HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4909AMENDS ORD 4498
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 4909
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
ADOPTING THE 2001 AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY'S 1995
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, MAPS AND DATA IN CONJUNCTION
THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Renton has heretofore adopted and filed a
"Comprehensive Plan" and the City Council of Renton has implemented and amended said
"Comprehensive Plan" from time to time, together with the adoption of various codes, reports and
records; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has heretofore duly recommended to the City
Council, from time to time, certain amendments to the City's "Comprehensive Plan;" and
WHEREAS, the City of Renton, pursuant to the Washington State Growth Management
Act, has been required to review its "Comprehensive Plan;" and
WHEREAS, the City has held public hearings on this matter on June 7th and 13th, 2001;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has made certain findings and recommendations to
the City Council, including making finding pursuant to Title IV Renton Municipal Code Section
4-9-020.G, Review Criteria for Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Adoption Process; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has duly determined after due consideration of the
testimony and evidence before it that it is advisable and appropriate to amend and modify the
City's "Comprehensive Plan;" and
WHEREAS, such modification and elements for the "Comprehensive Plan" being in the
best interest and for the public benefit;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. The above findings are true and correct in all respects.
SECTION II. The "Comprehensive Plan," maps, data and reports in support of
the "Comprehensive Plan" are hereby modified, amended and adopted as said "Comprehensive
Plan" consisting of the following elements: Capital Facilities Element text, Land Use Map and
Land Use Element text, as shown on the attached Exhibits A, B, and C, and incorporated herein
as if fully set forth.
SECTION HI. The Economic Development, Neighborhoods and Strategic
Planning Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to make the necessary changes on said
City's "Comprehensive Plan" and the maps in conjunction therewith to evidence the
aforementioned 2001 amendments.
SECTION TV. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to file this ordinance as
provided by law, and a complete copy of said document likewise being on file with the office of
the City Clerk of the City of Renton.
SECTION V. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval and five
days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 13th day of August ,2001.
ORDINANCE NO. 4909
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 13th day of August , 2001
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 8/17/2001
ORD.923:7/23/01:ma
JesgjyTanner, Mayor
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EXHIBIT A
CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT
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CAPITAL FACILTIES ELEMENT
2001 to 2006
GOAL
1. Develop and implement the capital facilities plan for the City of Renton.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CAPITAL USE FACILITIES
Growth Management Act 4
Growth Projections 5
Capital Facilities Plan Policies 6
Transportation Capital Facilities Plan 7
Water Capital Facilities Plan , 14
Wastewater Capital Facilities Plan 19
Surface Water Utility Capital Facilities Plan 23
Park, Recreation and Open Space 27
Public Safety Capital Facilities Plan 39
Fire Capital Facilities Plan 40
Economic Development/Aininistration 44
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Purpose
The purpose of the Capital Facilities Plan is:
• to identify the new or expanded public facilities that will be needed to accommodate -at an established level
of service-the growth projected to occur within the City of Renton in the first six years of the
Comprehensive Plan; and
. to identify the sources of public financing for these public facilities.
Methods and Process
The Capital Facilities Plan relies heavily on the analyses and policies presented in the other seven elements of
the Comprehensive Plan as well as in the Fire Department Master Plan Comprehensive Park, Recreation and
Open Space Plan, Long Range Wastewater Management Plan, Annual Capital Improvements Plan. For detailed
information and explanations concerning growth projections, land use determinations, existing facilities, level of
service, etc., the reader must consult these documents. The Capital Facilities Plan incorporates by reference the
information'and analyses presented in these other documents and the annual updates to these plans concerning
existing facilities and level of service standards.
Based on these other documents, the Capital Facilities Plan establishes policies for determining which public
facilities should be built and how they should be paid for, and presents a six-year plan for the use of public funds
toward building and funding the needed capital facilities. The process for arriving at the six-year plan involved
identifying existing facilities and level of service standards and then applying the projected growth m residential
population and employment to identify the needed capital facilities. The timing of the facilities was established
through a combination of the requirements of the city's concurrency policy and the length of time it takes to
implement the needed facility.
Type and Providers of Capital Facilities
For the purposes of complying with the requirements of the GMA, the Capital Facilities Plan proposes a six-year
plan for the following capital facilities and providers:
transportation
domestic water
sanitary sewer
surface water
parks facilities
fire
police
economic development
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GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT
REQUIREMENTS
Passed by the legislature in 1990, the Growth Management Act establishes planning goals as well as specific
content requirements to guide local jurisdictions in the development and adoption of comprehensive plans.
One of the thirteen planning goals stated in the Act is to:
Ensure that those public facilities and services necessary to support development shall be adequate to
serve the development at the time the development is available for occupancy and use without
decreasing current service levels below locally established minimum standards. (RCW 36.70A.020(12))
To this end, the Act requires that each comprehensive plan contains:
A capital facilities plan element consisting of: (a) An inventory of existing capital facilities owned by
public entities, showing the locations and capacities of the capital facilities; (b) a forecast of the future
needs for such capital facilities; (c) the proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new capital
facilities; (d) at least a six-year plan that will finance such capital facilities within projected funding
capacities and clearly identifies sources of public money for such purposes; and (e) a requirement to
reassess the land use element if probable funding falls short of meeting existing needs and to ensure that
the land use element, capital facilities plan element, and financing plan within the capital facilities plan
element are coordinated and consistent. (RCW 36.70A.070(3))
With respect to transportation facilities, the Act is more specific, requiring that:
...transportation improvements or strategies to accommodate the impacts of development are made
concurrent with the development and defining "concurrent with development" to mean "that
improvements or strategies are in place at the time of development, or that a financial commitment is in
place to complete the improvements or strategies within six years." (RCW 36.70A.070(6))
The Act also requires that:
...cities shall perform their activities and make capital budget decisions in conformity with their
comprehensive plans. (RCW 36.70A. 120)
Administrative Regulations (WAC 365-195)
In support of the GMA legislation, state administrative regulations require that the Capital Facilities Plan consist
of at least the following features (WAC 365-195-315(1)):
1. An inventory of existing capital facilities owned by public entities, showing the locations and capacities
of the capital facilities.
2. A forecast of the future needs for such capital facilities.
3. The proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new capital facilities.
4. At least a six-year plan that will finance such capital facilities within projected funding capacities and
clearly identifies sources of public money for such purposes.
5. A reassessment of the land use element if probable funding falls short of meeting existing needs...
In the administrative regulations, the state recommends that in addition to transportation, concurrency should be
sought for domestic water and sanitary sewer systems. (WAC 365-195-060(3))
Additionally, the regulations state that the planning for all elements, including the Capital Facilities Plan, should
be undertaken with the goal of economic development in mind even though the Act does not mandate an
economic development element for the plan. (WAC 365-195-060(2))
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GROWTH PROJECTIONS
According to the growth projections that form the basis of the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan,
the City of Renton will experience an increase of 1,671 single-family households, 6,324 multi-family
households, and 27,267 jobs over the twenty-year interval from 1990 to 2010.
For the purpose of developing a six-year capital facilities plan for the period from 2001 through 2006, an
estimate had to be made as to the amount of the projected 20-year growth that occurred during the initial six
year Capital Facilities Element planning cycle. After reviewing the projections and the underlying assumptions,
it was determined that for planning purposes, the most prudent course was to maintain the original twenty year
(1990 to 2010) employment and household forecasts and to assume a uniform allocation of the remaining
projected growth over the 20-year period, rather than trying to predict year by year economic cycles or revising
the original forecast.
During the first six-year capital facilities planning period, 1995 to 2000, the City of Renton achieved growth of
2,673 households, consisting of 1,129 single-family households, and 1,544 multi-family households. This
record compares with the projected growth for the first phase of the planning period of 2,377 households
estimated to include 480 single-family households, and 1,897 multi-family households. Total projected
household growth was exceeded by 480 households. A greater percentage of growth occurred in single-family
households than projected. Expected job growth was 8,180 jobs. Actual job growth over this period was 10,716
jobs. The City's population in April 1, 2001 was 51,140, which exceeds the estimate of 48,456 made at the
beginning of the planning cycle.
For the purposes of the second phase of the planning cycle, 2001 to 2006 six year Capital Facilities Plan, Renton
will plan for the next six-year increment of the remaining target - 3,300 households and 8,180 jobs. The City's
population in the year 2006 is anticipated to be 53,837.
To be sure, growth will not occur precisely as projected over the next six-year or even the 20-year period.
Recognizing this fact, the Capital Facilities Plan should be updated at least biennially. In this way local
governments have the opportunity to re-evaluate their forecasts in light of the actual growth experienced, revise
their forecasts for the next six years if necessary, and adjust the number and timing of capital facilities that
would be needed during the ensuing six-year period. The City performed such a review of the Capital Facilities
Plan in 1997 and 2000 and determined that there was not a need to adjust the growth forecast or the number and
timing of capital facilities. This conclusion was based on a finding that although actual growth was higher than
forecast, in some areas and lower in others the level of service standards were being provided. Subsequent
reviews may result in revisions to the growth projections and the number and timing of capital facilities if the
actual growth continues to exceed the forecast growth. A major review of the City's Comprehensive Plan is
scheduled to occur in 2002.
As stated in Policy CFP-1, this Capital Facilities Plan is anticipated to be updated regularly as part of the city's
budget process, thereby ensuring that the Plan reflects the most current actual statistics related to growth in
Renton, and that capital facilities are slated for implementation in accordance with both the level of service
standards and the city's concurrency policy. It is anticipated that the City will fully implement this policy (CFP-
1) in the annual budget process.
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CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN POLICIES
Policy CFP-1. The Capital Facilities Plan should be updated on a regular basis as part of the city's budget
process, and such update may include adjustments to growth projections for the ensuing six years, to level of
service standards, to the list of needed facilities, or to anticipate funding sources.
