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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE N0. 2847
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF TITLE VIII (HEALTH AND �
SANITATION) OF ORDINANCE N0. 1628 ENTITLED
"CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
RENTON" RELATING TO SEWER CHARGES , SPECIAL RATES,
CHARGES FOR PROPERTY NOT PREVIOUSLY ASSESSED ,
I AND SIMILAR PROVISIONS , AND REPEALING ANY AND
ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THERE[n1ITH
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, [n1ASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I : Whenever in this Chapter the term "Superintendent
of Utilities" is used or referred to , said term is hereby deleted
and superseded by the term and designation "UTILITY ENGINEER" .
SECTION II : Section 8-704 of Chapter 7 , Title VIII , of
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Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City
of Renton" is hereby amended to read as follows :
8-704 as amended - BUILDING SEWER PERMITS : No unauthorized
person shall uncover, make any connections with or openings into ,
use , alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without
first obtaining a written permit from the Utility Engineer or his duly
authorized representative. There shall be three ( 3) classes of
building sewer permits :
(1) for residential service ,
(2) for commercial service , and ,k
C3) for industrial service. �
In each case the owner or his duly authorized agent or representative
shall make ap.plication 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 Utility Engineer or his duly authorized
representative. The permit and inspection fees shall be as follows :
Ca) The sum of -ti,�,tydollars ($ 20 . 00 ) for a residential building
sewer permit.
(b) The sum of -fif� . � � dollars ($50 . 00) for a business or
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(c) The sum of one/ dollars ($ 1C1D. 00) for an industrial bw'lding
sewer permit.
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Cd) The sum of five dollars C$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 her duly
designated representative at the time the application for such a
permit is filed.
SECTION III : Section 8-715 of Cha ter 7 Title VIII of I
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Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of Gen�ral Ordinances of the City
of Renton" is hereby amended to read as follows :
8-715 as amended - SEWER CHARGES ; SPECIAL RATES :
(A) The Monthly rates and charges for sewage disposal
service shall be as follows :
1. Single family dwelling units $1. 50 per month
2 . All other users . A charge of one dollar and fifty
cents (51. 50 ) per month for each nine hundred C900)
cubic feet of water used by apartments , multiple
dwelling units of every�:-type and number, business ,
commercial' ;_ zndus.t�ial_ and all other users .
3. Charges for sewer service without City water. In
the event that water obtained from otY�.er sources
than purchased from the city of Renton is either
discharged or drained into the sewer system, single
family dwellings and other users shall be charged
by one of two following methods :
a. Four dollars and twenty five cents C$4. 25) per
single family residence. CIncludes $2 . 75 Metro charge)
b. Other than single family d�wellings , the director
of public works shall install a water meter into
such private water system at no cost to property
owners and the method of billing shall be in
compliance with Section 8-715A2 .
• (B) Whenever the use of water is such that a portion of
the water used does not flow into the City sewer
system but is lost by evaporation or used in irrigation,
manufacturing or any other use , and the person in control
provides proof of this fact , such person may apply for
the installation of a sub-meter or other measuring
device to measure the amount of water so used or lost
and no charge shall be made for sewage because of water
so used or lost. A sub-meter application will be made
in the same manner as a regular water meter and costs
shall be based upon the same rate schedule as a regular
meter installation. All sub-meters shall be located �
at the property line or adjacent to the regular meter. '
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(C) Upon application made to the City Council by any
municipal or quasi-municipal corporation including
school, hospital or fire district , County of King,
or similar public entity , for sewer services outside
the City limits and upon approval of hook-up or
connection th�refor by the City Council, the rates
to such special users shall be one and one-half C1-1�2 )
times the basic rates applicable to resident users
for similar services , plus all other char�es
Cincluding hook-up , connection and fees levied or assessed by
"Metro" ) applicable to such services . ' -. � '� - �. '.' .
(D) In addition to the foregoing charges specified in this
Section , the following rates shall be charged :
l. A char e of two dollars sevent five cents C$2 . 75)
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per month payable to "Metro" for each single
family dwelling unit.
2 . A charge of two dollars seventy five cents C$2 . 75)
per month payable to "Metro" for each nine hundred
(900 ) cubic feet of water used by apartments ,
multiple dwelling units of every type and number ,
business , commercial , industrial and all other
users .
