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ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY/CODE INTERPRETATION
ADMINISTRATIVE
POLICY/CODE
INTERPRETATION #: CI-150
MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTIONS: RMC 4-2-080 Conditions Associated with Zoning Use Table, Condition 25
REFERENCE: N/A
SUBJECT: Preschool and Daycare Permissibility
BACKGROUND: RMC 4-2-080 Zoning Use Table establishes permitted, conditional,
accessory and prohibited uses, by zone, within the City of Renton.
Pursuant to the table, day care centers are a permitted use with an
approved hearing examiner conditional use permit subject to condition
twenty-five (25) in zones Residential – 4 (R-4) through Residential – 14 (R-
14), and Residential Multi Family (RMF). Condition twenty-five (25)
states, “A preschool or day care center, when accessory to a public or
community facility listed in RMC 4-2-060G, as it exists or may be
amended, is considered a permitted use.” The wording of this condition
creates ambiguity because it can be read to either forbid day care centers
when not constructed as an accessory to a public or community facility,
or to allow day care centers as a permitted use without the need for a
hearing examiner conditional use permit if accessory to a public or
community facility. The ambiguity is further compounded by the inclusion
of the superfluous statement “as it exists or may be amended”.
JUSTIFICATION: RMC 4-2-080 Conditions Associated with Zoning Use Table, Condition 25
should be amended to clarify that day care centers that are built as an
accessory to public or community facilities are a permitted use and do
not require a hearing examiner conditional use permit. This is
appropriate because public and community facilities already require a
conditional use permit, making the requirement to obtain a second
conditional use permit redundant. It is also appropriate to remove the
statement “as it exists or may be amended” to clarify that future code
amendments will not apply retroactively and to streamline the code.
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DECISION: Amend RMC 4-2-080, Condition 25, as specified below.
ADMINISTRATOR
APPROVAL: _______________________________________
C. E. “Chip” Vincent
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 14, 2019
APPEAL
PROCESS: To appeal this determination, a written appeal--accompanied by the
required filing fee--must be filed with the City's Hearing Examiner (1055
South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, 425-430-6515) no more than 14
days from the date of this decision. Your submittal should explain the
basis for the appeal. Section 4-8-110 of the Renton Municipal Code
provides further information on the appeal process.
DISCLAIMER: Excerpts from the Renton Municipal Code shown below may not contain the most
recently codified text. In such instances, code amendments implemented through this
Administrative Code Interpretation shall be construed to affect the current code and past/future
Administrative Code Interpretations not yet codified in the same manner as shown below.
Should any conflicts result the Administrator shall determine the effective code.
CODE
AMENDMENTS
NEEDED TO
IMPLEMENT
DETERMINATIONS:
RMC 4-2-080 CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ZONING USE TABLES:
25. A preschool or day care center, when accessory to a public or community facility listed in
RMC 4-2-060G, as it exists or may be amended, is considered a permitted use which does not
require a hearing examiner conditional use permit.
STAFF CONTACT: Jeffrey Taylor, Assistant Planner x7246