HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 5192Amends ORD 5137,5151
CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO.51 2
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASIDNGTON,
AMENDING SECTIONS 4-1-220.D OF CHAPTER 1,ADMINISTRATION
AND ENFORCEMENT,AND SECTION 4-11-040 OF CHAPTER 11,
DEFINITIONS,OF TITLE IV (DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS)OF
ORDINANCE NO.4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON"IN ORDER
TO CORRECT AN ERROR IN THE DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY
ELIGIBILITY FOR PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR MULTI-
FAMILY HOUSING,.AND TO CORRECT AN ERROR IN THE
DEFINITION OF NET DENSITY,AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHE.REAS,the City conducted review of the entire Comprehensive Plan and
development regulations of Ordinance No.4260,performed analysis of needed revisions based
on Growth Management Act compliance,and developed a work program to implement needed
updates of development regulations;and
WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has made certain findings and recommendations
to the City Council,including revising development regulations;and
WHEREAS,the City has provided opportunity for the public to comment on the review
and suggest needed revisions of regulations,and held a public hearing on October 11,2004,on
this matter;and
WHEREAS,the City adopted an amended definition of "density,net"as part of this
work program in Ordinance 5100,on November 1,2004,that eliminated a stipulation that legally
recorded private access easements serving under three (3)or more dwelling units were credited
in a net density calculation;and
WHEREAS,this definition was amended in order to implement Council policy
pertaining to density and quality of development in the City;and
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WHEREAS,the proposed revisions to the Critical Areas standards were reviewed and
adopted by separate public process and Ordinance 5137,adopted on April 25,2005;and
WHEREAS,in a scrivener's error,the language in Ordinance 5137 inadvertently added
the language crediting legally recorded private access easements serving less than three (3)or
more dwelling units back into the "net density"definition;and
WHEREAS,the definition of "density,nef'as set forth in Ordinance 5100,as amended
by the addition of critical areas references included in Ordinance 5137,is the correct definition,
and this definition implements the Comprehensive Plan and complies with the Growth
Management Act as amended;and
WHEREAS,on December 22,2003,the Renton City Council adopted Ordinance No.
5061 (codified in RMC 4-1-220)to establish a property tax exemption program pursuant to
RCW 84.14,to provide limited 10 (10)year exemptions from ad valorem property taxation for
qualified new multi-family housing located in designated residential;and
WHEREAS,it is the intention of the City Council to subtract all legally recorded private
access easements from the gross area for purposes of calculating net development density as
reviewed as a part ofthe public hearing and deliberations on Ordinance 5100;and
WHEREAS,only one property,the Southport site,with Commercial Office Residential
3 (COR-3)zoning,was included within the "South Lake Washington"targeted area;and
WHEREAS,the Renton City Council subsequently adopted Ordinance No.5183,
re;zoning the Southport site from the Commercial Office Residential 3 (COR 3)to the Urban
Center North District 2 (UCN-2);and
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WHEREAS,the boundary of the "South Lake Washington"target area was not changed,
nor was the purpose and applicability of the property tax exemption program altered by the
zoning status of the property within the "South Lake Washington"target area;and
WHEREAS,to meet the Council's designation of the Southport site as eligible for the
property tax exemption,the language of RMC 4-1-220.D,Project Eligibility,requires revision to
clarify that the Southport site is included within the "South Lake Washington" target area;
NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON,DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I.Section 4-1-220.D 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"is hereby amended to read as follows:
D.PROJECT ELIGIBILITY:
To qualify for exemption from property taxation under this Section,the project must
satisfy all of the following requirements:
1.Location:The property must be located in one of the designated "residential
targeted areas"listed below in subsection (D)(l)(a),(D)(1)(b)or (D)(1)(c)ofthis Section.Ifa
part of any legal lot is within a residential targeted area,then the entire lot shall be deemed to lie
within the residential targeted area.
a.Highlands:Within the Center Village Comprehensive Plan designation
and in one of the following:the Center Village (CV)Zone,the Residential Multi-Family (RM-F)
Zone,or the Residential 10 Dwelling Units/Acre (R-l 0)Zone;or
b.Downtown:In the Center Downtown (CD)zone,Residential Multi-Family
Urban Center (RM-U)zone,or Residential Multi-Family Traditional (RM-T)zone;or
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c.South Lake Washinh>'ton:In the Urban Center North District 1 (UC-Nl)
zone or properties within the Urban Center North District 2 (UC-N2)zone that were designated
as eligible for exemption by Council Ordinance 5151 and developed with a residential multi-
family project vested to the requirements of the Commercial Office Residential 3 (COR 3)zone.
