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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4595CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 4595 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTIONS 4-31-2, 4-31-10, 4-31-11, 4-31-12 AND 4-31-16, OF CHAPTER 31, ZONING CODE, OF TITLE IV (BUILDING REGULATIONS), OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON" RELATING TO ZONING FOR ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES. THE CITYCOUNCILOF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. Section 4-31-2 of Chapter 31, Zoning Code, of Title IV (Building Regulations), of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" is hereby amended by adding the following definition which reads as follows: 4-31-2: DEFINITIONS: ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS shall mean: 1. Any enterprise, which, for money or any other form of consideration, features adult live entertainment as defined herein; 2. Any adult motion picture theater as defined below in City Code section 4-31-2; and 3. Any adult arcade containing individual viewing areas or stations or booths, where, for money or any other form of consideration, one or more still or motion picture projectors, slide projectors, or similar machines, or other image producing machines are used to show films, motion pictures, video cassettes, ORDINANCE NO. 4595 slides, or other photographic reproduction of sexual activities or anatomical areas as defined herein. ADULT LIVE ENTERTAINMENT shall mean a person appearing nude or a live performance which is characterized by sexual activities as defined herein. SECTION II. Subsections 4-31-10.1.B.2.a, 4-31-10.4.B.2.a and 4-31-16.B.2.a of Chapter 31, Zoning Code, of Title IV (Building Regulations), of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" are hereby amended to read as follows: 4-31-10.1.B.2.a: Adult entertainment business subject to the provisions of section 4-31-30 and chapter 5-12 of the City Code. 4-31-10.4.B.2.a: Adult entertainment business subject to the provisions of section 4-31-30 and chapter 5-12 of the City Code. 4-31-16.B.2.a: Adult entertainment business subject to the provisions of section 4-31-30 and chapter 5-12 of the City Code. SECTION III. Subsections 4-31-11.1.B.2, 4-31-11.2.B.2, and 4-31-12.B.2 of Chapter 31, Zoning Code, of Title IV (Building Regulations), of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" are hereby amended to read as follows: 4-31-11.1.B.2: Secondary Uses: The following uses are permitted subject to the following conditions: a. Offices: Administrative/headquarters office: 2 ORDINANCE NO. 4595 (1) These offices shall be associated with a primary permitted use on the same site or a contiguous site. (2) The office uses may be developed in conjunction with, or subsequent to, the industrial use. (3) The office uses may serve the administrative needs of employees company -wide including those employees located on other sites. b Theaters: Location shall be limited to those parcels abutting a Commercial Arterial (CA) Zone in the S.W. 41st/S.W. 43rd corridor. c. Adult entertainment business subject to the provisions of section 4-31-30 and chapter 5-12 of the City Code. The following uses are permitted in conjunction with a primary use when operated primarily for employees of the industrial zone in which they are located and with consideration given to community need (i.e., suitable location). d. Auto: Automobile service. e. Eateries: Eating and drinking establishments. f. Gas: Gasoline service stations. g. Transportation: Taxi and other individual transportation. h. Parks And Trails: New neighborhood, community and regional parks, trails and open space subject to: (1) Site plan approval. (2) Consistency with the City Comprehensive Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan and Trails Master Plan. i. Utilities: Utilities, medium. j. School Portables: New public or private elementary and secondary school portables, up to four (4) per site and subject to site plan review. 3 ORDINANCE NO. 4595 k. Community Facilities: The following development standards, in addition to those in subsection D below, shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these standards shall apply: (1) Height: (A) Publicly owned structures housing such uses shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet (151) in height above that otherwise permitted in the zone if "pitched roofs", as. defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent (600) or more of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures. (B) In addition, in zones where the maximum permitted building height is less than seventy five feet (751), the maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy five feet (751) to the highest point of the building: (i) When abutting a public street, one additional foot of height for each additional one and one-half feet (1 1/2') of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street setback required at street level unless such setbacks are otherwise discouraged (e.g., inside the downtown core area in the CD Zone) ; (ii) When abutting a common property line, one additional foot of height for each additional two feet (21) of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a common property line; and (iii) On lots four (4) acres or greater, five (5) additional feet of height for every one percent (la) reduction below a twenty percent (200) maximum lot area coverage by buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities, and/or landscaped open space areas, etc., when these are open and accessible to the public during the day or week. 4-31-11.2.B.2: Secondary Uses: The following uses are permitted subject to the following conditions: a. Offices: Administrative/headquarters office: V ORDINANCE NO. 4595 (1) These offices shall be associated with a primary permitted use on the same site or a contiguous site. (2) The office uses may be developed in conjunction with, or subsequent to, the industrial use. (3) The office uses may serve the administrative needs of employees company -wide including those employees located on other sites. b. Theaters Location shall be limited to those parcels abutting a Commercial Arterial (CA) Zone in the S.W. 41st/S.W. 43rd corridor. c. Adult entertainment business subject