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Amends ORD ��4124, ��4404
Amended by ORD 4631, #4 6 71 , �
4690, 4773
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON II
ORDINANCE NO. 4466
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTION 4-14-3 .0 OF CHAPTER 14, PARKI�tG AND LOADING, AND
SECTION 4-31-10. 1 OF CHAPTER 31, ZONTNG CODE, OF TITLE IV
(BUILDING REGULATIONS) , OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED
"CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES O�+' THE CITY Og' RENTON, �
WASHINGTON" BY REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT FOR GROUND FLOOR
RETAIL IN ALL BUT THE PEDESTRIAN CORRIDORS IDENTIFIED I1Q
THE DOWNTOWN PLAN, E7CTENDING THE PARKING, LANDSCAPING,
SETBACK AND LOT COVERAGE E7CEMPT AREA TO THE WEST SIDE OF
LOGAN AVENUE, AND ADDING EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENCES A$ A PRIMARY USE IN THE MIXED COMMERCIAL (CM) ,
ZONE. �
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 4-14-3.0 of Chapter 14, Parking and
Loading, 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 :
4-14-3.C: Exemption for the Downtown Core Area: The
downtown core area which is described as that area bounded by the
center lines of Smithers Avenue South from South Fourth Place to I',
South Third Avenue and Logan Avenue South from South Third Street '
to South Second Street, bounded on the north by Cedar River, east
to Mill Avenue South, south to South Fourth Street and west to
Smithers Avenue South shall be exempt from the provisions of this
ordinance. This area shall also extend to the west property line
of those properties fronting along the west side of Logan Avenue
South between South Second Street and Airport Way, but in no case
shall the area extend more than one hundred and ten feet ( 110 ' )
west of the Logan Avenue South right-of-way.
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SECTION II. Section 4-31-10 . 1 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 subsections 1 .B.k and 1 .D. l .b and by
revising other subsections to read as follows :
4-31-10.1.B.d: Multi-family Residential : Residential ,�
uses at densities of between seventy-five (75) and one hundred
( 100) dwelling units per 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 section D. 1 below. Density may be increased to 150
dwelling un�its per acre subject to administrative conditional �
approval . ��
4-31-10..1.B.k: Single-family residences existing legally
as of the date of this ordinance.
4-31-10.1.B.2 .b(1) : These uses, except their supportive
offices and sales uses, shall not be located on the ground floor
along street frontage in the downtown pedestrian district as
defined in section D. 1 below.
4-31-10.1.B.2.g. (3) : These uses shall not be expanded on
the ground floor along street frontage in the downtown pedestrian
district as defined in section D. 1 below, except for those
supportive o��fices and sales uses .
4-31-10.1.B.2.h. (1) : These uses shall include high
visibility retail or service space on the ground floor along street
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frontage in the downtown pedestrian district as defined in section
D. 1 below.
4-31-10. 1.B.2.i. (1) : These uses shall not be located on
the ground floor along street frontage in the downtown pedestrian
district as defined in section D. 1 below.
4-31-10. 1.B.2.1. (1) : These uses shall not be located on
the ground floor along street frontage in the downtown pedestrian
district as defined in section D. 1 below.
4-31-10.1.8.4.d. : Leather and leather goods manufacturing
except on ground floor along street frontage in the downtown
pedestrian district as defined in section D. 1 below. .
4-31-10.1.D.l.a. : Downtown Core Area - that ar.ea bounded by
the center lines of Smithers Avenue South from South. Fourth Place
to South Thir.d Avenue and Logan Avenue: South_ from� South �Third
Street to South Second Street, bounded on the north by Cedar River, .
east to Mill Avenue South, south to South Fourth Street and west to
Smithers Avenue South. This area shall also extend to the west
property line of those properties fronting along the west side of
Logan Avenue South between South Second Street and Airport Way, but
in no case shall the area extend more than one-hundred and ten feet
( 110 ' ) west of the Logan Avenue South right-of-way.
4-31-10.1.D.l.b. : Downtown Pedestrian District - those uses,
buildings, and walkways along either side of South Third Street
between Burnett Avenue South and Main Avenue South, and along
either side of Wells Avenue South between South Second Street and
Houser Way South.
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4-31-10.1.D.2. : Setbacks : Setbacks in the CM Zone shall be
required as follows (except for the downtown core area, as
described in Section D. 1 above, where no setbacks are required
until the building exceeds forty feet (40 ' ) , whereby portions over
forty feet (40 ' ) must be set back ten feet ( 10 ' ) for each story. ) :
SECTION III . This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval, and thirty days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 22nd day of August , 1994 .
Li�� \
Marilyn etersen, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 22nd day of August , 1994 .
Ea 1 Clymer, M or�
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Wa n, City Attorney
Date of Publication: August 26, 1994
ORD. 381 : 6/27/94 :as .
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