Policy CFP-2. Level of service standards should be established at the current or at a greater level of service for
existing facilities within the City of Renton.
Policy CFP-3. Adequate public capital facilities should be in place concurrent with development. Concurrent
with development shall mean the existence of adequate facilities, strategies or services when development
occurs or the existence of a financial commitment to provide adequate facilities, strategies, or services within six
years of when development occurs.
Policy CFP-4. No deterioration of existing levels of service should occur due to growth, consistent with Policy
CFP-3.
Policy CFP-5. Funding for new, improved or expanded public facilities or services should come from a mix of
sources in order to distribute the cost of such facilities or services according to use, need, and adopted goals and
policies.
Policy CFP-6. Evaluate levying impact fees on development for municipal services and/or school district
services upon the request of the district if a compelling need is established through means such as presentation
of an adopted Capital Facilities Plan and demonstration that such facilities are needed to accommodate projected
growth.
(See the Public Facilities and Annexation Sections of the Land Use Element, the Utilities Element and the
Transportation Elements for policies related to this Capital Facilities Plan.)
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TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
2001-2006
Inventory of Existing Facilities
Figures 7-1 and 7-2 on the following pages indicate the degree to which Renton's transportation system is
integrally linked to the regional transportation system. The first exhibit is of the existing street and highway
system; the second depicts traffic flows on that system. In Renton perhaps more than in any other jurisdiction in
the Puget Sound area, actions relating to the transportation system have local and regional implications.
Level of Service
Background
In recognition of the regional nature of the traffic problems faced by Renton and the basic impossibility of
building enough roadway capacity to alleviate traffic congestion, the City of Renton revised its LOS policy in
1995 to emphasize the movement of people, not just vehicles. The LOS policy is based on three premises:
. Level of Service (LOS) in Renton is primarily controlled by regional travel demands that must be solved
by regional policies and plans;
• It is neither economically nor environmentally sound to try to accommodate all desired single
occupancy vehicle (SOV) travel; and
• The decision-makers for the region must provide alternatives to SOV travel.
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Figure 7-2
Traffic Flow Map
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The LOS policy is based on travel time contours which in turn are based on auto, transit, HOV, non-motorized,
and transportation demand management/commute trip reduction measures. The LOS policy is designed to
achieve several objectives:
• Allow reasonable development to occur;
• Encourage a regionally linked, locally oriented, dynamic transportation system;
• Meet requirements of the Growth Management Act;
• Meet the requirements of the King County Level of Service Framework Policies;
» Require developers to pay a fair share of transportation costs; and
• Provide flexibility for Renton to adjust its LOS policy if the region decides to lower regional LOS
standards by not providing regional facilities.
The City of Renton LOS standard is used to evaluate Renton citywide transportation plans. The auto, HOV, and
transit measures are based on travel times and distance and are the primary indicators for concurrency. The non-
motorized and TDM measures assist in meeting multi-modal goals of Renton and the region.
The Level of Service Standard Methodology
The following table demonstrates how the LOS policy is applied. A 1990 LOS travel time index has been
calculated for the City by establishing the sum of the average 30-minute travel distance for SOV, HOV and
Transit as follows:
Average PM peak travel distance in 30 minutes from the city in a 1 directions
SOV HOV 2 Transit
(includes access time)
LOS
Standard
XX miles XX miles 2 times X miles = XX XX
City-wide Level of Service Standard (Years 1990 and 2010)
The 1990 LOS index is the basis for the 2010 standard. The average SOV 30-minute travel distance is forecast
to decrease by 2010. Therefore, SOV improvements will need to be implemented to raise the SOV equivalent or
a combination of HOV and/or transit improvements will need to be implemented to raise the HOV and/or transit
equivalents to maintain the LOS standard.
Renton's Transportation Improvement Plan Arterial, HOV and Transit Sub-Elements have been tested against
the above LOS standard to assure that the Plan meets the year 2010 standard.
City-wide Level of Service Lndex (Year 1990):
Average PM peak travel distance in 30 minutes from the city in all directions
SOV HOV 2 Transit
(includes access time)
LOS
Index
18 miles 21 miles 10 49
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City-wide Level of Service Standard (Year 2010):
Average PM peak travel distance m 30 minutes from the city in all directions
SOV HOV 2 Transit
(includes access time)
LOS
Standard
14 miles 21 miles 14 49
The City of Renton LOS standards are used to evaluate citywide transportation plans. The auto, HOV, and
transit measures are based on travel times and distance and are the primary indicators for concurrency. The non-
motorized and TDM measures serve as credit toward meeting multi-modal goals of Renton and the region.
To check the progress toward the 2010 goal, each year the city will assess the level of service as a part of its
annual Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). This assessment will farther ensure that level of service is
maintained for the current period as well as for 2010.
Needed Capital Facilities and Funding Plan, 2001-2006
The transportation 6-year facilities plan is based on achieving the desired level of service by the year 2010
through an annual program of consistent and necessary improvements and strategies. Additionally, the plan
includes projects such as bridge inspections, street overlay programs, traffic signal maintenance, and safety
improvements that are needed as part of the City's annual work program. Projects that promote economic
development also are included, as encouraged by the GMA. See Table 7-1 on the following page for the 6-year
plan.
The first step in developing the 6-year funding plan was to establish a 20-year plan that included arterial, HOV
and transit components. This effort resulted in a planning level cost estimate of $134 million. The cost for
arterials and HOV are total costs (or Renton's share of the cost of joint projects with WSDOT and local
jurisdictions) in 1999 dollars. The transit costs include only the local match for the local feeder system and
intermodal stations.
Having established a 20-year funding level of $134 million, an annual funding level of $6.7 million was
established With this funding level, it is reasonably certain that each year the existing level of service will
improve and the desired level of service will be achieved by 2010 as long as the facilities funded each year are
consistent with the 20-year plan and transit and HOV facilities are conscientiously emphasized.
The funding source projections in Table 7-2 are based upon the 2001-2006 TIP. It was assumed that gas tax and
vehicle tax revenues would continue at the current level of $0.67 million per year. Additionally, it was assumed
that grant funding would be maintained at the current level that is $3.57 million per year.. Business license fees
of $1 89 million per year were based on the current level of $1.80 million per year adjusted to $1.40 million per
year to reflect devaluation due to inflation at 4%per year, then adjusted upward to account for employment
growth forecasts. The result is a requirement of $0.57 million from mitigation fees. Based on forecasts of total
new vehicle trips from development, a mitigation fee of $75 per trip was established.
Besides a mitigation fee payment as their fair share contribution toward mitigating cumulative impacts,
developers will be required to implement site-specific improvements to ensure that on-site and adjacent facility
impacts are mitigated.
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Table 7-1
2001 - 2006 Six-Year TIP
Total Project Costs
HP Project 7W.
Previous
Costs 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Period Total
Total Cost
t Street Overlay Program 1.218,437 410,000 410,000 410,000 410,000 410.000 410,000 2,460.000 3,678,437
2 Oakesdale Ave. SW Phase 1B 625.000 13,000 • -13.000 638,000
1 Oakeidale Ave. SW Pbaie 2 941,650 1558.450 • 1558,450 2500,000
4 M05/NE 44th Interchange 2,355,270 2,830,000 8,400,000 30,500,000 24,400.000 66,130.000 68,485,270
5 Transit Program 383,715 100,000 100.000 100.000 100,000 100,000 100.000 600,000 983,715
S North-South Transit Corridor 15.000 15,000 15.000 30,000
7 Walkway Program 1,368.838 170.000 170.000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 1,020,000 2388.838
1 Downtown Transit Access 1.203.757 465,696 465.696 1.669,453
» Transit Priority Signal System 572.000 387.104 387,104 959.104
14 SRH7/SW 27th SU Strander Blvd. 109,894 805,800 950,000 7.945.900 13,703,400 15,650.800 7582,000 46,637,900 46,747.794
11 Grady Way/SR 167 50,000 80.000 470,000 2.100,000 2,150,000 4.800.00O 4,850,000
13 SR1M HOV - 140th to SR900 150,000 372,800 1.100,000 1.877.200 3,150,000 3,300,000
U Duval Ave NE 20.000 80,000 250,000 2,080,000 1,320.000 3.730,000 3,750,000
14 Renton Urban Shuttle (RUSH) 378,239 172.000 172,000 172,000 172^00 172.000 172,000 1.032,000 1,410,239
IS Arterial HOV Program 215,355 18.000 140,000 15.000 441,000 300.000 15.000 929.000 1,144355
« Trans-Valley t Soos Creek Corr. 20,000 30.000 30,000 20.000 80,000 100,000
17 Bridge Inspection I Repair 101.202 120,000 30.000 30,000 30,000 701.000 30,000 941,000 1,042202
W TDM Program 145,656 63,250 63750 55,000 55,000 55.000 55,000 346,500 492,156
1* Loop Replacement Program 24,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20.000 120,000 144,000
24 Sign Replacement Program 20,776 15.000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 90,000 110.776
XI Uoht Pole Prog. 44.172 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15.000 15,000 90.000 134,172
22 Sunset/Anacorte* Ave NE 291,800 37.500 37300 329300
23 Lake Wash. Bv-Park to Coulcm Pk 750,000 750.000 750,000
24 S. 2nd Street Safety Project 216,375 42500 42,500 258,875
25 Arterial Circulation Program 507.421 250,000 150,000 100,000 250,000 250.000 250.000 1.250,000 1,757,421
2* Project DevetopmemVPredeslgn 276.620 175.000 175.000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 1.150,000 1.426,820
27 WSOOT Coordination Program 29.92S 10,000 10.000 10,000 10,000 1O.000 10,000 60,000 89,928
2* M05 HOV Direct Access 35.000 20,000 20,000 55,000
2* City Gateways 76,376 69.300 55,000 55,000 55,000 234,300 310,676
JO Traffic Safety Program 200,114 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40.000 40.000 240,000 440.114
M Traffic Efficiency Program 513.373 30,000 30.000 30,000 30,000 30.000 30,000 180,000 693373
12 Arterial Rehab. Prog. 5,646 150.000 240,000 83.471 55,000 46,335 240,000 814.806 820,452
33 East Valley Rd * SW 43rd Rehab 1.111.100 58,900 58,900 1,170,000
34 Trans Concurrency 10,000 10,000 10.000 10.000 10,000 10,000 10,000 60.000 70,000
35 Missing Unks Program 30.700 30,000 30,000 30.000 30,000 30.000 30,000 180,000 210,700
34 Park-Sunset Corridor 198,000 72,000 528,000 798,000 798,000
37 RR Crossing Safety Prog. 126,577 300,000 10.000 10,000 320,000 446577
3« Interagency Signal Coord. 74372 74572
3* Environmental Monitoring 12,855 38,817 30,000 36.529 30,000 36.665 30,000 202,011 214,866
4* Bicycle Route Dev. Program 47,600 100,000 110,000 18,000 18,000 80.000 80,000 406,000 453,600
41 Rainier Av-SR «7 to S 2nd St 5,000 15,000 15,000 20.000
42 NEJrd / NE 4th Corridor 10,000 224.000 290,000 1,886.000 2,500,000 2510,000
43 CBD Dfke I Pad. Connections 25,000 364,000 946.000 10,000 10.000 10,000 10,000 1J50.000 1375,000
44 Und Av-SW 16th -SW 43rd 60,000 1,914.000 626,000 2,600,000 2,600,000
45 SW 7th St/Und Ave SW 32,000 218,000 250,000 250.000
44 Benson RdS/S31stSt 10,000 10,000 130,000 140,000 150,000
47 VaHey Connections to West 50,000 110,000 1,100,000 1.210,000 1,260.000
44 Oakesdale Ave SW Extension 99,569 60,431 2.753.000 9,399,000 12,212,431 12,312,000
Total Sources 13,724,4*4 17,895,250 47,347,lM 45.745^31 21,104,800 ia,s7«,ooo 161,677,098 175,405,586
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Table 7-2
2001-2006 Six-Year TIP
Summary of Funding Sources
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WATER CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
2001-2006
Inventory of Existing Facilities
Renton's water system provides service to an area of approximately 16 square miles and more than 12,000
customers located in 12 hydraulically-distinct pressure zones. An inventory of the existing capital facilities in
the water system is listed in Figure 8-1 and consists of 8 wells and one spring for water supply, eleven booster
pump stations, eight reservoirs, water treatment facilities at each source (chlorine and fluoride) and
approximately 225 miles of water main in service. In addition, the City maintains one standby well and five
metered connections with the City of Seattle (Cedar River and Bow Lake supply pipelines) for emergency back-
up supply. Renton supplies water on a wholesale basis to Lakeridge Bryn-Mawr Water District.
