HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4526 Amends ORD 4321, 4415, 4441, 4508
Amended By ORD 4723 (trsf. to Title IV)
Amended by ORD 4872
Amended by ORD 4875, 5000
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE N0. 4526
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SUBSECTION 8-4-41.B.3 OF CHAPTER 4, WATER, OF TITLE VIII
(HEALTH AND SANITATION) , OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED
"CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON" RELATING TO A SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGE FOR
, CONNECTION TO THE WATER UTILITY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Subsection 8-4-41 .B. 3 of Chapter 4, Water, of
Title VIII (Health and Sanitation) , of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled
"Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" is
hereby amended to read as follows :
8-4-41.8.3: System Development Charge. The system
development charge which shall be assessed against any property
that has not participated in the development of the water system,
which system shall include the wells, pump stations, reservoirs,
and transmission mains shall be assessed at the rate of:
a. Eight hundred fifty dollars ( $850 . 00) per single-family
residence.
b. Six hundred eighty dollars ( $680 . 00) per dwelling unit
located in mobile home parks and manufactured home parks .
c. Five hundred ten dollars ( $510 . 00) per multi-family
residence, except in the Center powntown (CD) and Center
Office Residential (COR) zoned areas which shall be I
assessed in accordance with paragraph 8-4-41 .B. 3 .d.
Mixed use buildings with over 50� of the floor space used
for multi-family residences shall be assessed at the rate
of five hundred ten dollars ( $510 . 00) per multi-family
residence.
d. For all other properties except City properties, eleven
point three cents ( $0 . 113) per square foot of property
connected but not less than eight hundred fifty dollars
( $850 . 00) .
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e. Fees are incurred upon the granting by the City of a
building permit or a construction permit, but are payable
at the time construction inspection permits are issued
for connection to or extension of the public water main;
or in the absence of the requirement of a Public Works
Permit, then at the time of granting the building permit.
All other water service applicants shall pay at the time
the water meter application is issued.
f. Fees are due immediately if the party owing the fee sells
to a third party, unless the third party agrees to pay
the charge, in writing, with the amount owing to the City
set forth in that writing, and further the City agrees
that the third party shall be responsible for that fee
after determining that such an agreement would be in the
City' s best interest. The burden of establishing that
the agreement would be in the City' s best interest would
be on the party owing the fee and not on the City.
g. When the phrase "property which has not participated in
development of the system" is used in this section, it
shall mean any of the following:
( 1 ) Any property which has not paid a system development
charge for the property based upon the square footage
of the property and which is connecting to Renton' s
water system for the first time (including but not
limited to new construction, or conversion from a
private well) . I
(2 ) Any property which has not paid a system development ',
charge for the property based upon the square footage
of the property that is to be served by the utility
and is developing or subdividing further. For
example, one single-family residence of a five (5)
acre tract which has paid eight hundred fifty dollars
($850 . 00) under this section to connect to a water
system will have paid only for one, seven thousand
five hundred (7 , 500) square foot lot at a rate of
eleven point three cents ( $0 . 113) . Additional
charges would be applied to any additional ��
development on the property at the time of �
development.
( 3) Property that was developed before the effective
date of the first development charge ordinance in
1974 is exempted from the connection charge. Any
rebuilding, change in use or additions to exempted
property that does not require additional water
usage such that a fire hydrant, larger meter, or
irrigation .meter is necessary, will not trigger a
new connection charge. However, when property is
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redeveloped or the use changed or intensified such
that a larger water meter or additional water meters
or a fire hydrant are necessary, or when no water
meter was obtained before, such as property on a
well, then any application for the initial water
meter or a larger water meter or installation of a
fire hydrant will trigger a system development
charge, except as provided herein.
For the purposes of this policy, such property when I
applying for an initial 'or larger water meter or
installing a fire hydrant or irrigation meter shall �
be property that has not been previously assessed.
