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Home My WebLink AboutORD 6101CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 6101 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SUBSECTIONS 4-2-110.E, 4-2-120.13, 4-2-120.C, AND 4-2-130.13 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADJUST THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT IN THE CENTER DOWNTOWN ZONE AND CORRECT REFERENCES TO THE AIRPORT RELATED HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS, AUTHORIZING CORRECTIONS, 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 August 12, 2022, 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 September 7, 2022, 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of the Renton Municipal Code in this ordinance not shown in strikethrough and underline edits or are not explicitly repealed herein remain in effect and unchanged. SECTION II. Subsection 4-2-110.E.8 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as shown below. All other provisions 4-2-110.E remain in effect and unchanged. 8. 1R Re ease shall b Building height shall not exceed the maximum allowed by the subject zoning district or the maximum allowed pursuant to by44e 1 ORDINANCE NO. 6101 Aviation AdministicatiOR Airport Zones designated URdeF RMC 4-3-020, Airport Related Height and Use Restrictions, whichever is less. SECTION III. Section 4-2-120.13 of the Renton Municipal Code, as amended by Ordinance No. 6093 passed on November 28, 2022, is amended as shown in Attachment A. SECTION IV. Subsection 4-2-120.C.6 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as shown below. All other provisions of 4-2-120.0 remain in effect and unchanged. 6. in no case shall b Building height shall not exceed the maximum allowed by the subject zoning district or the maximum allowed pursuant to by the 141-WeRee AFea and Safety Compatibility Zones designated uRdeF RMC 4-3-020, Airport Related Height and Use Restrictions, whichever is less. SECTION V. Section 4-2-130.13.5 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as shown below. All other provisions of 4-2-130.13 remain in effect and unchanged. Compatibility Zones designated Under Building height shall not exceed the maximum allowed by the subject zoning district or the maximum allowed pursuant to RMC 4-3-020, Airport Related Height and Use Restrictions, whichever is less. 'in no case shall building height e)(eeed the maximum allowed by that SECTION Vill. Upon approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk is authorized to direct the codifier to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the corrections of scriveners or clerical errors; references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules, or N ORDINANCE NO. 6101 regulations; or ordinance numbering and section/subsection numbering and references. The City Clerk is further authorized to direct the codifier to update any chapter, section, or subsection titles in the Renton Municipal Code affected by this ordinance. SECTION IX. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this 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. SECTION X. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect December 20, 2022. No later than five (5) days prior to such effective date, a summary consisting of this ordinance's title shall be published in the City's official newspaper. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 12th day of December, 2022. laso A. Seth, y Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 12th day of December, 2022. Ar one, Mayor Approved as to form: \,_ ,W/-;1 e z,- /,r Shane Moloney, City Attorney Date of Publication: 12/15/2022 (Summary) ORD-CED: 2246: 11.28.22 OIF RFN� * SEAL ,p 0 , X �`41014a11ilm0%��`. RMC 4-2-120.61 ATTACHMENT A DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS (CD, CO, & COR) CD CO COR LOT DIMENSIONS Minimum Lot Size for lots None 25,000 sq. ft. None created after July 11, 19931 Minimum Lot Width/Depth for None lots created after July 11, 1993 LOT COVERAGE Maximum Lot Coverage for None 65%19 of total lot area or 75%19 if parking is provided within the Buildings building or within a parking garage. DENSITY (Dwelling Units per Net Acre) 75 dwelling units per net acre. 75 dwelling units per net acre.22 Where a development involves residential, the minimum density shall be 30 dwelling Minimum Net Residential Density9 units per net acre. The same area used for commercial and office development can also be used ORDINANCE NO. 6101 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS (CD, CO, & COR) CD CO COR to calculate residential density. Where commercial and/or office areas are utilized in the calculation of density, the City may require restrictive covenants to ensure the maximum density is not exceeded should the property be subdivided or in another manner made available for separate lease or conveyance. 150 dwelling units per net acre. 150 dwelling units per net acre. 50 dwelling units per net acre.', Density may be increased to 200 Density may be increased up to 250 21 dwelling units per net acre dwelling units per net acre subject The same area used for subject to conditional use permit to conditional use permit commercial and office Maximum Net Residential approval.', z' approval.', 21 development can also be used Density9 to calculate residential density. Where commercial and/or office areas are utilized in the calculation of density, the City may require restrictive ORDINANCE NO. 6101 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS (CD, CO, & COR) CD CO COR covenants to ensure the maximum density is not exceeded should the property be subdivided or in another manner made available for separate lease or conveyance. SETBACKS None Residential Mixed Use Buildings: 0 Determined through site plan ft. review. Buildings less than 25 ft. in height: 15 ft.19 Minimum Front Yard 14,18 Buildings 25 ft. to 80 ft. in height: 20 ft.11,19 Buildings over 80 ft. in height: 30 ft."," 15 ft. — for buildings, or for Residential Mixed Use Determined through site plan portions thereof, 25 ft. or less in Buildings: 15 ft. review. Maximum Front Yard18 height. All Other Buildings: None None — for that portion of a building over 25 ft. in height. ORDINANCE NO. 6101 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS (CD, CO, & COR) CD CO COR None 0 ft.19 for Residential Mixed use Determined through site plan Buildings review. 15 ft.19 — for buildings less than 25 Minimum Secondary Front ft. in height. Yard14,18 20 ft 13,19 —for buildings 25 ft. to 80 ft. in height. 30 ft.13,19 — for buildings over 80 ft. in height. 