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ORDINANCE NO. 6131
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO THE
TEMPORARY WAIVER OF PARKING FEES FOR THE CITY CENTER PARKING GARAGE
ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE NO. 5997 AND EXTENDED AND AMENDED BY
ORDINANCE NOS. 6018, 6039, AND 6065, IN RESPONSE TO THE OPERATIONAL
LIMITS ON BUSINESSES TO EXTEND THE TEMPORARY WAIVER OF PARKING FEES
FOR PARKING FOR PERIODS OF UP TO 10 HOURS WITHIN THE CITY'S CITY CENTER
PARKING GARAGE LOCATED AT 655 SOUTH 2ND STREET, PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Center Parking Garage is an important asset for the downtown area
as it provides convenient parking for persons visiting downtown for events, dining, shopping,
recreation, and other business -related activities; and
WHEREAS, the actual usage of the garage remains fairly low. Allowing patrons to utilize
the garage without charge (for free) is important to ensuring that it remains an available option
that drivers will utilize either for multi -hour parking for longer downtown visits or for quicker
visits and times when on -street parking options are more limited; and
WHEREAS, construction of the nearby Williams Avenue streetscape improvements has
been slightly delayed and will extend into the first quarter of 2024. During construction, property
and business owners have been encouraged to recommend the garage and its free parking option
as an alternative place to park for customers and employees. Leaving the free parking in place
during 2024 allows the streetscape improvements team to continue promoting this option during
the remainder of the construction period; and
WHEREAS, although the pandemic has ended, downtown businesses remain in recovery
mode. Providing sufficient, convenient, and free parking at the garage will assist in the recovery
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effort for Downtown's small and locally -owned businesses by encouraging more customers to
visit Downtown to patronize them; and
WHEREAS, in order to accommodate the anticipated increases in short-term parking the
area zoned Center Downtown (CD) and to assist the struggling downtown business community,
Ordinance No. 5997 temporary waived hourly parking fees in the City's City Center Parking
Garage located at 655 South 2nd Street for parking up to 10 hours.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Council hereby temporarily extends the waiver of the following parking fees
established in Section III of the City of Renton Fee Schedule for the following parking periods with
the City Center Parking Garage:
• Zero (0) to two (2) hours;
• Two (2) to four (4) hours;
Four (4) to six (6) hours;
• Six (6) to (10) hours
to December 31, 2024.
SECTION II. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance
should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance.
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SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after publication
of a summary of this ordinance in the City's official newspaper. The summary shall consist of this
ordinance's title.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL the 12th day of February , 2024.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 12th day of
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 12 15 2024
ORD-PW:2286(23ORD004):12/27/23
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February 2024.
Ar ondo Pp8ne, Mayor