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ORDINANCE NO. 5601
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION
4-10-050 OF CHAPTER 10, LEGAL NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES, USES AND
LOTS, OF TITLE IV (DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260
ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON", BY ADDING AN EXEMPTION FOR NONCONFORMING
STRUCTURES WHEN THE NONCONFORMITY IS CREATED BY THE CITY'S
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 4-10-050, Nonconforming Structures, of Chapter 10, Legal
Nonconforming Structures, Uses and Lots, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of Ordinance
No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby
amended to add a new subsection C to be titled "Exemption Due to City Acquisition", to read as
follows:
C. EXEMPTION DUE TO CITY ACQUISITION:
No structure shall be considered nonconforming when the nonconformity
would be created by the City's acquisition of an interest in the property that
creates the nonconformity, such as through condemnation for a road widening.
For the purposes of this exemption, signs shall not be considered a conforming
structure.
SECTION II. The City Council hereby declares an emergency and this ordinance shall
be effective immediately upon adoption.
ORDINANCE NO. 5601
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 6hh day of June , 2011.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 6th day of June , 2011.
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Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 6/10/2011 ( summary)
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Denis Law, Mayor