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Home My WebLink AboutORD 3105 1• �+ - ' • �� ' • , ' a • ' y , ti� . ' . ' • AMENDED BY ORD. �3173 (� Q 17 � �.�1.� . ��_ � �� CITY. OF REN.TON, WASHING.TON Oi'�� sa� ORDZNANCE N0. " 3Yo5 � AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENT.ON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF TITLE IX (PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY) OF ORDINANCE N0 . 1628 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENE.RA.L ORDINANCES � OF THE CITY OF REN.TON" RELATING T0. THE �t'.RENTON SUBD.IVISION ORDINANCE" AND THE POSITION OF "HEARING: EXAMINER" AS SET FQRTH IN CITY OF REN.TQN ORDII�NCE N0. 3071; AND FILING FEES . THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY. OF RENTON, WASHING.TON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SEGTION I : Whenever reference is made in said Chapter ll of I Title .IX (P.ublic ways and Property) of Ordinance No. 1628 erititl.ed II "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" to the term "Planning I ° Commission" the term "HEARING EXAMINER" sh�Il be substituted therefor. I SECTION II: Existing Section 9-1103 l. of Title Ix (P.ublic I Ways and Property) of. Or.dinance No.. 1628 entitled�� "Code of General �r Ordinances of the City of Reriton is hereby amerided to read as follows : Se"ct'iori 9-1�103 '1.',as amerided: The Hearing Examiner is designa�d as the official of the City for the conduct of public hearings; and � the Planning Departmerit is responsible for the ge.n.eral administration and coordinati.on of this Ordinance. SECTION III: Existing Se cti.on 9-1104 l. A of Title IX (P.ublic Ways and Property) of Ordinance No.1628 erititl.ed "Code of General I Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended. to read as follows: !,, Sect'iori 9�1104 1.' A. , as amerided: Short :Subdivision. The procedure .for review and approval of short subdivisions is the approval, modification or disapproval of the proposed plat by the various departments and recommendation to the Hearing Examiner for final approval after � i public hearing. After all improvements required by. this Ordinance have been satisfactorily installed, the plat shall be signed. If there is � a dedication of land, the plai shall be filed wi:th .the King County Department of Records and Eleetions; or if there is no dedication of land, the plat shall be filed with. .the Planning .Department and .the City Clerk. -1- I ' , . • , . ° • . �ECTION IV: Existing Section 9-1105 1 of Title IX (Public Ways and Property) of Ordinance No. 1628 erititl.ed "Code of Gerieral Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended to read as follows : Section 9-1I05 l, as "am�ended: PLAT REQUIREMENTS FOR SHORT SUBDIVISIONS: 1. Proposed Plat and Fees . The proposed plat, su.bdivision or dedication shall be :submitted in an original and at least eight (8) copies -b the Planning Department. The date received shall be recorded and a file number assigned. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of One Hundred Dollars ( $100 . 00) for residential subdivisions� and one dollar i$1. 00) per• one thousand (1, 000) s�}uare ; feet for industrial subdivision, but not less than Fifty Dollars ($50 . 00) . SECTION V: Existing Section 9-1105 6 B . of Title IX (Public Ways and Property) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitl.ed "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended to read as follows : Section 9-1105 6 . B . , as amended: Waived Tmprovements . Upon written application, which shall incZude a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50 . 00) submitted to the Planning Department the installation of improve- ments may be waived subject to. determination by. the Hear.ing �Examiner that there is reasonable .justification for such waiver . Any such written application shall specify in detail the reason for such requested waiver and may contain such evidence, including photographs , maps , surveys as may be pertinent thereto. Reasonable justification shall include � but is not limited to the abs.ence of such improvements located within a reasonable distance and/or the conditions outlined in Section 9-i109 l.A (Exception Requirements) . To assist the Hearing Examiner inmaking a determination, the Public Works and Planning Departments shall submit � their written recommendation regarding the .installation of such improvements. SECTION VI: . Existing Sections 9-1106 1 A. ; 2 .A; 2 E (2) ; 3 B; 3 C; 3 H (10) ; 3 J; and 3 K of Title IX (Pub?ic 4�Tays and Property) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances af the City of Renton are hereby amended to read as follows : -2- � � ' � � . I + ' E ; •• � ' I . • � , . � i Sectzan 9-11Q6 l A. , as am:erided. � l. Tentative Plat Reguiremen�s . A. Proposed' Plat,� Fee. The application for a Tentative Plat shall be submitted in an original and severi C'7.