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Home My WebLink AboutORD 3832 Amended by Ord # 4287 Amended by ORD 4993,eco 0 Amended- By ORD .4723 .(delete section & move to Title IV) 69 Z13 J, also repeals sections 3740 CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON 3 / 7 5 3 o s5 ORDINANCE NO. 3832 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING RIGHT OF WAY FOR UTILITY PERMITS , PERMIT FEES, INSPECTION FEES , REQUIRING FRANCHISE FOR WORK DONE BY UTILITIES IN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY; REQUIRING SUCH UTILITY TO FILE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AND AS BUILT PLANS . THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS : SECTION I: Existing Section 9-803 of Title IX (Public Ways and Property) of Ordinance No . 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended as follows : Section 9-803 , as amended : PERMIT FEE : INSPECTION: A. The fee for such permit for each excavation or improvement shall be as follows : Sidewalks , Curbs , Excavations , Improvements Less than thirty-five feet (35 ' ) in length $ 10 . 00 Sidewalks , Curbs , Excavations , Improvements thirty-six feet (36 ' ) to one hundred feet (100 ' ) $ 25 . 00 Sidewalks , Curbs , Excavations , Improvements over one hundred feet (100 ' ) $ 50 . 00 B . In addition to other permits and fees there will be an inspection/approval fee for replacements and improvements in the public right-of-way, easements and public property , except for City Franchises , Cable TV, Natural Gas , Telephone and Electrical Power . All municipal or quasi-municipal or utility corporations or companies , except those specifically excepted shall pay fees under this Section. This fee will be based on a percentage of the estimated cost of improvements-using the following - formula : -1- _ t iv`r' s 2% of the first $100 , 000 1 1/2% of that amount over $100 , 000 but less than $200, 000 1% of any amount over $200 , 000 The applicant will be required to submit separate cost estimates for each item of improvement , subject to approval by the Public Works Department . C. In addition to other permits and fees , there will be an inspection/approval fee for replacements and improvements in the public right-of-way , easements and public property for City franchised cable TV, natural gas , telephone and electrical power in the following manner : For small work, including trenching less than 60 linear feet or installation of 6 or less utility poles , the fee shall be $50 . 00 For all other work the inspection and plan check fee shall be $50 . 00 plus forty dollars ($40 . 00) per-haur . D. No permit fee shall be charged to individual homeowners for work in street right of way for street tree or parking strip irrigation systems . SECTION II : Existing Section 4-1804 (A) of Title. IV--(Building Regulations) of Ordinance No . 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended as follows : - Section 4-1804 (A) , as amended: An underground permit shall beacquired by the serving utility from- the Public Works Department prior to the proceeding with construction of facilities in the public right-of-way , easements for public facilities , and/or public property. The fee for and terms for such- permit for any -2- undergrounding as hereinabove defined , shall be identical and in lieu of that specified in Chapter 8 , Title IX of Ordinance No . 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" and/or any future amendments thereto . SECTION III : Existing Section 4-2911 of Title IV (Building Regulations) of Ordinance No . 1628 entitled. "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended as follows : Section 4-2911 , as amended : FEES AND PERMITS : A. A minimum fee of fifty dollars ($50 . 00) shall be paid to the City to cover the cost of this review and approval . In case of commercial, industrial or critical areas , as defined in Section 4-29.07 , a minimum fee of fifty dollars (_$50 . 00) plus one dollar (_$1. 00) for every ten thousand (10, 000.) square feet of gross area; shall be charged. B . The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans , specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Director or his duly authorized representative . C. Storm drainage connection permit fees shall be as follows : (. ) . Residential $20 . 00 (.2) . Commercial 50 . 00 (3) . Industrial 100 . 00 (4) . Repair permit 10 . 00 D. All such fees shall be paid to the Director of Finance or the duly designated representative at the time the application for such a permit is filed. -3- Lr E. Whenever development fees have included fees for drainage plan review, the above fee structure shall not apply. F. In addition to other permits and fees , there shall be an inspection/approval fee for on-site replacement and improvements which shall be identical to that specified in Chapter 8 , Title IX of Ordinance No. 1628 and any subsequent amendments thereto . SECTION IV: Existing Section 8-704 of Title VIII (Sewers) of Ordinance No . 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended as follows : Section 8-704, as amended : BUILDING SEWER PERMITS A. No unauthorized person shall uncover , make any connections withor openings into , use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Utilities Engineer or his duly authorized representative. Permission to make connection to th-e public. sewer shall consist of either (1) A developer extension agreement , wherein permission is granted to make an extension to a public sewer , or (.2) A building sewer permit, wherein permission is granted to make a conne.ction from private property to a public sewer . B . A building sewer permit shall include permission to construct a side sewer whenever it is required to complete connection. C. There shall be. three (3) classes of building sewer permits : 1 . For residential service 2 . For commercial service, and 3 . For industrial service . -4- D. In each case the owner or his duly authorized agent or representative shall make application in writing on a special form furnished by the City for said purposes . The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans , specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Utilities Engineer or his duly authorized representative . The permit and inspection fees shall be as follows: (1.) . The sum of twenty dollars ($20 . 00) for a residential building sewer permit . (2) . The sum of fifty dollars ($50 . 00) for a business or commercial building sewer permit. C3) . The sum of one hundred dollars ($100. 00) for an industrial building sewer permit . (4) . The sum of five dollars ($5 . 00) for a permit for the necessary repair of any of the above sewer connections . and all such fees shall be paid to the Director of Finance or his duly designated representative at the time the application for such permit is filed. E. In addition to other permits and fees , there will be an inspection/approval fee for on-site replacement and improvements which shall be ide-ntical to that specified in Chapter 8 , Title IX of Ordinance No . 16.28 and any subsequent amendments thereto . SECTION V: Existing Section 3-241 of Title III (Water Department) of Ordinance No . 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended by adding a new section as follows : -5- Section 3-241 (G) In addition to other permits and fees , there will be an inspection/approval fee for on-site replacement and improvements which shall be identical to that specified in Chapter 8 , Title IX of Ordinance No . 1628 and any subsequent amendments thereto . SECTION VI : Whenever any Water or Sewer District , County or other City utility or any Municipal , quasi-municipal or company shall do work in the public right-of-way of the City of Renton, it shall obtain a franchise from the City of Renton for initiating such work and shall file with. the City of Renton, a utility comprehensive plan in the form approved by the City of Renton. SECTION VII : Whenever a Water or Sewer District , County or other City utility or any Municipal , quasi-municipal or company shall request a permit from the City for a utility extension or extensions , then such permit applicant shall provide plans to the City in accordance with City standards of existing improvements , the location of City utilities and the new work to be performed . After the work is performed, as-built plans shall be provided to the City of Renton. Any such- permit applicant or franchise holder shall provide new system-wide updated maps to the City of Renton for their facilities each. calendar year . SECTION VIII; This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval and thirty days after publication. _6_ 4 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 13th day of August , 1984 . Marilyn' J. e(-xsen, Deputy City Cler- APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 13th day of August , 1984 . Barbara Y. hinpodh , Mayor. Approved as to form; Lawrence J. Wa en, City Attorney Date of Publication : August 17, 1984 -7-