HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5979 CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 5979
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION
4-3-040 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE,AMENDING REGULATIONS RELATED
TO THE AUTOMALL DISTRICT,ADOPTING A REVISED AUTOMALL OVERLAY AREA
B MAP, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY,AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, this matter was duly referred to the Planning Commission for investigation
and study, and the matter was considered by the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 36.70A.106, on May 5, 2020, the City notified the State of
Washington of its intent to adopt amendments to its development regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on May 20, 2020, considered
all relevant matters, and heard all parties in support or opposition, and subsequently forwarded
a recommendation to the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. All portions of the Renton Municipal Code in this ordinance not shown in
strikethrough and underline edits remain in effect and unchanged.
SECTION II. Section 4-3-040 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
4-3-040 AUTOMALL DISTRICT:
A. PURPOSE:
These regulations establish development standards to implement the Renton
Automall Improvement Plan by guiding the redevelopment of the Automall
District.
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B. RESERVED.APPLICABILITY—RENTON AUTOMAT I DISTRICT.
1 Autama11 Are.. A.These preY artier in t withhe a r h .J d h C th
Grady Way on thenorth Ra r nv e c th (SR 167d th « I Anc th
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Way ell the .girth Raymond n SWe/ «h t S n SW h
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past and the aIle., ... .id..ar.. ..het SW G rl W rl SW 12th St t th
south,
7 Autemall Are.. B.There Y areY ertier m♦he it F h' h F II ith' ♦h
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following described areas: That ..I bth th id f SW ! ,d W
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defined lay the alle i• between CW C a r W a SW 'rt 1h ct th th
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Seneca Avenue SW e.. the east R. d n SW th t a I Anr
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the-south;
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og r r t f D el
Smith between SW Grady Way er, th th D d n c th th t
a north/feuth line ately Fe h d ,d F t /Anna t f D .d
Avenue S\A/ en the ,. est anal I An[ th th;
That •-I,,....the north side f San/r_ « f I d n c th
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bounded h..SW Grad Wa th th O .d l n cdn/ th « SW
lath Street and it.. r ,th.. t I t th rth ,d I d n SW
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the cast;
That ale a the girth sid f CW G r \n/ rh « I• d A t
theme and Rainier Avenue South en t:he east; Beginning a a point
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nn') north of SW Grad Wa al th t •d
of Lind Avcnuc SW on the west, thcn cast fora distance of a .,tely ttiree
hundred twenty five feet(37c'1 th th t t t I h d d
eight•feet M On') north of SW Grad..W tM t t thi ♦ II I r cue/
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Grad• Way t.o nt at I t F t /On'\ t f D A
South th^ orth fr th7 nt ately xty feet /r-n'� th t
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aver-auimatelu fifty fast /Sn i nd th .orth at I t h d d t•tt
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ately n e h, d d t f t /1cn'1 t D
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Avcnuc South on the east;
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described as th. a be Fbat th th t f c th 7th St t -d
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iardie Avenue South and th, d t t l f h d
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twentyfiye feet (425'1 then north a ately F h d d fist F t (ACn'1 t
thesouthern edge of the Burlington Northern Ra•I ad ht F th t
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to Hardie n., n..n d th r „th al ua d• n , t th h t•
That a orth f c th 7th ct t h t d• n tk t
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the Burlington Northern Da•Iroad :b ht f 'Y th th d D A
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on the east;
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west a line atel ., h d d t t t elan') th t d ll I
Sc th 7th Street o th th d Sh tt I n c th th t
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The triangular a th th 'a f-C th 7th St t h + L d'
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Avenue en thew est and Ra r Ave th t.
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north of Ce th G arl 7 \A/ Yh 4 D A th
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west and Shattuck Avenue South on the east between South 7th Street on the
and Se .th Grady Way a th th;
That are orth of Se..th r_r a Wa h t Sh tt I n e th
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the west the northern b edge of the fe a•I rl h4 f t I
hun.drewd fifty feet!1Cn1 north ofc !' a,d W .dT Ih tD d/e h n
S. on the cast; and
That area alongthe th ride of c r_ a,d 4n7 t f- T lh t D
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Hall on the north/north.,- t D D d c th t/ th + wd 4h I nn[
right of way on the south.
Togbethe with the e rrere re d rt-ti th f ,d C l
Arterial (CAi within th a h t CR 'IG7/D n c h h
South Grady Wa.w nth rth Talbot D el C th +h t d- I Any - h
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&outh.
1 Aute all A. a f.The er4ies h.. nde d by en 167 _ th_
Avenue SWN en the west SW A•I t c4 t th th, d th t
of Panther Creek on the north.