Level of Service
Level of service for Renton's Water Utility is defined by the ability to provide an adequate amount of high
quality water to all parts of the distribution system at adequate pressure during peak demand or fire. This ability
is determined by the physical condition of the system and the capacity of supply, storage, treatment, pumping
and distribution systems. Level of service standards for the water system vary according to the component of
the overall system and are determined by the requirements established by local, state, and federal regulations.
Water supply is regulated by the Washington State Department of Ecology (water rights), and the Washington
State Department of Health (quantity guidelines), water quality is regulated by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (Safe Drinking Water Act) and the Washington State Department of Health (primacy over
Safe Drinking Water Act), system design and construction requirements are regulated by the Washington State
Department of Health.
The Water Utility maintains a hydraulic model of the water system. The model incorporates the pipe size and
location, booster pumps, and storage to determine the flow and pressure available in each segment of the
distribution system. The Utility can evaluate the impact of a specific development on the system using the
model. The Water Utility reviews each development in terms of flow, pressure and water supply required.
The Water Utility's goal is to provide an adequate supply of potable water under the "worst case" scenario. This
scenario considers the following conditions: failure of the largest source of supply, failure of the largest
mechanical component, power failure to a single power grid, and/or a reservoir out of service. Under this
scenario, the Water Utility strives to meet the following primary requirements:
Pressure: Maintain a minimum of 30 pounds per square inch (psi) at the meter during normal demand
conditions and a minimum of 20 psi during an emergency. Maximum allowable pressure at the meter
during normal demand is 130 psi and a maximum of 150 psi during an emergency
Velocity: Under normal demand conditions, the velocity in a transmission main is less than 4 feet per
second (fps) and less than 8 fps during an emergency.
Supply: The water supply must meet the maximum day demand and replenish storage within 72 hours
with the largest source of supply out of service.
Storage: Storage volume must be maintained to provide for peak demand and adequate volume for an
emergency (fire).
Transmission and Distribution: The Water Utility uses design criteria approved by the Washington
State Department of Health.
Treatment and Monitoring: The Water Utility treats all sources with chlorine and fluoride. Water
quality monitoring is conducted as required by the State Department of Health under the Safe Drinking
Water Act. The City implements a cross connection control program to prevent cross connections with
non potable sources and a wellhead protection program.
Fire Flow: Fire flow required by a development is as established in the fire code and can vary from
1000 gallons per minute to 5500 gallons per minute.
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Based on the projected growth in population and employment by the year 2006, the existing supply of water will
meet the level of service standard. As Table 8-1 indicates, with the addition of Wells 11 and 17, the net capacity
of the system is 16.01 million gallons per day, which is adequate to serve a population of 53,440. With the
projected population of Renton to be 53,837 in 2006, the existing supply is adequate to serve the anticipated
growth.
Meeting the fire flow level of service standards will require improvements to the existing water system if the
projected commercial and industrial growth occurs. In general, fire flow is adequate to all single family and
multi-family areas with the possible exception of portions of downtown, depending on the extent of new multi-
family development and the type of construction. Certain areas slated for commercial and industrial growth will
need upgrading of the system.
Other improvements to the water system will be needed during the first six years of the Comprehensive Plan
because of regulatory requirements relating to water quality and efforts to maintain the existing system at the
desired level of service.
The list of growth-related facilities needed to meet all of the level of service standards and regulatory
requirements are in Table 8-2.
The funds for the needed facilities are projected to come from a number of sources, including: water utility rates,
connection fees, developer extension agreements, low interest loans from state or federal programs, and grants
from state and federal agencies. The projected total revenue from all sources for each of the six years in also
shown in Table 8-2.
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Table 8-1
On-Line Supply Sources - Existing Water Supply Capacity
mum WBbsmBBm-
Springbrook Springs 600 0.86
WellRW-1 2,200 3.17
WellRW-2 2,200 3.17
WellRW-3 2,200 3.17
WellRW-5A 1,400 2.02
WellPW-8 3,500 5.04
WellPW-9 1,200 1.73
WellPW-11 2,500 3.60
Well PW-12 1,500 2.16
Well PW-17 1,500 2.16
TOTAL 18,800 GPM 27.07MGD
GPM: gallon per minute
MGD: million gallons per day
Total annual water rights are 14,809 acre-feet per year.
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Table 8-2
Water Capital Facilities
2001-2006-
Water Projects Through 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total
New Reservoirs and Pvrmp
Stations
200,000 3,550,000 3,750,000
Water Supply Development
10,000
10,000 10,000 30,000
Emergency Power Supply to
Wells and Pump Stations
500,000 500,000 400,000 1,400,000
Total 510,000 510,000 610,000 3,550,000 5,180,000
Oper Rev/Bonds 1,165,000 1,605,000 1,205,000 1,205,000 5,180,000
wr .—
Licenses and Fees Other Taxes
Grants
Loans
Not Funded
Total 1,165,000 1,605,000 1,205,000 1,205,000 5,180,000
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WASTEWATER CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
2001-2006
Inventory of Existing Facilities
Renton's sanitary sewer system consists of about 153 miles of gravity sewers, 23 lift stations with associated
force mains, and approximately 3,000 manholes. Wastewater is discharged to regional facilities at 55 locations
within the service area. The locations of Renton's sewer interceptors and lift stations, as well as Metro's sewer
lines, are shown in Figure 9-1.
The City's Wastewater Utility serves approximately 10,300 customers, which includes approximately eighty
percent of the city's population and seventy percent of the city's land area. The remaining twenty percent of the
population currently utilizes private, on-site wastewater disposal systems, typically septic system, while the
balance of the land area either utilizes private systems or remains undeveloped.
With a few exceptions, the capacity of the existing facilities is adequate to handle the current demand. The
exceptions are the May Creek Basin where wastewater is diverted into the Lake Washington East Basin causing
an overload of that system and the West Renton Sub-basin where sections of sewer lines experience problems
during peak wet weather events.
Level of Service
Level of service for Renton's Wastewater Utility is defined by the ability to move sewage from the point of
origin, the customer, to the treating agency, Metro, in a safe and efficient manner. This ability is determined by
the physical condition of Renton's system and the capacity available in the system. It is the Renton Wastewater
Utility's responsibility to maintain the system in a safe condition and monitor the standards for new construction.
The Wastewater Utility is also responsible for ensuring that capacity exists in the system prior to new
connections or that the capacity is created as part of the new development.
The level of service for Renton's Wastewater Utility is developed through coordination with and subject to the
policies, design criteria, and standards used for planning and operating a sanitary sewer system as established by
the laws and policies of several agencies. Those agencies, in order by authority, are the Department of Ecology
(Criteria for Sewage Works Design), Metro (King County Department of Metropolitan Services), and the City
of Renton.
