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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;
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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,
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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.
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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
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8th day of
.Bonnie I.Walton,City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 8th day of
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Approved as to form:
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Lawrence J.Warren,City Attorney
Date of Publication:10/13/2007 (summary)
ORD.1381:08120/07:ch
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