantly improve the livability of our to apply technological solutions to problems such as community. congestion, safety, and mobility. Substantial investment in ITS—such as signs and internet sites m POLICIES providing real time feedback on travel times and Policy T-6: Establish essential maintenance, alternatives—continues in the Puget Sound Region. preservation and safety improvements of the The City is currently developing plans to implement transportation systems as a high priority. an adaptive signal control system (ACSC) along the Policy T-7: Ensure maintenance and preservation of SW 43rd Street/Carr Road/Petrovitsky Road the transportation systems are high priorities in corridor as was installed on Rainier Avenue S. resource allocations. Maintain and preserve the Adaptive signal control systems adjust the timing of transportation system mindful of life-cycle costs intersection stop lights (green,yellow, red lights)to associated with delayed maintenance. accommodate changing traffic patterns and ease Policy T-8: Develop and coordinate prevention and traffic congestion (FHWA 2015). recovery strategies and disaster response plans with The location and supply of parking is an integral regional and local agencies to protect the part of the local transportation system and TDM transportation system against major disruptions. strategies as well as important to commerce and private enterprise. Inadequate parking can increase Policy T-9: Optimize the performance of the congestion on streets as people circle and hunt for transportation network and improve efficiency and available spaces.Too much parking can deter use of safety for various travel modes through signal alternative travel modes, including transit.A proper timing coordination, signal retiming on a regular balance needs to be achieved between parking basis, maintenance and capital replacement supply and demand. Providing for"right size" programs, and other operational improvements of parking ratios based on a district's land use intensity existing and planned transportation facilities. and access to transit is important to community TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT character and mobility, and can help reduce total Transportation Demand Management(TDM) costs of development. Satellite parking with shuttle focuses on more effectively using existing and services and collective structured parking are potential physical methods for managing and planned transportation capacity, ensures increasing the parking supply. For example, Boeing compatibility with planned uses, helps currently utilizes shuttle service to the plant from accommodate growth consistent with community character and land use objectives, offers off-site parking areas. alternatives to single occupancy vehicle(SOV)travel and serves to mitigate impacts and better meet mobility needs. Reducing trip-making, dispersing peak period travel demand throughout the day, and increasing transit usage and ride sharing are significantly less costly ITY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 18 Opportunities to reduce SOV travel are particularly parking for the benefit of the district businesses and found in Renton's mixed use centers. Regional plans residents. call for Regional Growth Centers such as Renton's to work towards reducing SOV shares. In 2014, PSRC STREET NETWORK estimated the following work trip mode shares in INVENTORY Renton's Regional Growth Center as of a 2010 base State highways such as 1-405,SR-900(Sunset year(percentages are rounded): Boulevard), SR-169(Maple Valley Highway), SR-515 SOV:82% (Benson Highway), and SR-167 (Rainier Avenue) are HOV:9% integral elements of Renton's arterial system as well Walk and Bike:3% as routes for regional commuters.These five interstate,freeway,and state highways converge in Transit:7% central Renton within a half mile radius of each POLICIES other.This results in a complex traffic flow as Policy T-10: Implement transportation demand regional and local trips interact within a relatively management(TDM) programs to support mixed-use short distance. Local arterial streets link development, commercial centers,and commercial, industrial, and residential employment areas, and to reduce disruptive traffic neighborhoods to the freeways and state highways. impacts. Within neighborhoods, local access streets provide internal circulation and connections to the arterials. Policy T-11:Through investments in non-motorized Local access streets primarily provide direct access facility connections, collaboration with transit to abutting land uses and are designed to providers,and commute trip reduction programs discourage through traffic. with employers, encourage a reduction in drive alone work trip shares to below 75%by 2035 within Arterials in the City of Renton are divided into three the Regional Growth Center. classifications that are used to identify appropriate Policy T-12: Invest in and maintain Renton's uses, establish eligibility for road improvement Intelligent Transportation Systems(ITS) Program funding, and define appropriate street design standards: coordinated with other agencies. Principal Arterials—streets and highways that Policy T-13: Incorporate TDM measures such as connect major intra-city activity centers and priority parking places for HOVs and convenient, have high traffic volumes and relatively fast direct pedestrian access from transit stops/stations vehicle speeds.The focus is on through travel in site design and layout for all types of instead of property access. development. Minor Arterials—streets that provide links Policy T-14: Educate employers about their between intra-city activity centers or between commute trip reduction obligations under the City principal and collector arterials. Minor arterials of Renton's Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) carry moderately high traffic volumes and Ordinance and CTR Plan. vehicle speeds are typically lower than principal Policy T-15: Regularly review and refine parking arterials. ratios to account for existing parking supply, land Collector Arterials—streets that distribute use intensity,and access to transit. traffic between local streets and principal or Policy T-16: Encourage shared and structured minor arterials and provide circulation within parking in downtown Renton to achieve land use commercial, industrial,or residential areas.The and economic development goals as expressed in collector system distributes traffic to local the City Center Community Plan and to coordinate streets to support property access. ... N a F TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT I Figure T-1:Conceptual Arterial Streets 'Newcastle Volt C/ub N. 4! NF 4 b--st- SE tX82h St L-1 Ad Renton City Limits Regional Growth Center Arterial Classifications "In"pal Arterials Minor Arterials Collectors acs,2 0 05 1 V-p—d br BERK for r i i mm"Miles � a TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT e Generally, local access streets include all public Policy T-22: Review new developments fronting on streets not classified as principal, minor, or collector state highways in the City in accordance with arterials.A conceptual arterial map is shown in WSDOT access standards for state managed access Figure T-1.Annually,the City adopts an Arterial highways. Streets map displaying the three arterial categories above.The City hereby incorporates by reference its PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION Arterial Streets Map dated August 4, 2014, Investments in the non-motorized components of Resolution 4222,or as thereafter amended, into the City's transportation system enhance the this Transportation Element.The City has adopted quality of life in Renton, improve walking and more specific street classifications in the Renton bicycling safety, support healthy lifestyles, and Sunset area. support pedestrian and bicycle transportation The transportation element seeks to balance local modes as alternatives to the use of automobiles. Non-motorized facilities serve commuters and and regional mobility needs.The following policies recreational users. and priorities address issues related to the street network as a system,the physical design of INVENTORY individual roadways,traffic flow,and traffic The City's existing non-motorized transportation operations control.The intent is to reduce the system is comprised primarily of roadside amount of traffic on City streets that has neither an sidewalks.These facilities provide safe non- origin nor destination in the City of Renton while motorized mobility for pedestrians and cyclists providing reasonable levels of traffic flow and outside of business districts. Within business mobility for users of the local street system. districts, sidewalks are restricted to pedestrians. " POLICIES Many streets were constructed before the existing Policy T-17:Work with the State and neighboring code requiring sidewalks was enacted; as a result, jurisdictions to provide capacity on regional numerous local and arterial roadways are currently transportation systems and to reduce regional without sidewalks.Some notable walkway traffic on local streets. deficiencies exist along sections of Maple Valley Highway(SR-169), Puget Drive, and Policy T-18: Increase the person-carrying capacity of Talbot Road South.The City of Renton the Renton arterial system by encouraging modes Comprehensive Citywide Walkway Study(March that allow more people per vehicle and by 2008)addresses the sidewalks and walkways within discouraging single occupancy vehicle usage. the City and identifies a priority roster to construct Policy T-19:Adopt and implement street standards "missing" sidewalk/walkway sections throughout based on assigned street classification, land use the City. objectives,and user needs. In addition to sidewalks, Renton has combined Policy T-20:Arrange the street network in a grid bicycle/pedestrian facilities along Logan Avenue and th pattern to the extent possible. Connect internal portions of Garden Avenue North and North 8 development networks to existing streets and avoid Street,and striped bicycle lanes on portions of cul-de-sacs and dead end streets. Southwest 16 Street, Oakesdale Avenue Southwest, Duvall Avenue NE,and NE 4th Street. Policy T-21:Support vacating streets when they The Renton Trails and Bicycle Master Plan (2009) meet the criteria in Renton Municipal Code, Chapter lists routes that have been identified as important 14,Vacations. bicycle transportation elements. The City of Renton Parks, Recreation, and Natural Areas Plan(November 2011) provides an in-depth description of proposed walking, bicycle, and TRANSPORTATIONELEMENT a mixed-use trails. By nature,these types of trails are 2) Separating foot and bicycle traffic when primarily used for recreational purposes and possible, but giving preference to foot traffic supplement the City's non-motorized transportation when necessary; system;their development should be encouraged. 3) Improving arterial intersection crossings for FUTURE PLANS non-motorized users; 4) Minimizing obstructions and conflicts that Renton's existing transportation system is oriented restrict the movement of non-motorized users; towards accommodating cars,trucks,and buses and rather than pedestrians or bicycles.The policies and 5) Providing convenient access to all transit stops priorities of this section provide guidelines for and transit centers. reevaluating the existing system and making incremental improvements in the City's walking and Policy T-25: Develop and designate appropriate biking environment. More facilities are also needed pedestrian and bicycle commuter routes along for bicycle storage and parking in shopping areas, minor arterial and collector arterial corridors. employment centers and in public places.Specific Policy T-26: Ensure provision of safe and convenient recommendations on improvement projects are storage and parking facilities for bicyclists. included in the Renton Trails and Bicycle Master Plan(May 2009) and hereby incorporated by Policy T-27: Promote non-motorized travel not only reference into this Transportation Element. as a viable means of transportation but as an important method for maintaining overall health and fitness. TRANSIT AND HOV As Renton's population continues to grow,there is a greater need to move people efficiently on the local roadway network.A well-managed, attractive, and convenient transit system reduces traffic demand by encouraging the use of alternatives to single- °` occupancy vehicles,for trips within the city limits and for trips to regional destinations.The following policies and priorities seek to maximize the use of transit and other alternatives to single-occupancy vehicles in Renton. INVENTORY The Downtown Renton Transit Center is the hub of Cedar River Trail,Renton Trails and Bicycle Master Plan 2009 transit service in Renton.The Transit Center acts as m POLICIES both a destination and a major transfer center. Bus service in Renton is currently provided by King Policy T-23:Coordinate transportation planning County Metro and Sound Transit. activities with the Renton Trails and Bicycle Master Plan and the Parks, Recreation, and Natural Areas Metro provides internal city routes and regional Plan. service. Local transit service includes RapidRide, buses, shuttles, and Dial-a-Ride(DART).The Policy T-24: Enhance pedestrian and bicycle RapidRide F-line connects The Landing and Boeing movement and safety by: plant with Downton Renton,Tukwila,SeaTac, and 1) Providing adequate separation between non- Burien. It connects with the regional Sounder motorized and motorized traffic; (commuter rail) and Link Light Rail systems. As of 0, M� z TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT 2014, Renton has over 1,100 park and ride spaces interchange ramps are planned at the following located throughout the community to serve local locations between 2015 and 2020: commuters. SW 43rd Street/Carr Road/Petrovitsky Road High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes,available to Corridor Improvements: Implement adaptive buses and vehicles with two or more occupants, signal control system (ACSC) along corridor currently exist north and southbound on Interstate which also will support transit operations.The 405 and SR-167. HOV queue jump lanes are system may be expanded to include transit provided at some interchange ramps in Renton. signal priority if King County Metro would Rainier Avenue has business access and transit only provide a BRT route to the corridor. (BAT) lanes. NE 3rd/NE 4th Corridor Improvements: FUTURE PLANS Implement projects at locations along this VISION 2040 and Transportation 2040 call for arterial corridor to improve traffic operations channeling future growth into regional growth including revising/adding turn lanes,access centers such as Renton and providing transit links management, and traffic signal modifications. between centers.Transit investments are critical to Projects will upgrade pedestrian and bicycle providing local and regional trip alternatives to facilities. Project to consider transit signal single-occupancy vehicles. priority enhancements and queue jump lanes to Transit service and facility improvements are improve transit reliability. needed to support and encourage increased transit NE Sunset Boulevard (SR 900)Corridor use in the City of Renton. Renton has been and will Improvements from 1-405 on the west to the continue to work with King County Metro and east City limits: Reconstruct arterial to enhance Sound Transit to develop transit system service pedestrian and bicycle facilities and transit improvements (e.g., new routes, increased facilities/develop street to latest adopted frequency)and capital investments(e.g.,signal Principal Arterial street standards.The City is queues, park and ride facilities)to adequately serve also discussing extension of BRT to this corridor, Renton's developing residential and employment which would connect the Sunset Area with The areas. Landing, Boeing,and other employment Specific transit service improvements and facilities centers. are needed to support Renton's role as a regional Grady Way Corridor Improvements from Lind center.The City hereby incorporates by reference: Avenue to Main Avenue: Reconfigure traffic lanes and add turn lanes and other traffic signal 1) King County Metro's Strategic Plan for Public improvements to enhance traffic operations Transportation 2011-2021,or as thereafter and transit reliability. amended,and 2) Sound Transit's Sound Transit 2 (ST2) Plan as These HOV investments will improve transit adopted by the agency in 2008,or as thereafter travel time,accessibility and reliability and amended. contribute to a reduction in congestion and The City is very supportive of Sound transit's pollution by proving and attractive alternative proposal to add Bus Rapid Transit(BRT)to the 1-405 to the single occupant vehicle. corridor, including direct HOV ramps at a new interchange at NE 8th Street. Planned HOV facility investments,such as HOV lanes or intersection queue jumps,are planned in several Renton corridors and direct access HOV i w, �` TRANSPORTATION • ■ . POLICIES low-income households that are unable to Policy T-28: Work with other jurisdictions and afford vehicle ownership, as well as residents transit authorities to plan and provide frequent, whom are unable to drive. coordinated and comprehensive transit service and Elderly residents and others with physical with facilities in residential and employment areas. personal mobility issues also face the challenge Policy T-29:Support direct HOV ramps to/from I- of not being able to walk longer distances to 405 in the vicinity of The Landing(NE 8th) per the and from a bus stop,further limiting their City Center Community Plan. opportunities to use public transit. Policy T-30: Work to improve the frequency and Many pedestrian and bike routes connecting reliability of transit serving Renton's Downtown and Renton's residential areas with basic services promote the Downtown Transit Center as part of a are unsafe, which further limits transportation regional high capacity transit system. alternatives for households without an automobile. Policy T-31: Increase transit service and access in commercial and mixed use corridors and nodes. Policy T-32: Coordinate transit, bike and pedestrian planning efforts and evaluate opportunities to leverage investments for the benefit of more users. Policy T-33: Construct improvements and implement actions to facilitate the flow of HOV's y.. into, out of, and through Renton. � �` » Policy T-34: Support exclusive freeway/arterial HOV facilities that improve transit travel times by enabling buses to bypass congestion. Policy T-35:Allow park-and-ride facilities in F-Line Rapid Ride,Credit:City of Renton appropriate locations subject to design considerations. POLICIES Policy T-36: Invest in connection of non-motorized TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND MOBILITY facilities across Renton. Provide improvements at intersections to improve safety and comfort of As described in Renton's Community Needs pedestrians and bicyclists. Assessment(2014) and Housing Element, lack of mobility creates obstacles for individuals and Policy T-37:Support transit agencies' investment in families to access the services they need. Lack of transit service to Renton neighborhoods within and mobility and transportation services can limit a beyond Downtown. household's ability to obtain basic goods and Policy T-38: Develop a connected transportation services, receive medical or dental care, commute system that provides opportunities for mobility of to a job, and maintain employment. Current people with special needs. barriers to mobility in Renton include: Uneven access to public transit, with limited GROWTH STRATEGY, LAND USE AND options for those who do not live downtown, TRANSPORTATION do not commute during peak travel times, or who need to travel within Renton (instead of Renton has been designated a Core City and has a between Renton and other destinations in the Regional Growth Center called the Renton Urban region). The most vulnerable groups include Center. Renton's adopted Urban Center boundary includes two primary sections:the northern portion PAGE 24 �z ` 4�a TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT borders Lake Washington and emphasizes mixed Testing Renton's planned growth and use and regional employment, including Boeing's improvements, shows the following summary Renton Plant and The Landing, a retail and model results in selected corridors: residential development;the southern portion of SW 43/Carr/Petrovitsky Corridor: Planned the center includes the downtown core and physical improvements to intersections and adjacent residential area. lanes together with adaptive signal control The City is obligated to meet the 2031 Growth system (ASCS), and the LOS E Mitigated Targets contained in the King County Countywide designation per policies,are appropriate. Planning Policies,and much of its growth capacity is Grady Way: Planned improvements would in mixed use zones such as the Central Business District(CBD).The City must also estimate its improve operations even in areas of projected growth to the year 2035 to provide the required 20- continued congestion. year planning period under GMA.Table T-1 shows 156th Avenue NE Corridor:Three lanes should the City's growth targets, capacity,and suffice through 2035 modeled conditions.The transportation model assumptions. 142nd/156th intersection with a signal and turn Table T-1:Growth Targets lanes are projected to work well. EmploymentSR 169: Interim improvements are possible and Housing Target I Target desirable at SE 5th at SR 169, such as 2012-2035 striping/signing/operations changes.The State's Growth Target Route Development Plan improvements, per 2014 14,050 28,755 included in the Renton Transportation Element Buildable Lands list of projects(Appendix A),are needed. Report Houser Way at Lake Washington Boulevard: Growth Capacity Projects 3 and 5 (Appendix A)would address Estimated 2012 projected traffic. BLR and Land 15,351-16,741 26,090-31,076 Use Element 192nd Extension over SR 167:This new road Update would likely pull traffic off of the SW 43rd Transportation Overcrossing of SR 167, but would not eliminate Model 16,741 31,076 the need for widening the overcrossing. Assumptions More detailed transportation analysis of planned Sources: King County,Puget Sound Regional Council,BERK improvements would occur through the design Consulting 2014 process. The City has tested the future land use, desired = POLICIES mode split,and planned transportation Policy T-39: Provide multimodal transportation improvements in the City's transportation model. improvements that support land use plans and are The model results show that the projected growth compatible with surrounding land uses. can be supported by the City's planned improvements, and the City's level of service Policy T-40: Plan,design, and operate streets to policies(see Policy T-48) can be met. The model enable safe and convenient access and travel for all tested Renton's planned growth and improvements users including pedestrians, bicyclists,transit riders, in the context of regional growth and networks and people of all ages and abilities, as well as freight and motor vehicle drivers,and to foster a sense of consistent with Puget Sound Regional Council's VISION 2040 and Destination 2040 plans. Z � � F TRANSPORTATION place in the public realm with attractive design Be simple and cost efficient to implement and amenities. monitor Policy T-41: Plan for land use densities and mixed- Incorporate other travel modes use development patterns that encourage walking, Be receptive to various transportation biking and transit use in designated areas. demand management(TDM) and parking Policy T-42: Continue to implement the following strategies design guidelines in Renton's Regional Growth Consider the potential for different standards Center: for different parts of the City Encourage a mix of complementary land uses. Help fund/implement multimodal Encourage compact growth by addressing transportation improvements density. Provide a basis for interjurisdictional Link neighborhoods, and connect streets, coordination on transportation sidewalks and trails. Following a review of different systems and Complete missing links and connections in the methods,the City developed a multimodal LOS and pedestrian and bicycle systems. concurrency system for the following modes of Integrate activity areas with surrounding travel meeting the objectives: neighborhoods. motor vehicles (single-and multi-occupancy) Locate public and semipublic uses near transit Renton's transit center(s). non-motorized (bicycle and pedestrian) Design for pedestrians and bicyclists. The multimodal LOS system addresses the following Provide usable open spaces such as the scales: 1) citywide, 2) community planning area, and Renton Piazza, Burnett Linear Park, Cedar 3) development level. River Trail, and others. The primary component of the system is a plan- Manage the supply of parking. level estimate of person trips by mode based on the Promote the benefits of on-street parking. land use forecasts. Person trips are the number of Reduce and mitigate the effects of parking. persons making trips by various modes of travel. Policy T-43: Prioritize multimodal transportation Bicycle and pedestrian trips typically involve one investments in Renton's Urban Center. person, thus one person trip. But motor vehicles often have more than one occupant. For example, if LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS DESIGN AND the average vehicle occupancy was 1.3, and a CONCURRENCY concurrency service area (like a community planning area) had 1,000 p.m. peak vehicle trips, Transportation concurrency—ensuring the the person trips would be 1,300. Similarly, if a programs, projects, and services needed to serve transit vehicle carries 65 passengers,there would growth are in place when or soon after growth be 65 person trips. Using person trips provides a occurs—is a key requirement of the Washington common metric for use in concurrency and also State Growth Management Act (GMA).The City assessment of transportation impacts or mitigation established the following objectives for its fees. multimodal concurrency system: Meet requirements of GMA and be defensible To ensure that growth is occurring in a pattern and intensity proposed by the Land Use Element,the Be meaningful to measure transportation person trips could be tracked by consolidated system versus development Community Planning Areas that share a common Be simple to explain PAGE 26 :Y A , tzPORTATION ELEMENT circulation system and that do not place undue LOS standards guide the types of street, pedestrian, administrative burden. bicycle,and transit improvements needed to meet The last component of the LOS program is at a planned levels of growth.The list and map of development scale.Applicants for development planned transportation system improvements are would need to provide an analysis of the effect of presented in Appendix A. their proposed development on safety, operations The transportation system's quality of design, and local access considering a measurement of sensitivity to human needs, and integration with the delay per vehicle of LOS D or LOS E mitigated using surroundings impact the City's urban character and Highway Capacity Manual definitions.See Table T-2 quality of life.Transportation improvements should for a description of the key steps in the be designed accordingly. LOS/Concurrency system. Table T-2: LOS/Concurrency Program Attributes or Characteristic Person Trips Person trips are the number of persons making the same trip in the same mode of travel. Using person trips provides a common metric for use in concurrency and also impact or mitigation fees. Person trips will be calculated for the following modes of travel: Multimodal Levels motor vehicles(single-and multi-occupancy) of Service transit non-motorized(bicycle and pedestrian) The City will monitor trip banks to specific service areas,such as consolidated Community Planning Areas,that reflect differences in transportation opportunities, needs and capacities, as well as Multiple Service differences in existing and future land uses. Areas However,the City will determine system needs and collect fees at a citywide scale in order to preserve the City's flexibility to prioritize projects,and to avoid creating smaller accounts that do not collect enough to fund any projects before the legal deadlines to spend the money or refund it. Applicants will provide the type(s)of land uses they will develop,and the number of units they propose for each type(i.e.,#of apartments,or#of square feet of retail,office,etc.).The Trip Trip Calculator, Calculator will convert the applicant's data to the number of person trips in their service area Fee Calculator, using trip generation rates.The trip calculator results will be used for concurrency by comparing Trip Bank the applicant's person trips to the balance available in the trip bank for each mode.The trip calculator results will be used for fee calculations by multiplying the applicant's person trips for each mode times the fee per trip for each mode. A separate SEPA-based mitigation fee schedule will collect each applicant's proportionate share of Multimodal their direct impact on the other modes of travel. Mitigation Fees Strategies such as TDM and parking can earn credits that reduce the mitigation fees. Safety,Operations Applicants for development will be required to submit an analysis of the effect on their proposed and Local Access development on safety,operations and local access using guidelines outlined in the City of Renton Analysis Policy Guidelines for Traffic Impact Analysis for New Development(Revised May 9,2013). PAGE 27 TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT POLICIES Community Planning Areas Policy T-44: Ensure adequate transportation 5. Adopted planned action areas:Track facilities are in place at the time of development vehicular trips per City-adopted Planned approval or that an adopted strategy is in place to Action ordinances provide adequate facilities within six years. C. Operational LOS:Though the SEPA review Policy T-45: Ensure that new development process, apply the following operational LOS contributes its fair share of the cost of standard at intersections that could be transportation facilities, programs and services impacted by a proposed development: needed to mitigate growth related transportation impacts. 1. Arterials and Collectors: Except as listed in Policy T-46: Maintain a multimodal level of service C.2, apply a standard of LOS D. that maximizes mobility, is coordinated with level of 2. Alternative Arterial and State Route LOS: service standards of adjacent jurisdictions, and Apply a standard of Level of Service E meets concurrency requirements. Mitigated for the following: Policy T-47: Incorporate multiple transportation • Specific Corridors: Carr Road, Logan modes in concurrency determinations. Avenue, Rainier Avenue, Grady Way, Policy T-48: Apply the following multimodal LOS SR 900 and SR 515. standards at a citywide level, community planning • Centers: Renton Urban Center and area level, and development level: Center Village A. Citywide Person Trips: Based on the City's land • For the above Corridors and Centers, use and growth strategy, establish a citywide Congestion should be mitigated (such level of person trips by mode, and support each as increasing transit or other modes) mode with capital improvements and programs. when the p.m. peak hour LOS falls The general mode categories include: motor below LOS "E." vehicle trips,transit trips, and non-motorized Policy T-49: Encourage development that can be trips. supported by transit and other non-single occupant B. Community Planning Area Trips: Through the vehicle modes. concurrency review process,track person trips Policy T-50: Design transportation facilities to fit the by the following areas to monitor if growth is neighborhood context. Apply urban design occurring in relation to the Land Use Element principles. and planned Transportation and Capital Facility Policy T-51: Support continued development of the Plan investments. If growth is occurring in a different pattern than planned, consider the 27th/Strander Corridor into Tukwila. effect on operational LOS and determine if the FREIGHT Comprehensive Plan land use, LOS or capital investments should be amended. Safe and efficient movement and distribution of goods is important for attracting and retaining 1. West Hill/City Center/Cedar River businesses in the City of Renton. Community Planning Areas INVENTORY 2. Valley Community Planning Area Truck and rail freight are important to the regional 3. Talbot/Benson/Fairwood Community and local economy. The Washington State Freight Planning Areas Mobility Plan (2014), hereby incorporated by 4. Kennydale/Highlands/East Plateau reference, identifies T-1 freight corridors (those CITY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 28 � TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT carrying more than 10 million tons per year),T-2 downtown Renton and the North Renton industrial freight corridors(carrying 4 to 10 tons per year), area before continuing along the east side of Lake and other freight routes within the City that are Washington and terminating in south Bellevue.Spur important to the state economy. Figure T-2 also tracks off of the branch line provide freight service identifies the state designated freight routes. to the Earlington industrial area in west central The City has a system of truck routes for trucks Renton.Two spur tracks serve the North Renton weighing over 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. industrial area north of downtown Renton. In accordance with the City's truck route ordinance, The UPRR mainline track, located 200 to 300 feet trucks needing to make deliveries off of the west of the BNSF mainline and Renton's City limits, designated truck routes are required to take the also runs in a north-south direction.The UPRR most direct arterial route to/from one of the mainline is a single track, carrying a somewhat designated truck routes and to combine multiple lower level of freight-only service. trips off designated truck routes when feasible.The truck route ordinance does not Figure T-2:State Freight Routes in Renton apply to the operation of school buses or public transit on designated routes,garbage trucks, r w city maintenance vehicles,or r" S emergency vehicles. Freight rail service is currently available to several industrial and r commercial areas of the City. a- Existing rail lines bordering the City of Renton include the Union Pacific (UPRR) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) main line r? tracks between Seattle and Tacoma. The BNSF main line runs in a north- a 12Rth5= south direction and is located along - ,�,jf[ 'T 3rd% J the City of Renton's western city ^' limits, separating Renton from the City of Tukwila.The BNSF main line carries a considerable volume of i !`� '"� -° ,w,�.Rtl freight service, as well as passenger �_} %._.__ ?