The Wastewater Utility maintains a model of the sewer system. The model uses the size, type, and slope of the
pipes to determine the capacity of the each component of the system. Because the slope of pipes can change
segment to segment and flows may be merging at *branches' the capacity of the system may change block by
block It is, therefore, not feasible to provide a standard statement on the capacity available m Renton's sewer
system. Renton's Wastewater Utility reviews available capacity on a project-by-project level and plans for long-
range capacity based upon the ultimate development of the adopted land use.
The Wastewater Utility's goal is to have sufficient capacity to handle what the Utility considers the 'worst case
scenario'. That is, the amount of waste if everybody was discharging their highest amount at the same time and
the system was experiencing the highest amount of inflow and infiltration anticipated.
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For existing and projected development Renton uses the following criteria for flow projection:
Average Single Family Domestic Flow 192 gallons per day per unit
Average Multi-Family Domestic Flow 176 gallons per day per unit
Light Industrial 2800 gallons per acre per day
Heavy Industrial site specific
Commercial 2800 gallons per acre per day
Office 2800 gallons per acre per day
Recreation 300 gallons per acre per day
Public 600 gallons per acre per day
Manufacturing Park 2800 gallons per acre per day
Peak Infiltration 700 gallons per acre per day
Peak Inflow 600 gallons per acre per day
Peaking factor for system average 2.0 X
Depth to Diameter Ratio 0.70 (seven tenths)
The criteria listed above are based upon Table IV-5 of the 1992 Long Range Wastewater Management Plan.
This criterion is subject to change based upon the latest adopted Long Range Wastewater Management Plan or
amendments thereto. These flows are averages used as standards. Actual design flows may vary considerably,
depending upon land use. The Wastewater Utility will consider verifiable alternate design flows that may be
submitted.
If Renton's sewer system has the capacity to handle the flows projected, based upon the above criteria, or a
developer improves the system to provide the capacity, the project achieves concurrence with the Wastewater
Utility's level of service.
Needed Capital Facilities and Funding Plan, 2001-2006
Based on the forecasted growth in population and employment over the next 20 years, daily wastewater flows
are predicted to increase by about 1.94 million gallons per day (mgd.) This increase is expected to place a strain
on the entire system, with the greatest problems expected to occur in the Black River basin. In order to maintain
the desired level of service and accommodate the projected growth, facility improvements will be needed in this
basin over the next six years.
Another factor affecting level of service is the age of the existing system. A significant portion of the city's
wastewater collection and conveyance system is over fifty years old. Some of these mains cannot be relied upon
to provide the desired level of service without major repair and/or replacement. Consequently, another
component of the six-year facility plan is the repair and replacement of the existing system in order to maintain
the current level of service. Some of the geographic areas in which these mains are located will experience
more growth than will others, but facility improvements will be needed regardless.
It is currently the policy of the Wastewater Utilities that all parcels connecting to the sewer system pay for their
fair share of the system. This is accomplished in a combination of three methods:
1. Local Improvement Districts may be formed with the city installing the sewers using LID bonds
encumbering the participating parcels;
2. The Wastewater Utility may front the cost of new sewers and hold Special Assessment Districts
against benefiting parcels; and
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3. Developers or potential users will front the cost of extending the main with the ability to hold a
latecomer agreement against the other parcels that potentially benefit.
Projects that replace and rehabilitate the existing system, as well as operation and maintenance costs, will be
funded through rates paid by existing customers. Existing sewer customers will not be required to participate in
Special Assessment District fees, latecomer fees, or local improvement districts unless they redevelop or
increase the density on their property.
Table 9-1 below lists the projects needed along with the sources of funds for them for the period 2001-2006
based upon the six-year growth projections and the desired level of wastewater service.
Table 9-1
Wastewater Capital Facilities
2001-2006
Wastewater Projects 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Sanitary Sewer Main Extension 800,000 600,000 800,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
Total
Sources of Funds:
Oper Rev/Bonds 800,000 600,000 800,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
Licenses and Fees
Other Taxes
Grants
Loans
Not Funded
Total 800,000 600,000 800,000 800,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
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Fig. 9-1
Sanitary Sewer Trunk Lines
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SURFACE WATER UTILITY CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
2001-2006
Inventory of Existing Facilities
The City of Renton is composed of various drainage basins and sub-basins. The major basins within the
existing City limits include the East Lake Washington, West Lake Washington, May Creek, Lower Cedar River
and Black River basins. The City of Renton is located at the outlet end of a majority of these basins that
discharge into either the Green/Duwamish River or into Lake Washington.
The Surface Water Utility's service area within the existing City corporate boundaries is approximately 16
square miles. The existing surface water system includes rivers, streams, ditches, swales, lakes, wetlands,
detention facilities (pond and piped systems), water quality swales, wetponds, wetvaults, oil/water separators,
coalescing plate oil/water separators, pipes, catch basins, manholes, outfalls and pump stations. The natural
surface water systems (rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands) are shown on Renton's Critical Area Maps.
A majority of the water quantity and quality facilities are privately owned and maintained on-site as required in
accordance with the Renton Storm and Surface Water Drainage Ordinance (RMC Chapter 22, Section 4-22).
The Surface Water Utility owns, maintains and operates all storm and surface water management facilities
located within public right-of-ways and easements dedicated for storm and surface water management purposes.
The Utility currently owns, operates and maintains approximately 100 miles of storm pipe systems including
7,059 catch basins, 1,629 manholes, 13 detention facilities and 11.5 miles of ditch systems. A combination of
the public and some of the private storm system is shown in the Surface Water Utility Storm System Inventory
Maps and Attributes data base which is too large to present here.
Level of Service
Background
The Surface Water Utility's policies, design criteria, and standards used for planning, engineering, operating and
maintaining the storm and surface water systems are based upon requirements that originate from many sources.
Together, these regulations define the acceptable level of service for surface water.
The primary Federal, State and local agencies and regulations which affect the City of Renton's level of service
standard for surface and storm water systems are listed below:
1. Federal Agencies/Regulations:
a. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
i. Federal Clean Water Act
ii. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit)
b. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE)
i. Nationwide/404 Individual Permit Requirements
ii. Federal Emergency Management Act standards
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2. State Agencies/Regulations:
a. Washington State Department of Ecology (WSDOE):
i. Stormwater Discharge Permits (NPDES).
ii. Temporary Water Quality Modification Permits
iii. Water Quality Certification Permits
iv. Coastal Zone Management Consistency Permit
v. Shoreline Management Program (SMP)
vi. The Puget Sound Water Quality Management Plan
b. Washington State Department of Fisheries and Wildlife (WSDFW)
i. Hydraulic Project Approval Permits
3. Local Agencies/Regulations
a. Cedar River Basin Plan
b. May Creek Basin Plan
c. Green River Basin Plan
d. Green River Flood Control Zone District/Green River Basin Program
e. King County Surface Water Design Manual as adapted by Renton
Level of Service Standard in Renton
The Surface Water Utility level of service is the adopted surface water design standards which are consistent
with the above referenced federal, state and local regulations as specified in the City of Renton Storm and
Surface Water Drainage ordinance (RMC 4-22). New surface water management systems are designed to
accommodate the future land use condition runoff based upon the city's land use element and the future land use
plans of neighboring jurisdictions.
The standards specified in the city-adopted portions of the 1990 King County Surface Water Design Manual
require that:
1. Post-development peak rate of runoff be controlled to the pre-developed peak rate of runoff up to
the 10-year design storm;
2. Water quality facility "Best Management Practices" (BMP's) such as biofiltration, wetponds,
coalescing plate oil/water separators and erosion control measures be used;
3. Pipe systems be designed to convey the 25 -year post-developed design storm without overflowing
the system and pipe conveyance systems have adequate capacity to convey the 100-year design
storm provided that the runoff is contained within defined conveyance system elements without
inundating or over topping the crown of a roadway; and/or no portions of a building will be flooded;
and/or if overland sheet flow occurs, it will flow through a drainage easement.
4. New drainage ditches or channels be designed to convey at least the peak runoff from the 100-year
design storm without over-topping.
Projects that comply with the above-cited standards will achieve an acceptable level of service for surface water
management purposes within the City of Renton.
Needed Capital Facilities and Funding Plan, 2001-2006
The capital facilities estimated to be needed to solve current surface water management problems and to prevent
future surface water management problems associated with the growth projected for the first six years of the
Comprehensive Plan and the proposed sources of funding are listed in Table 10-1.
The sources of revenues to be utilized by the Surface Water Utility to implement the needed capital
improvements include the following:
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1. Surface Water Utility rates;
2. Permit fees and system development charges;
3. Revenue bonds;
4. Private latecomers agreements;
5. Surface Water Utility Special Assessment Districts;
6. Low interest loans (state revolving funds, Public Works Trust Fund);
7. Cost-sharing interlocal agreements with adjacent jurisdictions and special districts;
8. Army Corps of Engineers - Section 205 Small Flood Control Projects Program and other financial
assistance programs available to municipalities authorized by Congress;
9. USDA Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Watershed Flood Prevention and Protection Act (Public
Law 566) and other SCS programs;
10. Grants from state and federal agencies such as:
a. Washington State Department of Ecology Centennial Clean Water Fund;
b. Washington State Department of Community Development Flood Control Assistance Account
Program;
c. Washington State legislative appropriations approved for Special Surface Water Utility
proj ects (Cedar River Delta proj ect);
11. Other unidentified federal, state and local grant programs.
As is evident in Table 10-1 on the following page, the Surface Water Utility proposes to use all or any
combination of the financial sources to fund the needed capital facilities.
