HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4631 Amends: ORD 4404, 4548, 4466
Amended By: ORD 4773 , 4802 4971
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE N0. 4631
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING i
SECTIONS 4-31-8 .A AND D AND 4-31-10.1.B.l.d 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" DEFINING AND
ESTABLISHING THE RESIDENTIAL b1ULTI-FAMILY ZONE AND
AMENDING THE ALLOWABLE DENSITIES IN THE MIXED COb1MERCIAL
SECTIONS OF TIiE ZONING CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I . Sections 4-31-8 4-31-8 .A. 1 2 and 3 and 4- 1- I
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8 .D. l .a, b, c and d 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
4-31-8 : RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY ZONE (RM) :
A. Purpose:
l . The Residential Multi-Family Zone (RM) is
established to provide and protect suitable environments for multi- I
family dwellings . It is further intended to promote uses that are i
compatible with a multi-family environment .
2 . This Zone will normally be applied with one of four
(4) suffixes : U (Urban Center) , C (Suburban Center) , N
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(Neighborhood Center) , or I (Infill) . The density allowed under
this Zone will be identified by the suffix which is applied.
3 . This zoning may be permitted in the following areas
as indicated by the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
a. RM-U will occur in areas designated as Center
Downtown 25-100 du/ac to 150 du/net acre with bonus) .
b. RM-C will occur in areas designated as Center
Suburban (10 to 20 du/net acre) .
c . RM-N will occur in areas designated as Center
Neighborhood (10-15 du/acre) .
d. RM-I will occur in areas designated as
Residential Multi-Family Infill (10 to 20 du/acre) .
4-31-8 .D. l .a: RM-U: Twenty-five (25) minimum to one hundred
(100 maximum dwelling units per net acre with the potential for one
hundred fifty (150) dwelling units per acre with design review.
The minimum density requirements shall not apply to the
subdivision, short plat and/or development on a legal lot one-half
(1/2) acre or less in size as of March l, 1995 .
b. RM-C: Ten (10) minimum to twenty (20) maximum
dwelling units per net acre.
c . RM-N: Ten (10) minimum to fifteen (15) maximum
dwelling units per net acre.
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d. RM-I : Ten (10) minimum to twenty (20) maximum
dwelling units per net acre.
SECTION II . Section 4-31-10 . 1 .B. l .d of Chapter 31, Zoning I
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 :
d: Multi-Family Residential : Residential uses at
densities between twenty-five (25) and one hundred (100) dwelling
units per net acre. Multi-family residential may also be located
in a mixed use building of commercial and residential uses .
Residential uses shall not be located along the street frontage on
the ground floor in the "downtown pedestrian district" as defined
in subsection D. l .b below. Density may be increased to one hundred
fifty (150) dwelling units per acre subject to administrative
conditional approval . The minimum density requirements shall not
apply to the subdivision, short plat and/or development- on a legal
lot one-half (1/2) acre or less in size as of March l, 1995 .
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval, and thirty days after publication.
� PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 9th day of September , 1996 .
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Brenda Fritsvold,;-Deput1�� City Clerk
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 9th day of September , 1996 .
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Toni Nelson, Mayor Pro Tem
Appr d as to
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Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 9/13/96
ORD. 609 : 08/06/96 :as .
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