Every single person, sixty-two (62) years of age or
older, and every single person totally and permanently
disabled, residing in a single family dwelling, either
as owner or purchaser, whose income from all sources
is three hundred thirty three dollars and thirty three
cents ($333 . 33) per month or less , and four thousand
dollars ($4 ,000 . 00) per annum, or less , or in case of
marital community both parties , husband and wife ,
residing in a single family drrrelling, either as owner
or purchaser, and both spouses being sixty two (62)
years of age or older, whose total income from all
sources is four hundred twenty five dollars C$425 . 00)
per month , or less , �nd five thousand one hundred
dollars ($5 ,100 . 00 ) per annum, or less , shall pay
the following rates for water and sewer services
relating to such single family dwelling in which such
eligible person or persons permanently reside.
$1. 00 per month including the monthly rate
for sewage disposal for a single family
dwelling unit.
Any excess shall be charged as provided in
Section 3-231 of Title III relating to water rates .
CE) Every such person, Cif married, then either spouse)
shall file with the Utilities Department of the City,
his or her statement, � under oath, that he, she or
they are qualified to be charged a special rate for
such utility services hereinabove set forth and such
statement to contain such other information as the
Utilities Engineer may prescribe, including residence
address , ownership or interest in dwelling occupied by
such applicant or applicants , the amount, source
and nature of all income from any and all sources ,
together with the applicant' s unqaalified promise to
forthwith notify the City of any circumstances or
change in condition which would make the applicant
or applicants ineligible to receive said special rates.
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All of such information shall be treated in confidence
and all such application and statements shall only be
available for inspection by authorized pe�sonnel ,
of the City. The Utilities Engineer shall have the
right, whenever he deems it necessary , to require such '
statement on an annual basis .
SECTION IV: Section 8-716 of Chapter 7 , Title VIII , of
Ordinance No . 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the I
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City of Renton" is hereby amended to read as follows :
8-716 as amended - BILLINGS AND COLLECTIONS : All bills for
sewer disposal service as set forth in this Ordinance or as same may
be �arnended from time to time, shall become due and payable at the
office of the Director of Finance , or such o-ther place as the City
may designate , not later than fifteen (15) days from date of billing.
If not so paid, any such account shall thereupon become delinquent.
If no timely payment is made as herein set forth and the account thus
becomes delinquent , the Director of Finance , or her duly authorized i
representative shall mail to the user a notice in writing , postage
prepai,d and mailed to the last known address of such user , that if
such delinquent sewer charges are not paid forthwitYi, the tJtilities
Engineer shall be directed to cut off the water service to the
premises and to enforce the lien upon the property to which such
service has been rendered and such lien shall be superior to all
other liens or encumbrances except those for general taxes and �
special assessments . Such liens may be foreclosed by the City in
the manner provided by law for the enforcement of the same , and for
delinc�uent sewer charges , in addition to all other remedies permitted.
�here will be an additional sum of Ten Dollars ( $10 . 00) charged for
the expense of turning the water off and on. Any such water service
cut off shall remain disconnected until all charges to the City
plus penalties , together with the additional sum of Ten ($10 . 00 ) dollars
for turning the water on, shal.l have been paid.
In lieu of any notice by mail , the Utilities Engineer or the Director
of Finance , or their duly authorized representatives , may cause a
delinquent sewer charge no-tice to be served personally upon such user
or occupant. Failure to receive mail properly addressed to such user
or occupant shall not be a valid defense for failure to pay any such
delinquent charges . Any change in ownership of property or change in
mailing address must be properly filed in writing with the office of
the Director of Finance within fifteen (�5) days after such change
of status . •
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SEGTZON V : Section 8-717 of Chapter 7 , Title VIII , of �
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Ordinance No . 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City
of Renton" is hereby ame�nded to read as follows :
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8-717 as amended - CHARGES FOR PROPERTY NOT PREVIOUSLY
ASSESSED:
In addition to sewer connection permit fees required by Ordinance ,
there is hereby imposed upon, and the owners or properties which have
not been previously assessed or charged or borne an equitable share
of the cost of the City 's sewer distribution system shall pay,
pr�r to connection to a City sewer main , a special connection charge
in an amount to be computed under the following paragraph of this
Ordinance. '
The special connection charge imposed by this ordinance shall be
paid into the Utility Fund and shall be computed as follows : The
number of units of property frontage to be served by the sewer
distribution system, determined in the manner prescribed in RCW
35 . 44 , 030 and . 040 for determining "assessable units of frontage" ,
shall be multiplied by the actual local improvement assessment
per unit of frontage for such facility in Renton for the year
in which the sewer main to which the property is to be connected
was constructed and accepted as completed .