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Table 10-1
Surface Water Utility Capital Facilities
2001-2006
Surface Water Projects Through 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
2001
Wetland Mitigation Bank 75,000 100,000 1,300,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Storm System Improvement 2,155,000 1,200,000 900,000 850,000 1,650,000 450,000
Springbrook Creek Improvements 50,000 1,350,000 150,000 900,000 200,000 400,000
Total 2,280,000 2,650,000 2,350,000 1,760,000 1,860,000 860,000
Sources of Funds:
Oper. Rev. Bonds 2,280,000 2,650,000 2,350,000 1,760,000 1,860,000 860,000
Licenses and Fees
Other Taxes
Grants
Loans
Not Funded
Total 2,280,000 2,650,000 2,350,000 1,760,000 1,860,000 860,000
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PARK, RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE
CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
2001-2006
Inventory of Existing Facilities
The City of Renton is the primary provider of park and recreation services within the city limits. These services
include parks, indoor facilities, open space areas and recreation programs. Other suppliers that provide facilities
and services include the Renton School District and several private enterprises.
Table 11-1 below is a summary of the amount of park and open space area provided by the City of Renton;
provided by others within the City's Proposed Annexation Area (PAA) and the total for the overall Planning
Area.
Table 11-1
Park and Open Space Areas
Summary
Type of Facility Renton PAA Planning Area Total
iiHmJiniirin i • —
Neighborhood Parks 88.84 22.70 111.54
~ —
Community Parks 109.51 90.00 199.51
Regional Parks 55.33 0.00 55.33
Onen Space Areas 642.46 236.00 878.46
• 1 ——— —
Linear Parks & Trails 91.21 0.00 91.21
Special Use Parks & Facilities 192.60 0.00 192.60
TOTAL 1,179.95 348.70 1,528.65
Tables 11-2 and 11-3 on the following pages list the individual park and open space areas that comprise the
categories summarized above. Table 11-2 details Renton's Parks and Open Spaces by category and Table 11-3
lists public land in Renton's PAA. The table lists the name of each park or open space, its size in acres, and its
status as of January 2001.
The locations of the individual park facilities listed in Table 11-2 are shown in Figure 11-1 which immediately
follows the Table.
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Table 11-2
Public Park and Open Space Areas in Renton
Detailed Listing
Park Acres Status
Neighborhood Parks (17)
Earlington Park 1.54 Developed
Glencoe Park .42 Developed
Heather Downs Park 4.30 Undeveloped
Highlands Park 10.40 Developed
Jones Park 1.18 Developed
Kennydale Lions Park 5.66 Developed
Kiwanis Park 9.00 Developed
Maplewood Park 2.20 Developed
Maplewood Roadside Park 1.00 Developed
North Highlands Park 2.64 Developed
Philip Arnold Park 10.00 Developed
Sunset Court 0.50 Developed
Talbot Hill Reservoir 2.50 Developed
Thomas Teasdale Park 10.00 Developed
Tiffany Park 7.00 Developed
Watershed Park 16.00 Undeveloped
Windsor Hill Park 4.50 Developed
TOTAL 88.84 Acres
Cornmunitv Parks (9)
Cedar River Park 23.07 Developed
Kennydale Beach 1.76 Developed
Liberty Park 11.89 Developed
Narco Property 15.00 Undeveloped
Piazza & Gateway 0.8 Developed
Riverview Park 11.50 Developed
Ron Regis Park 45.00 Developed
Tonkins Park 0.29 Developed
Veterans Memorial Park 02 Part. Developed
TOTAL 109.51 Acres
Regional Parks (1)
Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park 55.33 Developed
TOTAL 55.33 Acres
Open Space Areas (9)
Black River Riparian Forest 90.00 Undeveloped
Cedar River Natural Area 251.98 Undeveloped
Cleveland Property 23.66 Undeveloped
Lake Street 1.00 Undeveloped
May Creek/McAskill 10.00 Undeveloped
May Creek Greenway 29.82 Undeveloped
Panther Creek Wetlands 73.00 Undeveloped
Renton Wetlands 125.00 Undeveloped
Springbrook Watershed 38.00 Undeveloped
TOTAL 642.46 Acres
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Linear Parks & Trails
Burnett Linear Park
Cedar River Trail
Honey Creek Trail
Springbrook Trail
TOTAL
Special Use Parks & Facilities (6)
Boathouse
Carco Theatre
Highlands Neighborhood Center
Maplewood Golf Course/Restaurant/Pro Shop
North Highlands Neighborhood Center
Renton Cornmunity Center
Renton Senior Activity Center
TOTAL
CITY-WIDE TOTAL
1.00 Developed
42.48 Developed
35.73
12.00
91.21 Acres
4,242.00 Developed
11,095.00 s.f. 310 seats
11,906.00 s.f. Developed
15,508.00 s.f. Developed
4,432.00 s.f. Developed
38,000.00 s.f. Developed
22,151.00 s.f. Developed
192.6 Acres
1,179.95 Acres
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Table 11-3
Public park and open space areas in Renton's Proposed Annexation Areas
(PAAs)
Detailed Listing
Maplewood Community Park Site 40.0 Acres
Petrovitsky Park 50.0 Acres
Sub-Total (Community Parks) 90.0 Acres
Sierra Heights Park 4.7 Acres
Maplewood Park 4.8 Acres
Cascade Park 10.7 Acres
Lake Youngs Park 2.5 Acres
Sub-Total (Neighborhood Parks) 22.7 Acres
May Creek Greenway
Renton Park
Metro Waterworks
Maplewood Heights
Soos Creek Greenway
150.0 Acres
19.0 Acres
10.0 Acres
5.0 Acres
52.0 Acres
Undeveloped
Developed
Developed
Developed
Developed
Developed
Sub-Total (Open Space) 236.0 Acres
Total, Public Park and Open Space
Within Renton's Proposed
Annexation Areas 348.7 Acres
In addition to the park and open space areas, the city operates a number of specialized facilities
an ongoing component of the total recreational services it provides. Table 11-4 which follows
lists the specialized facilities owned by the city as well as those specialized public facilities
within the city limits that are owned by others.
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Table 11-4
Specialized Facilities
within the
Renton City Limits
Number Facility Comments
Ballfields
City-owned:
1 Cedar River Park
1 Highlands Park
1 Kennydale Lions Park
1 Kiwanis Park
2 Liberty Park 2 lighted
1 Maplewood Park Small Field
1 Ron Regis Lighted
1 Philip Arnold Park Lighted
1 Thomas Teasdale Park
1 Tiffany Park
TOTAL 11 FIELDS
Within the city limits but owned by others:
2 Hazen High School
2 Highlands Elementary School Small Fields
1 Hillcrest School Small Field
4 Honeydew Elementary School Small Fields-
3 McKnight Middle School
4 Nelson Middle School Small Fields
4 Renton High School
1 Talbot Hill Elementary
1 Tiffany Park Elementary
TOTAL 22 FIELDS
Number Facility Comments
Football/Soccer Fields
City -owned:
1 Cedar River Park
1 Highlands Park
1 Kennydale Lions Park
1 Kiwanis Park
1 Philip Arnold Park 1 lighted
1 Ron Regis Park 1 lighted
1 Thomas Teasdale Park
1 Tiffany Park
TOTAL 8 FIELDS
Within the city limits but owned by others:
1 Hillcrest School
2 Honeydew Elementary School
1 Kennydale Elementary
1 McKnight Middle School
1 Renton High School
1 Renton Stadium 1 lighted
TOTAL 7 FIELDS
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Tennis Courts
City-owned:
2 Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park
Highlands Park
Kiwanis Park
Liberty Park
North Highlands Park
Philip Arnold Park
Talbot Hill Reservoir
Tiffany Park
TOTAL
Within the city limits but owned by others:
4 Hazen High School
McKnight Middle School
Nelson Middle School
Renton High School
TOTAL
Swimming Pools
Within the city limits but owned by others:
1 Hazen High School
TOTAL
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
4
2
5
2 lighted
3 lighted
2 lighted
17 COURTS
15 COURTS
Indoor
1POOL
Level of Service
Standards for park and recreation levels of service were first established nationally based on
"Standard Demand" and have been modified at state and local levels to meet local needs. The
national level of service (LOS) standards were established by committees of recreation
professionals based on practical experience in the field, and are felt to be most useful in
quantifiable terms, i.e. acres of park land per population served. The most recognized standards
are those developed by the National Recreation Park Association (NRPA). In 1983 that
organization published a report titled "Recreation, Park and Open Space Standards" that is well
recognized in the recreation field.
The Park CFP establishes a 2-tiered approach: 1) an overall LOS standard based on total
population and total acreage; and 2) LOS standards for individual neighborhoods and for specific
types of parks and facilities within parks. The overall LOS is a gauge of whether the City is
meeting overall concurrence for GMA. The second tier identifies areas where deficiencies exist
so the City can target it's funds to eliminate those deficiencies while still maintaining overall
LOS.
The overall LOS standard for park and open space land established for Renton in its
Comprehensive Park Recreation and Open Space plan is 27.8 acres/1,000 population. The
current LOS in Renton is 24.4 acres/1,000 population. The current LOS within Renton's
Potential Annexation Areas (PAA's) is only 6.9 acres/1,000, which reduces today's overall
Planning Area LOS to 15.5 acres/1,000. Continued acquisition of park and open space lands will
be needed as the City's residential growth continues within its existing boundaries, and as it
expands into its underserved PAA's.
The recommended service levels for Renton were developed after discussions with City staff and
the Park and Recreation Advisory Committee. They are based on participation ratios by which a
community can estimate in quantifiable terms the number of acres or facilities required to meet
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the population demand. Attaching a standard to a population variable makes it easy to forecast
future needs as the population grows. The table below identifies the current overall LOS in
Renton and within Renton's planning area.
Table 1
EXISTING LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) - OVERALL
Park & Open
Space Land
Existing
Population
LOS
(Acres/1,000)
City of Renton 1,179.95 48,270 24.4
Renton's PAA's 348.70 50,600 6.9
Total Planning Area 1,528.65 98,870 15.5
Starting below, existing service levels and recommended standards by park types within Renton
are given. Each park type compares the NRPA Standard to the existing service levels and the
recommended standards. This information is provided to indicate how Renton's current level of
service compares to national and local standards. The table below summarizes this information,
with detail provided on the following pages.