(4 ) Redevelopment Credit: An option exists for �'
receiving a redevelopment credit for property which
has not previously paid in full a system development
charge. A redevelopment project that requires a
larger water meter, or additional water meters, or a
fire protection service for sprinklers, or a fire
hydrant will trigger the water utility system
development charge. However, any parcel that
currently has water service is eligible for a
prorated system development charge. This prorated
redevelopment charge is based on the following
formula:
[Proposed domestic meter(s) capacity in gallons per
minute - Existing domestic meter(s) capacity in GPM/
Proposed domestic meter(s) capacity in GPM] x SDC
Fee = Amount owed. Fire flow meters are not '
included in this calculation.
For example, a redevelopment project that involves a
change from a single family home on a 10, 000 square
foot lot with a five eighths by three-quarter inch
meter (5/8" x 3/4" , a standard single-family meter)
that has a safe operating capacity of 20 gallons per
minute (GPM) , to a four unit multi-family dwelling
with a one and one-half inch ( 1-1/2 ) meter with a
safe operating capacity of 100 GPM can apply to pay
the following prorated charge:
[ 100 GPM - 20 GPM/100 GPM] x $1, 130 = $904
Without the redevelopment credit, this project would
have paid eleven point three cents per square foot
( $0 . 113/sq. ft. ) x 10, 000. sq. ft. _ $1, 130 I
The City will determine the safe maximum operating
capacities of all meter sizes using American Water
Works Association tables (see below) . The fee paid
shall be recorded and applied as a partial payment
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to the total system development charge applicable
for the parcel .
Reduction in meter capacity shall not result in a
payment from the City to the applicant.
METER EQUIVALENCIES
Safe Max.
Oper.
Meter Size Capacity 5/8" 3/4"
iln�) (GPM� Equival Equival
5/8" 20 1 .00
5/8" x 20 1 . 00
3/4"
3/4" 30 1 .50 1 . 00
1" 50 2 .50 1 . 67
1-1/2" 100 5 . 00 3 . 33
2 160 8 . 00 5 . 33
3 300 15 . 00 10 . 00
4 500 25 . 00 16 . 67
6 1000 50 . 00 33 . 33
8 1600 80 .00 53 . 33
10 2300 115 . 00 76 . 67
12 3375 168 .75 112 . 50
20 8250 412 . 50 275 . 00
APWA - C704 - Cold Water Propeller Type
Meters
AWWA - C-700-77 Cold Water Meters -
Displacement Type
(5) Prorated System Development Fee for Fire Protection
Improvements : An option exists for receiving a
credit for fire protection improvements for property
which has not previously paid in full a system
development charge. Installation of a water meter
solely for a fire protection system, such as a new
hydrant or fire sprinkler system shall be charged a
fee equal to thirty percent ( 30�) of the system
development charge applicable to the parcel. Thirty
percent is the amount the water utility has expended
throughout its system for fire flow protection.
This fee shall be recorded and applied as a partial
payment to the total system development charge
applicable for the parcel .
If a project both increases water meter capacity and
installs a fire protection system the total of both
prorated system development fees would be charged.
Payment of said fees would be recorded and applied
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to the total system development charge applicable '
for the parcel . In no case shall the total of the
prorated system development charge(s) be more than
the total system development charge applicable for
the parcel .
h. Temporary connections to the City' s water system may be
granted for a one-time, temporary, short term use of a
• portion of the property for a period not to exceed three
(3 } consecutive years . Permission for temporary
connection may be granted upon payment of an annual fee
equal to ten ( 10) percent of the current System
Development Charge applicable to that portion of the
property, but not less than seven hundred fifty dollars
( $750. 00 ) per year. Said fee shall be paid annually
(nonprorated) , and shall be nonrefundable,
nontransferable (from one portion of the property to
another) and shall not constitute a credit to the system
development charge due at the time of permanent use of
the utility system. The application for temporary
connection shall consist of a detailed plan and a
boundary line of the proposed development service area
for use in the fee determination.
