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ER 408 WORKING DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY – this is a
rough outline of potential development terms. All terms are subject to
discussion, revisions, and negotiation.
When Recorded, Return to:
CITY CLERK’S OFFICE
1055 S. Grady Way
Renton, WA 98055
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SITE ON OAKESDALE
Grantors: The City of Renton and King County
Grantees: The City of Renton and King County
Abbreviated Legal
Description:
TO BE INSERTED
Additional Legal Description on Page ______ of Document (Exhibit A)
Assessor’s Property Tax Parcel/Account Number: 918800-0148 OR □ NOT YET
ASSIGNED
THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated for reference purposes only as
the ________ of _______, 2021, is made by and between the CITY OF RENTON, a municipal
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington (“City”), and
KING COUNTY, a Washington home rule charter county (“County”), pursuant to the authority of
RCW 36.70B.170 et seq. The City and County are the Parties to this Agreement.
RECITALS
Authority
A. The Washington State Legislature has authorized the execution of a
development agreement between a local government and an entity having ownership or
control of real property within its jurisdiction. RCW 36.70B.170-.210 (the “Development
Agreement Statute”).
B. A development agreement must set forth the development standards and other
provisions that shall apply to, govern and vest the development, use and mitigation of the
development of the real property for the duration specified in the agreement. RCW
36.70B.170(1).
The Project
C. The County purchased that certain real property comprising 3.89 acres more or
less, located along Oakesdale Avenue SW near its intersection with SW Grady Way, addressed
as 1150 Oakesdale Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98057, and situated within the municipal
boundaries of the City of Renton in King County, Washington. Such real property is legally
described on Exhibit A attached hereto and depicted on Exhibit B (the “Property”).
D. The Property is zoned “Commercial Office” (or, “CO”) by the City. The Property
has been developed since approximately 1998 with a three-story building that is approximately
67,842 square feet in floor area and has been used as an extended-stay hotel with 110
individual hotel rooms each offering a bed or beds, a kitchenette, a bathroom, and are
approximately 318 to 470 square feet in size. Pursuant to Ordinance 5996, which added a
definition and regulations for the “Hotel, extended-stay” land use, the City considers the
Property a “Hotel, extended-stay” land use. Prior to Ordinance 5996, the City considered the
Property a “Hotel” land use. Both “Hotel, extended-stay” and “Hotel” land uses are uses
permitted outright in the CO zone (Renton Municipal Code (“RMC”) 4-2-060).
E. The County intends to select one or more third-party operators (collectively, the
“Operator”) who will operate the Property as permanent supportive housing (the “Permanent
Supportive Housing Site”) as is further described in this Agreement. In the future, the County
will also likely transfer ownership of the Permanent Supportive Housing Site to a third-party.
F. Through the approval of this Agreement, the Renton City Council issues land use
approval for the Permanent Supportive Housing Site as an alternative to the County applying
for and obtaining a conditional use permit and site plan review approval as part of the hearing
examiner approval process.
G. Pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act, chapter 43.21C RCW and its
implementing rules, chapter 197-11 WAC (“SEPA”), the City and the County agree that the
County shall serve as lead agency for purposes of SEPA review of the Permanent Supportive
Housing Site.
H. It is the intent of this Agreement to provide for agreed conditions of the City’s
approval of the Permanent Supportive Housing Site, as an alternative approval process to a
conditional use permit and site plan review as part of the hearing examiner approval process.
I. The Renton City Council held a public hearing on this Agreement on
____________, 2021, after which the Renton City Council authorized the City to enter into this
Agreement with the County.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements of the Parties set forth
herein, as well as other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:
AGREEMENTS
1. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.
1.1 Development Regulations has the same meaning as that term is used in
the Development Agreement Statute (RCW 36.70B.170(3) and includes regulations
encompassed in Title IV of the Renton Municipal Code (“RMC”) in effect on the Vesting Date.
1.2 Permanent Supportive Housing has the same meaning as set forth in
RMC 4-11-160.
1.3 The Vesting Date is ______. [Note: This will be the date on or after the
Effective Date of this Agreement.
2. INTENT.
This Agreement establishes certain roles and responsibilities for the use of the Property
for permanent supportive housing. It is the intent of this Agreement to establish obligations
regarding, as well as required project elements of and standards for, such use to be applied to
the Property as of the Vesting Date.
3. PROJECT ELEMENTS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND
REQUIREMENTS.
3.1 Project Elements. The Parties agree that the Permanent Supportive
Housing Site will include the following project elements.
3.1.1 Permitted Use: Under this Agreement, the Property may be used
and operated as a Permanent Supportive Housing land use. Such land use shall be considered
allowed and established effective on the following date: the latter of (1) the Vesting Date or (2)
the date that the County completes its SEPA Threshold Determination for the Permanent
Supportive Housing Site.
3.1.3 Operations: The Permanent Supportive Housing Site shall be
operated in compliance with the following plans attached to this Agreement:
3.1.3.1 On-site security plan. Exhibit C.
3.1.3.2 Transportation plan for residents to obtain adequate
services. Exhibit D.