Table 2
EXISTING LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) - BY PARK TYPE
Figures shown are in acres/1,000 population
NRPA
Standard
City of
Renton
Renton's
PAA's
Planning
Area
Recommended
Standard
Neighborhood Parks 1-2 1.8 0.4 1.1 1.2
Community Parks 5-8 2.3 1.8 2.0 1.1
Regional Parks 5-10 1.1 0 0.6 11.1
Open Space — 13.3 4.7 8.9 12.7
Linear Parks & Trails — 1.9 0 0.9 0.9
Special Parks &
Facilities
--4.0 0 1.9 0.8
Total Park & Open
Space Land
15-20 24.4 6.9 15.5 27.8
LOS = (Existing Park Land) 4- (Existing Population)
1,000
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Park and Open Space Areas
1. Neighborhood Parks
Definition:
Neighborhood parks are small park areas (usually 2-10 acres in size) utilized for passive use and
unstructured play. They often contain an open space for field sports, a children's playground, a
multi-purpose paved area, a picnic area and a trail system. For heavily wooded sites, the amount
of active use area is substantially reduced.
NRPA Standard 1-2 Acres/1,000 Population
Existing LOS (Renton): 1.8 Acres/1,000 Population
Existing LOS (Planning Area) 1.1 Acres/1,000 Population
Recommended LOS Standard: 1.2 Acres/1,000 Population
Comments:
The recommended standard reflects the shifting emphasis on larger parks and open space
recreational opportunities that cost less to maintain and operate than do neighborhood parks.
2. Community Parks
Definition:
Corrimuriity parks are traditionally larger sites that can accommodate organized play and contain
a wider range of facilities. They usually have sport fields or other major use facilities as the
central focus of the park. In many cases, they will also serve the neighborhood park function.
Community parks generally average 10-25 acres in size with a substantial portion of them
devoted to active use. Sometimes, smaller sites with a singular purpose that maintain a
community-wide focus can be considered community parks.
NRPA Standard: 5-8 acres/1,000 population
Existing LOS (Renton): 2.5 acres/1,000 population
Existing LOS (Planning Area): 2.0 acres/1,000 population
Recommended LOS Standard: 1.1 acres/1,000 population
Comments:
The low existing ratio reflects a past emphasis within Renton on neighborhood parks. While the
recommended standard is well below the NRPA standard, it represents a shifting emphasis on
community parks.
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3. Regional Parks
Definition:
Regional parks are large park areas that serve geographical areas that stretch beyond the
community. They may serve a single purpose or offer a wide range of facilities and activities. In
many cases they also contain large areas of undeveloped open space. Many regional parks are
acquired because of unique features found or developed on the site.
NRPA Standard: 5-10 acres/1,000 population
Existing LOS (Renton: 1 • 1 acres/1,000 population
Existing LOS (Planning Area): 0.6 acres/1,000 population
Recommended Standard: 11.1 acres/1,000 population
Comments:
Renton has the potential for developing another regional park located in the Cedar River corridor.
The recommended standard of 11.1 acres per 1,000 population recognizes the potential for
creating a Cedar River Regional Park consisting of the following Special Use Parks: Cedar River
Park, Maplewood Roadside Park, Maplewood Golf Course, and the Cedar River Property. With
these parks shifted to the Regional Park category, the existing ratio is much closer to the
recommended standard than the above ratio indicates.
4. Open Space Areas
Definition:
This type of park area is defined as general open space, trail systems, and other undeveloped
natural areas that includes stream corridors, ravines, easements, steep hillsides or wetlands. Often
they are acquired to protect an environmentally sensitive area or wildlife habitats. In other cases
they may be drainage corridors or heavily wooded areas. Sometimes trail systems are found m
these areas.
Existing LOS (Renton) 13.3 acres/1,000 Population
Existing LOS (Planning Area): 8.9 acres/1,000 Population
Recommended LOS Standard: 12.7 acres/1,000 Population
Comments:
The recommended LOS Standard of 12.7 acres per 1,000 population represents an increase over
the present situation, as several additional open space systems have been identified for
preservation. A majority of this type of land is wetlands, steep slopes, or otherwise not suitable
for recreational development.
5. Linear Parks
Definition:
Linear parks are open space areas, landscaped areas, trail systems and other land that generally
follow stream corridors, ravines or other elongated features, such as a street, railroad or power
line easement. This type of park area usually consists of open space with development being very
limited. Trail systems are often a part of this type of area.
Existing LOS (Renton): 1.9 acres/1,000 Population
Existing LOS (Planning Area): 0.9 acres/1,000 Population
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Recommended Standard: 0.9 acres/1,000 Population
Comments:
The majority of linear park land is found along the banks of the Cedar River and Honey Creek.
There are other opportunities for linear parks utilizing utility corridors.
6. Special Use Parks and Facilities
Definition:
Specialized parks and facilities include areas that generally restrict public access to certain times
of the day or to specific recreational activities. The golf course and major structures are included
in this category.
Existing LOS (Renton): 4.0 acres/1,000 Population
Existing LOS (Planning Area): 1.9 acres/1,000 Population
Recommended Standards: 0.8 acres/1,000 Population
7. Total Park Land
Presently, Renton has 1,179.95 acres of total park land within the city boundaries. Together with
another 348.7 acres of public park and open space land within Renton's PAA's (Potential
Annexation Areas), the total amount of park and open space land within Renton's planning area is
1,528.65 acres.
NRPA Standard: 15-20 acres/1,000 Population
Existing LOS (Renton): 24.4 acres/1,000 Population
Existing LOS (Planning Area): 15.5 acres/1,000 Population
Recommended LOS Standard: 27.8 acres/1,000 Population
Comments:
While the recommended standard of 27.8 acres per 1,000 population seems very high, most of the
acreage is in the open space category. Most of this land is undevelopable as steep hillsides,
wetlands or environmentally sensitive areas and will come to the City through the land
development process.
Specialized Facilities
Below are the recommended levels of service for specialized recreation facilities. In addition to
the NRPA standard and the existing facility ratio, an estimate of the participation level in Renton
compared to the average for the Pacific Northwest is also provided. The existing inventory
includes city-owned facilities as well as those facilities within the city limits owned by other
public entities.
1. Ballfields (Includes baseball and softball fields)
NRPA Standard: 1 field per 2,500 population
Existing Participation:
Existing Inventory:
Existing Facility Ratio:
Recommended Standard:
* Small fields were excluded
Average
20 fields *
1 field per 2,423 population
1 field per 2,000 population
purposes of evaluation. for
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2. Soccer Fields
NRPA Standard:
Existing Participation:
Existing Inventory:
Existing Facility Ratio:
Recommended Standard:
1 field per 10,000 population
75 % below average
15 fields
1 field per 3,230 population
1 field per 3,000 population
Comments
Because of the extremely high existing facility ratio and the below average participation rate, tl
recommended standard-while substantially above the NRPA standard—is roughly the same as
the existing facility ratio.
3. Tennis Courts
NRPA Standard: 1 court per 2,000 population
Existing Participation: 15 % below average
Existing Inventory: 32 courts
Existing Facility Ratio: 1 court per 1,514 population
Recommended Standard: 1 court per 1,500 population
Comments
Based on the substantially above average existing facility ratio, the recommended standard is
equivalent to the existing facility ratio.
4. Swimming Pools (indoor)
NRPA Standard:
Existing Participation:
Existing Inventory:
Existing Facility Ratio:
Recommended Standard:
1 pool per 20,000 population
Average
1 indoor pool
1 pool per 43,000 population
1 pool per 20,000 population
Comments
The recommended standard would place Renton at the NRPA standard.
5. Walking Trails
Existing Participation:
Existing Inventory:
Existing Facility Ratio:
Recommended Standard:
16% above average
7.5 miles (off-street)
.15 miles per 1,000 population
.20 miles per 1,000 population
Comments
The recommended standard reflects a strong local interest in walking trails and the fact that
city directed its efforts to other areas until recent years.
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Needed Capital Facilities and Funding Plan, 2001-2006
Table 11-4 on the following page shows the projects which may need to be begun over the next
six years to achieve the recommended level of service standards if the projected growth -and
therefore, demand - occurs. The Table also includes potential funding sources for each project,
where known.
Table 11 - 5
Parks Capital Facilities
2001-2006
Park Projects 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Regis Park Athletic Field Expansion 400,000 400,000
Heather Downs Development. 50,000 500,000
New Maintenance Facility 40,000 500,000 300,000
Grant Matching Fund 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000
Carr Road Acquisition 550,000
Family Aquatic Center. 200,000 5,000,000
Cedar River Trail Extension 100,000 1,100,000
Golf Course 120,000 40,000 100,000 100,000 800,000
TOTAL 1,170,000 2,030,000 1,000,000 1,400,000 1,700,000 5,400,000
General Fund 300,000 1,290,000 700,000 900,000 700,000 200,000
Licenses and Fees* 670,000 40,000 100,000 100,000 800,000
Other Taxes 200,000
Grants 200,000 700,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000
Loans
Not Funded 5,000,000
TOTAL 1,170,000 2,030,000 1,000,000 1,400,000 1,700,000 5,400,000
•Includes Parks Mitigation Fees in 2001 and Golf Course fees to fund Golf Course Capital Improvements.
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PUBLIC SAFETY CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
2001-2006
Inventory of Existing Facilities
The City of Renton provides police, municipal court, and jail services and facilities as part of its
public safety responsibilities. Currently, all of these services and facilities are located on the city
hall campus.
Level of Service
The police department has a total of 120 employees. Based on Renton's 2000 population of
48,270, the current level of service of police department employees to population is nearly 2.5
employees per 1,000 residents. The current level of service for officers is nearly 1.75 officers per
1,000 residents.