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The special connection charge shall be aid in cash whenever such i�
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connection is requested; or application may be made by such property
owner to provide for the payment thereof by an installment contract,
if the amount is in excess of five hundred dollars C$500 . 00) , with '
interest at the rate of seven percent (7%) per annum, computed
annually on unpaid balances , which contract shall provide for a
minimum down payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of such total
connection charges hereinabove set for�h, payable upon execution of
such contract, and the balance thereof to be paid in not more than
twenty (20) quarterly installments payable on each January lst ,
April lst, July lst, and Oc-tober lst. Such installment contracts
shall provide that any unpaid ba.lance may be paid in full in any
year at the time of the first quarterly payment of such year is due '
and payable , shall describe the property served by the sewer, and
shall be duly acknowledged by the property owner and be re�drded by �
the Public Works Director in the office of the County Auditor at �
the expense of such prc�rty owner. Delinquent payments under such
installment contracts shall be a lien upon the described propert'y
as provided for in RCW 35 . 67 . 200 and enforceable in accordance with
RCW 35 . 67. 220 through 35 . 67 . 280 . As an additional and concurrent
method of enforcing such lien , the water service to such property
may be disconnected in accordance with RCW 35 . 67 . 290 , until such time
as all delinquent payments have been paid in full. Upon full payment
of such installment contract , the Public Works Director, on behalf
of the City of Renton, shall execute and deliver unto the property
owner a release of such lien; which shall be recorded, at the
expense of the property owner, with the King County Auditor' s office .
All installment payments so made shall be applied first on interest ,
accrued up to date , balance on principal.
Such special connection charge for property abutting on a street
in which a sewer can be constructed or extended to serve such property
but can be connected without actual construction or extension, shall
be computed as if the sewer was so constructed or extended; and the
special connection charge for property located back from the margin
of the street in which the sewer exists and outside of the assessment
district created therefor shall be made giving consideration to the
distance of said property from the street margin. In no case shall
credit be allowed for the cost of extra length of side sewer required
for connection to the City' s sewerage system; provided, however that
in cases where applicat�n of the foregoing formula to a particular
parcel of property results in a charge , which because of unusual
conditions , or conditions peculiar to said property only, is in
excess of charges tos-imilar properties , the Public Works Director
is authorized to reduce the special connection charge to such an j
amount charged to properties similarly situated. '
If any such property for which a special connection charge has been
paid later beco�es subsequently included in a Local Improvement
District for the construction of a sewer of the same or similar nature ,
then the principal amount so paid shall be credited to the assessment
against such prq�rty and such amount shall be paid from the water works
utilities fund into such Local Impr�vement District Fund.
SECTION VI : There is hereby created and established a new
Section, to be known as Section 8-718. reading as follows :
8-718 : FACILITY AND TRUNK CONNECTION CHARGES : Persons connecting
, a private sewer to a public sewer to serve property which has not been
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eharged or assessed with the cost of a trunk sewer shall pay in I
addition to the payment of the connection permit fee required by �
the Ordinance of the (�y of Renton the following additional fees :
l� per sq. ft. of property conne�cted
Payments of the conne�ion charge for the facility. or trunk sewer �
shall be due and payable at the ti.me of physical corinecti,on to the j
s�wer system.
SECTION VII : Section 8-702 ,-� sub-section . (d? ; _of 'Chapter 7 ,
Ti�le VIII, of Oriinance No . 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances
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'of the� City of Renton" is hereby amended to read as follows :
Section 8-702 (d) , as amended: The Owner of each house,
building, or property used for human occupancy, employment,
recreation,. or other purpose , situated within the City and
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abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which
there is now located or may in the future be located a public
sanitary or combi.ned sewer of the City, is hereby required
at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein,
and to connect such facilities directly with the proper
public sewer i.n acco�.nce with the provisions of this Chapter ,
within ninety ( 90) days after date of official notice to
do so, provided that said public sewer is within one hundred
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feet (100 ) of the property line .
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If any such owner fails , refuses or neglects to so
� connect to the public sewer within said ninety ( 90) day
period, then thereupon the City� Building Department may
post s�d structure and prohibit occupancy thereof until
such time as such connc�tion has been made; furthermore ,
-�he City may cause any existing water meter to be disconn�ted
or removed until such time as the connection to the public
sewer has been accomplished at which time any such water
meter shall be reconnected or re-installed as the case may
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SECTION VIII : Any and all ordinances or parts of ordinances '
in confli.ct herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTIQN IX: This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage,
approval and five days after its publication, unless otherwise
provided far hereinabove.
PASSED BY THE GITY COUNCIL this 6th. day of . May:�,,. 1974 .
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De ores A. ead, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this. 6th_ day of .Ma�,' :•_ , 1974 .
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Avery ' arrett, Mayor
Approved as to Form:
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G rard M. S7iellan, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 5-10-74
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