-_-___a service. Two spur lines provide j r intermittent, as-needed freight t, r service from the main line to the pd Renton Valley industrial area ; s---5 " d (southwest Renton) and the r Container Corporation of America AdS 11 Co,du plant in the Earlington industriali ,=Ca,,;d^„ area.The BNSF 18th Subdivision _—� Branch Line splits from the BNSF main line at the Black River o 05 Junction, and continues through ®Miles ' N TRANSPORTATIoNELEMENT a The infrequent use of the spur tracks and branch lines within city limits results in minimal disruption to vehicular traffic movement in Renton. Future land use development is not anticipated to result in a significant increase in rail freight service in Renton. The following policies and priorities seek to balance p the needs of freight (trucks and trains) with the needs of other users of the local street network. Policy T-52:Work with local, regional, state and federal agencies to address regional freight needs and mitigate local impacts. Seaplane at Renton Municipal Airport,Credit:City of Renton Policy T-53: Maintain and improve freight access to According to the 2012 WSDOT Aviation Economic and from Renton industrial areas. Impact Study, four airports in Washington State Policy T-54: Minimize the impact of freight traffic account for the greatest economic impact: on transportation facilities and general traffic The most significant overall finding is that the circulation. statewide economic impacts attributable to Policy T-55: Limit heavy through truck traffic to airports are substantial, but heavily concentrated designated truck routes. in just four facilities-the three major Boeing Policy T-56:Support railroad crossing activity centers(Paine Field, Boeing Field, and Renton Municipal) and Sea-Tac, which is the improvements that minimize maintenance and protect the street surface.Where warranted, principal commercial airline hub in the state and provide protective devices, such as barriers and ranked 17th nationally in terms of annual enplanements warning signals, on at-grade crossings. Combined, they account for 91%of total jobs and AIRPORT 95%of total statewide output attributable to The Renton Municipal Airport is a major general individual airport activity. Each of these facilities is aviation airport and a designated Reliever Airport estimated to support at least 10,000 jobs and for SeaTac International Airport in the Federal more than$5 billion of economic activity. Aviation Administration's National Plan of INVENTORY Integrated Airport Systems. The Renton Municipal Airport is owned by the City Both federal and state governments recognize its of Renton.The Airport consists of approximately importance as part of the transportation system 165.5 acres; it has one runway with two parallel and require the City to protect and maintain it so taxiways. that it can be used safely. Renton's Airport is more The runway, running southeast to northwest, is than a transportation facility. It is a vital element to 5,379 feet long and 200 feet wide. It is equipped Renton's commercial and industrial economy, with medium intensity runway lighting, runway end providing aircraft services, manufacturing support, identification lighting (REIL), and precision approach flight training, and other airport activities. The path indicators(PAPI). Taxiways are lighted, and airport is a self-sufficient enterprise fund within the there is a rotating beacon,a windsock, and a non- City's operations. directional radio beacon.The Federal Aviation Administration operates a contracted Air Traffic PAGE 30 + TRANSPORTATION Control Tower year round during established hours related benefits and the civic prestige that are also (generally 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.). associated with the Airport. The Renton Airport serves general aviation demand Policy T-58: Recognize the regional significance of (aviation uses except scheduled commercial the Airport for economic development. passenger airlines)generated by Renton, Boeing, Policy T-59: Maximize available space on the Airport and other communities generally within a 30- site for uses that require direct access to taxiways minute drive.Aircraft services available at the and runways. Airport include aircraft maintenance and service, fuel,flight instruction, aircraft charter and rental, Policy T-60: Continue operation of the Airport as a and aircraft ), (FBO operators Fixed base storage. o 's Landing Rights Airport. g P which are aviation-oriented businesses offering a Policy T-61: Recognize the benefit of Airport access variety of services and products to aircraft owners for emergency medical and disaster response in the and operators, provide these services to the community. aviation public. Policy T-62: Promote and develop Airport facilities Contiguous to the Renton Airport is the Will Rogers- and services for all wheeled and float-equipped Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base, which during aircraft, owners, pilots, and passengers in a manner the summer months is one of the busiest seaplane that maximizes safety, efficiency, and opportunity bases in the Northwest. for use. The Renton Municipal Airport is a Landing Rights Policy T-63: Lease Airport property for aviation- Airport, with US Customs services available for both related uses that create jobs and expand the City's floatplane and wheeled aircraft arriving by water or tax base. by land. Policy T-64: Maintain the northern shoreline of the FUTURE PLANS Airport as the only major publicly-owned seaplane The Airport Layout Plan (2009) establishes future access and protect its use for that purpose. development and improvement priorities and timelines that will yield a safe, efficient, economical, Policy T-65: Develop appropriate land use plans and and environmentally acceptable public facility with regulations for structures and vegetation within the capacity for the future air transport needs of the Airport's runway approach zone. City of Renton and the Puget Sound region. FINANCE INVESTMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION The number of aircraft and the number of This section contains details of transportation operations are projected to grow only modestly in revenue sources that the City can reasonably expect the coming decades; however,the region has a to receive during the life of the transportation plan. large unmet need for hangars for aircraft storage. Revenue sources contained in the Financial Program The airport has begun a comprehensive Master Plan vary widely in terms of the amounts available and update scheduled to be completed in the spring of the types of projects for which they may be used. In 2016. most cases, individual transportation projects are POLICIES funded by a combination of funding sources, Policy T-57:Acknowledge that there are certain reflecting the fact that transportation projects have impacts to the community associated with the multiple purposes and serve multiple beneficiaries. existence of the Renton Municipal Airport, such as noise generation, but that these impacts have historically been accepted by the community in exchange for the economic and transportation- PAGE 31 a TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS The only project that adds additional travel lanes for a significant distance is the widening of Monster Appendix A:Transportation Improvement Projects Road between Oakesdale Avenue and Martin Luther and Programs, summarizes the City of Renton's King Jr Way(SR 900).This project completes the 4/5 identified multimodal roadway system lane arterial corridor and would be constructed in improvements needed to address capacity and partnership with King County. operational issues based on the forecast travel demands.The project table and map,which The Transportation Element also incorporates constitute Appendix A, include a project number for improvement projects from the Community Plans reference.The table is generally organized by and other planning studies.These include the plan Community plan area, starting with the Kennydale to convert the one-way roadways in downtown Planning Area in the north part of the City. Renton to two-way operations to support the vision identified in the City Center Community Plan. In In addition,the table includes programs covering addition,the Transportation Element includes the pedestrian and bicycle travel consistent with the key transportation improvements identified in the City's other adopted plans,such as the Renton Trails Sunset Area Community Planned Action Study,and and Bicycle Master Plan (May 2009). Programs the Benson Hill Community Plan. covering preservation,traffic operations and ITS, safety, and transportation project development are TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM COSTS also included.Without programs addressing these items,the City's existing infrastructure will be less In emphasizing multiple travel modes,this plan efficient and ultimately will cost more to requires resources to be spread and balanced reconstruct transportation facilities. among all modes. Many of the identified improvement project address multiple travel Key improvements from other agencies including WSDOT, Sound Transit, King County,and adjacent modes in an integrated manner.The City of Renton cost of funding the transportation improvement cities are also included in the list to illustrate the projects and programs described in previous interdependence of Renton's transportation sections for the next 21 years (2015-2035) is element within the regional and sub-regional estimated at approximately$617 million (2015 framework. dollars). In addition,the City's Transportation To better support use of alternative travel modes, Element relies on WSDOT,Sound Transit, King most of the identified roadway improvements County Metro and other agencies to fund and include facilities for pedestrians, and others also implement regional and sub-regional include improvements for bicycle travel and transportation improvement projects,as identified improving transit service reliability.The roadway in Appendix A. Ongoing transportation planning projects focus on improving traffic safety and work will include continued refinement of the 20- operations along major corridors.These include year transportation plan and costs. adding turn lanes(including center,two-way left- As shown in Table T-3,$422 million (68%)of the turn lanes)and upgrading traffic signals at major City's transportation costs are for multimodal intersections.These include projects along Lake transportation improvement projects in key Washington Boulevard,Sunset Boulevard,Grady corridors throughout the City. Pedestrian, bicycle, Way,Carr Road/Petrovitsky Road, and 116 Avenue and trail projects are estimated to cost$102 million SE. In addition to the listed corridor projects,the traffic operations and ITS program provide for based on the current plans.The remaining$93million is needed to fund ongoing operations, adjusting the traffic signal phasing and operations including street overlays, system preservation, at signals throughout the city, traffic signal,signs, implementation of Intelligent TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT Transportation Systems(ITS)and overall Existing revenues are not able to keep pace with administration and development of projects. transportation costs for several reasons.They include: Table T-3: Summary of 2015-2035 Transportation Declining revenue available from several Costs existing sources, such as the half-cent gas tax Type of Project Costs and grants; "' Transportation needs and costs growing Roadway Projects $422,000 faster than available revenues; Non-Motorized Projects and Local, state, and federal requirements on Programs $102,000 transportation improvements lengthening the design process and increasing cost; Preservation,Safety, ITS,and Project Development Programs $93,000 Increased needs for preservation of the existing infrastructure; TOTAL Costs $617,000 Additional focus on incorporating complete INVENTORY OF FUNDING SOURCES streets concepts into transportation projects Having established a 20-year transportation funding which adds costs due to right-of way and level of$617 million,an annual average funding street standards; level of approximately$30 million would be needed The undetermined potential for new funding to fully implement the Transportation Element by sources;and 2035.Sources of revenue to provide this annual The continued inability of regional agencies to funding need are identified on TableT-5.The address regional transportation needs. forecast revenues are based on historical data Ongoing transportation planning work will include a extrapolated out to 2035. From existing review and update of current revenue sources to transportation revenue sources,the City would be reflect federal,state, and regional decisions expected to generate$240 million from 2015-2035. regarding these revenue sources. Should the City's This is approximately 40%of the total estimated transportation funding approach result in shortfalls, costs of the 21 year list of transportation projects the City will reassess its land use plan, level of and programs. service standards, and funding strategies, Table T-4: Summary of 2015-2035 Transportation accordingly. Revenues To help address this shortfall in funding,the City is ��urces . (1,000s)Costs considering two new funding sources and potential future modifications to the existing Transportation Grants $119,000 Impact Fee(TIF) program rates. Business License Fees $52,000 • Transportation Benefit District(TBD)—The Fuel Taxes $51,000 City is evaluating the potential for establishing a TBD, as allowed under state Transportation Impact law. Without a vote of the City residents,a Fees and Sidewalk $18,000 TBD could be based on a $20 assessment on Mitigation Payments the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax(MVET).This TOTAL Revenues $240,000 could generate over$30 million over the life of the plan if implemented starting in 2016. State law allows the City to enact up to a $100 MVET through a vote of residents.A $100 MVET could raise$8 million a year if ¢pre 4 tid"''Oji TRANSPORTATION E"111KAENT approved.The City would likely target the Program (TIP)that details projects and funding by TBD to help provide more consistent funding year for 2015-2020, and is hereby incorporated by for preservation of the transportation system reference.The full 20-year multimodal project list, and possibly some key non-motorized summarized in Appendix A, is also incorporated by projects. reference. • Non-motorized concurrency Impact Fee— m POLICIES The City's current TIF program is focused on Policy T-66: Ensure the transportation system improvements that add capacity to roadways funding and implementation program supports land and streets that serve growth, consistent with use policies and distributes transportation costs state law. With the increased focus on equitably. completing key segments of the sidewalk, Policy T-67: Pursue federal,state and local sources bicycle,and trails system,the City is of funding(e.g. loans, matching funds)for considering a supplemental mitigation fee transportation improvements in an efficient and that would cover those modes.This equitable manner. mitigation payment would be integral to the multi-modal concurrency program.Specific Policy T-68: Use business license fees and impact rates and projects/costs are yet to be fully fees charged to new development to fund growth defined and would be adopted as part of a related traffic improvements. subsequent change to the City's existing Policy T-69: Coordinate equitable public/private concurrency requirements(RMC 4-6-070). partnerships to help pay for transportation Preliminary estimates suggest such a program improvements. could generate approximately$8 million for separate pedestrian, bicycle, and multi-use Policy T-70:Seek opportunities for multi- trail projects.The costs of the non-motorized jurisdictional cooperation to fund transportation projects would not overlap with costs improvements(e.g.joint transportation mitigation included in the impact fee program. systems or funding mechanism to address impact of growth outside municipal boundaries on the City's • Transportation Impact Fee—The City revised transportation system). its TIF in 2011.As part of that update,the City set the TIF rate per new PM peak hour trip Policy T-71: Expedite implementation of well below the maximum rate developed in transportation projects that protect neighborhoods the Rate Study(Rate Study for Impact Fees", against the impacts of through traffic, improve HOV City of Renton,August 26, 2011)With flow, increase transit service, and enhance adoption of the 2015 Transportation Element pedestrian and bicycle facilities. and project list,the City will need to review Policy T-72: Reassess the land use element, level of and update the TIF program and ordinance to service standard,and funding strategies if probable be internally consistent.At that time,the City funding falls short of meeting existing needs and to could choose to set the TIF rates at a higher ensure that the land use element,transportation (or lower) level,which could affect the ability plans, and financing plan are coordinated and to complete the growth-related street and consistent. roadway projects. Policy T-73: Evaluate establishing a transportation This Element provides a summary of six and 20-year benefit district(TBD)as allowed under state law. transportation system proposals(see Level of Service Standards, Design, and Concurrency) needed to support the land use plan.The City has developed a six-year Transportation Improvement INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION A significant amount of travel that occurs in Renton is regional in nature—with either the origin or destination (sometimes both) outside city limits. Effectively managing flow within and through the City requires extensive coordination with neighboring jurisdictions,transit service providers, and regional,state, and federal entities. m POLICIES Policy T-74: Develop and maintain relationships between Renton and other agencies and local jurisdictions for cooperative planning of common transportation improvements. Policy T-75:Continue to coordinate Renton's Transportation Element with adjacent jurisdictions' transportation and land use goals, countywide policies, regional land use and transportation plans, and statewide goals outlined in the GMA. Policy T-76: Pursue strategies to address inconsistencies(i.e. interlocal agreements) and adjust Renton's Transportation Element,as needed. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Appendix A:Transportation Improvement Projects and Programs HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES ELEMENT Housing and Human Services Element - Working to provide opportunity for those with need- DISCUSSION Human Services that meet basic human needs and This Element states Renton's housing and human promote safe and healthy communities can be services goals and policies,guides Renton's represented on a continuum, from prevention of approach to creating opportunities for the physical problems, including crime,to assuring basic development of housing over the long term, and survival,to assistance in becoming self-reliant. also directs Renton's human services activities to While optional under GMA, addressing Human increase the social and economic well-being of Services in the Comprehensive Plan allows Renton individuals and families. to guide its Human Services programs to best meet Housing variety, location, and community needs in an efficient and affordability influence a household'sUMnteyn effective manner. ability to access jobs, schools, and nity Needs services. Human services can help t identifies two SUMMARY OF HOUSING AND support households to find and s to guide the HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS maintain stable and healthy dwellingshousing andices:equity The goals and policies in this Element and to meet economic, health, and . are based on the Renton Community social needs. • Needs Assessment for Human Services HOUSING and Housing, December 2013 "y (Community Needs Assessment). Brief This Element provides housing goals discussions of housing and human service needs are and policies intended to meet the Growth provided in this Element, but the full analysis of the Management Act's (GMA) housing goal: "Encourage Community Needs Assessment should be consulted the availability of affordable housing to all for information required by the GMA. economic segments of the population of this state, promote a variety of residential densities and Key findings of the Community Needs Assessment housing types, and encourage preservation of indicated the following housing and human service existing housing stock." needs: HUMAN SERVICES AVAILABLE QUALITY HOUSING This Element integrates Human Services goals and More rental units for very low-income policies with Housing goals and policies, because households housing and human service needs are often Opportunities for upward mobility by intertwined. Human Services are programs and promoting ownership housing for first-time strategies that: homebuyers Support vulnerable or at risk individuals and More safe, energy efficient, and healthy families in times of need, housing for low-and moderate-income Address the social conditions that make people households vulnerable or put them at risk, and NEIGHBORHOOD OPPORTUNITY Foster an effective and efficient system of Improved mobility and transportation options services. More high quality out-of-school time opportunities for youth CITY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 36 . � ` Increased access to affordable, quality early neighborhoods and mixed-use centers, offering childhood education many opportunities for growth. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY The City is obligated to meet its 2031 Support for adults who face Growth Targets contained in the King barriers to employment Equity is when social, County Countywide Planning Policies. economic and political The City must also estimate its growth Access to living-wage jobs and opportunities are not to the year 2035 to provide the career advancement predicated on a person's age, required 20-year planning period appearance,citizenship or under GMA(i.e., 2015-2035). Table BASIC NEEDS FOR FAMILIES national origin,employment Improved access to quality classification,ethnicity, HHS-1 shows the City's projected land food gender,gender identity or use assumptions related to housing for gender expressions, a period 2006-2035,while Table HHS-2 Day and night shelters that language,marital status, provides an adjustment for growth offer a range of services for race,religion,faith,or that has already occurred between spirituality,sexual homeless families orientation,socioeconomic 2006 and 2012. The Table's HEALTH AND WELLNESS status,veteran status,and demonstrate that the City's land Better access to health and visible or invisible disabilities. supply is consistent with 2035 growth dental care for low-income targets. The Land Use Element residents allocates land use designations in a methodical manner to facilitate a range of housing Early childhood screenings and parenting types that will meet the 2035 growth targets. support By providing for housing variety, Renton: More mental health and substance abuse services Recognizes that housing needs change over a person's life cycle. Renton's housing supply HOUSING VARIETY AND OPPORTUNITY should be diverse and consist of a variety of Renton has a diverse housing stock with a wide styles and price ranges to serve all residents. range of unit types and prices.This includes new Improves mobility.As described under single-family homes of all sizes,older single-family Mobility, placing housing where there is a homes and flats,townhouses,semi-attached variety of transportation modes or increasing houses, low-and mid-rise apartments and the allowed density in serviceable areas can condominiums, and high-density mid-rise improve the viability of transit and provide apartments in the Urban Center. Renton also has a better access to employment, recreation, and strong sense of community, and many established other services for all households. neighborhoods organized around schools, parks, Meets special housing needs.As described and other institutions. In addition to established under the Housing Affordability and Special neighborhoods,where infill development has been Needs section, Renton has a population that is increasingly common, Renton has newly developed aging, has disabilities, is homeless,or has other neighborhoods close to its southern and eastern special needs.A variety of housing choices edges, and emerging mixed-use residential allows persons and households with special neighborhoods in several of its commercial centers. needs to have access to stable and supportive Renton continues to have a supply of vacant, housing choices. underutilized,and re-developable land in its HOUSING Creates opportunities for households to gain HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND SPECIAL NEEDS upward mobility.There is a gap in housing for households with low incomes as well as a lack HOUSEHOLD INCOME of housing options for households that can The King County Countywide Planning Policies afford entry-level home ownership. Creating a require jurisdictions to analyze housing affordability better balance between dwellings serving according to income groups benchmarked against different households creates opportunities for King County's median income for all households. upward mobility such as by promoting More specifically, the ownership housing for first-time homebuyers. EEindividuals. policies define housing Homeownership has been, overtime,the more refers to the need groups based on significant source of wealth accumulation for nce of receiving income thresholds equal households, despite the recent Great Recessiong and human to 30%, 50%, and 80%of s.To treat the County's Area and slow recovery. ne with dignity is y t them as being of Median Income (AMI). Provides for stable housing.Very low-income in a way that is Countywide Planning households may be sharing units affordable to ful of them as Policies direct Renton, higher incomes, as there are not enough individuals. other cities, and King rentable dwellings affordable to householdsCounty to work with very low-incomes. Until more housing collectively to meet low- stock that promotes upward mobility is and moderate-income housing needs countywide. available and frees up lower-cost units, City At both a collective and individual level, Renton is to policies can promote forms of shared housing address the housing needs for households earning and accessory dwelling units, which can be both very low incomes (30%of AMI or less), as this is a source of affordable housing and housing where "the greatest need exists." stability by providing income for homeowners to help them meet their mortgage obligations Table HHS-3 identifies the 2012 and 2013 or to age in place. countywide share of households, and Renton's share of households that meet the income levels. Table HHS-1:2006-2031 Growth Targets:Extended to 2035 Table HHS-3:Estimates of Existing Households by Percentage of Area Median Income 2006-2031 Target 14,835 Annual increment over 25 years 593 of Countywide: Countywide: Renton:2013 Area012 King 0 13 Community Add 4 years to get to 2035 2,374 2035 Growth Target17Median County Community Needs ,209Countywide Needs Assessment Source:Prepared by BERK and The Transpo Group Income Planning Assessment Table HHS-2:2012-2035 Growth Targets:Adjustments for Policies Growth 2006-2012 _ Under30% Renton:2012-2031 Growth Target,King County 11,706 (very low) 12% 13% 15% Buildable Lands Report 30-50% 12% 11% PSRC Land Use Targets 2031-2035,4 years 2,344 (low) 14/ addition 50-80% 16% 16% ° 2012-2035 Growth Target 14,050 (moderate) 19/0 Growth Capacity Estimated 2012 15,351 80%and 60% 60% 52% Difference:Capacity-Target 1,301 above Source:Prepared by BERK and The Transpo Group Total 100% 100% 100% Sources:King County,Countywide Planning Policies 2012;Community Needs Assessment based on 2007-2011 ACS and ESRI;BERK,2013. 3 fit ; ry HOUSING AND HUMAN . -,RVICEs ELEMENT Based on this information: with camping,sleeping in their cars, rotating around weekly"motels," and spending nights in someone's Renton has somewhat greater proportions of its spare room or couch,with no fixed residence. households in the very low, low,and moderate income housing need categories. Large Households: Large households often require dwelling units with more bedrooms than units Renton's share of middle and upper income available on average. Renton has a slightly greater residents is lower than King County. proportion of households with 3 to 7 people than in COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDS King County.About 40%of Renton residents live in Many households in Renton are earning less than households with more than 2 people, compared to 50%of the area median income and spending more 36%for the County overall. than 30%of their income on housing, and therefore Elderly Population: Households with older adults are considered "cost-burdened." Due to the high may require assistance to update their homes to percentage of income spent on housing,these accommodate physical constraints(e.g., ramps, households may have difficulties meeting other remodeling, and repairs)or may require emotional, household necessities including food, medicine, social, health or other assistance for daily life. In clothing, and transportation needs. 2010, Renton's senior population (ages 65 years and A vast majority of households(82.5%)earning over)was about 10.1%of the population. under$35,000(generally low-and very low-income Disabled Population: Renton has an estimated households)are spending more than 30% of their 8,398 adults living with a disability, representing income on housing.A greater proportion of renting approximately 8%of the population 18 to 64 years households earning under$35,000 per year are old and 41%of the population over 64 years old. cost-burdened than owner-occupied households. Persons with medical or physical disabilities,or for See the Community Needs Assessment for those with substance abuse concerns, may need additional detail. support services or a supportive living environment. SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSEHOLDS Persons who may require housing with particular �11° design or support services include, but are not limited to,the homeless, large households,those living with a disability, and older adults including those who live independently and those requiring some sort of living assistance. Many special-needs households also require affordable housing choices. Homeless:This special needs population has an acute housing need,yet there are significant data - gaps and gross undercounts. In the 2011-12 school year,the Renton School District identified 341 Glenwood Townhomes,Credit:City of Renton students who met the legislative definition of homeless.The one-night unsheltered homeless counts in Renton show unsheltered homelessness in the City ranging from 71-84 persons over the last four years. However, not all areas are searched and many homeless persons do not want to be seen. Beyond the number estimated above,there are likely individuals and families that are improvising CITY OF RENTON—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HOUSING AND HUMAN SIERVICEs ELEMENT GOAL Policy HHS-7: Continue to regulate manufactured HHS-A:Adopt best available housing practices and housing the same as site built housing.Also, implement innovative techniques to advance the maintain manufactured housing developments that provision of affordable,fair, healthy, and safe meet the following criteria: housing for renters, homeowners, and the 1) The development provides market rate housing homeless. By the end of year 2020, adopt a alternatives for moderate-and low-income strategic housing plan tailored to achieve this goal. households. " POLICIES 2) The housing is maintained and certified as built Policy HHS-1: Provide resource assistance to to the International Building Code and Federal potential new homeowners, homeowners facing Department of Housing and Urban foreclosure,and others in danger of losing their Development standards. housing. 3) Site planning includes pedestrian amenities, Policy HHS-2: Collaborate with financial institutions, landscaping, and a community facility. organizations,and individuals who provide Policy HHS-8: Continue to allow Accessory Dwelling affordable housing to acquire and rehabilitate Units in single family residential areas and ensure foreclosed units to be used as long-term affordable they are compatible with the existing or subsidized housing. neighborhood. Policy HHS-3:Work with other jurisdictions and Policy HHS-9: Foster and locate new housing in organizations, including the Renton Housing proximity to Employment Centers and streets that Authority and non-profit housing developers,to have public transportation systems in place,that address the need for housing to be affordable to complements existing housing and furthers the very low-income households.This housing should City's goal to achieve a housing stock that is focus on accessibility, mobility,and proximity to affordable for the following minimum percentages social services. of the City's households, as determined by an Area Policy HHS-4: Promote homeownership Median Income (AMI) range: opportunities for households of all incomes. Total Households AMI Policy HHS-5:Work collaboratively with local, 12% Below 30%(very low-income) regional, state, and federal public and private sector 12% 30 to 50% (low-income) entities to enhance resources and secure financial and other types of support for housing programs. 16% 51 to 80%(moderate-income) • GOAL HOUSING PRESERVATION HHS-B: Ensure a variety of housing types are available within the City that meet the needs of the Age of housing is a factor in the quality of housing present without compromising the needs of future and how much housing costs to maintain. Older generations. homes typically have less efficient furnaces, m POLICIES insulation,windows,and appliances, which lead to Policy HHS-6• Implement inclusionary zoning higher operating costs compared to newer housing provisions and other techniques that result in a construction. Under normal circumstances, a new range of housing types,at different densities,and residential unit can be expected to have an effective prices in new developments that address the useful life of 40-50 years before it becomes housing needs of all people at all stages of life, functionally obsolete.The useful lifespan can be including vulnerable populations. expanded indefinitely with continued maintenance and reinvestment. About 19%of housing in Renton was built before ® POLICIES 1959, making it over 50 years old.The vast majority Policy HHS-10: Utilize the City's authority to of this older housing is comprised of single family rehabilitate housing to prevent neighborhood blight homes. In addition,a significant portion of housing or eliminate unsound structures. built in the 1940's, some of which is still owned by Policy HHS-11: Encourage expansion of programs the Renton Housing Authority,was built quickly that result in home repair,weatherization,and under extraordinary circumstances for the war other energy-efficient improvements to owner- defense industry.This housing was intended as occupied and rental housing, and promote temporary housing for war defense workers,who additional funding for these programs at the state were expected to return to their original and federal level. communities after the war. Much of this housing is still in use today, and likely is approaching Policy HHS-12: Promote housing development in functional obsolescence. proximity to the City's Employment Centers and Preserving existing housing where it provides other areas of the City that have jobs and work quality living environments protects neighborhood opportunities,or the potential for future job growth. character and is the largest source of affordable housing in the community.Other activities to Policy HHS-13: Provide technical assistance and preserve housing can include promoting the access to resources for housing adaptions and preservation or rehabilitation of affordable housing remodels to allow people to age or remain in place that would otherwise convert to market rate as their circumstances change. housing(e.g.,subsidized housing, manufactured home parks,etc.)or home repair programs for low- SUSTAINABILITY, HEALTH AND WELLNESS income households. Livable neighborhoods include those that promote physical activity with access to amenities(sidewalks, trails, parks,and services) and protection of environmental quality such as clustered designs and low-impact development to protect critical areas and water quality. U » Livable homes include those that are developed and maintained to meet quality building and housing codes, including energy conservation and good ventilation to reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants due to paint,flooring, and furniture. FUNDING&PARTNERSHIPS HUMAN SERVICES Downtown Housing,Credit:ICF Jones&Stokes The City's role is to fund, advocate,facilitate, plan, " GOAL and inform by continually engaging service HHS-C: Increase the stability of neighborhoods by providers and community organizations in dialogue fostering long-term homeownership, property regarding the functioning of the present service maintenance, and investments in existing housing. systems,the emerging needs of the community and the building of a complete system of services. The Human Services Division distributes general funds and Community Development Block Grants. P � ECITY OF RENTON—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HOUSING The staff and Advisory Committee members ---- ;, . advocate for community members who cannot do so for themselves; needs are assessed and A': A anticipated, and appropriate policy and program responses are developed. City staff facilitates in convening and engaging others in community problem solving to develop and improve services. The SalvR, t:s cem ;it:City of Renton. HOUSING ACCESSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE HUMAN SERVICES Renton primarily creates opportunities for market The Renton Community Needs Assessment for rate and assisted housing through its Human Services and Housing, December 2013 Comprehensive Land Use Plan and zoning. The City identified a number of key human service concerns has worked in partnership with the Renton Housing in the Renton community, including Economic Authority(RHA)to consider the long-term vision Opportunity, Basic Needs for Families, and Health and revitalization of RHA properties, such as Sunset and Wellness.The Assessment also identified the Terrace and other locations in the Sunset Area.The need for Available Quality Housing and Mobility, City also participates in the King County Joint which are addressed elsewhere in this element. Recommendations Committee(JRC)which allocates ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY funding for affordable housing.The City does not Most human service and housing programs aim to have a dedicated funding source for housing, but increase the social and economic well-being of could continue to advance partnerships with other individuals and families. Families with sufficient cities located within South King County. resources are largely able to attain services and 'm GOAL housing to meet their needs. In general, improving HHS-D: Partner with the community to help provide economic opportunity in a community for those services and resources so that all residents have who face barriers to employment, career food, clothing, and shelter, and have the advancement, and other forms of economic opportunity to live a healthy, active, safe, and opportunity can improve, prevent, or reduce needs sustainable lifestyle.To achieve this goal, adopt a for social service and housing supports. In some strategic human services plan that furthers the cases, families with otherwise adequate purchasing ability of residents to develop to their fullest power will have needs that outstrip their resources. potential. The Community Needs Assessment identified the 0" POLICIES need to provide or promote: Policy HHS-14: Work with other jurisdictions and Support for adults who face barriers to social service organizations to develop a regional employment approach to end homelessness and, on a local level, with community partners to expand services Access living wage jobs and career available to the chronically homeless,temporarily advancement ment homeless, and other vulnerable populations in BASIC NEEDS FOR FAMILIES Renton. There are families in Renton experiencing significant Policy HHS-15: Increase awareness of healthy food economic hardship who are unable to meet their options by building collaborative partnerships with most basic needs, including adequate shelter and community organizations and sharing resources to having enough to eat.While this is a small promote food access and provide education about percentage of all families,the needs are very nutrition and healthy food preparation. urgent. While immediate services are needed for those who are in crisis, preventative support such CITY OF 'N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 42 HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES ELEMENT Lin t as increased economic opportunity and education "' GOAL on managing household expenses is also needed. HHS-E:Actively participate in local, regional,state, Priority areas of focus for human services include: and federal programs to address human services needs in the region and in Renton. Improved access to quality food r POLICIES Day and night shelters that offer a range of Policy HHS-16: Building on collaborative services for homeless families relationships, partner with local agencies and school HEALTH&WELLNESS districts to increase affordability and availability of Health and wellness is fundamental to quality of early-childhood education,after-school youth life.The Community Needs Assessment engagement opportunities, and preparation for documented a dominant theme in human services college/career. stakeholder feedback that there are structural and Policy HHS-17:Work with community partners to personal obstacles that many individuals and support people who face barriers to getting and families face to adequate healthcare.Areas of focus staying employed, need job training,and desire for human services include: career advancement. Better access to health and dental care for low- Policy HHS-18: Promote healthcare equity and income residents increase the availability of medical and dental care, mental health and substance abuse services,early Early childhood screenings and parenting childhood screenings, and parenting support. support Policy HHS-19: Strengthen collaborative More mental health and substance abuse partnerships between cities and regional,state, services federal, public and private sector providers of NEIGHBORHOOD OPPORTUNITY human services. Neighborhood opportunity reflects a person or family's ability to access the services and amenities they need to lead socially and economically �;. .. successful hues. In almost all cities,access to services and amenities are driven by the attainability of housing options in different .. -` w neighborhoods, and as a result are geographically unequally distributed.This results in uneven access NITY GARDE COMMU and functional barriers to services and opportunity. In addition to mobility addressed elsewhere in this Element,the following concern was highlighted in the Community Needs Assessment: More high quality out-of-school time City of Renton Community Garden,Credit:City of Renton opportunities for youth, including programs and activities that engage youth to learn and practice social skills that lead to life and academic success. Increased access to affordable,quality, early childhood education CITY OF • ' HOUSING GOAL Many pedestrian and bike routes connecting HHS-F: Enable individuals to meet their basic Renton's residential areas with basic services physical, economic, and social needs by promoting are unsafe, which further limits transportation an effective and equitable human services delivery alternatives for households without a vehicle. system that enhances their quality of life. m POLICIES Policy HHS-20: Promote an individualized approach for vulnerable people by utilizing community services and transportation assistance. Policy HHS-21: Develop incentives to encourage food outlets to locate in Renton so that healthy foods are accessible,with an emphasis on school- age children. NOBILITY Transportation and mobility is an important Renton Transit Center,Credit:City of Renton component of all forms of opportunity. Lack of mobility creates obstacles for individuals and _ ;b, tl families to access the services they need. Renton, like many inner suburban cities, has a need for improved mobility and transportation options. For a family with very little income, lack of mobility and w transportation services can limit a household's ability to obtain basic goods and services, receive s' w medical or dental care, commute to a job, and maintain employment. Current barriers to mobility in Renton include: Inequitable access to public transit,with limited options for those who do not live downtown, King County Van Share,Credit:City of Renton do not commute during peak travel times,or ■' GOAL who need to travel within Renton (instead of HHS-G: Make land use decisions that provide between downtowns).This negatively impacts increased options for healthy living in the Renton mobility for all residents, but is especially community and, specifically, on the neighborhood problematic for individuals and families who do level. not have access to a vehicle.The most vulnerable groups include low-income POLICY households who are unable to afford vehicle Policy HHS-22:Support the link between land ownership, as well as residents who are unable development and physical activity by increasing to drive. options for transit use, walking, and bicycling, such as providing physical connections between Elderly and disabled residents with personal residential areas and schools and/or commercial mobility issues also face the challenge of not development. being able to walk longer distances to and from a bus stop,further limiting their opportunities to use public transit. CITY OF RENTON—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 44 HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES ELEMENT g" GOAL HHS-H:Actively work to increase the availability of f healthy,equitable and affordable housing for people in all demographic groups and at all income levels and promote a balance of housing and the amenities needed by residents at a neighborhood level,such as childcare,availability of fresh food, recreational opportunities,and medical care. POLICY Policy HHS-23:Support the development of housing and neighborhoods that are sited, designed, constructed, and maintained to promote Sunset Terrace Redevelopment Concept,Credit:Mithun environmentally healthy and safe living. "Environmental heath," in this context, includes ; factors of the natural and built environment that affect human health, such as physical, chemical, and f s' biological factors external to a person. r r GOAL HHS-I: Improve mobility and transportation options rr for Renton residents to increase access to jobs andAki i , services, reduce household costs, and maintain a sustainable lifestyle. "N POLICIES Policy HHS-24: Plan and construct a transportation system that links residents to services,such as The Bristol at Southport,Credit:City of Renton childcare, healthcare,as well as places of work. On DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Transportation systems should include opportunities for various modes of transportation, Renton Community Needs Assessment for including automobiles, public transit,walking, and Human Services and Housing (2013) cycling. Policy HHS-25: Encourage construction of universally designed units,supportive housing arrangements, and transitional housing in close proximity(within one-quarter mile)to public transportation. PAGE 45 CITY OF RENTON • ECONOMic DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT Creating economic opportunity that keeps Renton as a city of prosperity- DISCUSSION development, and cultivate a positive attitude and Renton's economic development promotes it as the focus towards redevelopment of public and private progressive, opportunity-rich city in the Puget spaces throughout the City. Sound region. Renton's economic development W POLICIES policies encourage collaboration between the public Policy ED-1: Develop incentives for businesses to and private sectors to ensure the long-term locate, stay, and expand within the City: providing economic health of Renton and its residents. A incentives for economic development within the healthy economy provides jobs and opportunity and City's urban center, neighborhood business districts helps pay for vital public services such as education, and commercial corridors. parks,transportation, police and fire protection, and human services. The policies encourage a mix Policy ED-2: Promote targeted local and regional of high-tech, creative jobs, as well as retail, service, industry cluster development: meet with top and office uses that will result in a diversified employers and key organizations to identify and employment base. The policies encourage high discuss their future needs to determine how the quality development necessary to sustain a high City can assist them in being successful in expanding standard of living in Renton. in Renton. GOALS Policy ED-3: Foster "Jobs,businesses,and ED-A: Promote and maintain diversified transportation,are communications with, and economic growth by utilizing resources interdependent parts of support for key local and regional and amenities to stimulate economic strong local economies.By economic foundations: support development while protecting quality ofLLanninnd building partnerships between life through environmental sustainabilitye can makebusinesses, government, schools, ommunities andand increased employment ons moreand research institutions to opportunities to ensure competitivenesss"(Smart implement economic in today's market. merica). development policies and promote workforce development ED-B: Recruit and retain businesses to ensure a dynamic, diversified programs. employment base and nurture entrepreneurship Policy ED-4: Develop a retail recruitment strategy while fostering successful partnerships with with an emphasis on business district development. business and community leaders. Invest in and grow Policy ED-5: Implement strategies to foster and workforce training and retraining opportunities to expand knowledge-based businesses, high profile support targeted local industry clusters. Build companies, and locally owned startups. diverse economic industry base in areas of Aerospace, Healthcare, and Creative industries Policy ED-6: Ensure Renton's Economic (high-tech, design, software, local artesian,gaming, Development Element is consistent with and architecture, etc.). countywide economic policies and strategies in ED-C: Leverage public and private resources to accordance with relevant Countywide PlanningPolicies. focus development on targeted economic centers in addition to industry clusters and pursue Policy ED-7: Provide transparency, efficiency, and transportation and other regional improvements uniformity of City regulations, policies, and and services that support and improve quality of procedures: allocate sufficient resources to process life. Foster commercial and residential development projects quickly and professionally. Fc Ty OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 46 $va Policy ED-8: Define and develop Renton's unique clean-energy sectors and promote green job cultural, historic, recreational, educational,and development. Encourage economic activity that is environmental assets as important marketing and highly resource-efficient and minimizes the image-building tools of the City's business districts generation of waste and pollution. and neighborhoods. Policy ED-17: Promote the efficient use of services Policy ED-9:Support Downtown Renton and resources, including conserving water and Redevelopment:engage Downtown stakeholders energy, reducing waste,and protecting resource and business community members with efforts to lands. Work cooperatively with local businesses to implement the City Council's priorities for the City help protect the natural environment in a manner Center Community Plan. that is efficient and predictable. Policy ED-10: Promote incentives for multi-family Policy ED-18: Provide peripheral support to development in Downtown:work with prospective community services to facilitate the growth of a single-family and multi-family developers to regional food economy through the development facilitate new residential development with a and expansion of local farmers' markets,food co- diversity of housing types and price ranges to meet ops,and community supported agriculture the future needs of Renton citizens. programs. Policy ED-11: Encourage growth that balances Policy ED-19:Support the Departments of Public employment and housing opportunities within Works and Community Services,the Department of designated urban centers by promoting investment Community and Economic Development Planning in mixed-use centers with compact urban Division, and The Renton Housing Authority to development,specifically advocating for encourage economic development strategies that redevelopment and quality infill design that address disparities in income and employment maximizes allowable density. opportunities for economically disadvantaged Policy ED-12: Facilitate the Sunset Area Community populations, including minorities and women. Revitalization: engage with Renton Housing Policy ED-20: Develop and promote local arts and Authority and prospective developers to identify culture programs, particularly by supporting the additional opportunities for the City to successfully Renton Municipal Arts Commission:encourage leverage capital investment in the Sunset Area. investments in creative industries and centers, Policy ED-13: Foster economic and employment bolster earned income for local attractions, and growth by encouraging local investment, planning, generate new tax revenues by attracting cultural and financial policies that advance the development tourists to the City while expanding cultural of commercial, manufacturing,and industrial experiences for residents. development centers. Policy ED-21: Identify and encourage the Policy ED-14: Encourage investments that address preservation of lands, sites,and structures that future needs:focus investment in infrastructure and have historical,cultural, and/or archaeological services in designated centers that align with the significance. City's projected population, housing, and job • DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE growth targets. Clean Economy Strategy—Adopted April 2011 Policy ED-15: Implement the Renton Airport Renton Airport Compatible Land Use Program Compatible Land Use Program when guiding —Adopted December 2004 development within the Airport Influence Area. Policy ED-16: Further the provisions of Creating Renton's Clean Economy.Attract low-carbon and RECREATION, • . AREAS, • . ILS ELEMENT PARKS, RECREATION, NATURAL AREAS, AND TRAILS ELEMENT - Creating and preserving Renton's parks, recreation, natural areas, and trails- DISCUSSION " GOALS Parks,trails and natural areas create opportunities P-A: Parks, Recreation and Natural Resource Areas to recreate, connect people and build community, provide the opportunity for the community to protect natural resources, and offer places for quiet connect to, participate in, support and encourage a reflection to experience nature. The City of Renton healthy environment and active lifestyle. strives to provide access to parks, P-B:Support a city where residents and indoor and outdoor recreation facilities, natural areas and trails, and "City parks offer children visitors can recreate and exercise, focuses on developing a unique and the daily benefits of direct contributing to a healthy lifestyle and experience with nature— where using an integrated trails/road varied system. Renton's natural areas the motivation to explore, are a critical link between people and discover and learn about network becomes a realistic their world and to engagetransportation alternative. their environment, build stewardship ethic and attract residents and in health-promoting, POLICIES businesses. Planning for natural areas physical activity"(City Policy P-1: Expand parks and Parks Forum,American provide a balance between public Planning Association). recreational opportunities in new and access to natural areas with the need existing locations with an identified to protect and conserve natural need, in order to fill gaps in service and resources. Alternatively, Renton's keep pace with future growth. developed parks offer a wide range of Policy P-2: Create a connected system indoor and outdoor recreation of parks corridors,trails and natural facilities supporting the vision for healthy and active areas that provides nearby and accessible lifestyles. Recreation programing connects people, opportunities for recreation and non-motorized builds community, fosters volunteerism and creates transportation. long term partnerships, especially with other major community resources. The goals and policies in the Comprehensive Plan are intended to illustrate the desired future for the community,while giving the Community Services Department the flexibility it needs to achieve these goals. Py �� A « a Playground at Gene Coulon Memorial Park,Credit:City of Renton Park trail,Credit:City of Renton CITY OF • PAGE 48 PARKs, RECREATION, NATURAL AREAS, AND TRAILs ELEMENT Policy P-6: Promote healthy and active lifestyles and build community through programs that are inclusive,fun and accessible for a diverse population. Policy P-7: Protect,conserve and enhance the area's diverse natural resources for the long-term health of ecosystems, and for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations. r O ... Park Credit: a Boats docked at Gene Coulon Memorialy of Renton Cit � , Policy P-3: Cultivate strong, positive partnerships at a. the local and regional level with public, private and non-profit organizations in order to unite * ' " community efforts to develop and sustain the park ~ system. Policy P-4: Create a distinct identity that celebrates the natural, historic and diverse character of the community through park and facility design, Water feature at Maplewood Golf Course,Credit:City of Renton recreation programming, interpretation and m DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE education. The Washington Recreation and Conservation Office Policy P-5: Ensure long-term economic and requires the City to adopt a specific parks plan every environmental sustainability in system planning, six years to maintain eligibility for State and Federal design,operation, maintenance and decision grant funding.The following plans have been making. adopted: Parks, Recreation and Natural Areas Plan— Adopted November 7, 2011 by Resolution #4123 Renton Trails and Bicycle Master Plan— Adopted May 11,2009 by Resolution#4005 1 The Piazza,Credit:City of Renton CITY OF • COMPREHENSIVE Eno COMMUNINTY PLANNING ELEMENT -Engaging citizens at the local level- DISCUSSION = POLICIES Through the Community Planning process, Policy CP-1: Develop Plans in conjunction with the communities decide what they want to nurture and people of the Community;this includes what they want to change at a local level and set a coordinating with recognized neighborhood vision and goals for the community.Community associations, business associations, and other Plans are a unifying force that identifies local community groups, as well as business owners and characteristics and addresses local issues that are community residents. not in the Comprehensive Plan, such as patterns of Policy CP-2: Engage in consistent and land use, design,traffic circulation, ongoing public participation because it is and services. Community Plans result from a partnership between The City of Renton has 10 essential in developing relevant plans and Community Planning in implementing plans successfully. the City and community residents, Areas.The City began businesses, and other stakeholders community planning in Policy CP-3:Community Plans establish in the Planning Area.The purpose 2010 and is working the vision of the Community and identify of Community Planning is to towards adopting plans for features and characteristics to retain, enhance that which the each of the Planning Areas develop, preserve,enhance, or correct. community values,as well as to L They also seek to identify local centers identify and assure sensible where housing, employment, and services growth and development, are accommodated in a compact urban consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. form. Finally,the plans seek to identify Community Plans align the provision of City opportunities to enhance community character and services and the allocation of infrastructure mix of uses through infill development, investments with community goals and priorities. redevelopment,and reuse of existing buildings. GOALS CP-A: Engage the public with the opportunity to participate in a partnership with the City shaping the future of their community. CP-B:Through Community Planning, improve the livability of Renton's neighborhoods, preserve unique identities,foster and enhance community character, and prioritize the provision of City services and investment in infrastructure. CP-C: Ensure Community Plans implement the Renton Community Members,Credit:City of Renton goals of the City and the Growth Management Act Policy CP-4: Develop plans that supplement and and that there is consistency between the Comprehensive Plan,Community Plans, and refine the goals, objectives,and policies of the Development Regulations. Comprehensive Plan within the Community Planning Areas and that make recommendations on land use designations, design standards, and capital improvements within the Community Planning Areas. CITY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 50 COMMUNITY PLANNING Policy CP-5: Recognize that unique districts and ADOPTED COMMUNITY PLANS neighborhoods exist within Community Planning Over time, community plans will be developed for Areas and, if appropriate, include provisions for each of the ten,Community Planning Areas. Copies subarea or neighborhood plans for these areas in a of all adopted Community Plans can be obtained by Community Plan. contacting the Planning Division of the Department Policy CP-6: Implement Community Plans in concert of Community and Economic Development.The with Community Plan Advisory Boards who make following plans have been adopted: recommendations based on the adopted vision and The City Center Community Plan—Adopted goals of their Community Plan regarding the June 6, 2011 by Resolution#4098 provision of City services and infrastructure The Benson Hill Community Plan—Adopted investment. October 14, 2013 by Resolution#4197 COMMUNITY PLANNING AREAS Figure CP-1:Community Planning Areas Map MAP Community Planning Areas Community Planning Areas share Planning Areas EastPlateau-Talbot community Identity, Schools, Benson �Fai vood valley -Cedar Rive, Higniands West Hill existing infrastructure, physical City Center -Kennydale features, service areas, districts, access to and from the community, and/or data collection units. Based on those traits, ata — �'- Neighborhood Program Neighbor to Neighbor meeting, residents f, began the process of identifying Community Planning Areas. Staff and elected officials refined the Z drafted maps and following review of Planning Commission and City Council the formal Community I Planning Areas map was adopted. The Map shows ten Community R' Planning Areas in the City of ! '� v.,..y Renton and its Potential n r Annexation Area. Boundaries are i °•^A�^ not final until the adoption of the j Community Plan. t F { cey s tx o...tMt PAGE 51 CITY OF • —COMPREHENSIVE LITILITIEs ELEMENT UTILITIES ELEMENT Ensuring reliable, cost-effective, and essential utilities for the community— DISCUSSION Under the Growth Management Act, planned land The Utilities Element guides future utility service use patterns and growth must be supported by within Renton's planning area and ensures that adequate levels of utility service.The Utilities adequate utility services will be available to support Element must therefore ensure that adequate existing and future development levels of utility service are available to in the City.The goals and policies he master planning of serve the levels of growth that are T included in the Utilities Element utilities is necessary for discussed in the Land Use Element of the are designed to promote efficient, cost-effective Comprehensive Plan. Functional plans for cost-effective utility service while development and each utility system must also meeting community needs and maintenance of essential accommodate projected growth in their protecting both existing public and private utility respective service areas, based on these systems. neighborhoods and the natural adopted growth allocations.A detailed environment. 0 discussion of City utility system capacity The City of Renton provides `'—'� and the City's adopted growth allocations water,wastewater,and surface water utility is contained in Appendix C: Land Use services to Renton residents, as well as some areas Assumptions and Utility Plans,which is hereby outside City boundaries.The City contracts with a adopted by reference. private hauler for solid waste and recycling The relationship of the Land Use Element, Utilities collection and coordinates with King County for use Element, and City utility functional plans is shown in of regional solid waste disposal facilities.Several Figure UT-1. non-City utility providers also operate within Renton, providing water Figure UT-1:Utilities Planning Relationships and sewer service for developed areas that have been annexed relatively recently.Other non- i USE Growth Targets City utilities include electric, natural gas, and ELEMENT telecommunications(cable +DevellopmentPo4fides television, internet, wired telephone, and cellular telephone/data services). LokFund I Plans f i CITY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 52 S -lEsELEMENTUTILP 41,1 it Major challenges related to the provision of utility Policy U-4:Coordinate with adjacent jurisdictions services include the following: and non-City service providers within Renton to Recent annexations have created large areas of cooperatively plan for regional growth. the City, mostly in southeastern Renton,where Policy U-5:Approval of development should be water and/or sewer service is provided by non- conditioned on the availability of adequate utility City providers. service and should not result in decreases in local levels of service for existing development.All new Much of the City's existing wastewater development should be required to pay their fair infrastructure is approaching the end of its share of construction costs for necessary utility useful life and will require replacement in the near future. system improvements. Policy U-6: Encourage the use of water and energy New requirements for implementation of Low conservation technologies to provide utility services Impact Development(LID)are included in the NPDES Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit in an environmentally responsible manner. for Western Washington, issued by the Policy U-7: Non-City utility systems should be Department of Ecology in 2012.These constructed in a manner that minimizes negative requirements may affect development patterns impacts to existing development and should not in Renton and may result in new methods for interfere with operation of City utilities. City handling stormwater runoff. Increased use of development regulations should otherwise not on-site infiltration may affect aquifer recharge impair the ability of utility providers to adequately and groundwater quality. serve customers. GOALS Policy U-8: Encourage the use of new technology to LI-A: Provide an adequate level of public utilities increase the quality and efficiency of utility service consistent with land use, protection of the and utility system management. environment,and annexation goals and policies. CITY-MANAGED UTILITIES U-B: Ensure the long-term protection of the quality and quantity of the groundwater resources of the WATER City of Renton in order to maintain a safe and The Renton Water System is a publicly owned water adequate potable water supply for the City. system operated by the City of Renton as a self- w POLICIES supporting enterprise utility. Operations and system Policy U-1:All utility services and systems should be planning are guided by the City of Renton consistent with the growth projections and Comprehensive Water System Plan(2012)and the development concepts established in this provisions of Chapter 246-290 of the Washington Comprehensive Plan. Administrative Code(WAC), Group A Public Water Supplies. The City provides water service to an area Policy U-2: Protect the health and safety of Renton of approximately 16 square miles,generally citizens from environmental hazards associated coincident with City boundaries,though portions of with utility systems through the proper design and northeastern and southeastern Renton (East siting of utility facilities. Renton Plateau and Benson Hill) are currently Policy U-3: Promote the co-location of new utility served by non-city water providers. Figure LIT-2 infrastructure within rights-of-way and utility shows the boundaries of the City's water service corridors, and coordinate construction and area and those of adjacent water purveyors. replacement of utility systems with other public infrastructure projects to minimize construction- related costs and disruptions. 8 �sy UTILITIEs ELEMENT WATER SUPPLY AND SYSTEM CAPACITY Figure UT-2:City of Renton Water System Service Area The City's water supply is obtained from a combination of groundwater Water System wells, Springbrook Watershed, and a Service Area partial contract with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU)for Boeing facilities. City water sources represent 95%of the City's supplies and the SPU agreement represents 5%.There are �t also emergency interties with adjacent cities.The current capacity J O of the City's active supply wells is 19,450 gallons per minute (gpm), or 27.29 million gallons per day(mgd). — Emergency wells and interties with adjacent water systems can provide an additional 14,695 gpm (21.16 mgd).The City also maintains two r' interties with Seattle Public Utilities dedicated to supplying water to the Boeing's Renton Plant and an I I ) intertie with the Skyway Water and «�• __ f Sewer District, which purchases water wholesale from Renton.The j City's water system also includes a network of ten storage reservoirs, consisting of underground concrete and steel tanks,above-ground steel tanks, elevated steel tanks and communay&Economic Development 6,�-..,_.w..+. � � ••�• standpipes, and covered concrete- ~° E '-- r -µ lined surface reservoirs.The overall �•.». � = �- a..••«.. gross storage volume available is approximately 22.88 million gallons. Detailed descriptions of the City's supply wells, "• POLICIES storage reservoirs, and all interties with other WATER SUPPLY AND SERVICE systems are included in the Comprehensive Water Policy U-9: Provide and maintain water supply, System Plan. infrastructure, and service consistent with projected population growth within the City's service area, as GOALS established in the Land Use Element of this U-C: Provide and maintain a consistent, ample, and Comprehensive Plan and the Water System safe water supply for the City and future service Comprehensive Plan. areas through system planning consistent with anticipated development. Policy U-10: Extend water service within the City's water service area in an orderly manner to serve U-D: Protect water supply resources and ensure anticipated growth and development in accordance that groundwater quality is not negatively impacted with the Land Use Element of this Comprehensive by future development. Plan. CITY 0' PAGE 54 LITILITIE-s ELEMENT Policy U-11: Ensure adequate water supply to meet WASTEWATER both average and maximum daily demand. Employ monitoring of water supply sources and withdrawal The Renton Sewer System is a publicly owned limits as necessary to comply with State issued wastewater system operated by the City of Renton water rights certificates and permits. as a self-supporting enterprise utility. Operations and system planning are guided by the City of Policy U-12: Maintain and upgrade the water Renton Long-Range Wastewater Management Plan system to deliver adequate water flow and storage (2010). The City collects wastewater from a service for fire protection to all customers and facilities area of approximately 21.68 square miles,with connected to the City water system. approximately 3.91 square miles located outside Policy U-13:Continue maintenance and upgrades to City limits. Primary collection of wastewater is the water system to ensure water quality that achieved through gravity sewer lines,though the meets or exceeds all health requirements. City maintains a series of lift stations and force mains to overcome changes in topography. Policy U-14:Coordinate with non-City water Collected wastewater is discharged to King County providers operating within Renton and neighboring wastewater facilities,where it is ultimately jurisdictions where the City has extended water transmitted to the King County South Treatment service to accommodate road construction and Reclamation Plant for treatment. other public works projects. Some portions of the City are not served by Policy U-15:Adopt by reference the City of Renton municipal sewer,and are instead connected to non- Comprehensive Water System Plan and all City sewer districts. Figure UT-3 shows the subsequent updates and amendments. boundaries of the City's sewer service area and Policy U-16: Practice and support water resource those of adjacent service providers. management that achieves a maximum net benefit SYSTEM CAPACITY for all citizens and promotes enhancement of the Sewer system capacity is dependent on a number of natural environment. factors, including adequately sized pipes to collect Policy U-17:Actively promote voluntary water wastewater, properly sloped pipes to allow conservation and coordinate with Seattle Public adequate gravity flow,the capacity of downstream Utilities to meet regional water conservation goals. treatment facilities to accept wastewater,and the Policy U-18: Implement the City's Wellhead level of inflow and infiltration into the system.An Protection Plan and Aquifer Protection Program to updated hydraulic computer model of the City's preserve groundwater quality. wastewater system was completed in 2006, and the City uses this model to evaluate the effects of Policy U-19: Emphasize the use of stormwater changes to the sewer system resulting from new management techniques that maximize water development,changes to the existing system,or quality and infiltration where appropriate,which future population growth. Hydraulic modeling does will not endanger groundwater quality. not show any current capacity deficiencies in the Policy U-20: Promote the use of interlocal City's system, but capacity is projected to become agreements with other agencies to restrict land use an issue at various locations as the City nears the in sensitive aquifer recharge areas to minimize "ultimate build-out"year of 2030. possible sources of pollution and the potential for King County's handling of wastewater flows from erosion,and to increase infiltration. the Renton system also contributes to potential capacity issues. During peak flows, King County interceptor lines are sometimes used to store wastewater while the South Treatment Plant is PLAN . � . temporarily over-capacity or when flows to the INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT treatment plant need to be limited for other Much of Renton's existing sewer infrastructure reasons. When these interceptor lines cannot flow dates from the 1940's and 1950's, installed as freely,they may cause back-ups in connected part of federal programs to provide housing for systems, including Renton. During such conditions, workers at the Renton Boeing Plant. Sewer the City system has experienced sewer surcharging infrastructure in the Central Business District is in low-lying areas, resulting in wastewater even older, much of it dating from the 1920's and overflowing through manhole covers and side 1930's. These facilities have reached the end of sewer connections. their useful life, and many are in need of replacement.The Long- Figure UT-3:City of Renton Sewer System Service Area Range Wastewater Management Plan Sanita t Sewer Service Area 3 establishes a list of And Adjacent Distracts recommended capital C. AL f.