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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 4981
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING SECTION 4-6-040.C, OF CHAPTER 6, STREET AND
UTILITY STANDARDS, OF TITLE IV (DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF
GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON"
BY REVISING POLICIES BY WHICH THE CITY ALLOWS
CONNECTION TO ITS SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM BY PROPERTY
OWNERS OUTSIDE OF THE CURRENT CITY LIMITS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 4-6-040.C of Chapter 6, Street and Utility Standards, of
Title IV (Development Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" is hereby amended to read as follows:
C. SERVICE OUTSIDE OF CITY
1. Sewer service to properties outside the City's corporate limits will not be
permitted except under the following conditions:
a. Public Entity: The applicant is a municipal or quasi-municipal
corporation including a school, hospital or fire district, County of King or similar public entity;
or
b. Necessary Service: Service is necessary to convert from a failed or
failing septic system or the area has been defined by the Seattle-King County Health Department
as a health concern area; or
c. Vested Service: Those properties for which the City has granted a
valid sewer availability certificate prior to the adoption of this ordinance; or
ORDINANCE NO. 4981
d. Existing Legal Lot(s) Desiring to Construct One Single-Family
Residence or Connect One Existing Single-Family Residence: The City Council may approve the
connection of one existing single-family residence or the connection to sanitary sewer for the
construction of one single-family residence on an existing legal lot. In consideration of such
connection, the property owner(s) shall be required to execute an agreement with the City
requiring that any development occurring on the lot shall be in compliance with City of Renton
zoning and development standards.
2. Potential Annexation Area: The owner(s) of property in Renton's Potential
Annexation Area shall, prior to connecting to the sewer, execute a covenant running with the
land by which the owners, their heirs, successors, or assigns are obligated to affirmatively
support any legal and constitutional method of annexation.
3. The rates to such special users shall be as stipulated in RMC 8-5-15.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval, and
30 days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this st-.h day of August , 2002.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 5th &% of August 2002.
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Jesip Tanner, Mayor
ORDINANCE NO. 4981
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 8/9/2002
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