With the population of Renton projected to grow to over 56,534 residents by the year 2006, the
number of police department employees will have to increase to 140 to maintain the current level
of service. It is also projected by the police department that with an increase in the general
population would come an increase in the number of class I, II, and in crimes and a related
increase in the number of court cases and jail days and in the size of the average daily jail
population. To maintain the current level of service for both the municipal court and the jail
would require an increase in the staff at those facilities.
Needed Capital Facilities and Funding Plan, 2001-2006
At the August 1999 meeting of the Valley Communications Board the mayors of the five owner
cities (Auburn, Federal Way, Kent, Renton, and Tukwila) agreed to build a new 911 Center at a
cost of $15,405,519. The Board has been collecting a surcharge on calls for the past two years
for construction of a new facility. The net costs, with an assumption that a new dispatch system
is not needed, will be $12,571,343. Each member city will be responsible for approximately $2.5
million of the construction costs. As of September 1999, the estimated annual costs of the debt
will be approximately $300,000 over 20 years. In the Capital Facilities Plan this cost is divided
evenly between the Police and Fire Departments.
Table 12-1
Valley Communications Center* $150,000 $150,000 150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000
Total $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000
Functions.
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FIRE CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
2001-2006
Inventory of Existing Facilities
The Renton Fire Department provides fire protection services from five locations: Station 11
which is the main fire station across from Historic City Hall and serves the central part of the city;
Station 12 which is located in Renton Highlands and serves the north and east portions of the city;
and Station 13 which is located in the Talbot Hill area and serves the southeast portion of the city.
Station 14 is located at Lind & S. 19* Street and serves the South portion of Renton.
Additionally, King County Fire District 25 operationally is part of the Renton fire protection
system; it serves the east portion of the city as well as portions of King County. Figure 13-1 on
the following page shows the locations of the fire stations.
Currently Station 11 is staffed by 9 personnel and is equipped with one engine company, one
ladder company, one aid car and one command car. Station 12 is staffed by 5 personnel and is
equipped with one engine company and one aid car. Station 13 is staffed by three personnel and
one engine company and one aid unit. Station 14 is staffed by three personnel and equipped with
an engine and 1 aid unit.
The City's water system is also a critical component of fire protection service. Currently all areas
of the city are served by the city water system.
Level of Service
Historically, level of service for fire suppression has been measured in a variety of qualitative and
quantitative terms. However, in the city's Fire Department Master Plan (1987) the primary level
of service criteria were response time and fire flow.
Response time is an important criterion for level of service because there is a direct relationship
between how long a fire bums and the temperatures created by the fire. Eventually temperatures
become so high that "flashover" occurs, a process in which all combustible material in a room or
building ignites simultaneously. Reaching a fire before flashover occurs is an important
consideration in fire suppression. Studies have shown that under normal dispatching procedures
fire crews have about four to six minutes to reach a fire before flashover occurs.
Fire flow is the second criterion for measuring the level of service for fire suppression. Fire flow
refers to the amount of water that is available to spray on a fire and extinguish it.
Understandably, water is an essential element for fire suppression, and the hotter a fire, the more
water that must be available to extinguish it. Determining what is adequate fire flow depends
upon a building's type of construction, floor area, and use. For example, adequate fire flow in the
city's water system for a single-family wood frame house is 1,000 gallons per minute (gpm)
whereas adequate fire flow for a shopping center or an industrial park is approximately 4,500
gpm.
The third aspect of establishing level of service is personnel. Having trained firefighters in
sufficient numbers is crucial to putting out a fire safely and efficiently. The number and training
of firefighters also must fit with the department's strategic or tactical approach to fighting fires.
The Renton fire department uses an aggressive attack strategy as opposed to a defensive approach
strategy.
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In its Fire Department Master Plan, the City established the following standards for level of
service:
1. Acceptable response time is defined as having the first responding units arrive on the fire
scene in five minutes or less.
2. Acceptable response time is defined as having the second responding units arrive on the
fire scene in ten minutes or less.
3. Acceptable fire flow is defined as having water available to all parts of the city in
sufficient quantity and pressure to extinguish the worst-case fire in an existing or
projected land use.
4. Acceptable personnel is defined as having five firefighters on site in first response and
ten firefighters on site in second response.
5. Acceptable personnel is also defined as having sufficient personnel available through
mutual aid and automatic response agreements with neighboring jurisdictions to
efficiently and successfully extinguish the larger and more complex fires in residential,
commercial, institutional and industrial buildings.
Needed Capital Facilities and Funding Plan, 2001-2006
With the exception of a few isolated small areas of the city, the "five firefighters in five minutes"
level of service standard is being met. With regard to the "ten firefighters in ten minutes" level of
service standard, this standard is being met in virtually the entire city.
Similarly, the adequate fire flow level of service standard is being met city-wide. Generally, fire
flows are'adequate throughout the city, a long-range water system plan is being implemented to
upgrade the few low fire flow areas, and development standards and review procedures are in
place which require that necessary fire suppression measures are made available for all new
construction.
Given the population and employment growth projected for the year 2006, it is anticipated that
some actions may be needed over the next six years to maintain the response time level of service
standards.
In the east Renton area the agreement with Fire District 25 whereby the city has assumed
operational control of that facility coupled with Station 12 and the water system plan for the area
should assure that both response time and fire flow standards will be maintained.
In the Kennydale area a new station 15 will be constructed over the next six years. The station
will be staffed with three firefighters, seven days a week. This means an additional fifteen
firefighters along with the purchase of equipment. The total project includes the purchase of
land, design, construction, hiring personnel, and purchase of equipment. Presently the northerly
portion of the area is within the ten-minute response time standard but outside of the five-minute
response time standard for Station 12. As pointed out in the Fire Department Master Plan, a new
station 15 closer to 1-405 and 44th would provide five-minute response time coverage to the
entire area.
Over the next six years, some single family and multi-family growth is projected for the
Kennydale/Highlands area, as is some employment growth. This growth would increase
somewhat the importance of providing improved service to the area in the near term. Given the
residential and employment growth projected for the area after the year 2006, the importance of
taking actions to improve the five-minute response time coverage increase substantially during
that period. The solution recommended in the Fire Master Plan is to relocate station 12 further to
the east. Along with the building of Station 15, the City will rebuild Station 12 to the east to
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better serve the growing Highlands area. This project includes purchasing land, design, and
construction.
The valley industrial area is the area most in need of a new facility. While much of the area is
within both the five-minute and ten-minute response times for Stations 11 and 13, projected
employment and multi-family growth for the area indicates an additional facility is needed.
Adding to the need for a new facility is the fact that Station 13 has physical limitations in terms of
its ability to accommodate the necessary equipment and personnel to maintain the current level of
service standards as growth occurs. Station 13 was built as a temporary facility, until a decision
was made whether to build a new station or collocate with District 40. With the decision not to
collocate a station, the need for a new facility is apparent. The project includes design and
construction only.
Table 13-1
Fire Capital Facilities
2001-2006
Fire Projects 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Station 15 950,000 1,500,000
Station 12 1,150,000 1,500,000
Station 13 1,600,000
Valley Communications Center 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
Total 2,250,000 150,000 3,150,000 1,750,000 150,000 150,000
Sources of Funds:
General Fund 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
Licenses and Fees
Bonds
Grants
Other Taxes 2,150,000 3,000,000 1,600,000
Not Funded
Total 2,250,000 150,000 3,150,000 1,750,000 150,000 150,000
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Figure 13-1
Existing and Proposed Fire Stations
jTSgure 13-1
EXISTING AND
PROPOSED
FIRE STATIONS
. Existing City
Fire Stations
K Existing County
Fire Stations
KCFD 25-2
BellCTue serves under
contract
KCFD 20
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Station 14 T.I..I mil ^
\ J
. \ *
I / KCFD 40-4 1/
L_ •> Renton Station 13
/ !
KCFD 40-42
City of
RENTON,
WASHINGTON
Source: Renton Flr«
Department, 1986
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/ADMINISTRATTON CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN
2001-2006
The Economic Development Division of the City is planning three major capital projects to
support growth and economic expansion during the 2001 to 2006 planning period.
The Port Quendall development is a 20-acre site on the southeast shore of Lake Washington. The
project includes hazardous waste clean-up planning, clean up, shoreline park development and
sale of the upland property for private development. The site is contaminated with coal tar and
creosotes. It needs to be restored to an environmentally safe habitat site for fish and wildlife and
an area that would provide opportunity for public access to the shoreline.
The Perforniing Arts Center is a new capital project emerging out of a unique partnership
between the community, the City of Renton, and the Renton School District to transform the
Renton High School Auditorium into a state of the art, 550- seat facility for the performing arts.
This alliance capitalized on the planned upgrade of the high school auditorium and mobilized
efforts to raise $1.5 million. The City has pledged $400,000(which will be matched by
community contributions) and set aside $50,000 for the architectural design of the facility. The
rest of the funds will come from the community and from matching grants from foundations.
Neighborhood Grant Program provides $50,000 to be distributed in small matching grants to
organized neighborhood associations that draw membership from a commonly recognized
geographic neighborhood in Renton. The grant projects must be a benefit to the pubic, create
physical improvements, build and enhance a neighborhood feature and be within Renton City
limits.
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Table 14-1
Economic Development/Administration Facilities
2001-2006
Economic Development Projects 2001 2002 2003
Neighborhood Grants 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
Port Quendall 6,866,000 6,616,000 3,416,000
Performing Arts Center 200,000 200,000
Total 7,116,000 6,666,000 3,466,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
Sources of Funds:
General Fund 250,000 250,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
Licenses and Fees
Bonds
Grants 3,325,000 3,200,000 1,600,000
Not Funded 3,541,000 3,416,000 1,816,000
Total 7,116,000 6,866,000 3,466,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
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EXHIBIT B
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP AMENDMENT
Amend the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map to change the designation of the
following property:
Change Employment Area-Industrial and Employment Area-Office to Employment
Area - Transition (Merim) for 43.31 acres at N. 8th Street, Park Avenue N. and
House Way N. Application: 00-M-1.