+. ti��, improvements to the sewer I system, ranked in priority Q5TRICT i order, which includes extensive replacement of wastewater collection i pipes, elimination or replacement of lift stations, rehabilitation or I improvement of aging SKYWAY WATER -- AND SEWCER �, interceptor lines. J A complete list of proposed --r' - I capital improvements is included in Chapter 6 of the Long-Range Wastewater Management Plan. CEpAR RIVER WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT I �y KENT � k ep of Community 8 Economic Development R-,,Cray L 01 1Ay TWtwrta poteM al A.nnesaton Area Boundary Caal Creek LR.My Ow-1 Wats!Md Sayer Sake Anas KEN County Cedar R+ Water and Sewer Pst•.ct tin,yxay Water and Sewer BBtrKt - �Unc +mak We,end Sewer Cy ,,o ITY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 56 INFLOW/INFILTRATION MANAGEMENT 10 POLICIES Inflow results from storm water flowing into the SEWER SERVICE CAPACITY AND AVAILABILITY sewer system,either during a storm incident or Policy U-21:Sewer facilities and services should be from an illegal connection. Infiltration results from consistent with the growth and development groundwater entering the sewer system through concepts expressed in the Land Use Element of the leaking pipe joints, cracks,or other defects in the Comprehensive Plan. Extension of sewer service sewer system.While some level of should be coordinated with expected growth and Inflow/Infiltration (1/1) is unavoidable,excessive 1/1 development. volumes can place a strain on the system,taking up Policy U-22:All new development should be valuable conveyance and treatment capacity with required to connect to the sanitary sewer system, relatively clean water. except properties zoned for low density single The City participates in family residential development that are located King County's regional away from environmentally sensitive areas, outside 1/1 management LLRenton's face Water Utility Aquifer Protection Areas,and having adequate soils program by s policies,design to support on-site septic systems. implementing 1/1 ds,and capital to maintain and Policy U-23: Projected sewage flows from reduction techniques, development should be calculated based on such as minimizing ventthe quality of p 's lakes,wetlands, adopted land use plans and policies.These holes, sealing manholess,and rivers, projections should be used as a guide in developing in wet areas,and e drainage,and the wastewater Capital Improvement Program conducting videoflooding. (CIP).The CIP should be updated as land use plans inspections of sewer and policies are revised. lines to check for leaks. Older sewer Policy U-24: Ensure wastewater utility staffing is infrastructure is more susceptible to 1/1,and the City sufficient to maintain the sewer system and provide has identified priority areas for investigation and adequate service to Renton residents.Staffing replacement.A complete discussion of the City's 1/1 levels should be commensurate with the physical monitoring efforts is contained in the Long-Range extent of the sewer system and the number of Wastewater Management Plan. residents served. Policy U-25:Coordinate with non-City sewer GOALS providers operating within Renton and neighboring U-E: Ensure the availability of an adequate level of jurisdictions where the City has extended sewer sanitary sewer service through system planning that service to accommodate road construction and is consistent with land use,environmental other public works projects. protection,and annexation goals and policies. Policy U-26:Adopt by reference the City of Renton U-F: Provide and maintain a sanitary sewer Long-Range Wastewater Management Plan and all collection system that is consistent with the public subsequent updates and amendments. health and water quality objectives of the State of Washington and the City of Renton. UTILITIEs ELEMENT WATER QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH system has become inadequate to serve present Policy U-27:Timely and orderly extension of the needs during large, infrequent storm events. In sewer system should be provided within the City's more developed areas of the city within the Lower existing and future service areas to meet public Cedar River and Lake Washington East Basins, health requirements. problems include flooding and ponding caused by inadequately sized pipes, ditches and detention Policy U-28: Sewer system improvements facilities. In other areas of the city such as the Black supporting areas of the City projected to experience high levels of growth should be prioritized to ensure River Basin, loss of wetlands and fish passage are that sewer service is concurrent with anticipated concerns as well as development occurring within the watershed, both inside and outside the City. growth. Policy U-29: Protect surface and groundwater quality through coordination with King County to reduce surcharging conditions that may cause wastewater overflows. Policy U-30: Continue coordination with King WOW— County Wastewater Division regarding Inflow/Infiltration reduction initiatives, system improvements, and interconnections between City and County sewer infrastructure. SURFACE WATER THE SURFACE WATER SYSTEM Renton's surface water system consists of natural streams, rivers, wetlands, and lakes, and constructed systems that manage drainage, provide flood protection, and water quality treatment. Surface water management is important to meet Cedar River,Credit:City of Renton social, economic, and ecological needs including In areas where redevelopment is likely such as the flood protection, erosion control, water supply, Renton Urban Center, Sunset Area, and other groundwater recharge,fish and wildlife habitat, and centers, redeveloped properties would be required recreation. to provide water quality treatment, which could CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES improve water quality over present conditions. Impervious surfaces in an urban, growing Additionally, as new development and community such as Renton can affect surface and redevelopment occur, Low Impact Development groundwater quality through stormwater runoff (LID) practices would be implemented to conserve containing pollutants from roads and parking lots native soils and vegetation, protect hydrologic and landscaping. Impervious surfaces can also processes (e.g., infiltration), and reduce and treat decrease groundwater recharge and increase the overland stormwater flow to more closely match quantity of peak flows of runoff, causing stream native forest or prairie conditions. Selected channel scouring, sedimentation and loss of habitat. examples of LID techniques include bioretention planters, rain gardens, and permeable sidewalks to The existing surface water drainage system is provide water quality treatment and reduce meeting capacity requirements under normal stormwater flow. conditions. However, in some areas of the City,the CITY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 58 JEsm; SURFACE WATER UTILITY drains or waterways. As the City redevelops and Renton's Surface Water Utility manages stormwater annexes territory,greater demand is placed on the and surface water in Renton's city limits which has Utility to provide planning, regulatory oversight, grown from about 17 square miles in the year 2000 capital project implementation, and maintenance to 24 square miles in 2013. Figure UT-4 illustrates services it provides today. the Surface Water Utility service area and its STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS component drainage basins. The Utility is responsible for meeting federal and The Utility develops policies, basin plans, state stormwater requirements.A significant effort development design standards, and capital for the Utility is compliance with the National improvement projects in order to maintain and Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) restore the quality of Renton's lakes and rivers, Phase II Stormwater Permit.This permit requires improve drainage, and reduce flooding. the Utility to control discharge of pollutants to The Utility coordinates with the Federal Emergency protect surface water and to develop and Management Agency regarding flood hazard implement a stormwater management program management.The Utility also coordinates with addressing: multiple state, county, and city agencies to conduct 1) Public education and outreach watershed planning for the Green River/Duwamish 2) Public involvement and participation and Cedar River/Lake Washington Watersheds. 3) Illicit discharge detection and elimination The City currently operates a storm system (IDDE) maintenance program that includes cleaning catch 4) Controlling runoff from new development, basins, pipes and other facilities, along with a street redevelopment, and construction sites vacuum sweeping program. The maintenance 5) Pollution prevention good housekeeping,and programs remove sediment and pollutants from municipal operation and maintenance City-owned and operated storm systems and 6) Post construction stormwater management for streets,which reduces flooding and non-point new development&redevelopment, including source pollution from being discharged into water LID. bodies in the City. 7) Monitoring The Utility also provides public education on how g) Annual reporting and record keeping of homeowners and businesses can help minimize compliance with NPDES permit requirements. impacts to surface waters such as by using natural lawn care, and avoiding discharges or spills entering UTILITIEs ELEMENT Figure UT-4:City of Renton Surface Water Service Area and Drainage Basins Surface Water t5 Drainage Basins �'"°"°° AL He ��tle Ear j1 } r _ WPLEWIX",-" ter/ {,* f •I„- �•T R alt �" °�' ' i § It ,kwil t 't J, ¢rti Mees 05 , Community&Economic D"ebpenent 1-3 R..r,n� �,,,. a„m:Y� '��" U.,Cr.et "'BASIN u+ PAA 9oun�a, yRvar AEiYt LskY'NMeptx S—C-1, _.,,,,,,,..+^"••f a....:SUP$osmt .n.. iowr CWsr R1Y1 —0 LakR VWMnytan AQUIFER PROTECTION COORDINATION identified aquifer protection area (APA) zones. Approximately 87 percent of Renton's water is Development projects located in either Zone 1, supplied by the Cedar Valley Aquifer, with the rest Zone 1 Modified, or Zone 2 of the Aquifer coming from Springbrook Springs. As Renton's Protection Area (APA) are required to pass primary water source,the Cedar Valley Aquifer has additional City review to ensure the projects do not been designated a "sole source" by the U.S. produce water quantity and/or quality impacts that Environmental Protection Agency; no federal may affect the aquifer. Areas of particular concern financial assistance can be given to a project which include areas subject to vehicular traffic or the might contaminate the aquifer.The City has storage of chemicals. In some areas, infiltration CITY OF RENTON—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 60 systems are not allowed and could increase runoff, �'� requiring new facilities to be larger. If the new NPDES Phase II requirements result in changes to quality or quantity of runoff and infiltration,the City's aquifer protection regulations could require review and amendments. GOALS x � U-G: Provide and maintain surface water management systems to minimize impacts of land to ment and storm water runoff on natural use development systems,fish and wildlife habitat, water supply, public health,and safety. U-H: Implement a stormwater management program that optimizes Renton's water resources` and promotes low impact development that » combines engineering with the preservation of natural systems. U-I: Preserve and protect fish and wildlife habitat, NJ'����' �I k riparian corridors, and wetlands for overall surface * q water system functioning. f, U-J: Protect the natural functions of 100 year floodplains and floodways to prevent threats to life, property, and public safety associated with flooding hazards. U-K: Increase the participation by the City of Renton waterway,Credit:City of Renton in resolution of regional surface water and Policy U-33: Provide incentives and regulations ecological issues that may impact Renton residents. appropriate to an urban environment that reduce " POLICIES impervious surfaces, promote natural and STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM distributed stormwater techniques, and incorporate Policy U-31: Design storm drainage systems to native and naturalized vegetation. minimize potential erosion and sedimentation Policy U-34: Maintain, protect, and enhance natural problems, and to preserve natural drainage, drainage systems and natural surface water storage watercourses, and ravines. sites to protect water quality, reduce public costs, Policy U-32:Control runoff from new development, and prevent environmental degradation. redevelopment, and construction sites through the Policy U-35:Work towards protecting surface water implementation of development design standards resources and groundwater resources from and construction techniques that promote the use pollutants entering via the storm drainage system. of best management practices to maintain and improve storm water quality and manage stormwater flow. r CITY OF RENTON—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UTILITIEs ELEMENT NATURAL SYSTEM PROTECTION Policy U-45: Reduce the impact of new Policy U-36: Manage water resources for multiple development on the environment by encouraging uses including recreation,fish and wildlife, flood the use of sustainable design techniques in public protection,erosion control, water supply, and private development,through LID and other recreation, and open space. sustainable development methods. Policy U-37: Through public programs and new development, naturalize degraded channels, streams, creeks, and banks. Policy U-38: Prohibit filling, culverting, and piping of natural watercourses that are classified as streams, except as needed for a public works project where no other option is feasible and mitigation is provided to replace lost functions. PolicyU-39: Where feasible , promote the return of precipitation to the soil at natural rates near where it falls through development design which minimizes impermeable surface coverage and maximizing infiltration through the exposure of Herons by the shore,Credit:City of Renton natural surfaces through tree retention and the use PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY of LID techniques, such as flow dispersion, Policy U-46: Prohibit permanent structures from bioretention (rain garden)facilities, and permeable developing in floodways and manage development pavements. within the 100 year floodplain. Where development Policy U-40: Preserve and protect wetlands for is permitted in the floodplain, ensure compliance overall system functioning. with FEMA floodplain development regulations and Policy U-41: Protect buffers along wetlands, the National Marine Fisheries Biological Opinion streams, rivers and other water bodies to facilitate regarding the National Flood Insurance Program. infiltration and maintain stable water temperatures, Policy U-47: Emphasize non-structural methods in provide for biological diversity, reduce amount and planning for flood prevention and damages velocity of run-off,and provide for fish and wildlife reduction. habitat. Policy U-48: Continue to maintain levees and Policy U-42: Ensure water level fluctuations in floodwalls and perform maintenance dredging of wetlands used as part of storm water detention the Army Corps of Engineers constructed Lower systems are similar to the fluctuations under natural Cedar River Flood Hazard Reduction Project to conditions. The utilization, maintenance, and protect the Renton Municipal Airport and other storage capacity provided in existing wetlands essential public facilities; industrial and residential should be encouraged. areas and the Renton Urban Center; educational Policy U-43: Minimize erosion and sedimentation by and recreation investments; and other facilities. requiring appropriate construction techniques and resource practices. Policy U-44: Limit discharges of pollutants such as chemicals, insecticides, pesticides, and other hazardous wastes to surface waters. CITY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 62 REGIONAL COORDINATION Policy U-56: Continue to implement a program to Policy U-49:Actively participate in regional efforts detect and remove illicit connections and to improve fish habitat and water quality that also contaminated discharges. contribute to the recovery of Endangered Species Policy U-57:Continue to implement public Act listed salmon in WRIA 8 and WRIA 9,which education and outreach activities to inform include the May Creek,Cedar River, and Green residents, businesses and developers about ways River Basins. they can prevent stormwater pollution. Policy U-50: Actively participate in the King County Policy U-58: Monitor Surface Water Utility levels of Flood Control District regional efforts to implement service and adjust staffing and equipment as flood hazard reduction projects and programs on appropriate due to new annexations and due to the the major river basins in King County, including the growth of infrastructure and customers that results Green River and Cedar River basins. from new development within the City. Policy U-51:Coordinate with adjacent cities, counties,and state and federal agencies in the SOLID WASTE development and implementation of the National While solid waste collection is managed by the City, Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Renton maintains an interlocal agreement with King Phase II Stormwater Permit,flood hazard County for disposal of collected solid waste.This management plans, and storm and surface water interlocal agreement also authorizes King County to management programs. include Renton in its Comprehensive Solid Waste UTILITY MANAGEMENT Management Plan. Renton's Solid Waste Utility Policy U-52: Provide high quality surface water administers the City's solid waste, recycling, and utility services.Continue to develop policies,design yard/food waste collection for all residents and standards, basin plans, and capital projects to businesses through a contract with Waste maintain and restore the quality of Renton's lakes, Management of Washington, Inc.for the majority of wetlands, streams, and rivers, improve drainage, the City and Republic Services, Inc.for the City's protect fish and wildlife habitat, and reduce flood annexation area.The City's Solid Waste Utility also hazards to protect people and property. develops and manages Renton's Recycling Program, waste reduction, hazardous waste education and Policy U-53: Protect, restore and enhance special collection events. environmental quality through land use plans and patterns, surface water management programs, COLLECTION PROCESS AND SOLID WASTE FACILITIES park master programs, urban forestry programs, Solid waste and recycling are collected every other transportation planning, development reviews, week, while food/yard waste is collected weekly. incentive programs and work with citizens, land The majority of collected waste is brought to King owners,and public and private agencies. County's Renton Transfer Station located in the Policy U-54: Establish regulatory standards for Renton Highlands. Residents of unincorporated King sustainably developed public and private projects, County, as well as City residents are also allowed to to include standards for site design and layout, use this facility for self-haul disposal. Also within construction,and on-going maintenance and city limits is the Black River Construction, operation. Demolition,and Land Clearing Transfer Station (CDL), overseen by Republic Services, Inc. Under a Policy U-55:Continue to assume maintenance of contract with King County,this facility accepts stormwater facilities in subdivisions that manage construction, demolition,and land clearing waste runoff from public streets. from waste hauling companies and private residents. b UTILITIEs ELEMENT At this time,the capacities of the Renton Transfer Station, the Cedar Hills Landfill, the Cascade Recycling Center, and Cedar Grove Recycling are sufficient to meet the City's needs. KING COUNTY SOLID WASTE DIVISION The King County Solid Waste Division serves unincorporated King County and 37 of the 39 cities Waste Management trucks,Credit:Waste Management,Inc. in the County, including Renton. It manages a complex network of collections,transportation, and Following the city-administered collection process, processing for garbage, recyclables, organics, and all solid waste produced in Renton is brought to the construction and demolition debris. The services King County Solid Waste Division's Cedar Hills and infrastructure of the public and private sectors Regional Landfill, located southeast of Renton. All are included in the County's integrated network to recyclables collected from single-family, duplex, and establish long-term capacity for the management of multi-family residents are brought to Waste solid waste in the County. Management Inc.'s Cascade Recycling Center in Woodinville, WA, while all food/yard waste from m GOAL single-family and duplex residents is taken to Cedar U-L: Provide a responsible, comprehensive solid Grove Recycling in Maple Valley. waste management program that provides cost- effective, environmentally sensitive service to the community. ....` "" POLICIES "— Policy U-59:Actively promote recycling, as well as overall reduction of both the residential and commercial solid waste streams through public .. education programs and incentive programs. Policy U-60:Work closely with King County Solid Cedar Hills Regional Landfill,Credit:Parametrix,Inc. Waste Division to plan for regional solid waste collection and disposal, including siting of facilities. ESTIMATED CAPACITY OF FACILITIES Policy U-61: Coordinate with King County's Local As of 2012,the remaining airspace capacity(with Hazardous Waste Management Program to provide anticipated settling) at the Cedar Hills Regional opportunities for residents to dispose of Landfill is 9 million cubic yards. However, an commercial and household hazardous materials in a additional waste disposal area that is currently in safe, environmentally sound manner. planning will add another 8.6 million cubic yards by 2017, bringing the total estimated airspace capacity Policy U-62:Administer the City's contracts with to 17.7 million cubic yards. Under current planning private waste haulers to ensure capacity for assumptions, the landfill has a remaining operating collection of solid waste, recycling, and food waste life of nearly 15 years. that is adequate to serve both existing and future population and that solid waste is handled in a The Cascade Recycling Center processes manner that minimizes the potential for land, air, approximately 144,000 tons of commingled and water contamination. recyclables and 48,000 tons of construction and demolition materials every year, while the Cedar Policy U-63:Adopt by reference the King County Grove Recycling Center has a yearly capacity of Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan and 195,000 tons of organic material. all subsequent updates and amendments. PAGE 64 UTILITIEs ELEMENT I On.- NON-CITY MANAGED UTILITIES SUPPLY,SYSTEM CAPACITY,AND PROJECTED DEMAND Soos Creek's water supply is provided exclusively by Non-City managed utilities operating within Renton Seattle Public Utilities(SPU),with flow occurring conduct their own planning processes and maintain from four locations.The current contract with SPU their own systems with limited involvement from guarantees a total of 7,000 gallons per minute, the City, and expansion of these systems is often which is less than the current projected maximum driven by consumer demand and not solely on daily demand (MDD)of 7,500 gallons per minute regional growth forecasts,though those are and the projected MDD of 9,458 gallons per minute considered.An overview of the major non-City in 20 years. Increased water supply could become utility providers offering service within Renton is available in the future if the District revises its provided in this section, as well as policies to ensure contract with Seattle Public Utilities. that Renton is aware of non-City utility upgrades and utility providers are aware of City needs. PLANNED SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS The District's capital facility plan identifies capital WATER improvements to be built over the next 20 years, While the majority of Renton is served by the City's including short-and long-term projects aimed at publicly owned water system, portions of improving the District's existing system to meet its northeastern and southeastern Renton(East policies and criteria and respond to projected Renton Plateau and Benson Hill)are currently growth.The types of projects planned include: served by various non-City water providers;the two supply and source projects, pressure zone projects, largest are Soos Creek Water&Sewer District and storage facility projects, intertie projects, and King County Water District#90. distribution and transmission projects. SOOS CREEK WATER&SEWER DISTRICT KING COUNTY WATER DISTRICT#90 Soos Creek is a municipal corporation of King King County Water District 90 is a Special Purpose County that operates across multiple incorporated District located in the Renton Highlands area of cities and unincorporated King County. Its retail unincorporated King County, directly east of and water service area covers approximately 16 square adjacent to the City of Renton. It serves just fewer miles(with the majority located within the Cities of than 6,000 direct service connections in a service Renton and Kent)and serves more than 23,400 area of approximately 15 square miles (9,770 equivalent residential units(ERUs). acres). Because it provides water service to some While only one pump station and one reservoir are areas inside the City of Renton,the District located within Renton city limits, City residents are maintains an interlocal agreement that details the served by the broader system that utilizes the conditions of the District's operations, District's entire infrastructure. In 1997,the City of infrastructure, and service within the City. Renton and Soos Creek signed an interlocal WATER SUPPLY AND SYSTEM CAPACITY agreement for the establishment of water and Seattle Public Utility(SPU)currently supplies 70%of sewer service area boundaries.An addendum to the the District's water.The District provides the other agreement occurred in 2004 that included a 30%of its water supply from a groundwater well transfer of facilities and a re-establishment of and treatment facility, located off Jones Road,that service boundaries. it operates and maintains. In total,the District's water supply capacity is 3,450 gpm. UTILITIEs ELEMENT S PLANNED SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS WASTEWATER The District's Capital Improvement Plan presents While most of Renton is served by the City recommended improvements over a 20-year period. It addresses construction of new facilities wastewater utility, portions of the City are served and upgrades to existing facilities to provide for by other wastewater providers, most notably in projected growth.The District is planning to focus areas of southeastern Renton annexed in 2008.The on improved system reliability through astute largest non-City provider of sewer service is Soos upsizing of critical pipes and additional looping of Creek Water&Sewer District. water mains. Another major project that will be Soos Creek is a municipal corporation of King addressed in phases is the expansion of one of the County that operates across multiple incorporated major pressure zones to address areas of low cities and unincorporated King County. The District pressure and improve the utilization of the two covers portions of multiple cities and provides main storage reservoirs. sewer service to approximately 92,500 customers GOAL within its 35-square mile service area. Primary U-M: Ensure that water service from non-City collection of wastewater is through gravity mains providers is available to support development that and trunks that drain to interceptors or lift stations. is consistent with City land use plans and policies, as Wastewater leaves the District at a total of 19 well as the policies of the service provider. locations, with three discharge connections to the City of Renton. Collected wastewater is treated at POLICIES King County's Renton treatment facility. Policy U-64: Maintain coordination with non-City water providers to ensure that they have adequate +s capacity to serve planned development within the City of Renton. Policy U-65: Work collaboratively with non-City water providers to identify opportunities for joint - projects to minimize potential impacts to neighborhoods and the environment. x Policy U-66: Coordinate with non-City water providers to ensure that all water systems operating in Renton have access to sufficient emergency water flow for fire protection. Soos Creek Water&Sewer District's Lift Station SOB,Credit:Harbor Policy U-67: Before issuing building permits to new Pacific Contractors,Inc. development in areas not served by the City of SYSTEM CAPACITY Renton Water Utility, require applicants to provide The District utilizes hydraulic modeling,forecasted a certificate of water availability stating that population growth, and a range of assumptions to sufficient water supply is available to meet both prepare existing, 10-year, 20-year, and ultimate regular and fire flow requirements. build-out scenario analyses that identify potential deficiencies within the system. These analyses identified relatively few capacity deficiencies in the portion of the District's Renton service area. Currently, capacity issues exist in two gravity lines that discharge to the City of Renton sewer system. Additional capacity issues are projected to develop in southeastern Renton as development continues. PAGE 66 x CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN ELECTRICITY Based on the system analyses described above,a range of necessary improvements have been Electricity is distributed in Renton by a combination identified to meet the District's future sewerage of three purveyors,which are part of an integrated needs. Improvements have been classified as either transmission grid that connects production and sconsumption locations across the Pacific Northwest. short-term (within the next 10 years)or long-term ( Bonneville Power Administration (BPA),the regional through ultimate build-out) and fall under one of administrative entity of the U.S. Department of two categories: pipe replacements/upgrades or lift station replacement/upgrades. Funding has also Energy, operates major transmission lines that transmit power from generation facilities to been allocated to conduct general facilities upgrades and maintenance. retailers across the state,who then sell power to local customers. Most electricity customers in " GOAL Renton are served by Puget Sound Energy(PSE), U-N: Ensure that sewer service from non-City while Seattle City Light(SCL) provides power to the providers is available to support development that Bryn Mawr and Skyway areas, including some is consistent with City land use plans and policies, as customers within current Renton city limits. well as the policies of the service provider. ELECTRIC FACILITIES POLICIES The electric transmission grid consists of high- Policy U-68: Maintain coordination with non-City voltage transmission lines(115 kilovolts(kV)or sewer providers to ensure that they have adequate above) and distribution lines(55 kV and lower). capacity to serve planned development within the Distribution substations transform high-voltage City of Renton. current into lower voltages suitable for distribution Policy U-69:Work collaboratively with non-City on local lines. Local transformers further reduce sewer providers to identify opportunities for joint voltage to levels suitable for use by customers. projects to minimize potential impacts to Bonneville Power Administration Facilities neighborhoods and the environment. Policy U-70: Ensure that wastewater flows from BPA Transmission lines at voltages of 500 kV, 345 kV, and 230 kV enter the Renton Planning Area areas served by non-City providers do not create from the east and south,terminating at the Maple capacity deficiencies where non-City sewer lines discharge to the City of Renton system. Coordinate Valley Substation in southeastern Renton.The with both sewer providers and City development Maple Valley Substation provides power to Puget services staff to ensure such areas have adequate Sound Energy's adjacent Talbot Hill Substation, sewer capacity before development is approved. which distributes electricity to local PSE customers. Policy U-71: Before issuing building permits to new , development in areas not served by the City of Renton Wastewater Utility, require applicants to provide a certificate of sewer availability stating that sufficient capacity is available to meet both , regular and peak demand. i neville power lines,Credit: The Columbian Publishing Co. PCITY OF RENTON—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN x Puget Sound Energy Facilities Policy U-73: Encourage electricity purveyors to As the primary electricity retailer in Renton, Puget make facility improvements and additions within Sound Energy maintains a variety of transmission existing utility corridors wherever possible. lines, distribution lines, and substations in the area Policy U-74: Require underground electricity for provision of power to local customers. Locally, infrastructure installation to be coordinated with PSE distributes power from its Talbot Hill the City of Renton Public Works Department to Substation, located adjacent to BPA's Maple Valley prevent cross-boring through existing water, sewer, Substation in southeastern Renton. or natural gas lines. Seattle City Light Facilities NATURAL GAS Seattle City Light maintains distribution lines and Natural gas service in Renton is provided by Puget two minor distribution substations in a small Sound Energy under a franchise agreement with the portion of the Renton Planning Area. Power is City. The gas distribution system consists of a provided to these substations by Seattle's Creston network of pressurized mains and distribution lines distribution substation, located outside Renton's that convey natural gas throughout PSE's service planning area. area. PSE receives natural gas from the Northwest GROWTH AND CAPACITY Pipeline Corporation, which operates large, As population in Renton continues to grow, demand interstate natural gas pipelines. Two pipelines cross for electricity will increase. BPA, PSE, and SCL all the Renton Planning Area and terminate at the conduct ongoing system planning efforts to ensure South Seattle Gate Station. PSE mains extend from adequate energy supply is available for their the gate station, distributing the gas to pressure customers and that transmission and distribution regulators and smaller lines, which provide natural infrastructure can accommodate anticipated gas to customers. demand. PSE has planned additional transmission GROWTH AND FACILITY CAPACITY lines and upgrades to existing infrastructure to Natural gas system capacity is primarily a function increase system reliability and capacity in response of the volume of gas flowing from the Northwest to growth, as well as construction of a new Pipeline Corporation pipelines, and demand substation. Seattle City Light has likewise planned fluctuates based on power consumption. Natural for the replacement of existing aging infrastructure gas is used primarily as fuel for home heating, so in the Skyway and Bryn Mawr areas with new, demand is highest during winter months and peaks higher-voltage distribution lines. during extremely cold weather. PSE maintains GOAL storage tanks that provide a reserve against such U-O: Promote the availability of safe, adequate, periods of high demand. In the event of supply and efficient electrical service within the City and its shortfalls from extreme demand, residential planning area, consistent with the regulatory customers are granted first priority for service. obligation of the utility to serve customers. Because it is clean-burning and less expensive than m POLICIES other energy sources,the popularity of natural gas Policy U-72:Coordinate with local and regional has risen in recent years, and this trend is expected electricity providers to ensure the siting and to continue. Population growth within PSE's service location of transmission and distribution facilities is area will also increase demand for natural gas. accomplished in a manner that minimizes adverse Puget Sound Energy conducts ongoing system impacts on the environment and adjacent land planning to ensure an adequate supply is available uses. to customers. Improvements to regional infrastructure, including the South Seattle Gate Station, and construction of additional high- PAGE 68 pressure mains, have been planned. Precise timing TELEPHONE and location of infrastructure improvements will be determined based on right-of-way permitting, Conventional telephone service in Renton is environmental analysis,and coordination with the provided by Centurylink(formerly Qwest City of Renton. Communications).Centurylink is an investor-owned corporation and one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States, serving millions of customers nationwide. Centurylink also provides broadband internet service and satellite television service through DirecTV. Digital phone service is also provided by Comcast in conjunction with their cable television and internet services. TELEPHONE FACILITIES Conventional telephone facilities consist of switching station,trunk lines, and distribution lines located throughout Renton. Switching stations Natural Gas pipe replacement,Credit:PSE direct calls from one line exchange to another, GOAL trunk lines connect switching stations to one another,and distribution lines provide phone U-P: Promote the safe transport and delivery of connections to individual customers. natural gas and other fuels within the planning area. 00 POLICIES GROWTH AND FACILITY CAPACITY Policy U-75:Coordinate with local and regional The capacity of conventional telephone switching purveyors of natural gas for the siting of stations is determined by the type of switch transmission and distribution infrastructure within employed. Use of modern digital switches allow for the Renton Planning Area. straightforward increases in switch capacity to accommodate growth. Regulations governing Policy U-76:Support voluntary energy conservation telecommunications service require that telephone and efficiency programs, including the purveyors provide adequate service on demand. supplementation of natural gas supplies through Centurylink installs new lines and upgrades facilities new technologies. as required to accommodate customer demand. Policy U-77:Allow extension of natural gas CELLULAR TELEPHONE AND DATA distribution infrastructure within the Renton Cellular phone and data service providers are Planning Area, provided such facilities are licensed by the Federal Communication Commission consistent with development assumptions in the (FCC)for a particular band of radio frequencies. Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Major cellular service providers operating in Renton Policy U-78: Require underground natural gas include AT&T,Verizon Wireless,T-Mobile,and infrastructure installation to be coordinated with Sprint. the City of Renton Public Works Department to prevent cross-boring through existing utility lines. 