C. USES PERMITTED IN THE RENTON AUTOMALL DISTRICT:
The following use provisions take precedence over the underlying zoning:
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1. USES ALLOWED IN AREA A 2. USES ALLOWED IN
Only the following uses are permitted within Automall Area A AREAS B AND C
Within the CA Zone: Small vehicle sales; All uses permitted
Secondary uses including: Licensing bureaus, car rentals, public parking, by the underlying
and other uses determined by the Administrator to directly support zoning
dealerships;
Within the IM Zone:Small vehicle sales, and existing office;
Secondary uses including: Licensing bureaus, car rentals, public parking,
off-site parking consistent with RMC 4-4-080E2 and other uses
determined by the Administrator to directly support dealerships.
D. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR USES LOCATED WITHIN THE RENTON
AUTOMALL—AREAS A, B AND C:
All permitted uses in Area A and all auto sales and related uses in Areas B and
C of the Renton Automall shall comply with the following development standards:
ALL USES IN AREA A, DEALERSHIPS AND RELATED USES IN
AREAS B AND C
SERVICE AREA ORIENTATION Service areas shall not face public street frontage.
LANDSCAPING—STREET A 15-foot-wide landscape strip along these street frontages.
FRONTAGE LANDSCAPING This frontage requirement is in lieu of the frontage
REQUIREMENTS requirement listed for the zone in chapter 4-2 RMC.
for lots that abut Lind-Avenue Unimproved portions of the right-of-way may be used in
S.W., S.W. Grady Way,Talbot combination with abutting private property to meet the
Road S. (SR-515), East Valley required 15-foot landscape strip width.
Road, or Rainier Avenue S. The landscaping shall include a minimum 30-inch-high berm
and red maples (Acer rubrum), or other equivalent tree
species required or approved by the Administrator on the
City's Approved Tree List per RMC 4-4-070L, planted 25 feet
on center.
LANDSCAPING—MINIMUM Minimum 2.5%of the gross site area shall be provided as on-
AMOUNT AND LOCATION site landscaping. Landscaping shall be consolidated and
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ALL USES IN AREA A, DEALERSHIPS AND RELATED USES IN
AREAS B AND C
located at site entries, building fronts, or other visually
prominent locations as approved through the site plan
development review process. Minimum landscaping may be
reduced to 2%of the gross site area where bioretention,
permeable paving, or other low impact development
techniques consistent with the Surface Water Design Manual
are integrated.
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE All landscaping is subject to maintenance pursuant to RMC 4-
AND TREE REMOVAL 4-070P.
WHEEL STOPS If frontage landscaping is relocated, then permanent wheel
stops or continuous curbs must be installed a minimum of 2.5
feet from sidewalks to prevent bumper overhang of
sidewalks. Where these requirements differ from the
requirements of the parking, loading and driveway
regulations of chapter 4-4 RMC, these requirements shall
govern.
CUSTOMER PARKING Customer parking shall be designated and striped near entry
drives and visible from public streets. Where possible,
customer parking shall be combined with abutting dealership
customer parking and shared access. Where these
requirements differ from the requirements of the parking,
loading and driveway regulations of chapter 4-4 RMC,these
requirements shall govern.
AUTOMALL RIGHT-OF-WAY Development shall be coordinated with the adopted right-of-
IMPROVEMENT PLAN way improvement plan which addresses gateways, signage,
COORDINATION landscaping, and shared access.
AUTOMALL IMPROVEMENT All development shall coordinate with the Automall
PLAN COMPLIANCE Improvement Plan adopted by Resolution No. 3457. The plan
addresses potential street vacations, right-of-way
improvements, area gateways, signage, landscaping,
circulation, and shared access.
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E. POTENTIAL WAIVER OF STREET VACATION FEES FOR DEALERSHIPS
LOCATED WITHIN THE RENTON AUTOMALL AREA A:
All street vacation fees and compensation for the right-of-way may be waived
by the Council for developing properties in Area A, provided:
1.The properties are designated to be vacated on the Automall
Improvement Plan Map,
2.The application for street vacation conforms to RMC 9-14-10,
Administrative Procedure for Right-of-Way Vacations, and
3. The uses proposed conform to subsection C of this Section.
F. Reserved.
G. MAP OF AUTOMALL OVERLAY DISTRICTS:
The Automall Overlay is mapped in select ordinances amending this
subsection and also identified in the City of Renton's COR Maps, the City's online
interactive mapping application available through the City's website.
SECTION II. The revised Automall Overlay Area B map,as shown in Exhibit A, is adopted
by this reference.
SECTION III. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or work of this
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ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court or competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance.
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SECTION IV. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five(5) days after publication
of a summary of this ordinance in the City's official newspaper. The summary shall consist of this
ordinance's title.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 14th day of September, 2020.
Jas A. Seth, erk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 14th day of September, 2020.
Armon Pavone, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Attorney p`111RE������
Date of Publication: 9/18/2020 (Summary) E
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EXHIBIT A
Automall Overlay Area B Map
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