to the provisions of section 4-31-30 and chapter 5-12 of the City Code. The following uses are permitted in conjunction with a primary permitted use when operated primarily for employees of the industrial zone in which they are located and with consideration given to community need (i.e., suitable location). d. Eateries: Eating and drinking establishments: (1) No drive-through service. (2) Limited external signage. (3) No freestanding buildings. e. Business: General business services. f. Personal: Personal offices. g. Parks And Trails: New neighborhood, community and regional parks and trails and open space subject to: (1) Site plan approval. (2) Consistency with the City Comprehensive Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan and Trails Master Plan. h. Finance: Financial institutions: (1) No freestanding structures. E ORDINANCE NO. 4595 (2) Single drive -up window in conjunction with a branch operation. i. Gas: Gasoline service stations subject to site plan approval. j. Recreation: Recreation facilities subject to site pian approval. k. Retail Uses: Retail uses which are incidental to a permitted primary use and occupy no more than thirty three percent (330) of the gross floor area. 1. Community Facilities: The following development standards, in addition to those in subsection D below, shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these standards shall apply: (1) Height: (A) Publicly owned structures housing such uses shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet (15') in height above that otherwise permitted in the zone if "pitched roofs", as defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent (600) or more of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures. (B) In addition, in zones where the maximum permitted building height is less than seventy five feet (751), the maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy five feet (751) to the highest point of the building: (i) When abutting a public street, one additional foot of height for each additional one and one-half feet (1 1/21) of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street setback required at street level unless such setbacks are otherwise discouraged (e.g., inside the downtown core area in the CD Zone) ; (ii) When abutting a common property line, one additional foot of height for each additional two feet (21) of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a common property line; and 4595 ORDINANCE NO. (iii) On lots four (4) acres or greater, five (5) additional feet of height for every one percent (10) reduction below a twenty percent (200) maximum lot area coverage by buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities, and/or landscaped open space areas, etc., when these are open and accessible to the public during the day or week. 4-31-12.B.2: Secondary Uses: The following uses are permitted subject to the following conditions: a. Administrative/Headquarters Office: (1) These offices shall be associated with a primary permitted use on the same site or a contiguous site. (2) The office uses may be developed in conjunction with, or subsequent to, the industrial use. (3) The office uses may serve the administrative needs of employees company -wide including those employees located on other sites. b. Adult entertainment business subject to the provisions of section 4-31-30 and chapter 5-12 of the City Code. The following uses are permitted in conjunction with a primary use when operated primarily for employees of the industrial zone in which they are located and with consideration given to community need (i.e., suitable location). C. Eating And Drinking Establishments: (1) No drive-through service. (2) Limited external signage. (3) No freestanding buildings. d. Financial Institutions: (1) No freestanding structures. 7 ORDINANCE NO. 4595 (2) Single drive -up window in conjunction with a branch operation. e. Recreation: Recreation facilities. f. Retail Uses: Retail uses which are incidental to a permitted primary use and occupy no more than thirty three percent (330) of the gross floor area. g. New Parks And Trails: New parks, trails open space subject to: (1) Consistency with the City Comprehensive Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan and Trails Master Plan (2) Site plan approval. h. Community Facilities: The following development standards, in addition to those in subsection D below, shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these standards shall apply: (1) Height: (A) Publicly owned structures housing such uses shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet (151) in height above that otherwise permitted in the zone if "pitched roofs", as defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent (600) or more of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures. (B) In addition, in zones where `the maximum permitted building height is less than seventy five feet (751), the maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy five feet (751) to the highest point of the building: (i) When abutting a public street, one additional foot of height for each additional one and one-half feet (1 1/21) of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street setback required at street level unless such setbacks are otherwise discouraged (e.g., inside the downtown core area in the CD Zone); (ii) When abutting a common property line, one additional foot of height for each additional two feet (21) of ORDINANCE NO. 4595 perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a common property line and (iii) On lots four (4) acres or greater, five (5) additional feet of height for every one percent (lo) reduction below a twenty percent (200) maximum lot area coverage by buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities, and/or landscaped open space areas, etc., when these are open and accessible to the public during the day or week. SECTION IV. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval, and (30) days after publication. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 8th day of April 1996. I Maril . Petersen, .City. Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 8th day of April Approve s to form: Lawrence J. Warre , City Attorney Date of Publication: 4/12/96 ORD.567:3/27/96:as. E JZOe Tanner, Mayor 1996.