i. Installation of a water meter solely for the purpose of
providing irrigation water to City right of way is
exempted from the connection charge. Installation of a
' water meter dedicated solely for the purpose of providing
irrigation water for private landscaping (exempt meter)
will be charged a fee equal to ten percent ( 10�) of the
water system development charge applicable to the
property. Said fee shall be nonrefundable,
nontransferable (from one portion of the property to
another} and shall not constitute a credit to the system
development charge due at the time the fee may be
assessed against the property by another use of the
utility system. At the applicant ' s option, the full
water system development charge may be paid instead of
the ten percent ( 10�) payment described herein.
j . No system development charge will be collected on City-
owned properties . The benefits to the utility from the
use of other City properties such as utility easements,
wells and other benefits, offset the amount of the
utility connection charge fee.
k. A limited exemption to the system development charge will
be granted to municipal corporations for portions of
property subject to the system development charge to the
extent that those specific areas available and maintained
at all times for public use (e.g. ballfields adjacent to
a school building) shall be segregated from the fee
determination as herein provided. In applying this '
exemption to the extent possible, a single straight line
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shall be drawn across the property separating the exempt
property from the property to be charged. If a single
straight line would not achieve substantial equity, then
additional lines may be drawn to include substantial open
space areas in the exemption. For purposes of this
exemption, substantial open space areas shall be at least
one hundred thousand ( 100, 000 ) square feet in area.
Lines shall not be drawn closer than fifteen feet ( 15 ' )
to any structure.
� ( 1) Nonexempt Areas : Parking lots, driveways, walkways,
similar areas and required landscape areas shall not
be part of the exempt area.
(2 ) Administrative Fees : The applicant shall pay the
City' s administrative costs for the preparation,
processing and recording the segregated fee. At the
time of application for SDC fee segregation the
applicant shall pay the administrative fee of seven
hundred fifty dollars ( $750) .
( 3) Restrictive Covenants : The exemption must be
memorialized by means of a restrictive covenant
running with the land. Should the property exempted
under this section later be developed or sold, then
that property shall pay the system development charge
fee in place at the time of development or property
sale.
(4) Interpretation of Exemption: The Administrator of
the Planning/Building/Public Works Department shall
make the final decision on the interpretation of this
limited exemption and the achievement of substantial
equity.
l . When calculating the area to be charged the development
charge, undeveloped greenbelt and major easements within
the property shall not be included in the square footage
for the calculation of the charge. When determining
whether property is undeveloped greenbelt or major
easements, the inquiry should be to recorded easements,
dedications or restrictions on the Comprehensive Plan or
Zoning Maps or City policies that would prevent
development of significant usages . This exemption is
intended not to charge property that is undevelopable.
m. When calculating the area to be char•ged the development
charge, Class I and II wetlands areas are exempt. It is
the responsibility of the property owner or applicant to
� submit a study determining the classification as Class I ,
and/or II wetlands and a legal description of said
wetlands so that these portions of the property can be
exempted from the development charge. Classification of
wetlands will be based upon the rating system as outlined
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in Title 4, Chapter 32 of the Renton City Code and any ',
subsequent amendments thereto.
n. Segregation by Plat or Short Plat: The system ,
development charge shall be determined on the basis of '
the specific platted properties being developed
regardless of the parcel size. Unplatted or large-
platted parcels may be platted or short-platted prior to
development, in which case the system development charge
fee will be applied to the specific lots being developed.
o. The ability exists for the partial payment of the system
development charge based upon percentage of the property
developed. The owner may apply for partial payment of
the fee on a percentage-based prorated basis proportional
to the percentage of the parcel which will be developed.
The application shall consist of a detailed plan, drafted
to current adopted city standards, of the proposed
development, which shall include a proposed boundary line
for the system development charge fee determination, and
a statement of the total area of the property and the
area of the developed portion in square feet. The
following criteria shall determine the partial payment of
fees :
( 1 )Application of Provisions : This provision shall
apply to all development with the exception of
single-family residential and mobile home
developments .