2.Size and Structure:
a.If the project is located in the Residential Multi-Family Urban Center
(RM-U)zone or Residential Multi-Family Traditional (RM-T)zone or within the Center Village
Comprehensive Plan designation and in either the Residential Multi-Family (RM:-F)zone or the
Residential 10 dwelling units/acre (R-l 0)zone,the project must (i)consist of a minimum total of
ten (10)new dwelling units of multi-family housing,and (ii)be located within a new residential
structure(s)or a new mixed-use development as allowed by the RMC for the specific zone.At
least fifty (50)percent of the space within the project shall be intended for permanent residential
occupancy.
b.If the project is located in the Center Downtown (CD)zone,Urban Center
North District 1 (UC-NI)zone,or in the Urban Center North District 2 (UC-N2)zone and the
project proposed is vested to Commercial Office Residential (COR-3)zone requirements,or is
within the Center Village Comprehensive Plan designation and in the Center Village (CV)zone,
the project must (i)consist of a minimum total of thirty (30)new dwelling units of multi-family
housing and (ii)be located in a new mixed-use development,unless otherwise waived by the
Administrator.If the Administrator waives the mixed-use development requirement,the multi-
family housing must be located in a new residential structure(s).At least fifty (50)percent of the
space within the project shall be intended for permanent residential occupancy.
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3.Special Design Regulations for Projects Located in the Center Village
Comprehensive Plan Designation or within the Urban Center North District 2 (UC-N2)and
vested to the requirements ofthe Commercial Office Residential 3 (COR Zone):
a.If the project is located in the Center Village (CV)Zone or Residential
Multi-Family (RM-F)Zone within the Center Village Comprehensive Plan designation,or within
the Urban Center North District 2 (UC-N2)and vested in the Commercial Office Residential 3
(COR 3)Zone,the project must also comply with the design standards and guidelines in RMC 4-
3-100 for District 'C',even though the project is not located in the Urban Center North
Comprehensive Plan designation,unless otherwise waived by the Administrator.
b.Ifthe project is located in the Residential 10 Dwelling UnitslAcre (R-l 0)
Zone within the Center Village Comprehensive Plan designation,the project must also comply
with the design standards and f,>uidelines in RMC 4-3-100 for District 'B',even though the
project is not located in the Residential Multi-Family Traditional (RM-T)zone,unless otherwise
waived by the Administrator.If the project is located in the Center Village Residential Bonus
District described in RMC 4-3-095,the project must also comply with the provisions therein.
4.Exception for Existing Residential Structure:In the case of an existing occupied
residential structure that is proposed for demolition and redevelopment as new multi-family
housing,the project must provide as a minimum number of dwelling units in the new multi-
family housing project,the greater of
a.Replace the existing number of dwelling units and,unless the existing
residential rental structure was vacant for twelve (12)months or more prior to demolition,
provide for a minimum of four (4)additional dwelling units in the new multi-family housing
project;or
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b.Provide the number of dwelling units otherwise required in subsection
(D)(2)of this section.
5.Completion Deadline:The project must be completed within three (3)years from
the date of approval ofthe contract by the City Council as provided in RMC 4-1-220.F.2 or by
any extended deadline granted by the Administrator as provided in RMC 4-1-220.1
SECTIONllA The definition of "Density,Net"of Section 4-11-040 of Chapter
11,Definitions,of Title IV (Development Regulations)of Ordinance No.4260 entitled "Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton,Washington"is hereby amended to read as follows:
DENSITY,NET:A calculation of the number of housing units and/or lots that would be
allowed on a property after critical areas,i.e.,very high landslide hazard areas,protected slopes,
wetlands,Class 1 to 4 streams and lakes,or floodways,and public rights-of-way and legally
recorded private access easements are subtracted from the gross area (gross acres minus streets
and critical areas multiplied by allowable housing units per acre).Required critical area buffers,
streams that have been daylighted including restored riparian and aquatic areas,and public and
private alleys shall not be subtracted from gross acre for the purpose of net density calculations.
SECTIONllI.There is hereby declared an emergency and this ordinance shall be
effective upon its passage,approval,and five days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 23rd day of January
Bonnie 1.Walton,City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO.5192
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 23 r d day of __J.o.-a"-no.;;...u;;;o..a"-r.o.-y"---,2006.
Ap~ed as to form:
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Lawrence 1.Warren,City Attorney
Date of Publication:1/27/2006 (s umma r y)
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