HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4649 Amends: ORD 3719, 4523, 4404
4432, 4593
Amended By: ORD ��4678, 4963
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE N0. 4649
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF Rffi�TPON, WASHINGTON, A�TDING
SECTION 4-20-12 .0 OF CHAPTER 20, SIGN CODE, SSCTIONS 4-
31-2, 4-31-16 .A, B AND D OF CHAPTER 31, ZONING CODE, OF
TITLE IV (BIIILDING REGIILATIONS) , OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260
ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
RENTON, WASSINGTON" RELATING TO PERblITTED IISES AND
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WITHIN Z'�E CON�2ERCIAL OFFICE (CO)
ZONE, DEFINITIONS RELATED TO THAT ZONE, AND SIGN
REGIILATIONS WITHIN THAT ZONE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I. Section 4-20-12 .0 of Chapter 20, Sign 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 a new subsection which reads as follows :
10 . Special Requirements for Secondary Uses in the CO
(Commercial Office) Zone:
a. Signage for specified Secondary Uses in the CO Zone
within 100 feet of a lot zoned R-1, R-5, R-8, R-10,
R-14, and RM-I :
(1) One freestanding sign per street frontage .
Freestanding signs shall be limited to six feet
(6' ) in height above grade and ten feet (10'�)
from .any public right-of-way. Each sign shall
not exceed an area of one (1) square foot for
each lineal foot of property frontage, not to
exceed one hundred (100) square feet per sign
f ace and a maximum of two hundred (2 0 0) square
feet including all sign faces .
(2) In addition to the freestanding sign(s) , wall
signs are permitted with a total copy area not
exceeding ten percent (l00) of the building
facade to which it is applied.
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SECTION II. 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 definitions :
CENTER, EbIPLOYMENT: An area of higher intensity uses that typically
employ thousands of people that is contained by a boundary to
prevent it from encroaching on adjacent areas and/or neighborhoods .
INSTITUTION, MEDICAL: A group of structures or facilities owned
by or associated with a public or private hospital licensed by
State law. A complex of functionally interrelated buildings
housing medical services and/or medical research organizations or
foundations, and typically including uses such as but not limited
to: hospitals, diagnostic centers, offices for physicians, support
staff, and administrators; laboratories; clinics; hospices;
congregate care facilities; convalescent centers, retirement
residences; and their accessory uses including medical support
facilities and services .
bIASTER SITE PLAN: A conceptual site plan indicating the physical
and functional inter-relationships between uses and facilities on a
site for those projects, series of projects, phased developments or
developments occurring over a period of five (5) years or longer,
or, which are such a size and complexity, or, duration as to make
independent site plan review burdensome, difficult or inclined to
lead to segmented and inconsistent conditions and approvals .
Examples include public and private developments with a number of
unconnected buildings on the same site as well as developments
where buildings may be occurring on geographically separated
parcels within the City.
MEDICAL SUPPORT FACILITIES: Uses and facilities such as, but not
limited to: on-site medical waste storage and disposal; warehousing
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and storage of inedical related equipment and supplies; garages; and
other facilities commonly associated with medical institutions .
SECTION III . Section 4-31-16 .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" is
hereby amended to read as follows:
A. PURPOSE : The Commercial , Office Zone (CO) is established
to provide areas appropriate for professional, administrative,
medical, and business offices and/or related uses . Office uses of
various intensities are allowed in these areas to create an
Employment Center. In addition, a mix of secondary uses which
provide retail and service support to the employees of these areas
are allowed subject to special conditions . Limited light
industrial activities, which can effectively blend in with an
office environment, are included as secondary uses as are medical
institutions, convalescent centers, nursing homes and retirement
residences . In keeping with adopted land use policies, the zone
allows a mix of uses subject to special development standards,
which are intended to ensure a qualitative working environment .
SECTION IV. Section 4-31-16 .B. 1 .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" is hereby amended by adding subsection (3) which reads
as follows :
(3) Medical and dental .
SECTION V. Sections 4-31-16 .B. 2 and B. 3 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 :
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2 . Secondary Usesl :
These uses are permitted with consideration given to
community need (i .e. suitable location) and subject to
the following conditions :
a. Adult Entertainment : Adult entertainment business
subject to the provisions of section 4-31-30 and
Title V, Chapter 12 of this City Code.
b. Convalescent Centers/Nursing Homes and Retirement
Residences not associated with a Medical
Institution:
(1) Located within the Center Institution (CI)
Comprehensive Plan designation.
(2) Signage: for lots within 100' of residential
zoned properties, external signage shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 4-20-12 .G.
c . Eating And Drinking Establishments :
' (1) No drive-through service.
(2) Signage: for lots within 100' of residential
zoned properties, external signage shall be
subject to the provisions of section 4-20-12 .G.
(3) No free-standing buildings; must be housed in a
"primary use" structure.
(4) Intended and designed to serve immediate market
area (i .e. contiguous CO zone) .
d. Financial Institutions :
(1) No free-standing structures; must be housed in
a "primary use" structure.
(2) Three drive-up windows in conjunction with a
branch operation and integrated into the
exterior wall of a "primary use" structure.
� For provisions on day care formerly found at Section 4-31-16.6.2.b, nowsee section 4-31-16.B.4.g of this
Code.
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(3) Intended and designed to serve immediate market
area (i .e. contiguous CO zone) .
e. Light Industrial :
(1) Research, development and testing.