11 P UTILITIEs ELEMENT CELLULAR TELEPHONE AND DATA FACILITIES GROWTH AND FACILITY CAPACITY Cellular telephone systems consist of a series of The significant growth in wireless phone and data wireless antennae, each located at the center of a usage over the past few years is anticipated to single "cell" of the overall system.The cellular continue, placing additional demand on existing transmitters themselves are generally located cellular networks. The capacity of a cellular where topography and features of the built transmission cell is limited by the number of radio environment will have the least effect on signal frequencies available for use; the carrier's FCC quality, such as existing broadcast communication license defines what frequency spectrum is allowed. towers, water towers, high-rise buildings, or vacant To increase system capacity, carriers often install open land. additional transmitters,thereby creating multiple smaller cells that cover less area than the original, larger cell and serve fewer customers each, increasing overall system capacity. . CABLE AND SATELLITE TELEVISION t Cable television service in Renton is currently provided by Comcast, and satellite television service is currently provided by DirecTV through an agreement with Centuryl-ink, allowing customers to bundle their phone, internet, and television ( services. Satellite television is also available from Dish Network. CABLE TELEVISION FACILITIES Cable television facilities include broadcast >_ receivers, a headend, a trunk system, and a feeder system. After receiving and processing broadcast signals,the trunk and feeder system distribute television signal to individual customers. Cable trunk and feeder lines generally follow existing street rights-of-way. Telecommunications Facility,Credit:City of Renton Satellite television facilities generally consist only of receiver dishes installed at individual customer locations, which receive signal directly from orbiting communications satellites.While uplink transmitters are necessary at the origin of the broadcast, no additional local infrastructure is needed to receive satellite television signal. PAGE 7 UTILITIEs ELEMENTGROWTH AND FACILITY CAPACITY GOAL Because Comcast currently holds the cable U-Q: Promote the timely and orderly expansion of television franchise for the City of Renton,the all forms of telecommunications service within the company must continue to make cable television City and its planning area. service available upon request.Comcast offers � POLICIES telecommunications service over a large portion of Policy U-79: Require the siting and location of western Washington in addition to Renton and telecommunications facilities be accomplished in a reviews population growth as part of its ongoing manner that minimizes adverse impacts on the system planning operations. environment and adjacent land uses. Satellite television services are provided in response Policy U-80: Require wireless communication to customer requests.Capacity planning occurs at a structures and towers to be designed and sited to regional or national scale due to the substantial minimize aesthetic impacts and to be co-located on investment required to use communications existing structures and towers wherever possible. satellites. Policy U-81: Encourage healthy competition among INTERNET telecommunication service providers in the City to Broadband internet service is provided in Renton by promote high-quality,cost-effective service for a variety of private providers;the two largest are Renton residents. Comcast and Centuryl-ink,who provide internet Policy U-82: Require underground services in addition to phone and television. telecommunication infrastructure installation to be Wireless internet service is also provided by coordinated with the City of Renton Public Works Clearwire through Sprint's network of cellular Department to prevent cross-boring through communication towers. existing water,sewer,or natural gas lines. INTERNET FACILITIES Internet service is provided via cable television infrastructure,telephone lines, or wirelessly. GROWTH AND FACILITY CAPACITY Internet service is not considered an essential public utility and is provided in response to customer requests. Individual providers conduct system planning in response to population growth and increased demands for service. Given the increasing rate of internet adoption in American homes in recent years, it is likely that demand for internet service will continue to increase, and it will be necessary for providers to continue to increase capacity and connection speeds to satisfy demand. n 77,7 CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT -Investing in the City for the prosperity of the community- DISCUSSION owned utilities serving Renton are addressed in the The City of Renton is responsible for providing Utilities Element of the Plan. facilities and services that are needed by the residents and businesses of the City for a functional, !""' GOALS safe, and efficient environment.Capital facilities CF-A: Establish policies that enable the and services are City-owned or managed development and implementation of the Capital infrastructure, property and services such as, police Investment Program in order to provide high- and fire protection, parks, streets,water and quality,well-maintained facilities and services that sanitary sewer service, and storm drainage service. support the social,economic, cultural, safety, The Capital Facilities Element of the Comprehensive transportation,environmental, communication and Plan consists of two portions:the 20- other needs of the community,that year Element and the 6-year Program. are available at the time of Capital Facilities Planning is The Element,which is this chapter of an integral element of a development to serve new growth, the Plan,contains goals and policies comprehensive plan. and are equitably distributed. related to capital facilities that are Infrastructure investments consistent with those of other support economic CF-B: Ensure capital facility Comprehensive Plan Elements.The development and have long- investments are prioritized to term impacts on support growth in the locations Element relies heavily on the analyses communities. • and policies presented in other targeted in the Land Use Element Elements of the Comprehensive Plan, and that these facilities will be in specifically the Utilities, Land Use, place when development occurs. Transportation, and Parks, Recreation, Natural Areas, and Trails Elements. CF-C: Identify service standards for capital facilities that meet community expectations for municipal The Program portion is the most current Capital services, and that are consistent for both existing Investment Program,which is supplemented by the and new development. most current adopted City Budget, and functional Plans specific to individual City Departments and CF-D: Ensure adequate long-term financial capacity other service providers. For detailed information exists to provide capital facilities and services and explanations concerning existing,future and needed to support expected growth, while improved facilities, as well as the method of maintaining adopted level of service standards. financing them,the reader must consult these POLICIES documents.The Capital Facilities Element Policy CF-1: Update the Capital Investment incorporates by reference the information and Program in conjunction with the City's regular analyses presented in these other documents.With budget adoption process and ensure anticipated a six-year horizon,the Program inventories existing funding is adequate to finance capital facilities that and proposed capital facilities,forecasts future are necessary for development at predetermined needs for facilities, identifies deficiencies and levels of service, and in conformance with the necessary improvements of capital facilities,and Comprehensive Plan. If funding is insufficient, provides a financing plan.The Capital Investment adjustments should be made to the levels of Program and supplemental plans are separate service,the Land Use Element,sources of revenue, documents. Capital facilities belonging to privately or any combination thereof. For the purpose of capital facilities planning, plan for forecasted is n .Y � jts ter; growth at the high end of the projected range and Policy CF-8: Promote conservation and demand- in locations determined by the Land Use Element. management programs that reduce the impact on public facilities and maximize their efficiency. Policy CF-2: Ensure adequate public facilities are in place concurrent with development. Concurrent Policy CF-9:Advocate projects that are energy with development shall mean the existence of efficient or enhance energy conservation efforts by adequate facilities,strategies,or services when the City and its residents. development occurs or the existence of a financial commitment to provide adequate facilities, Policy CF-10:Coordinate with federal,state, strategies,or services within six years of when regional and local jurisdictions, private industry, development occurs. businesses and citizens in the planning, design and development of facilities serving and affecting the Policy CF-3: Pursue funding from a mix of sources community. for new, improved, or expanded public facilities or services in order to distribute the cost of such Policy CF-11:Consider land use compatibility, facilities or services according to use, need,and capital facility needs and financial costs when siting adopted goals and policies. essential public facilities. Policy CF-4: Levy impact fees on development that See the Land Use Element, the Parks, Recreation, are commensurate with the cost of funding new or Natural Areas, and Trails Element, the Utilities expanded capital facilities and services necessary Element, and the Transportation Element for for the development. policies related to the Capital Facilities Element. Policy CF-5: Individually adopt by reference the most current Capital Facilities Plans for the Kent L11, School District#415,the Issaquah School District #411,and the Renton School District#403, and -7h��" 'I adopt an implementing ordinance establishing a school impact fee consistent with each District's adopted Capital Facilities Plan, if the Plan demonstrates that the facilities are needed to No" accommodate projected growth. A Policy CF-6:Support private/public partnerships to plan and finance infrastructure development, public uses,structured parking, and community amenities Fire Station 11,Credit:City of Renton to stimulate additional private investment and produce a more urban environment. Policy CF-7: Protect public health, enhance environmental quality and promote conservation of man-made and natural resources through appropriate design and installation of public facilities. PAGE 73 t: LEVELS OF SERVICE Levels of service are objective standards of capacity or services that specify minimum metrics and provide an unbiased basis for assessing the need for new facilities or capacity.These standards are established at the local level and influenced by citizen,City Council,and Planning Commission recommendations, national and regional standards, state and federal laws,the City's population,and fiscal resources. Table CF-1:Levels of Service Capital Facilities(necessaryfor development) Level of Service Domestic Water Minimum of 30 psi at the meter during normal demand conditions and a minimum of 20 psi during an emergency 1) Development shall treat stormwater runoff and not increase pre- developed stormwater discharge rates. Surface Water 2) Development shall convey stormwater discharge without system surcharging during the 25-year storm event and result in no increased flooding during the 100-year storm event. Sanitary Sewer 20-year total pop.projection as well as Dept.of Ecology Criteria Fire and Emergency Services Avg.response time to either a fire or medical emergency: 7.30 minutes,90%of the time Avg.response time to Priority I calls:<3.5 minutes Police Enforcement Avg.response time to Priority II calls:<8 minutes Avg.response time to Priority III calls:<12 minutes Avg.response time to Priority IV calls:<21 minutes Parks and Recreational Facilities 0.009 acres of parkland per capita Schools Renton: K-3:24:1(students per teacher) 4-5:29:1 6-12:29:1 Kent: Kindergarten:avg.class size of 23 1-3:avg.class size of 23 4-6:avg.class size of 27 7-8:avg.class size of 28 9-12:avg.class size of 30 Issaquah: K-5:avg.class size of 20 6-8:avg.class size of 26 9-12:avg.class size of 28 Special Ed:12 students per class Transportation 1. Motor Vehicles(SOV&HOV) 1. LOS D 2. Transit 2. LOS D 3. Non-motorized 3. LOS D Capital Facilities(NOT necessaryfor Level of Service development) Airport 100%compliance with FAA Municipal Buildings(e.g.,City Hall,libraries) As needed Municipal Parking Facilities As needed CAPITAL FACILITIEs ELEMENTSURFACE WATER Updated every six years,the Water System Plan Update(Plan)develops a long-term planning Renton's surface water system consists of natural strategy for the City's water service area by streams, rivers,wetlands, and lakes,and evaluating the existing system and its ability to constructed systems that manage drainage, provide meet the anticipated requirements for water flood protection, and water quality treatment. source, quality,transmission, storage, and Surface water management is important to meet distribution over a twenty-year planning period. social,economic, and ecological needs including Water system improvement projects have been flood protection,erosion control,water supply, developed to meet the changing demands of groundwater recharge,fish and wildlife habitat, and regulatory impacts,and population growth, as well recreation. as infrastructure repair and replacement.The Plan also identifies planning level costs of the Renton's Surface Water Utility manages stormwater improvement projects and provides a financial plan and surface water in Renton's.The Utility develops for funding the projects. policies, basin plans, development design standards, and capital improvement projects in order to maintain and restore the quality of Renton's lakes and rivers, improve drainage,and ° ` reduce flooding. The Utility is responsible for A meeting federal and state stormwater requirements.A significant effort for the Utility is +' compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge „ . Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II Stormwater , Permit.This permit requires the Utility to control discharge of pollutants to protect surface water and , to develop and implement a stormwater management program. DOMESTIC WATER The City owns and operates a multi-source municipal water system,which includes supply, treatment, storage,and distribution of potable �s,a i, water to residential, commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers.The City's water distribution ' system consists of more than 1.6 million feet of ! pipeline and provides service to a full-time residential population of approximately 54,000, approximately 20,000 temporary and transient users,and approximately 28,000 regular non- residential users in an area of approximately 16 square miles that is largely coincident with the city limits. In addition,the City supplies water on a wholesale basis to Skyway Water and Sewer District water Tower,Credit:City of Renton through a single metered connection. LAN�� CITY OF RENTONCOMPREHENSIVE CAPITAL FACILITIES 1:1EMENT vi wilt SANITARY SEWER areas, protecting wildlife and riparian habitat, conserving natural resources and contributing to The City of Renton owns, operates,and maintains clean water and a healthy environment for city its Wastewater Utility,which has a service area that residents. encompasses a wide variety of residential, commercial, and industrial land uses over 13,484 FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES acres.This system consists of approximately 191 miles of gravity sewer, 23 sewage lift stations and The department fulfills its mission through four core force mains, and approximately 5,107 manholes. services: Response Operations, Emergency Wastewater is discharged to King County facilities at Management, Community Risk Reduction,and 79 locations within the City Service Area from which Safety and Support Services.The department it is conveyed to and treated by King County's South currently has 161 employees, 145 are uniformed Treatment Reclamation Plant. personnel. External services include community risk reduction activities that meet the needs of our The City of Renton Service Area is divided into six community prior to an emergency, and response major wastewater collection basins: Black River, operations activities focused on responding to calls Downtown, East Cedar River, East Lake Washington, for service and assisting customers as they return to May Valley, and West Cedar River. For the most a normal or better condition. Internal services part,these major collection basins follow the focus primarily on the safety and support of natural drainage patterns of the Renton service department members,while maintaining effective area. Policies, design criteria,and standards used partnership between the department and the city. for planning and operating the sanitary sewer system are based on laws and policies that originate Fire protection level of service is primarily from several sources.All these policies and influenced by call volume and response time. standards have the general purpose of providing an Service level is constrained by the station location, acceptable level of service to the sanitary sewer quantity of stations, number of trucks/units, customers.Analysis and design criteria for the number of firefighters, and road congestion. sanitary sewer system are based on standards presented in the Criteria for Sewage Works Design POLICE ENFORCEMENT prepared by the Washington State Department of The Renton Police Department is afull-service law Ecology as well as standards set by King County Department of Natural Resources-Wastewater enforcement agency with 148 personnel comprised Treatment Division and the City of Renton. of 120 sworn and 28 non-sworn.The Renton Police Operations and system planning are guided by the Department is accredited by Washington City of Renton Long-Range Wastewater Association of Sheriffs and Police Management Plan (2010). Chiefs. Accreditation is a significant accomplishment and demonstrates a commitment PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES to excellence. Our officers work very diligently to Protect life and property,assist in the suppression Renton's parks, recreation and natural area system of crime, apprehend criminals and enforce laws. is comprised of distinctive parks and popular recreation facilities, providing for a wide range of Community resources, needs and values determine opportunities and benefits for the community. the level of law enforcement services and facilities. Parks are also a key gathering point, creating space Generally,the higher the density and intensity of for building community and providing exposure to land use,the greater the demand for law history, arts and culture. In addition, many parks in enforcement services to address the safety of the Renton play a critical role in preserving natural citizens.Capital facilities associated with police services include vehicles,office and police 13,000 students in preschool through twelfth grade. equipment which are provided through general Four high schools,three middle schools, 13 funds and grants and determined on an annual elementary schools, an early childhood education basis. Projected capital facility requirements are center and various other special programs based on officer response times to different types constitute the accredited preschool-12 system. of"priority" level calls that are received.As the City grows,and response times increase,the need for The Kent School District is the fourth largest school additional officers will increase,as well as the need district in the state with over 27,000 students for additional police equipment and facilities. enrolled in four high schools, six middle schools, 28 elementary schools,and three academies.The TRANSPORTATION district boundaries encompass approximately 71 square miles. The City of Renton owns and maintains 250 centerline miles of streets. Projects are developed The Issaquah School District is the 15th largest and prioritized based on community needs, specific district in the state of Washington with more than goals to be achieved and on general programming 18,000 students attending a combination of 15 considerations. elementary schools,five middle schools,three 1) CORRIDOR PROJECTS are oriented toward "moving comprehensive high schools, and an alternative people'through a balanced transportation high school spread. system that involves multiple modes of transportation. Included are facilities that ""' DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE facilitate the movement of transit and carpools. Functional plans are major components of this 2) OPERATIONS AND SAFETY projects and programs Capital Facilities Element.The following functional are developed through ongoing analyses of the plans are incorporated by reference and may be transportation system and are directed mainly consulted for more detailed information regarding toward traffic engineering concerns such as existing and planned facilities, service standards and safety and congestion. Projects are identified facility development: not only by analysis of traffic counts,accident 2013-2014 Adopted Budget records and geometric data, but also through 2013-2018 Capital Investment Program review and investigation of citizen complaints Parks, Recreation and Natural Areas Plan (2011) and requests. Renton Water System Plan Update (2012) 3) NON-MOTORIZED PRo1ECrs have been developed Renton Long-Range Wastewater Management with major emphasis on addressing quality of Plan (2010) life issues by improving and/or protecting Renton Fire& Emergency Services residential livability while providing necessary Department's Annual Report transportation system improvements. Renton Stormwater Management Program 4) OTHER PROGRAMS involve planning of (2015) transportation improvements necessitated by Renton Transportation Improvement Program new development and new transportation (2015-2020) capital improvements. Renton School District's Capital Facilities Plan Issaquah School District's Capital Facilities Plan SCHOOLS Kent School District's Capital Facilities Plan Renton's youth attend schools within the Renton, King County, 2009 Comprehensive Solid Waste Kent,or Issaquah School District depending on the Management Plan location of the pupil's residence.The Renton School District spans 32.5 square miles and serves over SHORELINE i ti SHORELINE MANAGEMENT ELEMENT - Fulfilling the vision of the state Shoreline Management Act& engaging the Community- INTRODUCTION of all use of shorelines also could eliminate their The Washington State Shoreline Management Act human utility and value.Thus,the policy goals of (the Act) passed in 1971 and is based on the the Act relate both to utilization and protection of philosophy that the shorelines of our state are the extremely valuable and vulnerable shoreline among our most"valuable" and "fragile" natural resources of the state.The act calls for the resources and that unrestricted development of accommodation of"all reasonable and appropriate these resources is not in the best public interest. uses" consistent with "protecting against adverse Therefore, planning and management are effects to the public health,the land necessary in order to prevent the harmful and its vegetation and wildlife, and effects of uncoordinated and piece-meal There are over 18 miles the waters of the state and their of shoreline in the City development of our state's shorelines. of Renton's planning aquatic life"and consistent with area are under the "public rights of navigation.The Shorelines are of limited supply and are jurisdiction of the planning policies of master programs faced with rapidly increasing demands for Shoreline Management (as distinguished from the uses such as marinas, fishing, swimming and Act of 1971. g � development regulations) may be scenic views, as well as recreation, private achieved by a number of means, housing, commercial and industrial uses. only one of which is the regulation of development. Other means, as authorized by Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 90.58.240, include, but are not limited to:the acquisition of lands and easements within shorelines of the state by purchase, lease, or gift, either alone or in concert with other local governments, and accepting grants, contributions, and appropriations from any public or private agency or individual. Additional other means may include, but are not limited to, public facility and park planning, watershed planning,voluntary Lake Washington from Coulon Park,Credit:City of Renton salmon recovery projects, and incentive programs. The policy goals for the management of shorelines Through numerous references to and emphasis on harbor potential for conflict.The Act recognizes the maintenance, protection, restoration, and that the shorelines and the waters they encompass preservation of"fragile" shoreline, "natural are "among the most valuable and fragile" of the resources," "public health," "the land and its state's natural resources. They are valuable for vegetation and wildlife," "the waters and their economically productive industrial and commercial aquatic life," "ecology," and "environment,"the Act uses, recreation, navigation, residential amenity, makes protection of the shoreline environment an scientific research and education.They are fragile essential statewide policy goal consistent with the because they depend upon balanced physical, other policy goals of the Act. It is recognized that biological, and chemical systems that may be shoreline ecological functions may be impaired not adversely altered by natural forces and human only by shoreline development subject to the conduct. Unbridled use of shorelines ultimately substantial development permit requirement of the could destroy their utility and value.The prohibition Act but also by past actions, unregulated activities, CITY OF PAGE 78 SHORELINE MANAGEMENT ELEMENT and development that is exempt from the Act's Program is designed to ensure the development permit requirements.The principle regarding in a manner that,while allowing for limited protection of shoreline ecological systems is reduction of rights of the public in the navigable accomplished by these guidelines in several ways, waters,will promote and enhance the public and in the context of related principles. interest. 10 SHORELINE MANAGEMENT GOALS 6) The City's shoreline policies are intended to The City adopts the goals and principles of the protect against adverse effects to the public Shoreline Management Act as provided in RCW health,the land and its vegetation and wildlife, 90.58.020 and as particularly relevant to Renton. and the waters of the state and their aquatic life,while protecting generally public rights of 1) The shoreline jurisdiction is one of the most navigation and corollary rights incidental valuable and fragile of the City's natural thereto. resources. There is appropriate concern throughout the watershed and the greater 7) In the implementation of the Shoreline Master Puget Sound Region relating to the utilization, Program,the public's opportunity to enjoy the protection, restoration,and preservation of the physical and aesthetic qualities of natural shoreline jurisdiction. shorelines shall be preserved to the greatest extent feasible consistent with the overall best 2) Ever increasing pressures of additional use are interest of the state,the county, and the people being placed on the shoreline jurisdiction, generally. To this end, uses shall be preferred which in turn necessitates increased which are consistent with control of pollution coordination in its management and and prevention of damage to the natural development. environment or are unique to or dependent upon use of the state's shoreline. 3) Much of the shoreline jurisdiction and the uplands adjacent thereto are in private 8) Alterations of the natural condition of the ownership. Unrestricted construction on the shoreline, in those limited instances when privately owned or publicly owned shorelines is authorized,shall be given priority for single not in the best public interest;therefore, family residences and their appurtenant coordinated planning is necessary in order to structures; ports;shoreline recreational uses protect the public interest associated with the including but not limited to parks, marinas, shoreline jurisdiction while recognizing and piers, and other improvements facilitating protecting private property rights consistent public access to shorelines; industrial and with the public interest. commercial developments that are particularly dependent on their location on or use of the 4) There is a clear and urgent demand for a shoreline jurisdiction;and other development planned, rational,and concerted effort,jointly that will provide an opportunity for substantial performed by federal,state, and local numbers of the people to enjoy the shorelines. governments,to prevent the inherent harm in an uncoordinated and piecemeal development 9) Permitted uses in the shorelines zone shall be of the City's shoreline jurisdiction. designed and conducted in a manner to minimize, insofar as practical, any resultant 5) It is the intent of the City to provide for the damage to the ecology and environment of the management of the shoreline jurisdiction by shoreline jurisdiction and any interference with planning for and fostering all reasonable and the public's use of the water. appropriate uses. The Shoreline Master SHORELINEti LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY indirect effects of other regulatory or non- Under the Washington State Shoreline regulatory programs. Management Act, local governments have the Evaluate and consider cumulative impacts of primary responsibility for initiating the planning reasonably foreseeable future development on program and administering the regulatory shoreline ecological functions and other requirements of the Act, with the Washington State shoreline functions fostered by the policy goals Department of Ecology acting in a supportive, of the Act, address adverse cumulative impacts, review, or approval capacity depending on the and fairly allocate the burden of addressing particular shoreline proposal and regulatory cumulative impacts among development requirements. opportunities. As set forth in the provisions of the Act, local governments must fulfill the following basic r requirements: sr 4 • Use a process that identifies, inventories, and ensures meaningful understanding of current and potential ecological functions provided by affected shorelines. • Include policies and regulations designed to Lake Washington Shoreline,Credit:Parametrix achieve no net loss of those ecological DEVELOPMENT OF THE MASTER PROGRAM functions, including: The Washington State Shoreline Management Act o Regulations and mitigation standards of 1971 (RCW 90.58) directs all local governments ensuring that each permitted development to develop a Master Program for the management will not cause a net loss of ecological of all shorelines of the state and associated shore functions of the shoreline. lands that are under the local governments' jurisdictions. o Local government shall design and implement such regulations and mitigation Shoreline management is most effective and standards in a manner consistent with all efficient when accomplished within the context of relevant constitutional and other legal comprehensive planning.The Growth Management limitations on the regulation of private Act requires mutual and internal consistency property. between the comprehensive plan elements and implementing development regulations (RCW • Include goals and policies that provide for 36.70A). restoration of impaired ecological functions that include identifying existing policies and This Master Program has been prepared and programs that contribute to planned updated to comply with the requirements of the restoration goals, as well as any additional Shoreline Management and Growth Management policies and programs that local government Acts and to formulate guidelines that will regulate will implement to achieve its goals.This Master the utilization and development of the shorelines Program element considers established or within the City of Renton. As part of this Master funded non-regulatory policies and the direct or Program,the City of Renton has established administrative provisions, including a permit system CITY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 80 for any substantial development,as well as review z provisions to ensure that all development complies with the policies and regulations of the program. The City of Renton has conducted a comprehensive „r inventory of the natural characteristics, present land uses, and patterns of ownership along the � City's shoreline that provides a substantial information base for understanding ecological functions and other considerations for the ' development of this Master Program update. ' The City of Renton,with the involvement of its local Cedar River,Credit:Parametria citizens, agencies, and interested parties has REGULATED SHORELINES developed this Shoreline Master Program to serve as both a planning guide and resource for specific Overview: Over 18 miles of shoreline in the City of regulations pertaining to development and use of Renton's planning area are under the jurisdiction of the shorelines in Renton. Included is a description the Shoreline Management Act of 1971. By of the goals, objectives, policies,environments, use statutory standards,the Green River and Lake regulations, and provisions for variances and Washington are classified as Shorelines of conditional uses. Statewide Significance,and comprise approximately 5.8 miles of the Shorelines of the State regulated by The basic intent of this Master Program is to City of Renton. In addition,the shorelines of the provide for the management of shorelines of the Cedar River, Black River,Springbrook Creek, and state within Renton's jurisdiction by planning for May Creek are shorelines within the City. These 18 and fostering all reasonable and appropriate uses miles of shoreline in the City of Renton are an and to ensure, if development takes place,that it is extremely valuable resource not only to the City of done in a manner which will promote and enhance Renton, but also for the watersheds of which they the best interests of the general public. This Master are part and for the greater Puget Sound Program has further been composed to protect the community of which Renton is an integral part. public interest and general welfare in shorelines and, at the same time,to recognize and protect the Shoreline Jurisdiction: In the City of Renton,the legal property rights of owners consistent with the following bodies of water are regulated by the Act: public interest. The goals and policies of this Master Program are formulated so as to enhance Applicability:The Renton Shoreline Master the public use and enjoyment of the shorelines. It is Program applies to Shorelines of the State,which recognized that the Shorelines of the State found in includes Shorelines of Statewide Significance and Renton are located within a major urbanized area, Shorelines as defined in Renton Municipal Code and that they are subject to ever increasing (RMC)4-11 and as listed below. pressures of additional uses necessitating increased coordination in the management and development 1) Shorelines of Statewide Significance: of the shorelines. The Shoreline Master Program is a) Lake Washington a planned, rational, and concerted effort to increase b) Green River(The area within the coordinated and optimum utilization of the ordinary high water mark of the Green Shorelines of the State in Renton. River is not within the Renton City Limits, but portions of the 200-foot Z gg CITY OF • shoreline jurisdiction are within city 6) Increase recreational opportunities for the limits.) public in the shoreline. 