3.1.3.3 On-site support services plan appropriate to the needs of
the residents. Exhibit E.
3.1.3.4 Common recreation space and recreation services plan.
Exhibit F.
3.1.3.5 Designated common outdoor space, including smoking
areas plan. Exhibit G.
3.1.3.6 Fire / life safety plans approved by the Renton Regional
Fire Authority (RRFA). Exhibit H.
3.1.3.7 Building permits shall be applied for and obtained
pursuant to RMC Chapter 4-5 to reflect the change in occupancy to a Residential (R2)
occupancy.
3.2 Other Development Standards. Pursuant to RCW 36.70B.170, the
following development standards apply to the Permanent Supportive Housing Site.
3.2.1 Fees: Permanent Supportive Housing development will require
building and/or construction permits, create additional demand and need for transportation
and park system improvements, school facilities within the Renton School District, and fire
protection facilities for the Renton Regional Fire Authority. All applicable fees shall be paid in
accordance with the City’s current fee schedule.
3.2.2 SEPA Mitigation Measures: Any SEPA mitigation measures for the
Permanent Supportive Housing Site will be determined through the SEPA review process, with
the County serving as lead agency. Any SEPA mitigation measures imposed will be subsequently
attached to this Agreement as Exhibit K.
3.2.3 Urban Design Regulations: Pursuant to RMC 4-3-100, urban design
regulations shall apply to all new structures, exterior modifications for the new portion of the
structure, sign or site improvement, and the modifications depicted in Exhibit ___ are deemed
to satisfy such urban design standards.
3.2.4 Affordable Housing: Use of the Property for Permanent
Supportive Housing will be affordable housing as that term is used in RCW 36.70A.030(2).
3.2.5 Phasing: Not applicable; no phasing is proposed.
3.2.6 Review Procedures and Standards for Implementing Decisions:
This Agreement provides land use approval for the Permanent Supportive Housing Site. This
Agreement does not address review and approval of permits necessary under applicable state,
national, uniform, and international codes such as for work related to building, mechanical,
plumbing, electrical, and fire protection (collectively, “Construction Work”). If any Construction
Work is proposed on the Property, standard permitting processes pursuant to the RMC shall
apply.
3.3 Relationship between the County, Operator, and Subsequent Property
Owner. Notwithstanding the role of any Operator, the Property owner shall remain jointly and
severally responsible for compliance with this Agreement. While it remains the Property owner,
the County shall provide a copy of this Agreement to the Operator and shall require the
Operator to comply with all applicable provisions of this Agreement including all express
obligations of the County.
4. TERM. The term of this Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date (defined
below) and continue for four (4) years (the “Term”). The Agreement shall continue in force for
the full duration of the Term.
5. VESTING.
5.1 Vesting Period. In accordance with the Development Agreement Statute,
the Emergency Housing Site is vested to the Development Regulations in effect on the Vesting
Date, and such vesting shall end on the last date of the Term unless the Term is sooner
terminated pursuant to Section 6.3.2.
5.2 Vesting Exceptions. During the Term, the City shall not impose on the
Permanent Supportive Housing Site any modified or new or additional Development
Regulations, except any new federal or state statutes, rules, regulations, administrative
interpretations or court decisions that add regulatory requirements on the City that it must
enforce that are not subject to a grandfather or safe harbor clause that would delay the City’s
enforcement responsibility beyond the life of this Agreement.
5.3 City’s Reserved Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, as required by the Development Agreement Statute, RCW
36.70B.170(4), the City reserves the authority to impose new or different Development
Regulations to the extent required by a serious threat to public health and safety.
6. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
6.1 Authority; Severability. The City and County each represent and warrant
it has the respective power and authority, and is duly authorized to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Parties intend this Agreement to be
interpreted to the full extent authorized by law as an exercise of the City’s authority to enter
into such agreements, and this Agreement shall be construed to reserve to the City only that
police power authority which is prohibited by law from being subject to a mutual agreement
with consideration. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
successors and assigns of County and the City. If any provision of this Agreement is determined
to be unenforceable or invalid by a court of law, then (i) this Agreement shall thereafter be
modified to implement the intent of the Parties to the maximum extent allowable under law,
(ii) the Parties agree to seek diligently to modify the Agreement consistent with the court
decision, and (iii) neither party shall undertake any actions inconsistent with the intent of this
Agreement until the modification to this Agreement has been completed.
6.2 Amendment to this Agreement. Any amendment to this Agreement
must be in writing and is not in effect until and unless approved by the City and County.
6.3 Modifications to Project Elements or Development Standards.
6.3.1 In addition to the provisions of Section 6.2, proposed modification
to project elements or development standards shall be processed in accordance with RMC 4-9-
200.H.
6.3.2 Any modifications that are not administrative minor
modifications, as described in RMC 4-9-200.H, shall not be allowed until and unless the Renton
City Council has held a public hearing on the proposed major modifications and approved them.
In the alternative, the County may elect to terminate this Agreement and pursue new
permitting from the City, according to the applicable City laws and regulations in effect at that
time.