} copies to the Plannirzg Department who shal.l record the date received and assign a file num�er, The. application shall be accompanied by a fee of Fifty_ Dollars ($50 . 007 p1.us Two Dollars ($2 ,-00) per acre. Section 9-11�06 2 A. , as amerided: 2 . Preliminary Plat Requiremnet. A. Proposed "Plat, Fees , DAte of Ke"ar'ing. The Preliminary Plat shall be prepared by a regis�tered land surveyar in accordance with requiremen�s of RCW 18 .43. Q10 . The applica.tion shall be _submitt.ed w.ith eight (8) copies. p1.us the original to the Planning Departmen-t, who shall reaard the date received and assign a file number. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of One Hundred Dal.lar� ($�OQ . QO} plus eigh� dollars C$.8. 00) per residential lot in the �roposed residential subdivision. Tlie Preliminary Plat fee for industrial subdivisions shall , be Two Hundred Dollars ($.200. 00) plus One Dollar t$1. 00) per one thousand t1, 000} square feet af land area. The Preliminary Plat shall be assigned � a hearing date. by. `the Planning Department. Sect'ion 9-1106 2 E t 2) , as� arrierided: Ca„ty Counc'i1 The Hearing Examiner� recommendations shall be submitted to the Council nat la-�er than fourteen (14) days following action. Upon receipt of the recom- mendation on any Preliminary Plat, the City Council shall at its next public me�tang adopt or r�eject the recommeridations af the Hearing Examiner. I�, after cansidering the matter at a publie mee�ing, �he Ci�ty Council deems a change in the Hearing Examiner's recommendation apprt�ving _ar disappraving any Prelimin�ry Plat is necessary, the change of the recommendations shall �a.ot be made until the City Council shall make and enter findings of fact from the record anc� canelusions therefrom wh�:ch stzppart its ae�ion. The City Council may adopt al1 or portions of -�he� Hearing Examiner' s findings and conclusions . Such public me�iing may be held before a committee constituting a majority of the City 8onncil.. Sf the meeting is befare a committee, the cammittee shall report _its recommendations -3- � N � ' ' •1 • y • • � • on the matter to the City Council for final action. The City Council shall inquire into the public use and interest proposed to be served by the establishment of th.e subdivision. It shall deterx�ine if appro- priate provisions are made for, but not limited to, the public health, safety and general welfare, for open spaces , drainage ways, streets , alleys, other public ways, water supplies, sanitary wastes, parks, , playgrounds, sites for schools and schoolgr.ounds, and shall consider:-_a�l other relevant facts and determine whether the .public interest will be served by the subd.ivision and dedication. If it finds that the propc�ed plat makes appropriate. provisions for the public health, safety and general welfare and for such open spaces , drainage ways, streets, alleys , other public ways , water supplies , sanitary wastes , parks, play- grounds , sites for schools and schoolgrounds and that the public use and interest will be served by the platting of such subdivision, then it shall be approved. If it finds that the proposed plat does not make .such appro- priate provisions or that the public use and interest will n� be served then the City Council may disapprove the proposed plat. Dedication of land to any public body may be required as a condition of subdivision approval and shall be clearly shown on the final plat. The City Council shall , not as a condition to the approval of any plat require a release from damages to be procured from other property owners . Section :9-1106 3 B . , as amend�ed Fees . Alternate De.d'icafiions of Land. The Final Plat shall be .accompanied by a fee of Fifty Dollars ($50 . 00) plus Four pollars ($4. 00) per residential lot. The Final Plat fee for industrial subdivision is One Hundred Dollars ($100 . 00) plus one dollar ($.1.00) per one thousand (1, 000) square feet of land area, .:-Zri any proposed .subd.ivision the subdivider may elect_ to dedicate or reserve in a perpetual recreational, open space or other general public use any land area of not less than ten percent (l00) of the total land area in lieu of ' the application fees. required for approval of the Preliminary and Final Plats, provided further that such dedication or reservation of land shall be acceptable to the City. -4- <. - . • . � " , . . . Section 9-1106 3 C. , as asrierided: Referrals , Recommeridatioms of Departments . The Planniig Departmerit shall transmit two ( 2) copies of the Final Plat to the .Department of Public Works , one cop� to the Tr�affic Engineering Division, one copy to the Building Division, one copy to the Health Agency, and one copy to the Fire Department, with copies ot � other departments and agencies as necessary i for their review and recommendation. Two .