Comprehensive Plan Amendment #00-M-l
EA-I and EA-0 to EA-T (Interim)
CDR
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EA-T
EA-T
EA-I
EA-T
U-u
EA-I
Boeing Comprehensive Plan Amendment (00-M-1)
EA-I to EA-T ... New Landuse
Designation Boundary
o 400 800
Economic Development. Neighborhoods * Strategic Planning
1:4,800
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE MAP
Amend the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map to reflect the changes specified in Exhibit
B, as shown on the following map exhibit.
RESIDENTIAL
! j Residential Rural
| | Residential Single Family
| | Residential Options
[ | Residential Planned Neighborhood
| j Residential Multi-Family Infill
CENTER DESIGNATIONS
M Center Neighborhood
I I Over Suburban
| | Center Downtown
HHI Center Office Residential
[ [ Center Institution
| | Center Village
EMPLOYMENT AREA DESIGNATIONS
[ | Employment Area - Commercial
| j Employment Area - Office
| | Employment Area - Industrial
[ | Employment Area - Valley
' I rmployment Area - Transition (Interim)
MISCELLANEOUS DESIGNATIONS
HHj Convenience Commercial
City Limits
Urban Growth Boundary
11 1 StmJf 1
Comprehensive P
2000
1:48000
4000
NTON
Land Use
A Planning/Building/Public Works
EXHIBIT C
LAND USE ELEMENT POLICIES AND TEXT
The Land Use Element policies and text are amended to read as follows. Policies not listed remain unchanged.
Employment Area- - Transition (Interim)
Objective LU-EE.d: Provide for the transition of the traditional industrial area to include employment-based
and residential uses. Employment-based uses include commercial, office, existing industrial and research
based uses that support the economic development of the City of Renton. These policies are intended to guide
redevelopment over a three-year period or until updated as part of a GMA mandated review, which ever comes
first.
Policy LU-212.25 Develop portions of the North
Renton Industrial Area as a place for a range and
variety of commercial, office, residential and
industrial uses.
Policy LU-212.26 Recognize viable existing
industrial uses in areas with this designation, while
allowing the gradual transition of these uses.
Policy LU-212.27 Non-traditional uses such as
biotech, research, design, and development facilities
should be allowed in office designations and
industrial designations when their impacts to
surrounding uses can be mitigated.
Policy LU-212.28 A mix of uses (i.e. commercial,
office, residential and industrial) should be allowed
to locate in proximity to one another in order to
promote urban employment-based development in
the North Renton Industrial Area.
Policy LU-212.29 Developments should be
encouraged to achieve greater efficiency in site
utilization and result in benefits to users with
techniques including:
a. shared facilities such as parking and site
access, recreation facilities, and amenities;
b. an improved ability to serve development
with transit by centralizing transit stops; and
c. an opportunity to provide support services
(e.g. copy center, coffee shop or lunch facilities,
and express mail services) for nearby
development that otherwise might not exist.
Policy LU-212.30 Retail and service uses should
be located north of North 8th Street on major streets
or arterials where they will have good visibility.
Policy LU-212. 31 Uses should be selected from
the range of uses allowed in the existing CA Zone
to encourage a group of activities that are
synergistic with office, biotech, research,
technology, and residential. Strip commercial,
veterinary, kennels, adult entertainment, outdoor
storage, contractors' services, and convalescent
centers are examples of uses discouraged under this
designation. Traditional retail (Main Street),
general business and professional services, and
general offices are examples of the types of uses
that are encouraged under this designation.
Disallow the following uses: vehicle sales and
service including automobiles, RVs, boats, truck
and motorcycles.
Policy LU-212.32 Residential uses should be
allowed only west of Park Avenue North.
Policy LU-212.33 Residential density ranges
should be determined through the adoption of
development agreements at the time of zoning. The
same area used for commercial and office
development can also be used to calculate
residential density.
Policy LU-212.34 Retail uses and services should
be allowed with redevelopment proposals, as either
mixed uses within a building or on separate
development pads on one site.
Policy LU-212.35 Ancillary uses are permitted
when part of an approved site plan. When part of a
mixed-use development, an approved phasing plan
shall be provided.
Exh. C-EA-T 1
Objective LU-EE.e: Provide flexibility in the regulatory processes by allowing for a variety of zone
designations in the Employment Area - Transition (Interim) designation. Zones which implement the
Employment Area - Transition (Interim) include Heavy Industrial (LH), Light Industrial (EL), Commercial
Office (CO), Center Downtown (CD), and Commercial-Office-Residential (COR).
Policy LU-212.36 Changes in zoning from
industrial to another zone should achieve a mix of
uses that improves the City's economic base and
employment base. Factors such as increasing the
City's tax base, improving efficiency in the use of
the land, and the ability of a proposed land use to
mitigate potential adverse impacts should be taken
into account.
Policy LU-212.37 Zoning text amendments should
be prepared to allow retail and service uses in the
zone designations implementing the Employment
Area - Transition area.
Policy LU-212.38 Favorable consideration should
be given to rezones in which similar and/or
compatible uses are already located in the area.
Policy LU-212.39 Favorable consideration should
be given to rezones where there is an opportunity to
create improved efficiencies of use through the joint
use/sharing of on-site facilities such as parking,
open space and supporting services.
Policy LU-212.40 Favorable consideration should
be given to rezones to non-industrial uses when the
proposed use will contribute to the City's economic
or employment base.
Policy LU-212.41 COR proposed rezones for
mixed use development without residential uses
should be considered throughout this designation.
Consideration should only be given to COR
proposed rezones which include residential uses in
the area west of Park Avenue North.
Policy LU-212.42 Favorable consideration should
be given to rezones allowing bulk commercial retail
uses where a site has high visibility.
Objective LU-EE.f: Encourage projects throughout the designation which create cohesive, quality
developments integrated with urban amenities and natural features. The intention is to create compact, urban
developments with high amenity values that, when developed over time, result in a gateway to the City.
Policy LU-212.43 Street trees and landscaping
should be required for new development within the
Employment Area - Transition (Interim) to provide
an attractive streetscape in areas subjected to a
transition of land uses.
Policy LU-212.44 When new uses are proposed for
locations in close proximity to intensive existing
uses, the responsibility for mitigating adverse
impacts of the new use should be the responsibility
of the new use.
Policy LU-212.45 Development should
demonstrate reasonable compatibility between uses.
Policy LU-212.49 Vehicular connections between
adjacent parking areas are encouraged. Incentives
should be offered to encourage shared parking.
Policy LU- 212.50 Site plans and proposed
structures should be designed so as to fully integrate
signage, building height, bulk, setbacks,
landscaping, and parking considerations across the
various components of each proposed development.
Policy LU- 212.51 A street network should be
developed to support redevelopment of this
transition area.
Policy LU- 212.52 Primary uses may include
complexes with offices, residential development,
Policy LU 212.46 Quality site planning and
architectural design should be used to create
reasonable compatibility between uses.
Policy LU-212.47 Development standards should
promote an increased intensity and/or quality of
development.
Policy LU-212.48 Larger retail uses should be
encouraged, whenever possible, to group
themselves into larger retail type power outlets with
shared off-street parking, a common architectural
theme and common landscape character.
hotels and convention centers, and research
and development facilities.
Policy LU- 212.53 Incentives which
encourage a mix of uses and structured
parking should be provided in development
regulations.
Policy LU- 212.54 Flexibility of use
combinations and development standards
should be allowed to encourage redevelopment
of sites which have significant constraints
including environmental, access and land
assembly constraints.
Exh. C-EA-T 2
Policy LU- 212.55 Private/public partnerships
should be encouraged to plan for infrastructure
development, public uses and amenities within this
designation.
Policy LU- 212.56 A review process should be
required for all proposed non-exempt development
except SEPA exempt development under this
designation. Site plans should illustrate and justify
the mix and compatibility of uses, residential
density, conceptual building configurations
(massing, location) proposed, site and landscape
design, identification of gateway features, signs,
circulation, and phasing.
Policy LU- 212.57 Site plan review of mixed-use
developments should address signage, building
height, bulk, setbacks, landscaping, and parking
considerations for all components of the
development.
Policy LU- 212.34 A combination of internal and
external site design features, including the
following, should be encouraged in all mixed-use
developments:
a. public area plazas and amenities,
b. distinctive architectural features,
c distinctive focal features such as streetscape
design,
d. gateways where appropriate, and,
e. decorative on-site landscaping and
screening.
Policy LU-212.59 Create a logical and harmonious
working environment in mixed-use developments
through the application of appropriate development
standards, emphasizing quality landscaping,
setbacks and consistent streetscape treatment.
Policy LU-212.60 Site design for office uses
should consider ways of improving transit ridership
through siting, locating of pedestrian amenities,
walkways, parking, etc.
Exh. C-EA-T 3
MM
RESIDENTIAL
Residential Rural
| | Residential Single Family
| | Residential Options
| [ Residential Planned Neighborhood
| • ;:.f | Residential Multi-Family Infill
CENTER DESIGNATIONS
m Center Neighborhood
Center Suburban
Center Downtown
Center Office Residential
| • ; I Center Institution
\\\ Center Village
EMPLOYMENT AREA DESIGNATIONS
IMaS! Employment Area - Commercial
HHIIIfl Employment Area - Office
| | Employment Area - Industrial
) | Employment Area - Valley
HH Employment Area - Transition (Interim)
MISCELLANEOUS DESIGNATIONS
Convenience Commercial
CITY OF RENTON
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map
City Limits
Urban Growth Boundary
2000
1:48000
4000 Technical Services
•] Planning/Building^Public Works
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