(2) Electronics manufacturing and assembly.
(3) Manufacturing, assembling and packaging of
articles, products or merchandise from pre-
processed natural or synthetic materials .
f . Medical Institutions : I
(1) Located within the Center Institution (CI)
Comprehensive Plan designation.
g. Mini-Marts :
(1) No drive-through service .
(2) Signage : for lots within 100' of residential
zoned properties, external signage shall be
subject to the provisions of section 4-20-12 .G.
(3) No free-standing buildings; must be housed in a
"primary use" structure.
(4) Intended and designed to serve immediate market
area (i .e. contiguous CO zone) .
h. Service And Social Organizations :
(1) Gaming activities not permitted.
(2) No greater than 10, 000 square feet in size.
(3) Adequate on-site parking, joint parking may be
permitted within five-hundred feet (500 ' )
subject to standards of the parking and loading
ordinance (see Chapter 14, Title IV of the City
Code) .
i . Retail Sales Of Convenience Goods And Personal
Services :
(1) No drive-through service.
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(2) Signage: for lots within 100' of residential
zoned properties, external signage shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 4-20-12 .G.
(3) No free-standing buildings; must be housed in a
"primary use" structure.
(4) Intended and designed to serve immediate market
area (i .e. contiguous CO zone) .
j . Schools And Studios For Art, Crafts, Photography,
Dance and Music:
(1) No outdoor facilities or storage.
(2) Retail sales of products or merchandise
produced on the premises providing the sales
area does not exceed thirty-three percent (33a)
of the gross floor area of the use.
k. Health Clubs/Fitness Centers/Sports Clubs .
(1) No external signage.
(2) No outdoor facilities .
(3) Intended and designed to serve immediate market
area (i .e . contiguous CO zone) .
1 . New Parks and Trails : New neighborhood, community
and regional parks, trails and open space subject to
the following:
(1) Site plan review.
(2) Consistent with the City of Renton
Comprehensive Parks, Recreation and Open Space
Master Plan and Trails Master Plan.
m. Commercial Parking: Commercial Parking Garages
subject to:
(1) Site plan review.
n. New Schools : New public or private elementary and
secondary school portables, up to four (4) per site
and subject to site plan review.
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o. Existing Retail Uses : Retail uses existing at the
time of adoption of this Code.
(1) Expansion of existing retail structures subject
to site plan review.
(2) Construction of new retail buildings, on the
same site as existing retail buildings, subject
to site plan review.
p. Indoor Storage : Indoor storage if part of a mixed
office/light industrial or mixed
office/manufacturing complex.
q. 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:
3 . Accessory Uses : In the Commercial Office Zone, the
following uses are allowed where incidental to a
permitted primary or secondary use and shall not exceed
thirty three percent (330) of the gross floor area,
except for floor area that is devoted to food prepared
wholly for retail sales on-site:
a. Food preparation.
b. Electrical power generation and cogeneration
facilities for medical institutions when located on
site more than one-hundred (100) feet from any
property zoned for private residential use and
producing less than 10 megawatts of electricity.
c. Parking garages .
d. Private conference centers .
e. Recreational facilities; indoor or' outdoor.
f . Recycling collection stations, providing the
structure is not located within any required setback
and/or landscaped area.
g. Storage (interior) of goods and materials ordinarily
associated with a permitted use.
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SECTION VI. Sections 4-31-16 .B.4 .e, g and i 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 . Administrative Conditional Uses :
e. Optical : Optical lens and eyeglass laboratories .
Those laboratories with associated retail sales are
subject to the standards of Section 4-31-16 .D.2,
below.
g. Day Care Center:
(1) Any freestanding day care center must be
physically connected to a primary use by any of
the following means : a shared roof line, a
paved pedestrian walkway on the interior of the
primary use ' s site, or a covered walkway.
(2) The day care center is intended and designed to
serve the immediate market area (i .e. ,
continuous CO Zone) .
(3) Any freestanding day care center structure I
shall be oriented to the primary use �
structures (s) . �
(4) Vehicular access to any freestanding structure
shall be from within the site.
i . Outdoor Storage: Outdoor storage if associated with
a permitted use and if appropriately screened,
limited to fifteen feet (15 ' ) in height or one
story.
SECTION VII. Sections 4-31-16 .D. 3 and 6 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 :
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D. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS : In the CO Zone, the following
development standards shall apply, except as otherwise
provided by this Section.
3 . Setbacks : Setbacks in the CO zone shall be required
as follows :
a. Front Yard: A minimum of fifteen feet (15 ' ) .
b. Street Setback:
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Less than 25' 15'
25' - 80' 20'
Over 80' 30'
*Except with approved Master Site Plans .
c . Rear and Side Yards : None shall be required
except in the landscaping section below.
6 . Lot Coverage: Lot coverage for buildings are listed
below:
a. Lot coverage for buildings shall not exceed
sixty-five percent (650) of the total lot area,
except with an approved Master Site Plan.
b. Lot coverage may be increased up to seventy
five percent (750) of the total lot area if
parking is provided within the building or
within a parking garage, except with an
approved Master Site Plan.
SECTION VIII. This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval, and thirty days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 6th day of January , 1997 .
I Marily J etersen, City Clerk
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 6th day of January , 199� . I
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Jes�e Tanner, Mayor ,
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. War n, City Attorney
Date of Publication: January 10, 1997 ' �,
ORD. 633 : 12/12/96 :as .
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