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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION
3‐3‐5 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE DIVISIONS IN THE
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AUTHORIZING
CORRECTIONS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Community and Economic Development Department has requested a
department‐wide reorganization to better align individual job responsibilities with the work and
goals for each division; and
WHEREAS, the reorganization will redistribute staff, based on job function, to the division
that can best manage and guide the services provided; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the reorganization, Development Engineering will be recognized
as its own division, Long Range Planning will be housed under the Planning Division, and Property
and Technical services will be housed under the Economic Development Division;
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 3‐3‐5 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
3‐3‐5 DIVISIONS:
A.Economic Development Division: The Economic Development Division
shall be responsible for promoting and developing economic activity in the City
that strengthens Renton’s tax base and quality of life through business
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recruitment and retention programs, marketing of the Renton community, and
the strategic management of intergovernmental relations with regional, state, and
federal officials. The division also maintains property information and other
records, manages automated mapping and geographic information systems and
data analysis, and maintains survey documentation.
B.Development Services Division: The Development Services Division shall
be responsible for providing review, permitting, and inspection services for the
City of Renton. These services shall include, but are not limited to building,
mechanical, plumbing, electrical, street and utility improvements, developer
utility extensions, permitting, and inspection. The division shall also provide
zoning code enforcement services and maintain files and records of development
projects within the City of Renton.
C.Planning Division: The Planning Division shall be responsible for
development and enforcement of the City’s land use policies and regulations,
including the Comprehensive Plan, zoning, shoreline management, environmental
regulations, subdivisions, and use permit review. The division shall also be
responsible for ensuring compliance with the Growth Management Act (GMA)
through the development and management of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, and
establishing and implementing framework through development and
administration of the City’s zoning code and development regulations, as well as
processing annexation proposals. This division also maintains property
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ORDINANCENO.6063informationandotherrecords,managesmappingandgeographicinformationsvtemsanddataanalysis,andmaintainssurveydocumentation.D.DevelopmentEngineeringDivision:TheDevelopmentEngineeringDivisionshallberesponsibleforreviewing,issuing,andinspectingpermitsforconstructionwithinpublicrights-of-wayoreasementsandforconstructionactivitiesonprivateproperties.ThedivisionshallmaintainCityrecordsforcapitalinfrastructureonCityprojectsandprovideconstructioninspectionforcapitalimprovementprojects.SECTIONIII.UponapprovaloftheCityAttorney,theCityClerkisauthorizedtodirectthecodifiertomakenecessarycorrectionstothisordinance,includingthecorrectionsofscrivenersorclericalerrors;referencestootherlocal,state,orfederallaws,codes,rules,orregulations;orordinancenumberingandsection/subsectionnumberingandreferences.SECTIONIV.Ifanysection,subsection,sentence,clause,phrase,orworkofthisordinanceshouldbeheldtobeinvalidorunconstitutionalbyacourtorcompetentjurisdiction,suchinvalidityorunconstitutionalitythereofshallnotaffecttheconstitutionalityofanyothersection,subsection,sentence,clause,phraseorwordofthisordinance.SECTIONV.ThisordinanceshallbeinfullforceandeffectonMay16,2022,butnotearlierthanfive(5)daysafterpublicationofasummaryofthisordinanceintheCity’sofficialnewspaper.Thesummaryofthisordinanceshallconsistofthisordinance’stitle.PASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILthis25thdayofApril,2022.JasrA.Set??’ityClerk3
ORDINANCENO.6063APPROVEDBYTHEMAYORthis25thdayofApril2022.Approvedastoform:ShaneMoloney,CityAttorneyDateofPublication:4/28/2022(Summary)ORD-CED:2213:4/5/22Aaone,Mayor4