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CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO.5170
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,
AMENDING SECTION 4-9-060 OF CHAPTER 9,PERMITS -SPECIFIC;
OF TITLE IV (DEVEWPMENT REGULATIONS)OF ORDINANCE NO.
4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF RENTON,WASHINGTON"BY ALLOWING APPLICATION FOR A
FEE IN LIEU OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON,DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I.Section 4-9-060.C.9 of Chapter 9,Permits -Specific,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:
9.Fee In Lieu Of Required Street Improvements:
a.General.The provisions of this section establish under what
circumstances the requirements of this chapter may be satisfied with payment of a fee in
lieu of required street impovements.
b.Authority To Grant and Duration.
(1)Application:Ifthe proposed development of the subject property
requires approval through a short plat approval described in the subdivision ordinance,a
request for payment of a fee in lieu of street improvements will be considered as part of
this process under the provisions ofthis section.
(2)Duration:If granted under a short plat review process,the
authorization to pay a fee in lieu of street improvements is binding on the City for all
development permits issued for that short plat approval under the Building Code within
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five (5)years of the granting of the request for payment of a fee in lieu of street
improvements.
c.Standards:
The City will not accept the applicant's proposed payment of a fee in lieu of street
improvements if the PlanninglBuilding/Public Works Administrator or his/her designee
detennines that it is in the City's interest that the street improvements be installed
abutting the subject property,taking into account such factors as the pedestrian safety
impacts that result from the development.The City may accept payment of a fee in lieu
instead of requiring installation of street improvements in the following circumstances:
(1)There are no similar improvements in the vicinity and there is no
likelihood that the improvements will be needed or required in the next five (5)years;or
(2)Installation of the required improvement would require substantial
off-site roadway modifications;or
(3)The PlanninglBuilding/Public Works Administrator or hislher
designee determines that installation ofthe required improvement would result in a safety
hazard;or
(4)Other unusual circumstances preclude the construction of the
improvements as required.
d.AmQunt ofPayment ofFee in Lieu of Street Improvements.
In each instance where the City approves a proposed fee-in-lieu under the
provisions of this section,the amount of the fee-in-lieu shall be 100 percent of the then-
estimated cost of constructing the street improvements that would otherwise be required
under this chapter,based on information compiled and kept current by the
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PlanningIBuildinglPublic Works Department on the cost of street improvement
construction.
e.Use ofFunds.
In each instance where the City accepts payment of a fee in lieu of installing a
street improvement under the provisions of this section,the City shall deposit those funds
into a reserve account and expend the funds collected within five (5)years of the date
collected to fund other pedestrian safety improvements in the City.
f.No Further Obligation from the Property.
In each instance where the City accepts payment of a fee in lieu of installing street
improvements,the subject property will not be subject to participation in future street
improvement costs (along the property frontage)unless redevelopment occurs that will
generate more traffic trips than what was occurring at the property at the time of the
payment ofthe fee in lieu of installation of street improvements.
SECTIONll.Section 4-9-060.C.1O of Chapter 9,Permits -Specific,of
Title IV (Development Regulations)of Ordinance No.4260 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City ofRenton,Washington"is hereby deleted.
SECTIONDI.
30 days after publication.
This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage,approval,and.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 5th day of__De_c_e_ffi_b_e_r__-"2005.
Bonnie I.Walton,City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO.5170
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 5th day of __D_e_c_e_ffi_b_e_r --->,2005.
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Kathy K er-Wheeler,Mayor
Approved as to form:
Date ofPublication:12/9/2005 (summa ry )
ORD.1216:1l/16/05:ma
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