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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5309Amends Ord 5153 CITY OF RENTON,WASlllNGTON ORDINANCE NO.5309 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 4-1-210,"WAIVED FEES"OF CHAPTER 1 "ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT"OF TITLE IV (DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS)OF ORDINANCE NO.4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON"BY EXTENDING AND MODIFYING THE WAIVER OF CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT AND MITIGATION FEES. WHEREAS,the Renton City Council approved Ordinance No.4913 on August 27,2001,to allow certain development and mitigation fees for "For Sale"housing to be waived to encourage owner-occupied housing in the CD and RM-U zones;and WHEREAS,these development and mitigation fees waivers are effective for building permits issued after August 13,2001,and will sunset on October 1,2007,unless extended by City Council action;and WHEREAS,the provisions of Section 4-1-210 "Waived Fees"were useful in helping to establish the 37-unit 55 Williams and the 50-unit Chateau de Ville projects as new owner-occupied housing in downtown Renton;and WHEREAS,the Renton City Council desires to continue to encourage additional owner-occupied housing in the Urban Center Comprehensive Plan designation and thereby extend the development and mitigation fee waivers through December 31,2009, unless further extended by Renton City Council action;and WHEREAS,the Renton City Council desires to modify the eligibility criteria, identify an application process,implement a restrictive covenant requiring the benefited project to be "For Sale"housing,and make other changes to the existing text; 1 ORDINANCE NO.5309 NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASlllNGTON,DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTIONL Subsection B."OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING INCENTIVE"of Section 4-1-210 "Waived Fees"of Chapter 1 "Administration and Enforcement"of Title IV (Development Regulations)of Ordinance No.4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances ofthe City ofRenton,Washington",is hereby entirely amended to read as follows: B.DOWNTOWN OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING INCENTIVE: 1.Purpose:To encourage owner-occupied housing in the CD,RM-U,and RM-T zones ofthe Urban Center Comprehensive Plan designation within the City of Renton,certain development and mitigation fees for "For Sale"housing may be waived for eligible projects,subject to City Council approval. 2.Eligibility Criteria:To qualify for waived fees,projects must meet the following criteria: a.the project is new construction,and b.all of the housing units will be platted or condominium "For Sale"housing, and c.the project will be a minimum often (10)units ifin the RM-T,or d.the project will be a minimum of thirty (30)units if in the CD zone or RM- U zone. 3.Applicable Fees:Fees which may be waived are: a.building permit fees, 2 ORDINANCE NO.5309 b.building permit plan review fees, c.water,surface water,and wastewater system development charges, d.Public Works plan review and inspection fees,and e.fire,transportation,and parks impact mitigation fees. 4.Application Process:Persons who intend to apply for the Downtown Owner- Occupied Housing Incentive waived fees shall disclose their intent to apply for waived fees at the Administrative Site Plan Review.The application for waived fees must be made to the Development Services Director at the time ofthe Land Use Application,unless otherwise approved by City Council. 5.Restrictive Covenant:All residential units for which waived fees are granted shall be covered by a restrictive covenant that declares the units will be platted or condominium housing.After approval ofthe waiver by the City,the covenant,in a form to be provided by the City,shall be executed and recorded, at the applicants expense not later than the issuance ofthe building permit for the project,unless otherwise approved by City Council.Applicants who fail to execute and record the covenant in a timely manner will be required to pay all applicable fees with interest. 6.Cancellation of Covenant:After the application has been approved and/or the restrictive covenant is recorded,if the type of housing to be offered is altered from owner-occupied "for sale"new housing,all applicable fees must be paid with interest. 3 ORDINANCE NO.5309 7.Effective Date and Sunset:These fee waivers are effective for building permits issued after August 13,2001,and will sunset on December 31,2009,unless extended by City Council action. SECTIONH.This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval,and five (5)days after its publication. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this __o_c_t_o_b_e_r__-",2007. 8th day of .Bonnie I.Walton,City Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 8th day of __o_c_t_o_b_e_r ------.:>,2007. Approved as to form: of......-.~.,"'- Lawrence J.Warren,City Attorney Date of Publication:10/13/2007 (summary) ORD.1381:08120/07:ch 4