(2 )Determination of Charge�: The system development
charge shall be determined on the basis of the
percentage of a property that is developed (existing
development plus proposed development) .
(3}Full Development: For the purpose of this Code, full
development is considered to be sixty percent ( 60�)
property coverage for multi-family development and
eighty percent (80�) property coverage for
commercial, industrial, mixed-use and all other
development. Property coverage is defined as the
portion of the property supporting buildings,
driveways and sidewalks, parking areas, grass and
landscape areas, public access areas, storm drainage
facilities and detention ponds and improvements
required for mitigation of environmental impacts
under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) .
(4 } Development Area: The "developed area" shall
include, but not be limited to, all contiguous
existing developed land for which the system
development charge fees have not been paid; all
existing and proposed buildings, driveways and
sidewalks, parking areas, grass and landscape areas,
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public access areas, storm drainage facilities and
detention ponds and improvements required for
mitigation of environmental impacts under the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) .
(5} Formula: Determination of partial payment shall be
performed by dividing the "developed area" by eighty ,
percent (80�) ( 60 percent for multi-family '
development) of the total area of the property, and I
multiplying this number by the system development
charge fee assessment for the entire property. '
( 6) Partial Payment Fees : The partial payment of fees
shall be by formal, written agreement which shall be
recorded as a restrictive covenant running with the
land. The restrictive covenant shall list the
percentage of the system development charge fee that
has been paid for the property. The percentage of
the system development charge fee that has been paid
for the property shall be defined by dividing the
"developed area" by eighty percent (80�) ( 60 percent
for multi-family development) of the total area of
the property, and multiplying this number by one
hundred percent ( 100%) .
Should the property partially paid for under this
Section later develop, then that property shall pay
the system development charge fee in place at the
time of development. Should the property partially
paid for under this Section later be subdivided, then
the partial payment credit shall run with the
subdivided lots . The burden of establishing that the
partial payment has been made would be on the party
owing the fee and not on the City.
(7 ) Administrative Fees : The applicant shall pay the
City' s administrative costs for the preparation,
processing and recording of the partial payment of
the fee. At the time of application for system
development charge fee partial payment the applicant
shall pay the administrative fee of seven hundred
fifty dollars ( $750 . 00) .
(8) Interpretation of Partial Payments : The
Administrator of the Planning/Building/Public Works
Department shall make the final decision on
interpretation of the partial payment of system
development charges .
p. Any party extending utilities that may serve other than
that party' s property may request a latecomer' s agreement
from the City. Any party required to oversize utilities
may request that utility participate in the cost of the
project. '
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q. Inspection and Approval Fees : In addition to other
permits and fees, there will be an inspection/approval
fee for on-site and off-site replacement and improvements
which shall be identical to that specified in Chapter 10,
Title IX of this Code, and any subsequent amendments
thereto.
SECTION II. This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval, and thirty (30) days after its publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 12th day of June , 1995 .
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Marily J etersen, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 12th day of June , 1995 .
E ymer, May
Approved to form:
Law e c . arr , City Attorney -
Date of Publication: June 16 , 1995
ORD.460 : 5/31/95 :as .
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Amends ORD 4321, 4415, 4441, 4508
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 4526
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SUBSECTION 8-4-41.B.3 OF CHAPTER 4, WATER, OF TITLE
VIII (HEALTH AND SANITATION) , OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260
ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCE5 OF THE CITY OF
RENTON, WASHINGTON" RELATING TO A SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
CHARGE FOR CONNECTION TO THE WATER UTILITY.
The following is a summary of this ordinance.
SECTION I. This ordinance adds a section to the system
development charge ordinance for connection to the City' s water
utility establishing a charge per multi-family residential unit,
except in the areas zoned Center powntown (CD) and Center Office
Residential (COR) , and for mixed use building when over 50� of the
floor space is used for multi-family residences .
SECTION II. A full text of this ordinance will be mailed,
without charge, upon request to the City Clerk.
Date of Publication: June 16, 1995
ORD. 461 : 5/12/95 :as .
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