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CITYOF—Renton!DepartmentofCommunityandEconomicDevelopmentPlanningDivisionADMINISTRATIVEPOLICY/CODEINTERPRETATIONADMINISTRATIVEPOLICY/CODEINTERPRETATION#:CI-131MUNICIPALCODESECTIONS:RMC4-2-OSOA.40;4-2-1208;and4-2-120CREFERENCE:N/ASUBJECT:RemoveMinimumDensityRequirementforAssistedLivingFacilitiesintheCOzone.BACKGROUND:PriortotheadoptionORD5675,assistedlivingfacilitieswerepermittedintheCOzonewiththefollowingconditionassociatedwiththezoningusetable—P39:“Requirementsforusesnotassociatedwithamedicalinstitution:UsemustbelocatedwithintheCommercialCorridorComprehensivePlanlandusedesignationborderedbyS.37ths•,TalbotRd.,CarrRd.,8gthAve.SE,andtheValleyFreeway.”Importanttonotethat8gthAveSEisnotastreetwithintheCityandstreetdirections(i.e.SorSE)arenotprovidedtoTalbotRdS.andSECartRd.FurthercomplicatingthisboundaryisthatSECartRd.beginseastoftheeasternboundaryofTalbotRdS.TheadoptionofORD5675consolidatedseveralofthezoningusetableconditionsandresultedintheremovaloftheabove-referencedconditionP39.Aspartoftheconsolidation,theassistedlivingfacilityusewasassignedconditionP40whichstated:“PermittedwhenlocatedwithintheCommercialCorridor(CC)ComprehensivePlanlandusedesignation.”PriortotheadoptionofORD5759,theCOzonedidnotcontainaminimumdensityrequirementandfollowingitsadoption,a75dwellingunitpernetacreminimumwasprescribed.ThiswasduetotheadditionofattacheddwellingunitsbeingpermittedintheCOzone,whichallowsmixedusedevelopmentintargetedareaswithhigherdensitiesandscaletypicalofTransitOrientedDevelopment.Additionally,theadoptionofORD5759removedtheCommercialCorridor(CC)landusedesignationCI-131 andtheCOzonedarealocatedinthevicinityoftheabove-referencedgeographicalboundarieswasdesignatedCommercialMixedUse(CMU).DECISION:AmendRMC4-2.080A.40tore-applyaclarifiedversionofthegeographicboundariesassociatedwithassistedlivingfacilities(showninAttachmentA)thatwereinadvertentlyremovedwithORD5675.Amend4-2-1208andC(showninAttachmentA)thatremovestheminimumdensityrequirementforassistedlivingfacilitiesasitappliedpriortoORD5759.JUSTIFICATION:Aminimumdensityof75unitspernetacreisnotareasonableminimumthresholdforassistedlivingfacilitiesinthegeographicareathatitwouldbepermitted.NeighboringresidentialzoneswouldprohibittheheightspermittedfortheCOzoneandgreaterheightswouldbeneededtoachievetheminimum75unitspernetacre.NopreviousminimumdensitythresholdwasrequiredforsuchfacilitiespriortotheadoptionofORD5759.Theminimumdensitythresholdwasclearlyintendedtoapplytomixedusedevelpmentsneartransiandnotassistedlivingfacilities.ADMlNRATOREFFECTIVEDATE:January5,2018APPEALPROCESS:Toappealthisdetermination,awrittenappeal--accompaniedbytherequiredfilingfee--mustbefiledwiththeCity’sHearingExaminer(1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057,425-430-6515)nomorethan14daysfromthedateofthisdecision.Yoursubmittalshouldexplainthebasisfortheappeal.Section4-8-110oftheRentonMunicipalCodeprovidesfurtherinformationontheappealprocess.DISCLAIMER:ExcerptsfromtheRentonMunicipalCodeshownbelowmaynotcontainthemostrecentlycodifiedtext.Insuchinstances,codeamendmentsimplementedthroughthisAdministrativeCodeInterpretationshallbeconstruedtoaffectthecurrentcodeandpast/futureAdministrativeCodeInterpretationsnotyetcodifiedinthesamemannerasshownbelow.ShouldanyconflictsresulttheAdministratorshalldeterminetheeffectivecode.CODEAMENDMENTSNEEDEDTOIMPLEMENTDETERMINATIONS:SeeAttachmentASTAFFCONTACT:MattHerrera,SeniorPlannerx6593CI-131Page2of3 AttachmentA4-2-080CONDITIONSASSOCIATEDWITHZONINGUSETABLES:A.SUBJECTTOTHEFOLLOWINGCONDITIONS:40.Specifieduse(s)arepermittedwhenlocatedwithintheCommercialandMixedUse(CMU)landusedesignation.Forassistedlivingfacilities,thesubiectpropertyshallbewithinthefollowingboundaries:1-405,5R167,andSR515.4-2-12DBDEVELOPMENTSTANDARDSFORCOMMERCIALZONINGDESIGNATIONS(CD,CO,&COR)CDCOCORDENSITY(DwellingUnitsperNetAcre)MinimumNetResidential25dwellingunitspernet75dwellingunitsperWhereadevelopmentDensityacre.9netacreifwithinainvolvesresidential,theTheminimumdensitymixedusebuiIding)minimumdensityshallrequirementsshallnotbe30dwellingunitsperapplytothesubdivisionnetacre.9and/ordevelopmentofaThesameareausedforlegallot1/2acreorlesscommercialandofficeinsizeasofMarch1,developmentcanalsobe1995.usedtocalculateresidentialdensity.Wherecommercialand/orofficeareasareutilizedinthecalculationofdensity,theCitymayrequirerestrictivecovenantstoensurethemaximumdensityisnotexceededshouldthepropertybesubdividedorinanothermanner‘madeavailableforseparateleaseorconveyance.4-2-120CCONDITIONSASSOCIATEDWITHDEVELOPMENTSTANDARDSTABLESFORCOMMERCIALZONINGDESIGNATIONS22.Rcscrvcd.MinimumdensityrequirementsdonotapplytoassistedlivingfacilitiesintheCOzone.CI-131Page3of3