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Home My WebLink AboutORD 5557Amends ORDs: 2820, 3719 4720, 4722, 4768, 4848, 4963, 5085, 5153, 5240, 5279, 5326, 5417, 5450, CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON 5493/ 5511/ 5532\ 554Q' ORDINANCE NO. 5557 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 4-1-140, BUILDING FEES, SUBSECTION 4-1-160D, FEE CALCULATIONS, SECTION 4-1-170, LAND USE REVIEW FEES, AND SECTION 4-1-180, PUBLIC WORKS FEES, OF CHAPTER 1, ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT, OF TITLE IV (DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON" TO REMOVE DEVELOPMENT FEES FROM THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADD THEM TO THE CITY OF RENTON FEE SCHEDULE BROCHURE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. Section 4-1-140, Building Fees, of Chapter 1, Administration and Enforcement, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended to delete subsections 4-1-140A through 4-1-140O, to renumber subsection 4-1-140P, Refund of Building Division Fees, as section 4-1-140 and to amend as follows: PT 4-1-140 REFUND OF BUILDING DIVISION FEES: 1A. Authority to Refund Fees: The Development Services Director may authorize the refunding of any fees paid hereunder which were erroneously paid or collected. 2B. Amount Refunded: al. Permit Fee: Due to the City's cost in screening, accepting, and initial processing of land use applications the Development Services Director may authorize the refunding of not more than eighty percent (80%) of the permit fee ORDINANCE NO. 5557 paid when no substantial work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this Code. te2. Plan Review Fee: Due to the City's cost in screening, accepting, and initial processing of land use applications, the Development Services Director may authorize the refunding of not more than eighty percent (80%) of the plan review fee paid when an applicant for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or cancelled before any substantial plan review effort has been expended. 3C. Method of Obtaining Refund and Time: The Development Services Director shall not authorize the refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the fee payment. SECTION II. Subsection 4-1-160D.5, of subsection 4-1-160D, Fee Calculations, of Chapter 1, Administration and Enforcement, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended as follows: 5. The City Council may adjust the fee calculated under this subsection, as needed, to take into account local conditions such as, but not limited to, price differentials throughout the District in the cost of new housing, school occupancy levels, and the percent of the District's Capital Facilities Budget which will be expended locally. The City Council establishes the following fees-f in the City of Renton Fee Schedule Brochure. ORDINANCE NO. 5557 Single Family Foo Amount Multi Family and Accessory Dwelling Unit Foo Amount Issaquah School District $3,311.00 Not Applicable Kent School District $5,304.00 $3,322.00 Ronton School District $6,310.00 $1,258.00 SECTION III. Section 4-1-170, Land Use Review Fees, of Chapter 1, Administration and Enforcement, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended to delete subsections 4-1-170A and 4-1-170C, and renumber subsection 4-1-170B, Refund of Land Use Application Fees, as section 4-1-170, as shown below: fe-4-1-170 REFUND OF LAND USE APPLICATION FEES: The filing fees as set forth in the fee schedule for the City are established to defray the cost of posting and processing and the proceedings in connection with a land use application. The Community and Economic Department Administrator may authorize the refunding of not more than eighty percent (80%) of the total application fees paid provided the applicant presents a written request to withdraw or cancel prior to the routing of the application for staff review. Eighty percent (80%) of the applicable fee will be refundable if the application is withdrawn prior to circulation by the Planning Staff. Once circulation (and review has begun) no refund of base fees will be authorized. SECTION IV. Section 4-1-180, Public Works Fees, of Chapter 1, Administration and Enforcement, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of ORDINANCE NO. 5557 General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended to delete subsections 4-1-180A through 4-1-180B, 4-l-180C.2.b, 4-l-180C.3.b.viii and 4-1-180D through 4-1-1801, to renumber subsection 4-1-180C, Charges for Equitable Share of Public Works Facilities, as section 4-1-180 and renumber all subsections accordingly. SECTION V. The first paragraph of section 4-1-180, Charges for Equitable Share of Public Works Facilities (currently codified as subsection 4-1-180C), of Chapter 1, Administration and Enforcement, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended as shown below. All remaining language of this section shall remain as currently codified, except for those amendments in sections VI and VII of this ordinance. Owners of properties to which improvements are being proposed that have not been assessed or charged an equitable share of the cost of public works facilities, such as water systems, sanitary sewer systems, storm water systems, and street improvements including signalization and lighting, shall be subject to one or more of the charges listed in the following subsections City of Renton Fee Schedule Brochure. Any fees triggered by improvements or development, as detailed in this Section, are due and payable at the first of the following instances: SECTION VI. Subsection 4-l-180A.3.a, Segregation of Fees (currently codified as 4-1- 180C.l.c.i), of Chapter 1, Administration and Enforcement, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 5557 ia. Segregation of Fees: The City may grant segregation of private developer latecomer's fees or special assessment district fees on large parcels of land per subsection (C^S) of this Section. SECTION VII. Subsection 4-1-180C.3, Segregation by Latecomer's Agreement (currently codified as subsection 4-l-180C.3.c), of Chapter 1, Administration and Enforcement, of Title IV (Development Regulations) of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington", is hereby amended as follows: €3. Segregation by Latecomer's Agreement: Segregation, if segregation is permitted by the latecomer's agreement, will be governed by the terms of the latecomer's agreement. Subsections ^H»)C.l and 4b4C2 of this Section shall govern segregation insofar as they are not inconsistent with the latecomer's agreement. SECTION VIII. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval, and thirty (30) days after publication. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 18th day of nnnhPr , 2010. Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 18th day of October , 2010. ^JjjU^ /Qjfaj^ Denis Law, Mayor ORDINANCE NO. 5557 Approved as to form: Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney Date of Publication: 10/22/2010 (summary) ORD:1661:8/30/10:scr