2) Shorelines: 7) Provide for any other element as defined in a) Cedar River RCW 90.58.100 deemed appropriate or b) May Creek from the intersection of May necessary. Creek and NE 31st Street in the southeast quarter of the southeast Development, redevelopment, and use of Lake quarter of Section 32-24-5E WM Washington shall recognize and protect the c) Black River statewide interest in terms of providing for benefits d) Springbrook Creek from the Black River to the general public in terms of: on the north to SW 43rd Street on the south • Preserving and enhancing the natural character e) Lake Desire (in the city's future and ecological functions of the shoreline to annexation area) provide long-term public benefits to fish stocks, many of which depend on south Lake Extent of Shoreline Jurisdiction:The jurisdictional Washington for a key phase of their lifecycle. area includes: • Increasing public access to the shoreline and integrating public access on individual sites with 1) Lands within 200 feet,as measured on a an integrated non-motorized trail system to horizontal plane,from the ordinary high water allow access to persons not living or on near the mark, or lands within 200 feet from floodways, shoreline. whichever is greater; • Ensuring that impacts of development are 2) Contiguous floodplain areas; and mitigated to ensure the long-term benefits of a 3) All marshes, bogs, swamps,and river deltas productive environment over short-term associated with streams, lakes, and tidal waters economic benefits. that are subject to the provisions of the State . Providing a variety of recreational opportunities Shoreline Management Act. for the public in multiple use development on the shoreline. Shorelines of Statewide Significance: Each shoreline • Providing high standards for design and has its own unique qualities which make it valuable, aesthetics in the shoreline site and building particularly Shorelines of Statewide Significance, design to address the visual character and which in Renton include Lake Washington and the quality of the range of public use of the lake and Green River. Preference is,therefore,given to the shorelines. Design and review standards shall following uses in descending order of priority(as achieve high-quality landmark developments established by Chapter 90.58.020 RCW)for that are integrated with the natural Shorelines of Statewide Significance: environment,that provide appropriate transition to areas of less intense development, 1) Recognize and protect the statewide interest over local interest for Shorelines of Statewide and integrate building height, bulk,setbacks, landscaping,and signage into a cohesive whole. Significance. • The redevelopment of former industrial areas 2) Preserve the natural character of the shorelines. on the Lake Washington shoreline will lead to the creation of a vibrant new lakefront 3) Result in long-term over short-term benefits. community providing additional housing, 4) Protect the resources and ecology of the shorelines. shopping, and employment opportunities to the 5) Increase public access to publicly owned areas region. Multiple use projects will take of the shorelines. advantage of the amenities of the lake while . . ti providing opportunities for water-oriented modifications,structures,and intensive uses, public access and/or ecological human uses. enhancement. • Shoreline areas that provide valuable functions for the larger aquatic and GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS terrestrial environments,which could be lost or significantly reduced by human Shorelines are classified into separate geographic development. areas known as"use environments" based upon . The shoreline represents ecosystems that current development pattern, biophysical are of particular scientific and educational capabilities, and other factors. Policies, standards, interest. and regulations can be customized by the use . Shorelines with large areas of relatively environment, shoreline,and other uses depending undisturbed areas of wetlands. on need. Generally, regulated shorelines include • Shorelines that support specific important the water bodies and their shorelands extending landward from the floodway or ordinary high water wildlife habitat, such as heron rookeries. • The shoreline is unable to support new mark for 200 feet in all directions. This jurisdictional area increases to include all marshes, development,extractive uses,or physical bogs, swamps, and river deltas associated with the modifications or uses without significant adverse impacts to ecological functions. regulated Shorelines of the State.The total of this area is subject to shoreline use classification and 2) Shoreline Urban Conservancy Environment regulation. Overlay District The overlay districts in the Renton Shoreline Master Objective: The purpose of the Urban Conservancy Program are classified as zoning overlay districts environment is to protect,conserve, restore, and and include six districts: manage existing areas with ecological functions of 1) Shoreline Natural Environment Overlay District open space,floodplain, and other sensitive lands where they exist in urban and developed settings, Objective:The objective in designating a natural while allowing compatible uses. environment is to protect and preserve unique and fragile shoreline or wetland environments that are Areas Designated as a Conservancy ecologically intact as close to their natural state as Environment: • Areas of high scenic value. possible. The natural environment is intended to provide areas of wildlife sanctuary and habitat • Areas of open space,floodplain, or other preservation. sensitive areas such as wetlands or geological hazards that should not be more intensively Areas to be Designated as a Natural Environment: developed. A Natural Area designation is assigned to shoreline • Areas that retain important ecological areas if any of the following characteristics apply: functions, including areas,which,even though they are partially developed, provide valuable • The shoreline retains the majority of natural wildlife habitat or essential aquatic habitat shoreline functions,as evidenced by the functions. shoreline configuration and the presence of • Areas with the potential for ecological native vegetation. Generally, but not restoration. necessarily, ecologically intact shorelines • Areas that cannot provide adequate utilities for are free of structural shoreline intense development. • Areas with unique or fragile features. ` < Hk ;k .`5 ti SHORELINE MANAGEMENT ELEMENT 3) Shoreline Single Family Residential Overlay to be oriented to recreation, public enjoyment, District transportation, and moorage. Emphasis shall be given to development within already developed Objective:The objective of the Single-Family areas and particularly to water-oriented industrial Residential Shoreline Overlay District is to and commercial uses. accommodate residential development and appurtenant structures that are consistent with this Non-water-oriented Activities: Non-water-oriented chapter. uses should be permitted as part of development that also includes water-oriented use. Non-water- Areas to Be Designated:The Single-Family oriented uses should be allowed in limited Residential Shoreline Overlay District is applied to situations where they do not conflict with or limit and characterized by single-family use and zoning. opportunities for water-oriented uses,or on sites where there is not direct access to the shoreline. 4) Shoreline High-Intensity Overlay District Non-water-oriented uses allowed in the shoreline should provide ecological restoration and/or public Objective:The objective of the High Intensity access along the full length of shoreline frontage. Overlay is to provide opportunities for large-scale office and commercial employment centers as well Public Access: Priority is also given to planning for as multi-family residential use and public services. public visual and physical access to water in the This district provides opportunities for water- High Intensity Overlay District. Identifying needs dependent and water-oriented uses while and planning for the acquisition of urban land for protecting existing ecological functions and permanent public access to the water is addressed restoring ecological functions in areas that have in Public Access regulations in 4-3-090.E.4.g Table of been previously degraded. Development may also Public Access Requirements by Reach. Public access provide for public use and/or community use, is one of the primary public benefits that may be especially access to and along the water's edge. necessary to locate development on the shoreline. Areas to Be Designated:The Shoreline High- Ecological Restoration: Providing for restoration of Intensity Overlay District is designated in areas ecological functions is one of the public benefits characterized by:commercial, industrial, or mixed- necessary to locate non-water-oriented use zoning or use, but not meeting the criteria for development on the shoreline. Ecological conservancy or natural designation. restoration opportunities are limited in Renton due to the developed nature of much of the shoreline. Management Policies:Water-Oriented Activities: Generally, new development and redevelopment Because shorelines suitable for high-intensity urban should remove and replace shoreline armoring that uses are a limited resource, development does not meet standards of this code, restore native opportunities are largely limited to redevelopment. vegetation and wetlands, as well as restore the Existing industrial and commercial uses on the shoreline are not water-dependent. It is unlikely aquatic substrate. Public access may be required to be set back from restored areas with controlled that the Renton shoreline will provide opportunities access to the water's edge at locations that are less for a commercial port, or other major water- ecologically sensitive. oriented industrial uses. However,there may be opportunity for some types of water-dependent Aesthetics:Aesthetic objectives shall be uses to be integrated into existing multiple-use implemented by appropriate development siting, developments or redevelopment projects, building bulk,design standards, screening, particularly on Lake Washington. Opportunities for landscaping, and maintenance of natural vegetative water-dependent and water-oriented uses are likely buffers. ti SHORELINE NIANAGEIVIENT ELEMENT 5) Shoreline Isolated High-Intensity Overlay multiple-use of over-water facilities is District encouraged and may be required. • All developments and uses on navigable waters Objective and Areas to be Designated:The or their beds shall be located and designed to objective of the High Intensity Overlay—Isolated minimize interference with surface navigation, Lands overlay is to provide appropriate regulations to consider impacts to public views,and to for areas that are within shoreline jurisdiction but allow for the safe, unobstructed passage of fish are with separate parcels effectively isolated from and wildlife, particularly those species the water by intervening elements of the built dependent on migration. environment, largely consisting of railroads and • Shoreline uses and modifications shall be roads or intervening private parcels. In most cases, designed and managed to prevent degradation these areas function as parallel designations with of water quality, minimize alteration of natural other designations applied to the area adjacent to conditions and processes,and result in no net the water. loss of ecological functions • Uses and modification of Public Aquatic Land 6) Aquatic Environment Overlay District shall incorporate public access and ecological enhancement, except where inconsistent with Objective:The objective of the Aquatic designation the operation of water-dependent uses. is to protect, restore,and manage the unique . Fish and wildlife resource enhancement, characteristics and resources of the areas including aquaculture related to fish waterward of the ordinary high water mark. propagation are allowed and encouraged. Areas to be Designated:The Aquatic Overlay District is defined as the area waterward of the ordinary high water mark of all streams and rivers, all marine water bodies,and all lakes,constituting — shorelines of the state together with their underlying lands and their water column; but do not include associated wetlands and other shorelands shoreward of the ordinary high water mark. s Management Policies: Development within Aquatic Areas shall be consistent with the following: Seaplane on Lake Washington,Credit:Parametrix • Allowed uses are those within the adjacent GOALS AND POLICIES upland shoreline overlay, limited to water- SHORELINE USES AND ACTIVITIES POLICIES dependent use or public access. • New uses and over-water structures are Objective SH-A: Provide for use of the limited water resource consistent with the goals of the Shoreline allowed only for water-dependent uses, single- Management Act by providing a preference for family residences, public access,or ecological water-oriented uses. restoration and only when no net loss of ecological functions will result. Objective SH-B: Provide that the policies, • The size of new over-water structures shall be regulations, and administration of the Shoreline limited to the minimum necessary to support Master Program ensure that new uses, the structure's intended use. In order to reduce development, and redevelopment within the the impacts of shoreline development and increase effective use of water resources, a AVN shoreline jurisdiction do not cause a net loss of e) Preserve navigational qualities, and the shoreline ecological functions. infrastructure that supports navigation,to support water-oriented use. Objective SH-C: Ensure that the policies, 4) Recognize existing single-family residential uses regulations,and administration of the Shoreline and neighborhood character and ensure that Master Program are consistent with the land use existing uses, new uses, and alteration of vision of the City's Comprehensive Plan. facilities: a) Do not result in a net loss of shoreline Policy SH-1: Reasonable and appropriate shorelineecological functions. uses and activities should be planned for: b) Avoid disturbance of unique and fragile areas. 1) Short-term economic gain or convenience in c) Are provided with adequate public services development should be evaluated in including water, sanitary sewer, and relationship to potential long-term effects on stormwater management. the shoreline. 5) Future shoreline subdivision, multi-family 2) Preference should be given to those uses or developments,and planned urban activities which enhance the natural functions developments of more than four units should of shorelines, including reserving appropriate provide public benefits, including ecological areas for protecting and restoring ecological protection and restoration,and/or public or functions to control pollution and prevent community access. damage to the natural environment and public 6) New residential developments should provide health. open space areas at or near the shoreline 3) Provide for the following priority in shoreline through clustering of dwellings. use and modification of the shoreline: a) Water-dependent and associated water- Policy SH-2:Aesthetic considerations should be related uses are the highest priority for integrated with new development, redevelopment shorelines unless protection of the existing of existing facilities, or for general enhancement of natural resource values of such areas shoreline areas and should include: precludes such uses. b) Water-related and water-enjoyment uses 1) Identification and preservation of areas with that are compatible with ecological scenic vistas and areas where the shoreline has protection and restoration objectives, high aesthetic value as seen from both upland provided that adequate area is reserved for areas, areas across the water, and recreational future water-dependent and water-related and other uses on the water. uses. 2) Appropriate regulations and criteria should c) Multiple use developments may be allowed ensure that development provides designs that if they include and support water-oriented contribute to the aesthetic enjoyment of the uses and contribute to the objectives of the shoreline for a substantial number of people act including ecological protection and and provide the public with the ability to reach, restoration and/or public access. touch, and enjoy the water's edge and view the d) Limit non-water-oriented uses to those water and shoreline. locations where access to the water is not 3) Regulations and criteria for building siting, provided or where the non-water-oriented maximum height, setbacks,screening, uses contribute to the objectives of the Act, architectural controls,sign regulations, including ecological protection and designation of view corridors, and other restoration and/or public access. provisions should ensure that development ti minimizes adverse impacts on views of the • Providing shade necessary to maintain water water from public property or views enjoyed by temperatures required by salmonids,forage a substantial number of residences. fish, and other aquatic biota. • Regulating microclimate in riparian and Policy SH-3:All shoreline policies, regulations, and nearshore areas. development shall recognize and protect private • Providing organic inputs necessary for aquatic rights consistent with the public interest and,to the life, including providing food in the form of extent feasible, shall be designed and constructed various insects and other benthic macro to protect the rights and privacy of adjacent invertebrates. property owners.Shoreline uses and activities • Stabilizing banks, minimizing erosion and should be discouraged if they would cause sedimentation,and reducing the significant noise or odor or unsafe conditions that occurrence/severity of landslides. would impede the achievement of shoreline use • Reducing fine sediment input into the aquatic preferences on the site or on adjacent or abutting environment by minimizing erosion, aiding sites. infiltration, and retaining runoff. • Improving water quality through filtration and "" CONSERVATION POLICIES vegetative uptake of nutrients and pollutants. Objective SH-D:The resources and amenities of all . providing a source of large woody debris to shorelines and the ecological processes and functions they provide, such as wetlands, upland moderate flows,create hydraulic roughness, and aquatic vegetation,fish and wildlife species and form pools,and increase aquatic diversity for habitats,as well as scenic vistas and aesthetics salmonids and other species. should be protected and preserved for use and • Providing habitat for wildlife, including enjoyment by present and future generations. connectivity for travel and migration corridors. Natural shorelines are dynamic with Policy SH-6: Existing natural resources should be interdependent geologic and biological conserved through regulatory and non-regulatory relationships.Alteration of this dynamic system has means that may include regulation of development substantial adverse impacts on geologic and within the shoreline jurisdiction,ecologically sound hydraulic mechanisms important to the function of design,and restoration programs, including: the water body and can disrupt elements of the food chain. 1) Water quality and water flow should be maintained at a level to permit recreational use, Policy SH-4:When necessary,Shoreline to provide a suitable habitat for desirable forms modifications should emulate and allow natural of aquatic life, and to satisfy other required shoreline functions to the extent feasible and where human needs. needed utilize bioengineering or other methods 2) Aquatic habitats and spawning grounds should with the least impact on ecological functions. be protected, improved and,when feasible, Policy SH-5: Native shoreline vegetation should be increased to the fullest extent possible to conserved to maintain shoreline ecological ensure the likelihood of salmon recovery for functions and mitigate the direct, indirect and/or listed salmon stocks and to increase the cumulative impacts of shoreline development, populations of non-listed salmon stocks. wherever feasible. Important functions of shoreline 3) Wildlife habitats should be protected, improved vegetation include, but are not limited to: and, if feasible, increased. 4) Unique natural areas should be designated and maintained as open space for passive forms of recreation and provide opportunities for Crry or RENT ON-CoPOPREHENSIVE PLAN g , SHORELINE MANAGENAENT ELEMENT education and interpretation. Access and use degraded ecological functions and ecosystem-wide should be restricted, if necessary,for the processes.The regulatory provisions for critical conservation of these areas. areas should protect existing ecological functions and ecosystem-wide processes. In protecting and Policy SH-7: Existing and future activities on all restoring critical areas within the shoreline,the City Shorelines of the State regulated by the City of should integrate the full spectrum of planning and Renton should be designed to ensure no net loss of regulatory measures, including the comprehensive ecological functions. plan, interlocal watershed plans, local development Policy SH-8:The City of Renton should work with regulations,and state,tribal, and federal programs. other responsible government agencies to assure Policy SH-12:The City shall implement the that surface water management in all drainage Restoration Plan provided as an adjunct to The basins is considered an integral part of shoreline Shoreline Master Program in coordination with planning. other watershed management agencies and groups, and shall manage public lands and may acquire key 1) Soil erosion and sedimentation that adversely properties and provide for off-site mitigation on city affect any shoreline within the City of Renton or other public or private sites. should be prevented or controlled. 2) The contamination of existing water courses Policy SH-13: Preservation of natural shoreline should be prevented or controlled. areas can best be ensured through public or non- profit ownership and management. Therefore, Policy SH-9: Shoreline stabilization should be where private development is proposed in areas so developed in a coordinated manner among affected designated,the City should require dedication as property owners and public agencies for a whole necessary. drift sector(net shore-drift cell) or reach where feasible, particularly those that cross jurisdictional Policy SH-14:Shoreline use and development boundaries,to address ecological and geo-hydraulic should be carried out in a manner that prevents or processes,sediment conveyance and beach mitigates adverse impacts so that the resulting management issues.Where erosion threatens ecological condition does not become worse than existing development, a comprehensive program the current condition.This means ensuring no net for shoreline management should be established. loss of ecological functions and processes in all development and use. Permitted uses should be Policy SH-10: Shoreline areas having historical, designed and conducted to minimize, in so far as cultural, educational, or scientific value should be practical,any resultant damage to the ecology and identified and protected. environment(RCW 90.58.020). Shoreline ecological functions that should be protected include, but are 1) Public and private cooperation should be not limited to,fish and wildlife habitat,food chain encouraged in site identification, preservation, support, and water temperature maintenance. and protection. Shoreline processes that shall be protected include, 2) Suspected or newly discovered sites should be but are not limited to, water flow; littoral drift; kept free from intrusions for a reasonable time erosion and accretion; infiltration;ground water until their value is determined. recharge and discharge;sediment delivery, transport, and storage; large woody debris Policy SH-11: Critical areas in the shoreline should recruitment; organic matter input; nutrient and be managed to achieve the planning objectives of pathogen removal; and stream channel the protection of existing ecological functions and ecosystem-wide processes and restoration of formation/maintenance. NOW1111 SHORELINE MANAGEMENT ELEMENT �,! .. 2) New over-water structures should be limited to water-dependent use and the length,width, and height of over-water structures should be limited to the smallest reasonable dimensions. 3) Shoreline developments should be designed to maintain or enhance aesthetic values and scenic views. Policy SH-17:Shoreline facilities for the moorage and servicing of boats and other vessels may be allowed in appropriate locations within residential, commercial,and other areas, provided they are located and designed to result in no net loss of Naturalized Shoreline,Credit:Parametrix ecological functions. m ECONOMIC POLICIES 1) Shared moorage is encouraged over individual Objective SH-E: Existing economic uses and single family docks. activities on the shorelines should be recognized 2) Commercial docks and marinas should meet all and economic uses or activities that are water- health standards. Marinas and other economic oriented should be encouraged and supported. activities should be required to contain and clean up spills or discharges of pollutants associated Policy SH-15:Shoreline uses should be integrated with boating activities. with the land use vision of the Comprehensive Plan. 3) Shoreline facilities for the moorage and servicing Harbor areas in Renton do not have reasonable of boats and other vessels should be developed commercial accessibility and necessary support in size and location when it would not impair facilities such as transportation and utilities to unique or fragile areas, or impact federal or warrant reservation for commercial ports and state-listed species. related uses, but may support other water- dependent uses such as a marina or passenger ferry Policy SH-18:All economic activities on the service. Water-oriented uses should be encouraged shoreline shall provide for no net loss of ecological in multiple use development to provide functions during construction and operation. opportunities for substantial numbers of people to enjoy the shorelines. Multiple uses should prove a Policy SH-19: Festivals and temporary uses significant public benefit with respect to the providing public benefits such as recreation or Shoreline Management Act's objectives such as public access, and which are compatible with providing ecological restoration and/or public ecological functions, including water quality,water access to and along the water's edge. flow, habitat,or unique and fragile areas, may be permitted with appropriate review and conditions. Policy SH-16: Future economic uses and activities should utilize the shoreline to achieve the use and PUBLIC ACCESS POLICIES other goals of the Act and The Shoreline Master Objective SH-F: Increase public accessibility to Program, including: shorelines and preserve and improve the natural amenities. 1) Economic uses and activities should locate the water-oriented portion of their development Policy SH-20: Public access should be provided along the shoreline. consistent with the existing character of the shoreline and consideration of opportunities and ti constraints for physical and visual access,as well as Policy SH-27: In order to encourage public use of consideration of ecological functions, as provided in the shoreline corridor, public parking should be Policy SH-31 Table of Public Access Objectives by provided at frequent locations on public lands and Reach,and in conjunction with the following rights of way and may be required on private policies. development. Policy SH-21: Public access to and along the water's Policy SH-28: In planning for public access, edge should be available throughout publicly owned emphasis should be placed on foot and bicycle shoreline areas although direct physical access to paths consistent with the Renton Bicycle and Trails the waters edge may be restricted to protect Master Plan, rather than roads, except in areas shoreline ecological values. Public access shall be where public boat launching would be desirable. provided over all public aquatic lands leased for private activity,consistent with compatibility with Policy SH-29: Physical or visual access to shorelines water-dependent uses. should be required as a condition of approval for open space tax designations pursuant to RCW Policy SH-22: Public access from public streets shall 84.34. be made available over public property and may be acquired by easement or other means over Policy SH-30: Development and management of intervening private property. public access should recognize the need to address adverse impacts to adjacent private shoreline Policy SH-23: Future multi-family, planned unit properties and should recognize and be consistent developments,subdivisions, commercial, and with legal property rights of the owner.Just industrial developments that provide physical and compensation shall be provided to property owners visual public/community access along the water's for land acquired for public use. Private access to edge should be guided by the policy provided in the publicly owned shoreline corridor shall be Policy SH-26 Table of Public Access Objectives by provided to owners of property contiguous to said Reach. corridor in common with the public. Policy SH-24: Public access to and along the water's m RECREATION POLICIES edge should be located, designed, and maintained Objective SH-G:Water-oriented recreational in a manner that protects the natural environment activities available to the public should be and shoreline ecological functions and is consistent encouraged to the extent that the use facilitates the with public safety as well as compatible with water- public's ability to reach,touch, and enjoy the dependent uses. Preservation or improvement of water's edge,to travel on the waters of the state, the natural processes shall be a basic consideration and to view the water and the shoreline. in the design of shoreline areas to which public access is provided, including trail systems. Policy SH-31:Table of Public Access Objectives by Reach is included in the Comprehensive Plan Policy SH-25:When making extensive modifications technical appendix. It outlines the policy objectives or extensions to existing commercial, industrial, for maintaining and improving public access within multi-family planned unit developments, or the shoreline. Application of public access subdivisions, and public facilities, public/community objectives should be considered along with other access to and along the water's edge should be objectives of the Shoreline Management Act, such provided if physically feasible. as ecological restoration and priority uses. Policy SH-26: Both passive and active public areas Policy SH-32:Water-oriented recreational activities should be designed and provided. should be encouraged. Y fSHORELINE MANA(SENIENT ELEMENT 1) Accessibility to the water's edge should be Policy SH-37: Provision of recreation facilities and improved in existing parks and new use shall be consistent with growth projections and development,substantial alteration of existing level-of-service standards established by the non-single family development,and comprehensive plan. intensification of existing uses where consistent with maintaining ecological functions. CIRCULATION POLICIES 2) A balanced choice of public recreational Objective SH-H: Minimize the impacts of motor opportunities should be provided on Lake vehicular traffic and encourage non-motorized Washington as a Shoreline of Statewide traffic within the shorelines as part of achieving no Significance that recognizes and protects the net loss. interest of all people of the state as well as Renton residents. Recreation use includes Policy SH-38: Roadways within shorelines should be enjoyment and use of the water from boating scenic boulevards, where possible,to enhance the and other activities. Shoreline park and scenic views of the shoreline and provide recreation areas should be increased in size and opportunities for public visual access to the number and managed for multiple uses shoreline. Existing arterials on the shoreline should including shoreline recreation and preservation incorporate substantial plantings of street trees or and enhancement of ecological functions. other landscaping and emphasize enjoyment of the 3) Areas for specialized recreation should be shoreline. developed at locations where physical and ecological conditions are appropriate. Policy SH-39:Viewpoints, parking,trails and similar 4) Both passive and active recreational areas improvements should be considered for should be provided. transportation system projects in shoreline areas. Bridge abutments should incorporate stairs or trails Policy SH-33: Recreational boating and fishing to reach streams where appropriate. should be supported, maintained,and increased. Policy SH-40: Public transportation should be Policy SH-34:Public agencies, non-profit groups, encouraged to facilitate access to shoreline and private parties should use cooperative and recreation areas. innovative techniques to increase and diversify recreational opportunities including incorporation Policy SH-41: Pedestrian and bicycle pathways, in development as well as public purchase of including provisions for maintenance,operation and shoreland. Public agencies should establish the security,should be developed. intent to acquire lands by incorporation of such policies in their plans and declaring public intent. 1) Access points to and along the shoreline should be linked by pedestrian and bicycle pathways. Policy SH-35:Public land, including city parks and 2) Separate pedestrian and bicycle pathways public aquatic lands, should be managed to provide should be included in new or expanded bridges a balance of public recreation, public access to the or scenic boulevards within the shorelines. water,and protection and enhancement of 3) Separate pedestrian and bicycle pathways ecological functions. should be included in publicly financed transportation systems or rights of way, Policy SH-36:Subject to policies providing for no consistent with public interest and safety. net loss of ecological functions as well as local, 4) Public access provided in private development state,and federal regulations,the water's depth should be linked to public pathways. may be changed to foster recreational aspects. SHORELINE MANAGEMENT ELEMENT ^•� 5) Public access and non-motorized access to the Cedar River,the Black/River Springbrook shorelines should be considered when rights of Creek, and the Green River. way are being vacated or abandoned. Policy SH-44: Road standards should meet roadway Policy SH-42: Rail lines within the shoreline should function and emergency access standards and provide opportunities for public access and provide for multiple modes, while reducing circulation: impervious surfaces,where feasible, and managing surface water runoff to achieve appropriate water 1) The rail line along the east shore of Lake quality. Washington should be reserved for use as a public trail if rail use ceases. If rail use Policy SH-45: Commercial boating operations, other continues,joint trail and rail use should be than marinas, should be encouraged as they relate explored. to water-dependent uses and should be limited to 2) Rail lines adjacent to the Green River should commercial and industrial areas. provide means for public access across the rail lines to access shorelines and public trails SHORELINE HISTORICAL/CULTURAL/ where this can be accomplished safely through SCIENTIFIC/EDUCATION RESOURCES AND bridges or undercrossings. ACTIVITIES POLICIES Objective SH-I: Provide for protection and Policy SH-43:Trails should be developed to enhance restoration of buildings, sites, and areas having public enjoyment of and access to the shoreline: archaeological, historical, cultural, scientific,or 1) Trails within the shoreline should be developed educational value. as an element of non-motorized circulation, of Policy SH-46: Sites with archaeological, historical, the City's Parks, Recreation and Open Space and cultural, and scientific or educational value should Trails and Bicycle Master Plan and of the be identified and protected or conserved in Shoreline Public Access program. Trails provide collaboration with appropriate tribal, state,federal, the potential for low impact public physical and and local governments as well as private parties. visual access to the shoreline. 2) Trails should be developed as an element of a Policy SH-47:Such features may be integrated with system that links together shoreline public other shoreline uses if appropriate to the character access into an interconnected network of the resource. including active and passive parks, schools, public and private open space, native Policy SH-48: Include programs and interpretive vegetation easements with public access, utility areas in recreational facilities in or near identified rights of way, waterways, and other shoreline areas with historical, cultural, educational, opportunities. and scientific value. 3) Public access to and along the water's edge should be linked with upland community "" SHORELINE RESTORATION AND facilities and the comprehensive trails system ENHANCEMENT POLICIES that provides non-motorized access throughout the City. Objective SH-J: Provide for the timely restoration 4) A system of trails on separate rights of way and enhancement of shorelines with impaired ecological public streets should be designed and functions. Such restoration should occur through a implemented to provide linkages along combination of public and private programs and shorelines including the Lake Washington Loop, actions.This Master Program includes a restoration element that identifies restoration opportunities CITY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE 92 and facilitates appropriate publicly and privately initiated restoration projects.The goal of this effort is to improve shoreline ecological functions. Policy SH-49:A cooperative restoration program among local, state, and federal public agencies; tribes; non-profit organizations; and landowners should be developed to address shorelines with impaired ecological functions. Policy SH-50:The restoration plan incorporated by reference into The Shoreline Master Program is based on: 1) Identification of degraded areas, areas of impaired ecological functions, and sites with potential for ecological restoration. 2) Establishment of overall goals and priorities for restoration of degraded areas and impaired ecological functions. 3) Identification of existing and ongoing projects and programs that are being implemented, or are reasonably assured of being implemented, which are designed to contribute to local restoration goals. 4) Identification of additional projects and programs needed to achieve restoration goals. 5) Identification of prospective funding sources for those projects and programs. 6) Identification of timelines and benchmarks for implementing restoration projects and programs. 7) Development of strategies to ensure that restoration projects and programs will be implemented according to plans, periodically reviewed for effectiveness,and adjusted to meet overall restoration goals. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Table of Public Access Objectives by Reach (Appendix B) Shoreline Master Program,Adopted October 2011 by Ordinance 5633 GLOSSARY GLOSSARY Accessory housing: Dwellings constructed within an existing single family home, usually for use as a rental unit. Accessory unit: A dwelling physically separated from the primary dwelling unit, which includes kitchen, sleeping, and bathroom facilities. Also known as a "mother-in-law apartment." Activity node:An area of clustered higher density land uses. Adaptive use:The utilization of an older building that is no longer suited for its original purpose, but may be modified and used for a different purpose such as housing. A common example is the conversion of older public school buildings to rental or condominium apartments. Affordable housing: Housing that meets the needs of a household earning at or below eighty percent (80%) of county median income (adjusted for household size), for which the household pays no more than thirty percent (30%) of its gross income toward housing costs, including utilities. Aquifer: Groundwater-bearing geologic formation or formations that contain enough saturated permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to wells. Aquifer Protection Area(APA): Zone of capture and recharge area for a well or well field owned or operated by the City of Renton. Aquifer protection zones:Zones of an APA designated to provide graduated levels of aquifer protection. Each APA may be subdivided by the City into two aquifer protection zones. a. Zone 1:The land area situated between a well or well field owned by the City of Renton and the 365-day groundwater travel time contour. b. Zone 2:The land area situated between the 365-day groundwater travel time contour and the boundary of the zone of potential capture for a well or well field owned or operated by the City of Renton. Arterial, minor: Right-of-way that serves as a distributor of traffic from a principal arterial to lower classified streets, directly to secondary traffic generators such as community shopping areas and high schools, and serves trips between neighborhoods within a community. Minor streets are more intensive than collectors, but less intensive than principal arterials. Arterial,principal: Right-of-way that connects regional arterials to major activity areas and directly to traffic destinations. Principal arterials are the most intensive arterial classification, serve major traffic generators such as the Urban Center, major shopping and commercial districts, and move traffic from community to community. Basin (Surface Water Utility):An area drained by a river and its tributaries. Basin(Water Utility):An area defined by the natural features of the landscape such that any flow of water in said area will flow toward one low point. Best Management Practices(Surface Water Utility): Conservation practices or systems of practices and management measures that: a. Control soil loss and reduce water quality degradation caused by nutrients, animal waste,toxins, and sediment; b. Minimize adverse impacts to surface water and groundwater flow, circulation patterns, and to the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of wetlands; and ITY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE i GLOSSARY ; c. Include allowing proper use and storage of fertilizers/pesticides. Bicycle facility: An improvement designed to facilitate accessibility by bicycle, including bicycle trails, bicycle lanes, storage facilities, etc. Boulevards:Typically a broad thoroughfare that is often separated by a landscaped median or center divider that has potential to function as linear open space. Boulevard designation would imply a higher priority for landscape, sidewalk, or trail improvements. Buildable Lands Analysis(BLA):An assessment required by Washington state law that requires six counties to determine the amount of land suitable for urban development and its capacity for growth, based upon a five- year measurement of actual development activity. King County(and five others) must report the results of the buildable lands analysis to the state every five years. Capacity:The space to accommodate population growth or increases in employment or residential uses as determined by the methodology used in the Buildable Lands Analysis. Capacity problem (Wastewater Utility):When flow rates exceed what the facility is designed to convey. Capital facilities: Infrastructure, structures, improvements, pieces of equipment or other major assets, and land that serve public purposes and provide services. Cell (Cellular Telephone Service): The geographic cellular telephone coverage area, approximately 2 to 10 miles in radius, served by low-powered transmitters. Cell site (Cellular Telephone Service): A communications site that includes the cellular transmitting and receiving antennas, cellular base station radios, and interconnecting equipment.This equipment is necessary to route cellular telephone system through the mobile telephone switching office and connect to the conventional wire-line telephone network. Cell splitting(Cellular Telephone Service): The process of dividing a larger cell into several smaller units,to provide additional channels within the same cell. Chemicals(Surface Water Utility): All "Regulated Substances" as defined by the City of Renton in the Aquifer Protection Ordinance (APO). Circuit: A set of conductors through which an electric current is intended to flow. Also known as a "line." Cluster development: A development design technique that concentrates buildings in specific areas on a site to allow the remaining land to be used for recreation, common open space, and preservation of environmentally critical areas. Collocation: The result of placing public facilities at or near the same location to provide increased public access. One example is the collocation of a public school with a community center. Commercial use: A business or employment activity or other enterprise that is carried out for profit on a property by the owner, lessee, or licensee. Community: A subarea of the City consisting of residential institutional and commercial land uses and sharing a common identity(e.g.,the Highlands in Renton). Community separator: See "Urban Separator" Commute trip: A trip made from an employee's residence to a worksite for a regularly scheduled work day. PAGE it CITY OF • COMPREHENSIVE GLOSSARY Commute Trip Reduction (CTR): A Washington state law requiring counties with a population greater than 150,000 to implement a plan to reduce single occupant commute trips and number of commute trip vehicle miles traveled per employee by employees of major public and private sector employers. The plan is developed in cooperation with local transit agencies, regional transportation planning organizations, major employers, and the owners of and employers at major worksites. Concurrency: A Growth Management Act requirement that transportation facilities and other infrastructure, such as water and sewer, needed to maintain adopted Level of Service (LOS) standards, are available within six years of development at the time of occupancy or within a specified time period. Conductor: A wire or cable intended to carry electric power, supported by poles,towers or other structures. Countywide Planning Policies(CPPB): A series of policies that address growth management issues in King County. The CPPB provide a countywide vision and serve as a framework for each jurisdiction to develop its own comprehensive plan,which must be consistent with the overall vision for the future of King County. Critical areas: Wetlands, aquifer recharge areas,fish and wildlife habitat,frequently flooded, and geologically hazardous areas regulated by the City of Renton's Critical Areas Ordinance. Demand (Water Utility): The quantity of water obtained from the water supply source over a period of time to meet the needs of domestic, commercial, industrial and public use, and also firefighting water, system losses, and miscellaneous other water uses. Demands are normally discussed in terms of flow rate, such as million gallons per day(mgd) or gallons per minute(gpm). The flow rates can be described in terms of a volume of water delivered during a certain time period. Flow rates pertinent to the analysis and design of water systems are: a. Average Daily Demand (ADD). The total amount of water delivered to the system in a year divided by the number of days in the year. This is further divided into average residential (ADDR), commercial (ADDC), industrial (ADDI), and unaccounted for(ADDN) demands. b. Maximum Month Demand. The total amount of water delivered to the system during the month of maximum water use. c. Peak Hour Demand. The amount of water delivered to the system in the hour of maximum use usually occurring during the maximum day. Density: The number of dwelling units per acre. See "net density." Density bonus: Incentive provided to a developer of housing, in exchange for meeting a specified condition or conditions such as quality of design or provision of a certain type of housing unit or other use. Detention/retention facilities: Facilities designed either to hold runoff for a short period of time and then release it to the point of discharge at a controlled rate or to hold water for a considerable length of time and then consume it by evaporation, plants or infiltration into the ground. Development standards: Restrictions, requirements and provisions for land development imposed by ordinance. In Renton, development standards are included in the Renton Municipal Code Title IV, "Development Regulations." Duplex: A residential building located on a single lot that contains two attached dwelling units under one roof. Also known as a "flat." Dwelling unit: One or more rooms located within a structure, designed as and arranged for living accommodations, and occupied or intended to be occupied by not more than one family and permitted roomers CITY OF RENTON • PAGE iii V GLOSSARY and boarders, independent from any other family. The existence of a food preparation area and sanitation facilities within the room or rooms shall be evidence of the existence of a dwelling unit. Dormitories, institutional housing, and other group quarters are not counted as dwelling units. Employment Center: An area of the City where various industries provide higher than average concentrations of employment. Equalizing storage(Water Utility): The act of balancing the difference between the capacity of the sources of supply and the maximum demand rate (generally considered the highest use hour of the hottest day of the year). In water systems that service a large number of residences,the demand for water varies hourly and supply facilities are sized to meet the average rate of the maximum day demand. The maximum hour demand rate is typically about twice the average maximum day rate. If equalizing storage is not available to provide water during peak hours,the supply facilities and major pipelines would have to be sized for the maximum hour demands. However, during non-peak hours, much of the supply capacity would not be used. Instead, equalizing storage facilities are used to make up the difference between maximum hour and maximum day demand. The stored water is released when demand exceeds the supply, and replenished when the supply exceeds demand. Equalizing storage facilities enable supply facilities and pipelines to be smaller and,therefore, lower costs for supply and pipeline facilities are obtained. Feeder system(Cable Television Service): The line that carries the signal from a trunk line amplifier to the subscriber's service drop. Fiber optic cable: A multi-layered cable composed of fine strands of glass fibers capable of transmitting large quantities of coded data by means of modulated light rather than electronic signals. It is preferred as a medium for television signals as it can carry more signals with less dissipation. Fireflow: The rate of flow of water required during firefighting. Fire storage: Reservoir capacity required to meet fire flows. Force main: A sanitary sewer main that utilizes artificial means(pressure)to transport waste. A force main usually moves sewage from a lower elevation to or across a higher elevation. A lift station typically pumps sewage from one basin through a force main to another basin. Functional plans: City departments prepare planning documents that establish long-range goals and objectives to guide their operations and capital development requests. These plans, referred to as functional plans, typically represent the ideal goals for the department in providing urban services and facilities. Gate station (Natural Gas Service): The point at which gas from Northwest Pipeline enters the Puget Sound Energy system,where odorant is added for safety, pressure is reduced between 200 to 300 psi, and the gas is metered. Gateway: A point of entry that identifies a transition between different land uses, landscapes and jurisdictional boundaries and enhances a feeling of anticipation and arrival for the approaching traveler. Geologically hazardous: Areas that may be prone to one or more of the following conditions: erosion,flooding, landslides, coal mine hazards,or seismic activity. Gravity sewer: A sanitary sewer main installed with the intention of utilizing gravity or"downhill flow"to move the waste. The maximum capacity for a gravity sewer is the volume of flow that can be carried in a sewer at a depth to diameter ratio of 0.70. _0 NSIVE PLAN,;, GLOSSARY Greenbelt: An area intended for open space, recreation,very low-density residential uses, agriculture, geographic relief between land uses, or other low-intensity uses. Growth Management Act(GMA)of 1990: A law passed by the Washington State Legislature in 1990 (RCW 36.70A), and amended periodically thereafter,that mandates comprehensive planning in designated counties and cities. Hazardous waste: Any wastes included in the State of Washington, Department of Ecology Dangerous Waste Regulations, Chapter 173-303 of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC). Headend (Cable Television Service): The electronic equipment that amplifies and processes television signals from all sources. After being assigned a channel,the signals leave via the trunk system. Heavy industrial: A type of land use including manufacturing processes using raw materials, extractive land uses, and any industrial uses that typically are incompatible with adjacent uses due to noise, odor,toxic chemicals, or other activities which could pose a hazard to public health and safety. High-occupancy vehicle(HOV): Generally, a vehicle carrying two or more people. Housing unit: Any dwelling unit, housekeeping unit,guest room, dormitory, or single-occupancy unit. Impact fees: Fees imposed on developers to pay for the community's costs of providing services to a new development. Such charges are an extension of efforts to make new development pay for their impact on the community. Impact fees may also involve some effort to predict the total cost of the community for servicing the new development and relate it to the revenues that will be produced by the development once it is completed. Impervious surface: A hard surface area that either prevents or retards the entry of water into the soil mantle under natural conditions prior to development, and/or a hard surface that causes water to run off the surface in greater quantities or at an increased rate of flow from the flow present under natural conditions prior to development. Common examples include, but are not limited to, roof tops, walkways, patios, decks, driveways, parking lots or storage areas, concrete or asphalt paving,gravel roads, packed or oiled earthen materials, macadam, or other surfaces that similarly impede the natural infiltration of storm water. Industrial: A type of land use characterized by production, manufacturing, distribution or fabrication activities. Infill development: Development consisting of either construction on one or more lots in an area that is mostly developed, or new construction between two existing structures. Infill housing: Construction of new dwelling units on vacant or underutilized parcels in built-up areas. Because utilities,transit, and other infrastructure are already in place,the costs and impacts of new units are generally lower than for development on raw land. Infiltration (Wastewater Utility): The entrance of ground water into the sanitary sewer system through cracks, pores, breaks, and defective joints in the sewer piping network. Inflow: Direct flow of storm water into sanitary sewer systems through hookups from storm water collection facilities and illegal connections. Infrastructure: Facilities and services needed to sustain industry, residential,commercial, and all other land use activities, including water, sewer lines, and other utilities, streets and roads, communications, and public facilities such as fire stations, parks, schools, etc. Institution: A structure (or structures) and related grounds used by organizations providing educational, medical, social, and recreational services to the community such as hospitals,vocational or fine arts schools, CITY OF • • PA7EV e child care centers, whether operated for nonprofit or profit-making purposes;and nonprofit organizations such as colleges and universities, elementary and secondary schools, community centers and clubs, private clubs, religious facilities, museums,and institutes for advanced study. Intensive office: Mid-to high-rise office development including structured parking typically located in areas with regional transportation access. Intermediate pressure(ip)distribution main: Underground lines varying from 1.25 to 6 inches in diameter. Pressure averages 35 psi. Jobs/housing balance: The ratio between jobs and housing within a specified area. The jobs/housing balance can influence housing costs and transportation demand. Land use zoning: Traditionally, a technical or physical approach to the segregation of incompatible land uses, such as residential and industrial use,through systems of land use and development controls. More recently, the techniques have emphasized reinforcing position relationships between compatible land uses such as residential and neighborhood commercial. The contemporary approach also emphasizes the close relationship between transportation and land use to more effectively respond to accessibility, reduction of infrastructure costs, urban design, air, noise, and water pollution, energy conservation, and conservation of resource lands. Landfill: A disposal facility,or part of a facility,where solid waste is permanently placed in or on land and which is not a land spreading disposal facility. Large scale multi-family: A residential building, or group of buildings that contain more than four dwelling units in each building. Level-of-service(LOS): A qualitative rating of how well some unit of transportation supply(e.g., street, intersection, sidewalk, bikeway,transit route,ferry) meets its current or projected demand. Linear parks: Parks that are long and narrow, and follow a natural or man-made corridor such as a road or stream course. Lift station: A sewage pumping facility that consists of a wet well for collecting wastewater, mechanical equipment such as pumps,valves and piping, electrical and control equipment, and a force main.The maximum capacity for a lift station is equal to the peak,wet weather flow that the largest pump within the lift station has been designed to convey. Light industrial: A type of land use including small scale or less intensive production, manufacturing, distribution or fabricating activities. Some office activities and supporting convenience retail activities may also be included. Looping main(Natural Gas Service): A main that connects to a supply line at both ends,thereby providing an alternate route for natural gas to travel to an area needing additional supply. Manufactured housing: A broad term including mobile homes, modular homes,and other"factory built" housing. The main distinction between manufactured homes and site-built homes is that manufactured homes are created in one or more parts away from the site, and then transported to it. "Red Seal" manufactured homes are built to HUD standards,with the chassis included as a permanent part of the home, although the axles must be removed when the home is installed. These homes, however, are built so that they may be placed on a permanent foundation. "Gold Seal" modular homes are constructed in a factory in several pieces that may be smaller or less complete than the pieces of a "Red Seal" manufactured home. Gold Seal homes are built to the specifications of the Uniform Building Code, and are placed on a permanent foundation, similar to a "stick- built" home. Unlike Red Seal homes,the chassis for transportation is not a permanent part of the home. Mobile ' 110 GLOSSARY homes, as opposed to manufactured or modular homes, are typically located in established mobile home parks and were built before HUD standards for manufactured housing went into effect June 15, 1976. Master plan: A plan that shows how proposed development will comply with the development standards in the applicable zoning. It also is intended to show compatibility of development within the Master Plan, and compatibility of anticipated uses in areas adjacent to and abutting the Master Plan area. It provides long-term guidance for a smaller area than a Conceptual Plan, but a larger area than a detailed Site Plan. Metro: A countywide agency run by Metropolitan King County that provides regularly scheduled public transit service (both express and local service), park and ride lots,vanpools, ride-sharing, and customized service to meet people with special needs. Metro is also a regional sewage treatment agency charged with the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage from the City of Renton and much of King County. Minimum density: A development standard that sets the least amount of density permitted in a residential zone and results in a more efficient use of urban land than might otherwise be attained through market forces. Mitigation (Surface Water Utility): Avoiding, minimizing or compensating for adverse wetland impacts. Mitigation, in the following order of preference, is: a. Avoiding the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action; b. Minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action and its implementation, by using appropriate technology, or by taking deliberate steps to avoid or reduce impacts; c. Rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected environment; d. Reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance operations during the life of the action; e. Compensating for the impact by restoring or providing substitute resources or environments; f. Monitoring the impact and the compensation project and taking appropriate corrective measures. Mitigation for individual actions may include a combination of the above measures. Mixed-use: The presence of more than one category of use in a structure or development project,for example, a mixture of residential units and retail or offices in the same building or if in separate buildings, in close proximity to one another. Mode: Types of transportation available for use, such as a bicycle, an automobile, or a bus. Mode-split: The proportion of total persons using a particular mode of travel. In this document, mode-split generally refers to the percentage of people using public transportation as opposed to other motorized modes. Multi-family use: A structure or portion of a structure containing two or more dwelling units. Multi-modal: Referring to accessibility by a variety of travel modes, typically pedestrian, bicycle,transit, and automobile modes, but may also include water and air transport modes. Natural gas: For the most part methane, a naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon gases found in porous geologic formations beneath the earth's surface, often in association with petroleum. Neighborhood commercial: Small commercial areas providing limited retail goods and services such as groceries and dry cleaning for nearby customers. Net density: A calculation of the number of housing units that would be allowed on a property after sensitive areas, public streets, and private access easements are subtracted from the gross area (gross acres minus NSIVE PLAN PAGE VII streets, easements, and sensitive areas multiplied by allowable housing units per acre). This calculation applies to residential uses only. Northwest Pipeline: Interstate pipeline providing gas to Puget Sound Energy. Pressure varies from 600 to 900 psi in two parallel pipes, 26 and 30 inches in diameter. Off-site release rates(Surface Water Utility): As a result of development,the peak release rate of water from the developed property during the design storm. On-street parking: Parking spaces in the rights-of-way. Open space: Any area of land,or water that provides physical or visual relief from the developed environment. Open space may be essentially unimproved and set aside, designated or reserved for public use or enjoyment, or for the private use and enjoyment of adjacent property owners. Open space may also consist of undeveloped or developed areas including urban plazas, parks, pedestrian corridors, landscaping, pastures,woodlands, greenbelts,wetlands, and other natural areas or street rights-of-way which provide visual relief within developed areas. The term does not include driveway, parking lots,or other surfaces designed for vehicular travel. Outfall: The point, location,or structure where wastewater or drainage discharges from a sewer, drain,or other conduit. P-1 Channel: An existing channel in the lower Green River Valley that transports the surface water flows of Springbrook Creek to the Black River Pump Station. Peak flow(wastewater utility): The maximum amount of sewage, either actual or estimated,that must be transported through the system in a given time (usually in gallons per minute). Peak flow is usually measured or calculated during the wettest time of the year when rain and high ground water add inflow and infiltration to the normal flow of the system at the time of day when domestic use is the greatest. Peak hour: One-hour interval within the peak period when travel demand is usually highest(e.g., 7:30-8:30 a.m. and 4:30-5:30 p.m.). Pedestrian-orientated: A type of development where the location and access to buildings,types of uses permitted on the street level,and design of building facades are based on the needs of people on foot. Pedestrian facility: An improvement designed to facilitate accessibility by foot or wheelchair, including sidewalks,curb ramps, crosswalks,overpasses and undercrossings,etc. Pipeline: Buried pipe systems(including all pipe, pipe joints,fittings,valves, manholes, sumps,and appurtenances that are in contact with the substance being transported) utilized for the conveyance of regulated substances. Pipelines include, but are not limited to, sanitary sewers, side sewers, leachate pipelines, and product pipelines, such as petroleum. Planning Area: A geographic area defined on a map in a comprehensive plan that is a logical area for expansion of the system. Conversion of a planning area to a utility service area requires King County approval of an amendment to a comprehensive plan. Platting: Essentially a map of a piece of land that shows the location, boundaries, area,and other details of existing and proposed lots, streets, utilities, public areas, and all other necessary data to demonstrate compliance with subdivision regulations; state statutes provide for the recording of plats, and the selling of lots or parcels of land by referring to the recorded plat. GLOSSARY Potential Annexation Area (PAA): The area within the Urban Growth Area that is not already incorporated as a city and is designated for future annexation by specific cities. Pre-development levels(Surface Water Utility): The rate of flow under a design storm occurrence that would occur in absence of a development. Pressure zone (Water Utility): A water system subsection operating from one source at a common hydraulic elevation. Protected APA designated Zone 2: If the aquifer supplying water to a well, well field, or spring is naturally protected by overlying geologic strata,the City of Renton may choose not to subdivide an APA into two zones. In such a case,the entire APA will be designated as Zone 2. Public facilities: Streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, street and road lighting systems,traffic signals, domestic water systems, storm and sanitary sewer systems, park and recreational facilities, schools and public buildings. Public Works: The City of Renton's Planning/Building/Public Works Department. Recyclables(Solid Waste Utility): Newspaper, uncoated mixed paper, aluminum, glass and metal,food and beverage containers, Polyethylene terepthalate (PET#1) plastic bottles, High Density Polyethylene (HDPE#2) plastic bottles, and such other materials that the City and contractor determine to be recyclable. Residential use: Any land use that provides for living space. Examples include artist studio/dwelling, boarding house, caretaker's quarters, single family, multi-family, special residence, floating homes, and mobile home parks. Rezoning: An amendment approved by the governing body,to the Official Zoning Map and/or text of development standards to effect a change in the nature, density, or intensity of uses allowed in a zoning district and/or on a designated lot or land area. Rezoning can take two forms: 1) a Comprehensive Plan Amendment(revision or modification of the text and/or map), or 2) a change of the zoning district applied to a particular lot or lots,without a change in the Comprehensive Plan land use designation. Rights)-of-way: A public or private area that allows for the passage of people or goods. Right-of-way includes passageways such as freeways, streets, bike paths, alleys, and walkways. A public right-of-way is a right-of-way that is dedicated or deeded to the public for public use and under the control of a public agency. Runoff: That portion of precipitation that flows over land surface and enters a natural drainage system or constructed storm sewer system during and immediate following a storm. Rural area: A sparsely developed area located outside of the Urban Growth Area, where the land is undeveloped or primarily used for agricultural,forestry, resource extraction,very low-density residential uses, or open space purposes. Sanitary sewer: A piping system that carries liquid and waterborne wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants, and institutions,together with minor quantities of ground, storm, and surface waters that are not admitted intentionally. SEPA: See State Environmental Policy Act. Service area: A geographic area within which service to customers is available as specifically defined on a map in a utilities service plan and approved by King County. REHENSIVE PLAN PAGE iX GLOSSARY Service drop (Cable Television Service): Smaller diameter cable that runs from a feeder line to the subscriber's television. Side sewer: In plumbing, the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal. Also called house connection or side sewer(private). A side sewer stub is that portion of the side sewer between the collector sewer and the individual property line. Single-occupant vehicle(SOV): A vehicle carrying only one person. Solid waste: A general term for discarded materials destined for disposal, but not discharged to a sewer or to the atmosphere. Special benefit districts: Subareas of a community designated by city ordinance to assess payments for construction or installation of public facilities which primarily benefit the property owners within the district. Special needs housing: This category refers to housing that is provided for low income or indigent persons and, where applicable, their dependents who, by virtue of disability or other personal factors,face serious impediments to independent living and who require special assistance and services in order to sustain appropriate housing on a permanent, long-term or transitional basis. State Environmental Policy Act(SEPA): The state law passed in 1971 requiring state and local agencies to consider environmental impacts in the decision-making process. Storm sewer or storm drain: A sewer that carries storm water and surface water, street wash, and other wash waters, or drainage, but excludes domestic wastewater and industrial wastes. Storm water: Water originating from precipitation, surface runoff, shallow ground water, or other drainage that does not include domestic wastewater or industrial wastes. Strip commercial: An area occupied by businesses along an arterial street, located in one-story structures or platted lots and/or small shopping centers arranged in a line and set back from the street to allow front of store parking lots with individual driveway entrances and individual parking. Structured parking: Vehicle parking within a building having one or more stories. Surface parking: Open lots or grounds with at-grade vehicle parking facilities. Townhouse: A form of ground-related housing where individual dwelling units are attached along at least one common wall to at least one other dwelling unit. Each dwelling unit occupies space from the ground to the roof. Transfer of development rights(TDRs): A program in which the unused portion of a "sending" property's zoned capacity—one of the separable rights of property—is sold to the developer of a "receiving" site, who is allowed to add the capacity to the zoned limit of that site. Transfer station: Permanent, fixed, supplemental collection and transportation facility, used by persons and route collection vehicles to deposit collected solid waste from off-site into a larger transfer vehicle for transport to a solid waste handling facility. Transfer stations may also include recycling facilities and compaction/baling systems. Transit: Public transportation by public bus, light rail, heavy rail, and commuter rail transport, but not ferries or vanpools. Transportation Demand Management (TDM): A system for reducing traffic congestion and provide multi-modal transportation opportunities, which is implemented in Washington State through the Commute Trip Reduction law. See Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) definition. PAGE X CITY OF RENTON • GLOSSARY Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): A plan, adopted by a jurisdiction,that details the priority for improvements to the transportation system related infrastructure and the means and methods of financing those improvements. Transportation Systems Management(TSM): Accommodating transportation demand by using the existing supply more efficiently and by emphasizing lower cost improvements that can be implemented quickly. For example, converting a general purpose traffic lane into a transit-way might increase the person-carrying capacity of a highway more easily and quickly than widening the highway for additional traffic lanes. Trunk system (Cable Television Service): The cables that carry signals from the headend to the feeder lines. Since the signal loses strength as it travels down the cable, a series or cascade of amplifiers, located at intervals along its length, boost signal strength. Undeveloped rights-of-way: Any undeveloped portion of a strip of land legally established for the use of pedestrians, vehicles, or utilities. Upzoning: Changing the Official Zoning Map and/or text of development standards in a way that allows less restrictive uses (e.g.,from residential to commercial) or allowing higher densities for a given area of land. Urban Center: Defined by the Countywide Planning Policies, recognized by the Puget Sound Regional Council, and so designated by City Council Resolution, the Urban Center is an area of Renton with existing and/or future high employment concentration, residential use at high density, and accessibility. These areas promote non- SOV mobility, reduce sprawl, and maximize benefits of existing public investment. Urban growth area: Area designated by the City and endorsed by the County for development over the next twenty years as required by the Growth Management Act. Urban growth patterns should not occur outside these areas. Urban separator: Corridors of natural areas or very low density rural development between higher density urban areas. Examples include lands useful for open space, wildlife habitat, recreation trails and connection of critical areas, agricultural uses, or lands which have a rural character. Also known as a "Community Separator." Utilities: All lines and facilities related to the provision, distribution, collection,transmission, or disposal of water, storm and sanitary sewage, oil,gas, power, information,telecommunication and telephone cable, and includes facilities for the generation of electricity. Vision 2020: Puget Sound Regional Council's 1990 adopted regional comprehensive vision that describes linking high-density residential and employment centers throughout the region by high capacity transit and promoting a multi-modal transportation system. Wastewater: The spent or used water of a community or industry that contains dissolved and suspended contaminants that cannot be discharged directly to a lake, stream, or river. Wetlands: Areas characterized by the presence of surface or groundwater at a frequency or duration to support vegetation adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. For the purposes of inventory, incentives, and non- regulatory programs,those lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water. For the purposes of regulation, wetlands are defined by the Federal Manual for the Regulation and Delineation of Jurisdictional Wetlands pursuant to this Chapter, Section 4-32-3.C. Wetlands created or restored as part of a mitigation project are regulated wetlands. Wetlands intentionally created for purposes other than wetland mitigation, including but not limited to, stormwater management, wastewater treatment or landscape amenities, drainage ditches are not considered regulated wetlands. CITY OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE xi Wildlife habitat: An area characterized by wildlife that forage, nest,spawn, or migrate through, in search of food and shelter. Yard waste(Solid Waste Utility): Debris from leaves,grass, and clippings of woody as well as fleshy plants. Materials larger than two inches(2") in diameter and four feet(4') in length shall not be considered yard waste. CITY OF RENTON • x a APPENDIX A: TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS Community Project Project Location (Limits) Planning • . Area 1 Lake Washington Blvd/NE 44th St Widen arterial including upgraded pedestrian and bicycle (May Creek Bridge to NE 48th St) facilities and new traffic signal. Kennydale 2 NE 31st St(May Creek) Replace the existing substandard bridge based on low Kennydale Bridge Replacement sufficiency rating. 3 Lake Washington Blvd Widen existing roadway to provide additional left turn lanes. City Center (Park Ave N to Coulon Park Entrance) 4 Park Ave N Extension Extend Park Ave N through construction of a new 4/5 lane City Center (Logan Ave N to north of Logan Ave N) roadway with pedestrian and bicycle facilities. 5 Houser Way N Convert Houser Way N to two-way operation including City Center (from N 8th St to Lk Washington Blvd) pedestrian and bicycle facilities. 6 Rainier Ave Phase 4 Reconstruct arterial including pedestrian improvements and City Center (S 3rd St(SR 900)to NW 3rd PI) traffic signal upgrades. 7 Rainier Ave Phase 5 Convert existing arterial to 3 to 4 lanes with pedestrian and City Center (NW 3rd PI to North City Limits) bicycle facilities. 8 Bronson Way Rehabilitate or replace existing bridge. City Center (S 2nd St to Park Ave N) 9 Main Ave S/Bronson Way S Circulation Construct new northbound lane on Main Ave S and Bronson City Center (S 3rd St to Mill Ave S/Bronson Way S) Way S and intersection modifications. 10 City Center One-way Street System Convert existing one-way streets per City Center Community City Center Conversion Plan. 11 City Center Circulation and Multimodal Implement arterial and local roadway improvements Enhancement Projects identified in the City Center Community Plan. City Center 12 Logan Ave Phase 2 Widen arterial to include additional northbound lane, City Center (N 6th St to Park Ave N) sidewalks,multi-use trail,and traffic signal modifications. 