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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ',
ORDINANCE NO. 4348 I
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTION 4-13-2 OF CHAPTER 13, OCCUPANCY PERMITS, OF TITLE
IV (BUILDING REGULATI�NS) , OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED
"CODE OF GEIdERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON" TO ALLOW THE BUILDIN<3 OFFSCIAL AND BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS TO GRANT EXTENSIONS OF TIME TO THE TEMPORARY
OCCUPANCY PERMITS.
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN '
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AS FOLLOWS: '
SECTION I. Section 4-13-2 of Chapter 13, Occupancy ��
Permits, of Title IV (Building Regulations) , of Ordinance No. 4260
entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton,
Washington" is hereby amended to read as follows :
4-13-2: TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY PERMIT CONDITIONS: A temporary
occupancy permit may be granted by the Building Official, when the
required improvements have not been deferr.ed or installed . and in
the opinion of the Building Official are not necessary for life,
safety or health, or structural integrity of the buildings on the '�
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site, and the improvements are to be installed and completed within I�',
ninety (90) days from the date of issuance of temporary occupancy
permit. In all such cases, a certified or cashier's check, letter
of credit, set aside letter, or other acceptable security must be
posted to the extent of one hundred fifty percent ( 150�) of the
estimated cost of the improvements not installed and accepted. The
amnunt of said security shall be provided by an estimate of the .
applicant together with supporting data from a reputable contractor
or subcontractor and based upon full engineering plans . Such
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estimates shall be approved by the Building Official of the City;
however, should the amount of the estimate be unacceptable to the
City, the applicant shall be required to provide further estimates
acceptable to the City. No temporary occupancy permit shall be
granted until the security amount has been established following
acceptable estimates . Said temporary occupancy permit shall be
good for a period of not more than ninety (90) days . After
improvements have been installed and approved by the City the
security herein shall be released and the applicant may make
application for a permanent occupancy permit.
Should extenuating circumstances or circumstances beyond
the control of the. applicant. prevent� .the:� installat.ion of su-ch on-
site or_ off-sit�e- impr.ovements.; the�:Building� Of.ficial. may extend the� .
temporary occupan.cy- permit. to, a: t-ota-1..max:imum� of� 18A. days . �
Defer.ra:l. of� such� impr.ovem�nts� be.y,o.nd. 180 days may �be:
applied for to the Board of Public Works . The Board of Public
Works shall have the authority to grant further deferrals for any
such improvements subject to the same requirements as for off-site
improvements as stipulated in section 9-12-8 .V.
SECTION II. This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval, and thirty days after its publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 4th day of MaY , 1992 . 'I
. Marilyn . P tersen, City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 4348
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 4th day of May , 1992 . ,
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Earl Clymer, Mci�Or
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Approv s to
Lawrence J. War n, City Attorney
Date of Publication: May 8, 1992 .
ORD.230-3/18/92-as . _ ' ,
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