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DRAFT CODE LANGUAGE AS OF JUNE 19, 2020
[STAFF-PROPOSED CODE CHANGES SHOWN IN STRIKETHROUGH/UNDERLINE.]
4-2-080 CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ZONING USE TABLES:
A. SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
6. Specified residential use(s) are not allowed within one thousand feet (1,000') of the centerline of
Renton Municipal Airport runway. Attached dwellings are not permitted in the CA or CN Zone within the
Benson, Cedar River, Talbot, or Valley Community Planning Areas.
Where not prohibited, attached dwelling units are permitted subject to the following conditions and
standards in addition to RMC 4-4-150, Residential Mixed-Use Development Standards:
a. Standalone Residential – Where Allowed: Standalone residential buildings are permitted:
i. In the CD Zone outside of the Downtown Business District, provided residential amenity
space and/or lobby space is provided on the ground floor along the street frontage;
ii. In the CV Zone where not abutting NE Sunset Blvd. east of Harrington Avenue NE;
iii. In the CA Zone where abutting a residential zone if at least one vertical mixed building is
constructed along the street frontage(s) with a minimum of two (2) residential stories above
commercial, the standalone residential building(s) are sited closest to the abutting
residential zone and, if townhouses, limited to three (3) stories;
iv. In the UC Zone along streets not designated as pedestrian-oriented streets through the
Master Site Plan process; and
v. In the COR Zone as determined through the Master Site Plan process.
Where standalone residential buildings are not allowed, dwelling units shall be integrated into a
vertically mixed use building with ground floor commercial.
b. Commercial Uses: Commercial uses in residential mixed-use developments are limited to
retail sales, on-site services, eating and drinking establishments, taverns, daycares, preschools,
indoor recreational facilities, pet daycares, craft distilleries/small wineries/micro-breweries with
tasting rooms, general offices not located on the ground floor, and similar uses as determined by
the Administrator.
Uses normal and incidental to a building including, but not limited to, interior entrance areas,
elevators, waiting/lobby areas, mechanical rooms, mail areas, garbage/recycling/compost storage
areas, vehicle parking areas, and areas/facilities for the exclusive use of the residents are not
considered commercial uses.
c. Timing of Development: A building permit shall not be issued for any standalone residential
building(s) prior to the issuance of a building permit for any required standalone commercial or
vertically mixed use building(s) and no certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any standalone
residential building(s) prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for any required
standalone commercial or vertically mixed use building(s). (Ord. 5899, 11-19-2018)
d. Mixed-Income Housing: Upon any site and its abutting lots in the CV zone there shall be no
more than:
i. one hundred (100) dwelling units for rent/lease with income restrictions, provided that an
additional ten (10) such units may be created for every twenty (20) market-rate dwelling
units (i.e., if twenty (20) market-rate units are created, ten (10) more income-restricted
units may be created); or
ii. two hundred (200) dwelling units for sale with income restrictions, provided that an
additional ten (10) such units may be created for every twenty (20) market-rate dwelling
units; or
iii. Any combination of one hundred fifty (150) or more dwelling units for rent/lease or fee-
simple ownership with income restrictions, provided that an additional ten (10) such units
may be created for every twenty (20) market-rate dwelling units.
iv. Market-rate units shall not have substantially less floor area, number of bedrooms or
bathrooms as compared to the varying sizes and number of bedrooms and bathrooms for
income-restricted units (i.e., inasmuch as the floor area or number of bedrooms and
bathrooms varies among income-restricted units, market-rate units shall have a similar
mix of unit floor area and number of bedrooms and bathrooms).
v. For the purposes of these standards the terms “market-rate” and “income restricted”
dwelling units shall have the following meanings:
A. Market-rate Units: Dwelling units for which renters or homeowners do not have
income eligibility restrictions and the rent or sale price is not artificially restricted in
any manner.
A.B. Income-restricted Units: Dwelling units that are only eligible for households or
individuals earning no more than a certain income level, or for which the rent or sale
price is restricted by any legal instrument.