13 Grady Way Reconfigure existing travel lanes to improve traffic (Main Ave to Rainier Ave) operations and transit reliability. City Center 14 S 7th St Widen existing arterial and install traffic signal and City Center (Rainier Ave S to Talbot Rd S) additional lanes at intersection of S 7th St/Shattuck Ave. Sunset Blvd NE(SR 900) Modify arterial to improve traffic operations including 15 (1-405 to NE Park Dr;Monroe Ave NE channelization,access management,pedestrian/bicycle Highlands-East to East City Limits) facilities and traffic signal modifications. Plateau 16 Sunset Area Community Road Improvements 16a Sunset Blvd Reconstruct arterial with pedestrian and bicycle facilities and Highlands (NE Park Drto Monroe Ave NE) transit facilities to latest principal arterial standards. - v A APPENDix A:TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS NAM Community Project Project • •n (Limits Description ID Area 16a Sunset Blvd Reconstruct arterial with pedestrian and bicycle facilities and Highlands (NE Park Dr to Monroe Ave NE) transit facilities to latest principal arterial standards. 16b Sunset Ln/NE 10th St Reconstruct Sunset Ln to a 2-lane roadway and extend NE Highlands (Sunset Boulevard to Glenwood Ave) 10th St(Harrington Ave NE to Glenwood Ave NE). 16c Sunset Area Green Connections Construct multimodal improvements identified in the Sunset Highlands Area Community Planned Action Study. 16d NE 12th St/Edmonds Ave Modify intersection channelization. Highlands 16e NE 12th St/Harrington Ave Modify intersection channelization. Highlands 17 NE 10th St Develop streets to Residential Access standards with one Highlands (Union Ave NE to Duvall Ave NE) lane in each direction. 18 NE 8th St Develop streets to Residential Access standards with one Highlands (Union Ave NE to Duvall Ave NE) lane in each direction. 19 NE 3rd St/NE 4th St Corridor Modify intersection channelization and traffic signals and Highlands-East (Sunset Blvd to East City Limits) upgrade pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Plateau 20 NE 6th St Develop streets to Residential Access standards with one East Plateau (Duvall Ave NE to 156th Ave SE) lane in each direction. 21 Duvall Ave NE Widen existing 4-lane arterial to provide center two-way left East Plateau (NE 4th St to Sunset Blvd) turn lane north of NE 7th St,as needed. 22 NE 2nd St Develop streets to Residential Access standards with one East Plateau (Duvall Ave NE to 156th Ave SE) lane in each direction. 156th Ave SE Construct two-way left-turn lane and non-motorized 23 (NE 4th St to SE 143rd St) facilities,as needed.Install signal at 156th Ave SE/ East Plateau NE 142nd St. 24 Maple Valley Hwy(SR 169)Interim Construct intersection and operational improvements.Also Cedar River (SE 5th St to East City Limits) see WSDOT SR 169 project. 25 Grady Way Construct additional turn lanes at Grady Way intersections Valley (Rainier Ave to West City Limits) with Lind Ave and with Oakesdale Ave. 26 Lind Ave SW Widen arterial to provide a center two-way left turn lane Valley (SW 16th St to SW 43rd St) and upgrade sidewalks,as needed.Modify traffic signals. SW 43rd St/Carr Rd(Lind Ave to Talbot Widen SW 43rd St and East Valley Hwy to add travel lanes 27 Rd S) approaching their intersection.Also see SR 167/SW 43rd St Valley-Talbot interchange project. SW 43rd St/Carr Rd/SE 176th St/SE Implement adaptive signal control system(ACSC)along Valley-Talbot- 28 Petrovitsky Rd corridor and construct westbound right-turn lane from Carr Benson (Oakesdale Ave to 134th Ave SE) Rd to Benson Dr SE. 29 Talbot Rd Widen existing 2-lane roadway to provide a center two-way Talbot (SW 43rd St to South City Limits) left turn lane,where needed,and bike lanes. 30 Carr Rd/Petrovitsky Rd Implement projects along this arterial corridor to improve Talbot (Talbot Rd S to Benson Dr S) traffic operations and enhance non-motorized facilities. a DescriptionCommunity Project Project Location (Limits) Area 31 Puget Dr SE Widen existing 2-lane roadway to provide center two-way (Jones PI SE to Edmonds Ave SE) turn lane,as needed. Benson 32 Benson Rd Widen existing 2-lane roadway to 3-4 lanes,as needed. Benson (S 26th St to S 31st St) 33 Benson Hill Community Plan Implement various pedestrian and bicycle enhancements as Improvements identified in the Benson Hill Community Plan. Benson 34 116th Ave SE/Edmonds Ave SE Widen arterial to provide a center two-way left turn lane (Puget Dr SE to S 192nd St) and upgrade sidewalks,as needed.Modify traffic signals. Benson 35 Petrovitsky Rd Implement projects along this arterial corridor to improve (Benson Dr S to134th Ave SE) traffic operations and enhance non-motorized facilities. Benson Monster Rd Widen to 4/5 lane arterial with pedestrian and bicycle 36 (Monster Rd SW/Oakesdale Ave SW to facilities.Realign intersection of Beacon Coal Mine Rd.Joint West Hill MLK Way/Sunset Blvd) project with King County. NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS Construct a shared use regional trail from the Cedar River Lake Washington Loop Trail Trail and extending to the north City limits along Airport Way City Center and Rainier Ave N. The Lake-to-Sound(L2S)Trail is a joint partnership between City Center- Lake to Sound Trail the cities of Renton,SeaTac,Tukwila,Burien,and Des Valley Moines,in coordination with King County. Construct sidewalks,bicycle facilities,and multi-use trails Walkway/Bicycle/Trails Program per Comprehensive Walkway Study and Renton Trails and Citywide Bicycle Master Plan. Other Annual Walkway and Barrier- Construct missing sidewalks,walkways,and other pedestrian free Transition Plan Program facilities based on various studies.Also includes removal of Citywide barriers to pedestrian travel. PRESERVATION,SAFETY,ITS,AND TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Annual City programs including Street Overlay,Arterial Preservation Programs Rehabilitation,Sidewalk Rehab and Replacement,and Bridge Citywide Inspection and Repair. Annual City programs including Roadway Safety and Safety Programs Guardrails,Intersection Safety and Mobility,and Traffic Citywide Safety. Provides for improvements to the operational efficiency of Traffic Signal Operations and the transportation retiming and modifying traffic signals, Intelligent Transportation Systems coordinating traffic signals,and implementation of various Citywide (ITS)Program Intelligent Traffic Systems(ITS)improvements including adaptive signal control systems(ACSC). Provide for the short and long-range planning and traffic Arterial Circulation and Project analyses to evaluate transportation improvements projects. ment Programs Include other support Citywide Develo p g pport activities such as funding and public involvement. ipt 10 WIN, :; Project Community Description Planning Project Location (Limits) ID Area OTHER .VEMENT PROJECTS SERVING RENTON WSDOT 1-405 Widening and High Occupancy Add lanes to 1-405 and convert existing HOV Lane to HOT Toll(HOT)Lanes lane.Modify Interchanges in Renton per 1-405 Master Plan. (1-5 to Bellevue) 1-405/SR 167 Interchange Direct Construct new HOV/HOT direct access ramps between SR HOV/HOT Connector Project 167 and 1-405. SR 167 Construct one or two additional northbound lanes. SW 43rd Street to 1-405 Work with WSDOT to modify and increase capacity of SR SR 167/SW 43rd St Interchange 167/SW 43rd Street interchange including widening SW 43rd St/Carr Rd and interchange overcrossing. Work with WSDOT to widen existing 4-lane state highway to Maple Valley Hwy(SR 169)Long-range (1-405 to City Limits) provide an additional lane in each direction per WSDOT Route Development Plan. Sound Transit 1405 Bus Rapid Transit(BRT) Implement BRT along 1-405 corridor in conjunction with WSDOT widening of I-405 to add HOV/HOT lanes. 1-405 NE 8th St Transit/High Construct a direct access HOV interchange in north Renton. Occupancy Vehicle(HOV)Interchange Project tied to WSDOT 1-405 widening project. N 8th St Parking Garage Construct a park-and-ride with up to 700 parking stalls for transit riders. King County/Metro Cedar River to Sammamish Trail Acquisition,design,and construction of paved off-road (Cedar River Trail in Renton to multi-purpose facility linking the Cedar River Trail with East East Lake Sammamish Trail in Lake Sammamish Trail Issaquah) Lake to Sound Trail -Various Acquisition,design,and construction of paved regional trail. Segments Soos Creek Trail to Lake Youngs Trail Design and construct on-road and off-road connector trail (Soos Creek Trail at 116th St to 116th between Soos Creek and Lake Youngs Trails via SE 216th St St/148th Ave SE) 140th/132nd Ave SE Provide continuity in the north/south corridor by capacity, (From SE Petrovitsky Rd to operational,and safety improvements.Will add additional SE 240th St) lanes in the south portion of the corridor. Kennydale P&R 400 new stalls Rainier Ave ITS(Seattle City Limits to Provide ITS improvements which could include signal Renton City Limits) synchronization,vehicle detection,cameras,and TSP. Renton Ave ITS Provide ITS improvements which could include signal (from Rainier Ave S to Rainier Ave N) synchronization,vehicle detection,cameras,and TSP. a Community Project Project Location (Limits) Description Planning ID Area 87th Ave S and S 124th St Realign Intersection 68th Ave S (Martin Luther King Jr Way to Renton Construct walls for widening arterial.Also see City of Renton City Limits) project 36. SE 192nd St Roadway Extension Create new roadway connection with 4-5 lanes and bike (84th Ave/E Valley Hwy to 108th Ave lanes SE) -Ilk , e 112th PI SE(SE 86th PI to 114th Ave SE)and 114th Ave SE Construct sidewalks (112th PI SE to SE 88th St) Replace Coal Creek Prkwy Bridge (South of Coal Creek Pkwy/ Replace bridge SE May Valley Rd) 144th PI SE road extension to May Valley Rd Construct new street with curb,gutters,and drainage Tukwila SW 27th St/Strander Blvd Design and construct arterial improvements for a new (West Valley Hwy(SR-181) roadway extending Strander Blvd/SW 27th St from West to Naches Ave SW) Valley Highway to Naches Ave SW Strander/W Valley Hwy Extension Modifications Modify future roadway and intersection,as needed. Baker Boulevard Modify roadway and construct pedestrian/bicycle bridge (from Andover Park W to W Valley over the Green River to the Interurban Trail and connections Hwy) to the Tukwila commuter rail/Amtrak Station. Tukwila Station Access with 156th St Construct new roadway with pedestrian facilities to pass to 16th Ave S Link under the BNSF and UP railroad tracks;connecting S 156th (156th St to 16th Ave S) St in Tukwila to 16th Ave S in Renton. Tukwila Urban Center Transit Center (Strander Blvd to Tukwila Pkwy) Construct Transit Center in the Central Business District OF •N—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PAGE XVII APPENDix A:TRANSPORTATION AND PROGRAMS Multimodal Roadway Improvement Projects O i I 1:50,00. 1 1 Lake � Washington tt1 11 j I J 16C rt i 16 1 4 — ,� 5 16 16 t--, � I c� o 18 „ 21 i—' 7 15 18 1 n C6 fig------1 P2 1 �� 0 ,0 13 � ® L 31 I ® r} I C_j City=mM x+•18.• 1• f t—\ Pooled ILeMtfieshon4lat Table—17, II? I V1, ..d,....,t. ..»18. i —22. 181. `c✓' �6. X23, (jJJ L� 7. —24 24. 25, rr-25. / —10. —27 --29, r 1 13, —30, �..._.... ____._. —15, x•32, Community&Economic Development , —16,6 —34, co.-cMo v h o.kn I —�16.9 35, —.-16.4 —36, _........"./"" —-------- VSs.m.20 c-s'. PAGE xviii CITY OF •N COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MOEN _ 0 APPENDIX B: PUBLIC ACCESS OBJECTIVES BY REACH The following table outlines the policy objectives for maintaining and improving public access within the shoreline. Application of public access objectives should be considered along with other objectives of the Shoreline Management Act,such as ecological restoration and priority uses. SHORELINE013JECTIVES From Bellevue city This developed primarily single-family area currently provides no public access. The potential for provision of limits to Renton public access from new development is low because further subdivision and non-single family use is not city limits likely but should be pursued if such development occurs. Public agency actions to improve public access Lake Washington should include visual access from public trail development along the railroad right of way inland of the Reach A residential lots;however,views may be limited by topography and vegetation.Access to the water should be pursued at an existing undeveloped railroad right of way, including parcels used for utilities and potential acquisition of parcels, with emphasis on parcels that are not currently developed because they do not currently have roadway access. From the city limits to This is primarily a single-family area with one multi-family development immediately south of the Seahawks the Seahawks training Training Center.There is currently no public access. There is a public trail along 1-405,but it does not have Lake Washington facility views of the water.The potential for provision of public access from new development is low because further Reach B subdivision and non-single family use is not likely,but should be pursued if such development occurs. Public agency actions to improve public access should include visual access from trail development along the railroad right of way inland of the residential lots (however, views may be limited by topography and vegetation)and potential acquisition of opportunities for public access to the water. From the Seattle This reach includes the recently constructed Seattle Seahawks headquarters and training facility to the north Seahawks and the Barbee Mill site to the south.The Quendall Terminals parcel between the Seahawks and Barbee Mill headquarters and sites is a Superfund site contaminated with coal tar and creosote.There is public access along a portion of training facility the shoreline at the Seahawks site and adjacent to May Creek at the Barbee Mill site.Public harbor lands are Lake Washington through the former along about a third of the subdivision water frontage.The potential for provision of public access from new Reach C Barbee Mill site. development will occur after cleanup of the Superfund site with multi-use development that should offer shoreline access across the entire property, consistent with vegetation conservation. Provision of public access from future redevelopment of the Seahawks and Barbee Mill site is possible under the existing zoning, which allows higher intensity use and provides an opportunity for continuous public access parallel to the shoreline. Public access should be provided to shared or commercial docks.Public agency actions to improve public access should include visual access from a future trail along the railroad(views may be limited to the IMF", s �n ti OBJECTIVESSHORELINE REACH LOCATION PUBLIC ACCESS northerly and southerly portion of the reach because of distance to the water and potential blockage by intervening buildings);enhancement of the May Creek trail to public streets;access on public aquatic lands; and potential acquisition of public access to the water. From May Creek to This reach is a single-family area with no public access except Kennydale Beach Park. The potential for Mountain View provision of public access from new development is low because further subdivision and non-single family Avenue use is not likely but should be pursued if such development occurs. Public agency actions to improve public Lake Washington access should include visual access from public trail development along the railroad right of way;pedestrian Reach D and bicycle access on Lake Washington Boulevard; public viewing areas and possible public acquisition of access to the water including an existing undeveloped railroad right of way adjacent to the water; and potential public right of way and potential public acquisition of selected parcels, including undeveloped parcels with development constraints. From Mountain View This reach is a single-family area with no existing public access.The potential for provision of public access Avenue to Gene from new development is low because further subdivision and non-single family use is not likely but should Lake Washington Coulon Park be pursued if such development occurs. Public agency actions to improve public access should include visual Reach E access from public trail development along the railroad right of way;pedestrian and bicycle access on Lake Washington Boulevard;public viewing areas and possible public acquisition of access to the water including an existing undeveloped railroad right of way adjacent to the water; possible public street ends; and potential public acquisition of selected parcels. The less developed Public access is currently provided by a trail system through the park and a variety of primarily passive northerly portion of recreational facilities,a fishing pier,and a moorage dock. Public access is one element of park functions that Lake Washington Gene Coulon Park should be continued and incorporated in future plans and balanced with goals for providing recreation and Reach F improving ecologic functions. Other public agency actions to improve public access should include visual access from public trail development along the railroad right of way,and pedestrian and bicycle access on Lake Washington Boulevard including addition of public viewing areas. The more developed Public access is currently provided by a trail system through the park together with a variety of passive and Lake Washington southerly portion of active recreational facilities,a boat launch,over-water facilities,and concession facilities.Public access is Reach G Gene Coulon Park one element of park functions that should be continued and incorporated in future plans, as well as balanced with goals for providing recreation and improving ecologic functions. Lake Washington Southport multiple use Public access is currently provided along the waterfront and should continue in the future as part of multi- Reach H development use development of the remainder of the property.The design should include supporting water-oriented uses and amenities such as seating and landscaping. Lake Washington Boeing Plant and to This reach is about one-third state-owned aquatic lands designated as Harbor Area and managed by the Reach I the Cedar River Washington State Department of Natural Resources(DNR)and two-thirds is the Boeing Company's site. Landward of the inner harbor line,ownership is entirely the Renton Boeing Plant.Public access in this area SHORELINE REACH LOCATION PUBLIC ACCESS OBJECTIVES includes the Cedar River Boathouse located on pilings in Lake Washington and accessed from the west from the Cedar River Trail.The boathouse includes a public fishing area and provides canoe and kayak rentals, classes,and guided trips.Public access is currently not feasible on the three acres of state owned aquatic lands managed by DNR.In the future,if the Boeing site is redeveloped public access should be provided, balanced with goals for ecological restoration. Public agency actions to improve public access should include a waterfront trail,which would connect the public access at the Southport development to the Cedar River Trail. This action should be implemented when environmental and security issues can be resolved,as well as public access to public lands,balanced with the goals of preserving ecological functions. Renton Municipal Public access to the Lake Waterfront is provided from the lawn area of the Will Rogers, Wiley Post Airport Memorial Sea Plane Base and should be maintained if the goal of public access is not in conflict with the Lake Washington aeronautical use of the property. Public agency actions to improve public access should include enhancing Reach J opportunities for the public to approach the water's edge from the existing lawn area. Public access may necessarily be limited by safety and security limitation inherent in the primary use of the property for aeronautical purposes. From the Renton This reach is predominantly single-family area with no existing public access.Public visual access is provided Municipal Airport to from Rainier Avenue.The potential for provision of public access from new development is likely limited to Lake Washington the Seattle city limits future redevelopment of a small mobile home park in the easterly portion of this reach and from Reach K redevelopment of existing multi-family uses.Public agency actions to improve public access should include enhanced public views from Rainier Avenue as well as enhanced pedestrian facilities or view points.This effort may include acquisition of several undeveloped parcels to provide access to the water's edge, consistent with goals for preservation and enhancement of ecological functions. �s°.a=5 uk w,4r , .i ..k,.. _. From the mouth of the This reach is bounded by open space dedicated as part of a subdivision and includes public access provided creek to Lake by a trail along the creek. Public agency actions to improve public access should include enhanced public May Creek A Washington Boulevard views from Lake Washington Boulevard including enhanced pedestrian facilities or view points,improved connections of the May Creek trail to public streets,and to the potential trail to the east across or under the railroad right of way and Lake Washington Boulevard. From Lake There is currently no public access in this reach.At the time of re-development, public access should be May Creek B Washington Boulevard provided from a trail parallel to the water along the entire property with controlled public access to the to 1-405 water,balanced with goals of preservation and enhancement of ecological functions. Public agency actions to improve public access should include provisions to cross 1-405 to connect with trail systems to the east. May Creek C From 1-405 to NE 36th This reach includes discontinuous public ownership with some private ownership. At the time of Street development of private lands,public access should be provided from a trail parallel to the water together PAGE XXi .'i OBJECTIVESSHORELINE REACH LOCATION PUBLIC ACCESS with public agency actions to develop a trail on public land. All trail development should be set back from the water's edge with controlled public access to the water, balanced with goals of preservation and enhancement of ecological functions. From NE 36th Street to This reach is largely King County May Creek Park. Public access is informal and discontinuous. There are the city limits some private holdings along the creek.At the time of development of private lands,public access should be May Creek D provided from a trail parallel to the water coordinated with public agency actions to develop a trail on public land. All trail development should be set back from the waters edge with controlled public access to the water,balanced with goals of preservation and enhancement of ecological functions. Mouth to Logan A public trail is provided on the east side of the river in the Cedar River Park. No public access is provided Avenue on the west side of the river adjacent to the municipal airport. Public physical access from a trail parallel to Cedar River A the water should be provided if the Renton Municipal Airport redevelops in the future,balanced with goals of ecological restoration. Logan Avenue to 1-405 A public trail is provided on the north side of the river and a variety of public access is provided on the bridges south side, including small city parks. Public access should generally be provided within the corridor of public lands adjacent to the river;however,adjacent private parcels not separated by public streets should Cedar River B provide active open space and other facilities to provide gathering places to enjoy the shoreline environment,together with water-oriented uses. Revisions to the existing trail to relocate further from the water's edge to allow revegetation should be considered in the future as part of public park and river maintenance plans. 1-405 to the SR 169 A public trail is provided on the former Milwaukee railroad. Public access is provided at a public park on the north side immediately east of 1-405. Public and/or community access along the waterfront should be provided as private lands on the north side of the river redevelop, considered along with the goal of restoration of ecological functions. The single-family residential area on the north side of the river provides Cedar River C no public access. The potential for provision of public access from new development is low because further subdivision and non-single family use is not likely but should be pursued if such development occurs.Public agency actions to improve public access should include additional interpretive trails and trail linkages through public lands on the south side of the river, if consistent with ecological functions and public acquisition of access to the water in existing single-family areas,where appropriate. SR 169 to UGA A public trail is provided on the former Milwaukee railroad. It is generally at a distance from the water's boundary edge. Most of this reach is under public ownership or dedicated open space. The primary goal for Cedar River D management of this reach should be ecological enhancement. Additional public access to the water's edge may be provided if consistent with ecological functions. The small residential area at the east end of the UGA provides no public access. The potential for provision of public access from new development is low ti OBJECTIVESSHORELINE REACH LOCATION PUBLIC ACCESS because further subdivision and non-single family use is not likely but should be pursued if such development occurs.Public agency actions to improve public access should include improved visual access from the existing trail and possible public acquisition of access to the water. ��"` tt�l''�.��i'a?� x����?' 'lk #`"Ea The Green/Black River The area west of Monster Road provides no public access. Public physical access from a trail parallel to the below the pump water should be provided as private lands redevelop. Public agency actions to improve public access should Green River station include acquisition of trail rights to connect the Lake to Sound trail system to the Green River Trail and Fort Reach A Dent Park. The area west of Monster Road is part of the publicly owned Black River Forest where interpretive trails exist. Expansion of public access should occur only if consistent with ecological functions. BLACK RIVER J SPRINGBROOK CREEK From the City Limits to The area west of Monster Road provides no public access. Public physical access from a trail parallel to the Grady Way water should be provided as private lands redevelop. Public agency actions to improve public access should include acquisition of trail rights to connect the trail system to the Green River Trail and Fort Dent Park. Black/Springb rook A The area west of Monster Road is part of the publicly owned Black River Forest where interpretive trails exist. Expansion of public access should occur only if consistent with ecological functions.Interpretive trails are present in the Black River Forest. Expansion of public access should occur only if consistent with ecological functions. A trail system is present on the west side of the stream adjacent to the sewage treatment plant and should be retained and possibly enhanced. Springbrook B From Grady Way to A trail system is present on WSDOT right of way and crosses under 1-405. Enhancement should be SW 16th Street implemented as part of future highway improvements or other public agency actions. From SW 16th Street A public trail parallel to the stream was developed as part of the Boeing Longacres Office Park and extends to the City Limits from SW 16th Street under Oaksdale.Avenue and terminates at the alignment of 19th Street at the parking lot of a pre-existing industrial building.If future development occurs in this area,a continuous trail system connecting to the continuous system to the south should be planned, consistent with protection of ecological values of wetlands and streamside vegetation. Springbrook C There is no trail system along the stream from SW 19th Street to the approximate alignment of SE 23rd Street.A continuous trail system is provided from 23rd Street to the city limits including portions through the Springbrook Wetland Mitigation Bank. If future development occurs in the area of the missing trail link, a trail system connecting to the continuous system to the south should be planned, consistent with protection of ecological values of wetlands and streamside vegetation buffers. Public actions should include interim linkages of the existing trail systems,which may include interim trails or routing on public streets and sidewalks. In the future, if vegetation buffers are developed within the stream corridor and APPENDix B: SHORELINE REACH LOCATION PUBLIC ACCESS OBJECTIVES adjacent lands,relocation of the trail farther from the stream should be considered with controlled access to the water's edge. �w E DEStR A t 05u5tem is present in public open space in parks around the lake but there is no trail system adjacent to the lake. Entire Lake Public access is provided by a WDFW boat launch.There is currently no formal public access to the water at the natural area at the south end of the lake,nor the County-designated natural area at the north end of the lake. Interpretive access should be implemented in a manner consistent with ecological values. Lake Desire Existing single-family residential development provides no public access. The potential for provision of public access from new development is low because further subdivision and non-single family use is not likely but should be pursued if such development occurs.Public agency actions to improve public access should include public acquisition of access to the water where appropriate.Access for interpretive purposes may be an element of public acquisition of wetlands. S .,. TECHNICAL APPENDIX C: LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND UTILITY PLANS INTRODUCTION The Growth Management Act (GMA) requires that cities and counties develop land use plans that accommodate 20 years of growth. The land use pattern and growth is to be supported by utilities and capital facilities. The purpose of this technical appendix is to establish and compare the growth assumptions in the City's Comprehensive Plan and Countywide Planning Policies with the assumptions in the City's "Water System Plan Update: A Comprehensive Water System Plan, 2012" and the "Long-Range Wastewater Management Plan, A Comprehensive Sewer System Plan, Final 2010." Results show the system plans can support the land use plan and growth assumptions for the horizon year of 2031 matching the growth allocations in the Countywide Planning Policies. GROWTH TARGETS AND CAPACITY The City of Renton and its Potential Annexation Area have been allocated housing and employment growth targets in the King County Countywide Planning Policies. The City's Comprehensive Plan needs to reflect the growth targets and provide land use capacity sufficient to meet the targets for lands in the city limits; King County must do likewise for the Potential Annexation Area. Currently, the growth targets extend to the year 2031.1 At the time of the 2007 Buildable Lands Report,the City had sufficient capacity to meet its growth targets. See Table 1. Table 1.Growth Targets 2006-2013 and Buildable Land Capacity 2007 Location Net New Units Net New Jobs City Growth Target 2006-2031 14,835 29,000 City Capacity 2007(inc Benson Hill) 16,250 29,550 Excess Capacity-City 2007 1,415 550 PAA Target 3,895 470 Source:King County Buildable Lands Report 2007,Pers Com,Felt,June 27,2013,"Buildable Lands:instructions for measuring updated capacity." BERK 2013 Based on the 2007 Buildable Lands results the City has sufficient capacity for planned growth under both housing and employment. After the publication of the 2007 Buildable Lands Report,the City has studied future growth capacity in the Sunset Area Planned Action, and found additional capacity was likely, up to 850 more housing units than the prior assumed growth under the Comprehensive Plan and up to 2,278 more jobs than the prior assumed growth under the Comprehensive Plan (Preferred Alternative assumptions; Final EIS, April 2011). This would further bolster the City's land capacity. 1 While the growth targets extend to the year 2031, the new 20-year planning horizon for local governments with a Comprehensive Plan Update deadline of June 30,2015,such as Renton,is actually 2035.However,King County has no plans to formally update growth targets to the year 2035. Given the GMA requirement to plan for 20 years (RCW 36.70A.115), King County and an inter-jurisdictional team of planning directors recommends that local governments start with the 2031 growth target and use either a straight-line projection or otherwise"bend the trend"towards Vision 2040 in order to derive a 20 year growth number.The City is considering the extension of the growth target to the year 2035,but has not yet made a determination of the numbers. W The City's Transportation Model growth assumptions represent the allocation of growth to sub geographies across the City (transportation analysis zones across the city limits). The City's traffic model shows the City's anticipated growth of 15,787 housing units and 31,440 jobs between 2006 and 2030; both estimates are greater than the assigned growth targets. For the purposes of this analysis, the traffic model analysis zone growth estimates are compared to the water service area and sewer service area(city limits portion). WATER SYSTEM PLAN Household growth is projected in the Renton Water System Plan for the years 2010 to 2071 for the water system service area which is smaller than the city limits. The plan considered growth based on Puget Sound Regional Council growth projections (similar to those in the Countywide Planning Policies and the City traffic model) and a "growth cap" that considered infill capacity plus redevelopment in the Renton Urban Center and Renton Sunset Area Planned Action Area. Based on the analysis the net growth from 2010-2031 is less than City growth targets, but the growth from 2010-2071 is consistent with those targets. The analysis shows the Water System Plan can accommodate the growth targets, but the growth cap approach allows the City to see what the improvements would be if growth occurred in a more phased manner.See Table 2. Table 2.Water System Growth Projections Compared to Targets Water System Plan Traffic Model-Water Service Area Countywide Planning Policies Tota I Net Tota I Net Net Year Households Households Year Households Households Households 2010; 23,704 2006 23,544 2031 30,770 7,066 2030 38,346 14,802 14,835 2071? 38,587 14,883 City of Renton,2012;BERK,2013 WASTEWATER SYSTEM PLAN Population and job growth is projected in the Renton Wastewater System Plan for the years 2001 and 2030. The wastewater service area extends further east than the city limits but not fully to the southeast, where other districts are the service providers. Nevertheless, comparisons of growth assumptions show more than sufficient planned growth in the Wastewater System Plan beyond the city's growth targets. See Table 3. Table 3:Wastewater System Growth Projections Compared to Targets a.Sewer System Assumptions Sewer System Plan Tota I Net Tota I Net Tota I Net Year Population Population Households Households Jobs Jobs 2000; 44,504 19,479 49,128 2030+25% i 102,901 58,397 45,186 25,707 103,357 54,229 b.Comparison to Growth Targets Traffic Model-Sewer Service Area(within city limits) Countywide Planning Policies Total Net Total Net Net Net Year Households Households Jobs Jobs Households Jobs 2006 24,203 56,918 2030 39,990 15,787 88,358 31,440 14,835 29,000 Source:City of Renton,2010;BERK,2013 ■ CITY OF RENTON—COMPREHENSIVE PLAN APPENDIX D: INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS APPENDIX D: INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS Functional plans, continually updated reports, programs, and other documents are major components of this Comprehensive Plan.The following documents, and any amendments made hereafter, are incorporated by reference and may be consulted for more detailed information: Airport Compatible Land Use Program (2004) Sunset Area Community Planned Action Airport Layout Plan Update(2009) Study(2011) Arts and Culture Master Plan (2010) The Benson Hill Community Plan (2013) Auto Mall Improvement Plan (2000) The City Center Community Plan (2011) City of Renton 2013-2014 Adopted Budget Urban and Community Forestry Development Plan (2009) City of Renton 2013-2018 Capital Investment Program Shoreline Master Program,Adopted October 2011 by Ordinance 5633 City of Renton's Wellhead Protection Plan and Aquifer Protection Program (2015) Clean Economy Strategy(2011) Disaster Recovery Plan (2012) Hazard Mitigation Plan (2012) Parks, Recreation, and Natural Areas Plan (2011) Renton Community Needs Assessment for Human Services and Housing (2013) Renton Fire & Emergency Services Department's Annual Report Renton Long-Range Wastewater Management Plan (2010) Renton Stormwater Management Program (2015) Renton Trails and Bicycle Master Plan (2009) Renton Transportation Improvement Program (2015-2020) Renton Water System Plan Update (2012) Renton's Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Ordinance and CTR Plan (2008) OF RENTON—COMPREHENSIVEPAGE XXVII ORDINANCE NO. 5758 IS Co=mprehensive" Planning L--i Renton CityLimas ----i PAA Land Use M a p Land Use Designation Merc r Landuse I land NEWCASTLEWAY RLD -Residential Low Density ,TN uo 1 Newcastle RMD-Residential Medium Density RHD- Residential High Density EA-Employment Area E 1 N I CMU-Commercial Mixed Use o- COR-Commercial-Office-Residential �}_....`., r I RESIDENTIAL x ' MEDUM i DENSITY W "Al t2 RESIDENTIAL ffi u "EII P� orx slrr DENSUTY 4y4N a.xr.. � .900 a W,SON YH ROSP SS � y -----------�MMERCIAL' usE 6 zy ;Z j SFkPYL4l�.Y REST DENTIAL 2 RESIDENTIAL D USE DEN311TY )¢ W � ^m %E MEDIUM -i t I ffi OSNSITY C •: ---------- i oYMENi $1241M F u REn rc.. t AxEx,.,x x O I WMMERCIAL e z w E --*--- SE 1TgTN i r ryY� r -- RESIDENTIAL MMT ,Jp� EATLOYMENT .^, ARG . 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