15 ft. — for buildings, or for Residential Mixed Use Determined through site plan portions thereof, 25 ft. or less in Buildings: 15 ft."review. Maximum Secondary Front height. All Other Buildings: None Yardlg None — for that portion of a building over 25 ft. in height. Minimum Freeway Frontage 10 ft. landscaped setback from the property line. Setback None, unless the ground floor None required, except, 15 ft. if Determined through site plan facade provides windows for abutting a lot zoned residential. review. Minimum Rear Yard14,18 living rooms of attached dwellings — then 10 ft. — unless adjacent to an alley, then none. ORDINANCE NO. 6101 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS (CD, CO, & COR) CD CO COR Additionally, if the CD lot abuts a lot zoned residential, then there shall be a 15 ft. landscaped strip or a 5 ft. wide sight -obscuring landscaped strip and a solid 6 ft. high barrier along the common boundary with an additional 5 ft. setback from the barrier. None, unless the ground floor None required, except 15 ft. if Determined through site plan facade provides living room abutting or adjacent to a residential review. windows of attached dwellings — zone. then 10 ft. — unless adjacent to an alley, then none. Additionally, if the CD lot abuts a lot zoned Minimum Side Yard18 residential, then there shall be a 15 ft. wide landscaped strip or a 5 ft. wide sight -obscuring landscaped strip and a solid 6 ft. high barrier along the common boundary with an additional 5 ft. setback from the barrier. ORDINANCE NO. 6101 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS (CD, CO, & COR) CD CO COR Clear Vision Area In no case shall a structure over 42 in. in height intrude into the 20 ft. clear vision area defined in RMC 4-11-030. BUILDING LIMITATIONS Maximum Gross Floor Area of Limited to 25% of the total gross Any Residential Use on a Site floor area of all buildings on site. LANDSCAPING General HEIGHT Maximum Building Height Maximum Building Height When a Lot Is Abutting a Lot Designated as Residential See RMC 4-4-070 1509-5, ft. Heights may avce-e-d- the--W9"' ' m height with 6 20 ft. more than the maximum height allowed in the abutting residential zone. Heights may exceed the maximum height with a Hearing Examiner conditional use permit.' Maximum Height for Wireless See RMC 4-4-140 Communication Facilities" 9 250 ft.' 20 ft. more than the maximum height allowed in the abutting residential zone.6 10 stories and/or 125 ft.6 Determined through site plan review. ORDINANCE NO. 6101 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS (CD, CO, & COR) CD CO COR SCREENING Minimum Required for See RMC 4-4-095 Outdoor Loading, Repair, Maintenance, Storage or Work Areas; Surface -Mounted Utility and Mechanical Equipment; Roof Top Equipment (Except for Telecommunication Equipment) Refuse or Recycling See RMC 4-4-090 PARKING AND LOADING See RMC 4-4-080 and RMC 10-10-13 See RMC 4-4-080 and RMC 10- 10-13. Direct arterial access to individual structures shall occur General only when alternative access to local or collector streets or consolidated access with adjacent uses is not feasible. 10 ORDINANCE NO. 6101 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS (CD, CO, & COR) CD CO COR All parking shall be provided in n/a the rear portion of the site, with access taken from an alley, where available. Surface parking Required Location for Parking shall not be located between a building and a street. Parking may be located off -site subject to a joint parking requirement. PEDESTRIAN ACCESS n/a A pedestrian connection shall be Determined through site plan provided from a public entrance to review. the street, unless the Reviewing General Official determines that the requirement would unduly endanger the pedestrian. SIGNS General See RMC 4-4-100 LOADING DOCKS 11 ORDINANCE NO. 6101 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS (CD, CO, & COR) CD CO COR For permitted manufacturing Not permitted on the side of the lot Determined through site plan and fabrication uses, parking, adjacent or abutting to a lot zoned review. docking and loading areas for residential.' Location truck traffic shall be off-street and screened from view of abutting public streets. DUMPSTER/RECYCLING COLLECTION AREA Size and Location of Refuse or See RMC 4-4-090 Recycling Areas CRITICAL AREAS General See RMC 4-3-050 and 4-3-090 SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS See RMC 4-3-100, Urban Design Design District D of RMC 4-3-100, See RMC 4-3-100, Urban Design Regulations Urban Design Regulations, shall Regulations. apply to all residential mixed use Design Regulations buildings. Urban Design Regulations are not applicable to other buildings. 12 ORDINANCE NO. 6101 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS (CD, CO, & COR) CD CO COR None, unless adjacent to and Residential mixed use buildings: Buildings or portions of facing a residentially zoned lot or buildings or portions of buildings buildings that exceed fifty feet if the facade contains living room that exceed one hundred feet (50') in height shall include windows — then 10 ft. for the (100') in height shall include upper upper story setbacks as follows: second story and 15 ft. for all story setbacks as follows: The The minimum setback for a fifth upper stories. Also, see RMC 4-3- minimum setback for a seventh story and succeeding stories Upper Story Setbacks 100, Urban Design Regulations (7th) story and succeeding stories shall be ten feet (10') minimum shall be ten feet (10') minimum from the preceding story, from the preceding story, applicable to each story or an applicable to each story, or an equivalent standard that adds equivalent standard that adds interest and quality to the interest and quality to the building. building. See RMC 4-3-100, Urban Design Residential mixed -use buildings: Buildings shall provide vertical Regulations buildings shall provide vertical and and horizontal modulation of horizontal modulation of roof lines roof lines and facades of not and facades of not less than two less than two feet (2') at a Roofline and Facade feet (2') at a minimum interval of minimum interval of forty feet Modulation forty feet (40') per building face, or (40') per building face, or an an equivalent standard that adds equivalent standard that adds interest and quality to the building. interest and quality to the building. 13 ORDINANCE NO. 6101 1 Please see Section 4-2-120C, Conditions Associated With Development Standards Tables For Commercial Zoning Designations, for explanation of table footnotes 14