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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON 5519/
ORDINANCE NO. 4751
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING CHAPTER 7, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 8,
PERMITS AND DECISIONS, AND CHAPTER 11, DEFINITIONS, OF
TITLE IV (DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS), OF ORDINANCE NO.
4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF RENTON, WASHINGTON" BY AMENDING DEFINITIONS,
CREATING A PROCEDURE FOR AMENDMENTS TO APPROVED
PRELIMINARY PLATS IN THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS,
REVISING THE DEFINITION FOR PIPESTEM LOTS, REVISING THE
SUBMISSION PERIOD FOR FINAL PLATS FROM THREE YEARS TO
FIVE YEARS, REVISING FINAL PLAT SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
TO ALLOW FOR EARLIER SUBMITTALS, AND REVISING LOT LINE
ADJUSTMENT RECORDING REQUIREMENTS TO DELETE LEGAL
DESCRIPTIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Subsections 4-7-080.L.1, 4-7-110. A, 4-7-100.D, 4-7-170.F of Chapter 7,
Subdivision Regulations, of Title IV (Building Regulations), of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled
"Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" are hereby amended to read as
follows:
4-7-080.L.1: Preliminary plat approval shall lapse unless a final plat based on the
preliminary plat, or any phase thereof, is submitted within five (5) years from the date of
preliminary plat approval. One one-year extension shall be granted to an applicant who files a
written request with the Administrator at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of this five
(5) year period, provided the applicant demonstrates that he/she has attempted in good faith to
submit the final plat within the five (5) year period.
4-7-100.A Required Improvements: The following tangible improvements shall be
required before a final plat or a short subdivision is recorded: grading and paving of streets and
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alleys, installation of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, monuments, sanitary and storm sewers, street
lights, water mains and street name signs, together with all appurtenances thereto to specifications
and standards of this Code, approved by the Department and in accordance with other standards
of the City. A separate construction permit will be required for any such improvements, along
with associated engineered plans prepared per the City drafting standards and associated fees as
listed in the Fee Schedule, sections 4-1-140 through 4-1-200 of this City Code.
4-7-100.D. Final Recording: No final plat or any short subdivision shall be recorded
until all improvements are constructed in a satisfactory manner and approved by the responsible
departments or a security approved by the City has been posted for deferred improvements.
4-7-170.F. Pipestem Lots Allowed: Pipestem lots may be permitted for new plats to
achieve densities permitted within the Zoning Code when there is no other feasible alternative to
achieving the permitted density.
F.l. Minimum Lot Size and Pipestem Width and Length: The pipestem shall not
exceed one hundred fifty feet (150') in length and not be less than twenty feet (20') in width. The
portion of the lot narrower than 80% of the minimum permitted width shall not be used for lot
area calculations nor for measurement of required front yard setbacks. Adjacent pipestem lots
shall have a shared private access driveway. A restrictive covenant will be required on both
parcels for maintenance of the pipestem driveway.
SECTION n. Subsection 4-7-170.F.2 of Chapter 7, Subdivision Regulations, of Title
IV (Building Regulations), of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the
City of Renton, Washington" is hereby deleted:
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SECTION HI. Chapter 7, Subdivision Regulations, of Title IV (Development
Regulations), of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton,
Washington" is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:
4-7-080.M: AMENDMENTS: At any time after preliminary plat approval and
before final plat approval, the applicant may submit an application to the Administrator that
proposes an amendment to the approved or conditionally approved preliminary plat.
1. Minor Amendments: The Administrator shall have the authority to
administratively approve amendments that the Administrator deems to be minor.
2. Major Amendments: A major amendment shall include, but is not limited, to the
following:
a.. Any amendment that would result in or would have the effect of decreasing
the aggregate area of open space in the subdivision by ten percent (10%) or more;
b. Any amendment that would result in increasing the number of lots in the
subdivision beyond the number previously approved;
c. Any amendment that would result in or have the effect of reducing the
residential dwelling unit density for the site below the allowed minimum density;
d. Any amendment that would result in the relocation of any roadway access
point to an exterior street from the plat;
e. Any amendment that proposes phasing of plat development; or
f. Any amendment that, in the opinion of the Administrator, would
significantly increase any adverse impacts or undesirable effects of the plat.
3. Process for Major Amendments: If the Administrator determines that the
proposed amendment is major, the Hearing Examiner shall hold a public hearing on the proposed
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major amendment in accordance with the requirements for preliminary plat approval found in
section 4-7-080.1 provided, however, that any public hearing on a proposed major amendment
shall be limited to whether the proposed major amendment should or should not be approved.
Within thirty (30) days following receipt of the Hearing Examiner's written recommendation, the
City Council shall approve or disapprove any proposed major amendment and may make any
modifications in the terms and conditions of the preliminary plat approval to the extent that they
are reasonably related to the proposed amendment. If the applicant is unwilling to accept the
proposed major amendment under the terms and conditions specified by the City Council, the
applicant may withdraw the proposed major amendment and develop the subdivision in
accordance with the original preliminary plat approval (as it may have previously been amended).
SECTION IV. The following definition contained in section 4-8-120.D.12 of
Chapter 8, Permits and Decisions, of Title IV (Development Regulations), of Ordinance No. 4260
entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" is hereby deleted:
LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT MAP:
e. New legal descriptions for each of the altered parcels, including section, township
and range.
SECTION V. The following definition contained in section 4-11-120.L of Chapter 11,
Definitions, of Title IV (Building Regulations), of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" is hereby amended to read as follows:
LOT, PIPESTEM: A lot not meeting minimum frontage requirements.
SECTION VI. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, approval, and
thirty days after publication.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 16thday of November , 1998.
1998.
Date of Publication: November 20, 1998 (Summary)
ORD.811:ll/05/98:as.
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