(2) copies shall be i retained for the use of the Hearing Examiner. These departmerits and agencies shall make their respective recommendations regarding the Final Plat to the '�'iann�ing D'epartme�� in writing at least. ��ift'e'eri' (15) days prior to date of the Hearing Examiner' s hearing. -5- • � • � . . I , � J , � � Section 9-1106 3 H. C10) as amerided: Certification of a roval � � PP to be signed by the Director of Public Works, Traffic Engineer , Hearing Examiner and the Planning Director. Section 9-1106 3 J'. , as amerided: Filing of Final Plat. Before- a Final Plat is submitted to_ the City Cancil for approval, it shall be signed. by the Hearing Examiner, the Director of .Publ.ic Works , the Traffic Engineer. and the Planning Director. After Final Plat approval by resolution of the City. Council, the Final Plat .shall be signed by the Mayor and City Clerk. Following adoption of the Final Plat, the original copy of the Plat shall be filed for �cord with. the King Connty Department of Records and E1_ections by 'the City Clerk. Recording fees shall be paid by the subdivider to the City Clerk.. Section 9-1106 3 K.', as amended: Final Plat Maps, Scale, Required Documentation. The plat shall be drawn to a scale of not less than one inch (1") representing forty feet (4Q' ). on sheets eighteen by twenty four inches (18" x 24" ) . The original drawing shall be in black ink on linen tracing cloth or on stabilized drafting film and shall contain the following information: t (1) Date, tilte, name and location of subdivision; graphi:c scale; and tr.ue north point.. ° (2) The li.nes of all' streets and roads , alley lines , lot lines, yard req.uirements , lots and blocks numbered in numerical order, reservations , easements and any areas to be dedicated to p.ublic use or sites for other � than residential use wi:th notes stating their purpose and any limitations . 'I C3) Sufficient data to d�iermine readily and reproduce on the ground the location, bearing and length of every street, easement line, lot line, boundary line, .bl.ock line and yard requirement, wheth.er curved '� or straight. This data shall include .the radius , ceritral angle and tangent distance for the center line of curved streets and curved property lines that are not the boundary of curved str.eets . (4) All dimensions to the nearest .one-.hundreth (1/100) of a foot and ar�es and .bearings in degrees, minutes and seconds . ( 5) Thelocation and description of all monumerits . -6- b I ' , � , � . ` . ' ' � , ' � ( 6) The names and locations of adjoining subdivisions and streets and the location and identification of adjoining unsubdivided property. SECTION VII: Existing Sections9-1108 18 , and 23 �' ( 3) (d) of Title IX (Public Ways and Property) of Ordi�lance No . 16?� entitled "Cod� of Genera� 0-rdinances of the City of Renton" ar� hereby amended to read as follows : Section 9-1108 , 18 . , as amended: Flooding and Geological Hazard. If any portion of the land within the 'bouridary of a Preliminary Plat or approved � record or survey is subject to flooding or inundation, that portion of the subdivision shall have the approval of the State of Washington according to RCW 86 .16 before the Planning Department and the Hearing Examiner shall consider such subdivision. If any portion of a Preliminary Plat is subject to flooding, inundation or geological ha�ard and the probable use of the property will require structures , the Hearing Examiner shall disapprove the Preliminary Plat or that portion of the subdiv�ion so affected. Protective improvements may be constructed as a conditional precede�..t to approval of the Preliminary and/or Final Plat. The Planning Department may require the subdivider to submit a geologist' s report if there is concern about geological hazards . Section 9-1108 23 F. ( 3) Cd) , as amended: Pipestem lots shall not be permitted unless approval is granted by the Hearing Examiner and Subdivider has made timely application as further specified in Section 9-1109 (EXCEPTIONS) herein below stated. Any pipestem lot permitted shall contain the required area for the zoning classification exclusive of the area of the p.zp�.s�em ,� and provided the pipestem shall not exceed one hundred fifty feet (150t ) in length and not less �han twenty feet (20 ' ) in width. There shall be at least a ten foot (10 ' ) wide driveway of permanent paving � the length of the pipestem. Any land in the pipestem not paved shall be_.landscaped ; the plat may be conditionally approved so that I such landscaping may be in�talled at a later date when a dwelling is j constructed on the pipes��m lot. I _�_ � , � '. , � _ . , , � '� . ' � U � t SECTION V I ITT: Al1 other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION IX: This Ordinance sha11 be effective on and after January l, 1977 and upon its passage, approval and five days after its publiration. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 24th day of January, 1977 . � �I /'//„E�iDC� Delores A. M�ad, C�ty Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 24th day of January, 1977 . n7 ,��,C'�i�i��L./ Charles/y�'. Delaurenti, Mayor � �/ Approved as to form: �� . G�rard M. Shellan, Cit Attorne Y Y Date of Publication: 1-28-77 -8- I