HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4172 �
, - Amends Ordinance No.` 2504,
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Amended by Ord 4720, 483�5450,
CZTY pF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE N0. 4172
AN ORDINANCE OF TH� CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON AMENDING
PORTI�NS OF SECTIONS 4-1902, 4-1912, 4-1914, AND 4-1918 OF
TITLE IV (BUILDING REGULATIONS) OF O�bINANCE NO. 1$2�
ENTITL�D "CODE OF GENERA�, ORDINAN�ES �F THE CITY OF
RENTON, WASHINGTON" BY �ROHIBITING C�ItT�IN SIGNS AND
DEVICES COM��fONLY KNOWN AS BILLBOARDS, AND A�iL1JDINC� THE
REGULATIONS RELATING 'TO CERTAIN O'THER SIGI�i�S.
TH� CITY COU�GIL OF THE C�TY OF RENTON, WASHINGTdN, �0 ORDAYN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Section 4-1902 (Defin�tions and Abbreviations)
of Title IV (Building Regulations � of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled
"Code of Genera� Ordinaiices o� the City of Renton" is hereby amended
by adding a subsection G as follows :
(G1 Ground 5ian. A free standing sign not over six ( 6 ' ) foot
in height.
5ECTTON II : Existing subsection (A) of Section 4-1912
(Marquees) of Title IV (Building Regulation�s of Ord.i.nan•�e No. 1628
entitlecl "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is
hereby amended to read as follows :
�A) • Signs may be placed on, attached to, or constructed in a
marquee. Such signs, over public or private property, shall, for
the pur�ose of determining projection, clearance, height and
material, be considered a part of and shal� meet the requirements
for a marquee as specified in the adopted edition of the Uniform
Building Code.
SECTION III: Existing subsection (A) of Section 4-1914
(Prohibited Signs and Devices) of Title IV (Building Regulations) of
Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City
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of Renton" is hereby amended by adding a full section No. 10 as
follows :
10. Off-Premise Signs . Except:
1 . Signs allowed by Section 4-1915, 4-1916, and 4--1917 .
2 . Off-premise advertising may be allowed as an accessory use
of an identification sign or other structure if the
following conditions are met:
a. The maximum size of the off-premise advertising is
six ( 6 ' ) square feet.
b. No more than twenty-five percent (25�) of the
principal structure is covered by the off-premise
advertising sign.
c. The off-premise advertising sign is designed to be
viewed by users of the facility rather than street
traffic (Ord. 3921, 7-1-85) .
3 . Off-premise signs in existence upon passage of this
Section may be maintained but not expanded, moved, or
structurally altered.
SECTION IV. Existing subsection (B) 2 of Section 4-1918
(Land Use Zones) of Title IV (Building Regulations ) of Ordinance No.
1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is
hereby amended to read as follows :
(B) 2. Churches, schools, apartment buildings, subdivision
developments and similar occupancies located in residential zones
may have two (2 ) on-premise identifying signs of not over thirty-two
(32 ' ) square feet in area on one face. The signs may be illuminated
but not animated, shall be for location identification only, and
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shall display no copy, symbol, or device other than that in keeping
with the development. Free standing signs shall not be higher than
six feet (6 ' ) above any established grade, and shall be no closer
than ten feet ( 10 ' ) to any street right-of-way or five feet (5 ' ) to
any side property line. Commercial and/or industrial subdivisions
may have two on-premise identifying signs not over seventy-five
(75 ' ) square feet on one face. These signs must be no higher than
six (6 ' } feet, or no closer to the street right-of-way than ten
(10' ) feet or five (5 ' ) feet to any side property line. However,
public facilities may have one free-standing sign with a maximum
height of twenty-five (25 ` ) feet.
SECTION V. Existing subsection (C) 2 of Section 4-1918
(Land Use Zones) of Title IV (Building Regulations) of Ordinance No.
1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is
hereby amended by changing the section to read:
(C1 2. Each individual business establishment may have only
one sign for each street, frontage of any one of the following
types : Free standing, roof, ground, projecting or combination. Each
sign shall not exceed an area greater than one and one-half ( 1-1/2 )
square feet for each lineal foot of property frontage which the
business occupies up to a maximum of three hundred ( 300) square
feet: or, if such sign is multi-faced, the maximum allowance shall
not be more than three hundred ( 300) square feet. However, a
maximum of one-half ( 1/2 ) of the allowed square footage is allowed
on each face. Businesses with less than twenty- five (25) lineal
front feet may have a sign of a maximum of twenty (20) square feet
per face. Ground signs may be installed within the front yard
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setback in the landscape strip provided that the area described in
Section 4-1914(A) , 6 is kept clear.
SECTION VI. Existing subsection (C) , 6 of Section 4-1918
(Land Use Zones) , Off-Premise Signs, is amended by deleting that
subsection.
SECTION VII. Existing subsection (E) of Section 4-1918 (Land
Use Zones) is amended to read as follows :
�E) • M-P (Manufacturing Park) District & O-P (Office Park)
District.
SECTION VIII. Existing subsection (E) , 1 of Section 4-1918
(Land Use Zones) is amended to read as follows :
(E) l: Signs shall be located no closer than twenty feet
(20 ' ) to any property line with the exception of entrance, exit,
directional signs, and ground signs . Ground signs may be installed
within the front yard setback in the landscape strip provided that
the area described in Section 4-1914(A) , 6 is kept clear.
SECTION IX. Existing subsection (F) , 4 of Section 4-1918
(Land Use Zones) of Title IV (Building Regulations) of Ordinance No.
1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is
hereby amended to read as follows :
(F) 4. Free standing signs are limited to twenty-five (25 ' )
feet above grade, and ten ( 10 ' ) feet to any public right-of-way.
SECTION X: This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval, and thirty days after publication.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4172
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 12th�ay of September , 1988 .
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Maxine E. Motor, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 12th day of September , 1988 .
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Earl Clynler, M or �
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Approved as to form:
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Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: September 16 , 1988
ORD.52 : 8/11/88.
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