6.4 Recording; No Third Party Beneficiary. Pursuant to the
development agreement statute, RCW 36.70B.190, this Agreement or a memorandum thereof
shall be recorded with the King County Recorder’s Office. This Agreement is made and entered
into for the sole protection and benefit of the Parties, their successors, and assigns. No other
person shall have any right of action based upon any provision of this Agreement.
6.5 Notices. All communications, notices and demands of any kind which a
party under this Agreement requires or desires to give to any other party shall be in writing and
either (i) delivered personally (including delivery by professional courier services), or (ii)
deposited in the U.S. mail, certified mail postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the
addresses set forth with each signature. Notice by hand delivery shall be effective upon receipt.
If deposited in the mail, notice shall be deemed delivered 48 hours after deposited. Any party
at any time by notice to the other party may designate a different address or person to which
such notice or communication shall be given. Additional courtesy notice may be provided by
electronic means (such as e-mail), but shall not substitute for the form of notice required by
this Section.
If to the City:
Renton City Hall
Attn: Mayor
Attn: Community & Economic Development Administrator
Attn: City Attorney
Attn: City Clerk
1055 S. Grady Way
Renton, WA 98057
Email addresses may be added
If to the County:
To whom?
With a copy to:
Whom?
6.6 Applicable Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. Any action with respect to
this Agreement shall be brought in King County Superior Court, Washington, subject to and
limited by the Dispute Resolution provisions set forth in Section 6.10.
6.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one instrument.
6.8 Headings; Recitals and Attachments. The headings in this Agreement
are inserted for reference only and shall not be construed to expand, limit or otherwise modify
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The recitals and attachments to this Agreement
are incorporated in this Agreement by this reference as if fully set forth.
6.9 Dispute Resolution.
6.9.1 If any dispute arises out of any aspect of this Agreement, the
Parties shall first try in good faith to amicably resolve the dispute by elevating it to their
respective agency directors. If that effort is unsuccessful, the parties shall next attempt to
resolve the dispute through mediation. This mediation must commence within 60 days after
any party to the Agreement notifies the other party requesting mediation to resolve a dispute.
6.9.2 If the Parties are not able to resolve their dispute through
mediation, they may agree to submit the dispute for resolution through binding arbitration. In
such instances, the following procedure shall apply: First, the arbitrator shall be mutually
chosen by both Parties. In no case may a mediator who has mediated a claim serve as the
arbitrator on the same claim. If the Parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, either party or the
Parties jointly may apply to the presiding judge of the King County Superior Court to appoint an
arbitrator. The arbitrator will consult with the Parties and establish the rules and procedures for
the arbitration that, in light of the nature of the matter under dispute, will provide an efficient
and fair means for each of the Parties to present its case. Among other things, the arbitrator
will establish a schedule for completing the arbitration and issuing a decision. The decision of
the arbitrator will be final and may be enforced by an action brought in King County Superior
Court. In such an action to enforce the arbitrator’s decision, the prevailing party will be entitled
to recover all costs and expenses, including all legal fees, incurred in that action.
6.9.3 The Parties will bear the costs of retaining a mediator or an
arbitrator equally.
6.10 Covenants Running with the Land. The conditions and covenants set
forth in this Agreement shall run with the land, and the benefits and burdens shall bind and
inure to the benefit of the Parties. The County and every purchaser, assignee or transferee
(including the Operator) of an interest in the Property, or any portion thereof, shall be
obligated and bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and shall be the
beneficiary thereof and a party thereto, but only with respect to the Property, or such portion
thereof, sold, assigned or transferred to it. Any such purchaser, assignee or transferee shall
observe and fully perform all of the duties and obligations of the County contained in this
Agreement, as such duties and obligations apply.
[Signatures follow on the next page.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been entered into by the City and the
County effective on the last date of signature below (the “Effective Date”).
KING COUNTY
By:__________________________
Name
Its: Title
Date: ________________________
CITY OF RENTON
By:
Armondo Pavone
Mayor
Date: ________________________
ATTEST:
By: ___________________________
Jason Seth
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
By: ___________________________
Shane Moloney
City Attorney
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
STATE OF ___________ )
) ss:
COUNTY OF ___________ )
On this _____ day of _______, 2021, before me, a Notary Public in and for the
State of _______, County of ________, personally appeared ________________, personally
known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person who
executed this instrument, who has produced sufficient proof of his/her power and authority to
execute and sign the instrument in the name of and on behalf of KING COUNTY, to be the free
and voluntary act and deed of said association for the uses and purposes mentioned in the
instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal the day and year
first above written.
NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the state of
______________________.
Notary (print): ______________________
My appointment expires: _____________
STATE OF ___________ )
) ss:
COUNTY OF ___________ )
On this _____ day of _______, 2021, before me, a Notary Public in and for the
State of Washington, County of King, personally appeared Armondo Pavone, Mayor, personally
known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person who
executed this instrument, who has produced sufficient proof of his power and authority to
execute and sign the instrument in the name of and on behalf of CITY OF RENTON, to be the
free and voluntary act and deed of said association for the uses and purposes mentioned in the
instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal the day and year
first above written.
NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the state of
______________________.
Notary (print): ______________________
My appointment expires: _____________
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