HomeMy WebLinkAboutPermit Fee Waiver Issue Paper.pdfDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE:June 7, 2018
TO:Ed Prince, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
VIA:Denis Law, Mayor
FROM:C.E. “Chip” Vincent, CED Administrator x6588
STAFF CONTACT:Jill Ding, Senior Planner x6598
SUBJECT:Fee Waiver Request – Sunset Mixed Use
ISSUE:
Should the City waive certain development and mitigation fees for the Sunset Mixed-
Use development project?
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve a 50-percent waver of the eligible development and mitigation fees as
provided in Renton Municipal Code (RMC) 4-1-210C4 for the Sunset Mixed Use
development.
BACKGROUND SUMMARY:
Sunset Premier has requested a waiver of development and mitigation fees for the
Sunset Mixed-Use development. This project includes 35 market rate apartment units
and 5,000 square feet of office/retail space located at 1409 Monroe Ave NE in the
Sunset Area. The subject property is 0.52 acres and located within the Center Village
(CV) zoning designation.
The “Waived Fees – Rental Housing Incentive,” RMC 4-1-210C was adopted on August 1,
2011 with the purpose of encouraging new rental housing in the CV, RMF, and R-14
zones within the Sunset Area. As such, Sunset Preimier has requested that 50-percent
of the following permit fees, impact mitigation fees, and system development charges
be waived for the Sunset Mixed-Use development project:
• Building permit and plan review fees;
• Public Works plan and inspection fees;
• Fire, Transportation, and Parks mitigation impact fees; and
• Water, Surface Water, and Wastewater system development charges.
Ed Prince, Council President
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The estimated total fees requested to be waived for the Sunset Mixed-Use development
project are $193,249. If approved, these waived fees would represent an estimated
savings of $5,521.40 per housing unit for Sunset Premier.
Per RMC 4-1-210C.5, a fee waiver request for an eligible project must be made prior or
by the administrative site plan review period unless otherwise approved by the City
Council. The applicant requested the fee waiver on October 9, 2017 prior to the
issuance of the site plan review decision, which was issued on May 25, 2018 and
therefore meets the application process criteria.
CONCLUSION:
The Sunset Mixed-Use project, a new 35-unit market rate housing development, meets
the criteria for the waived fees referenced above as provided for in RMC 4-1-210C.4.
The fee waiver will support the City’s ongoing redevelopment efforts in the Sunset Area.
Ed Prince, Council President
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