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ORDINANCE NO. 3592
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING PORTIONS OF TITLE I, (ADMINISTRATIVE),
TITLE II, (COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS), TITLE IV
(BUILDING REGULATIONS) AND TITLE IX (PUBLIC
WAYS AND PROPERTY) OF ORDINANCE NO. 1628 ENTITLED
"CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON"
RELATING TO CITY OFFICIALS" RESPONSIBILITIES AND
CERTAIN ACTIONS AND DUTIES, AND REPEALING CERTAIN
INCONSISTENT PORTIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Whenever reference is made in the following
sections of the Renton Municipal Code to the term "Planning Department'
the term "Building Department" shall be substituted therefor:
Section 4-2303-3
Section 4-2303-3-A
Section 4-2303-3-B
Section 4-2305-1
Section 4-2306-3
Section 4-2307-2-A
Section 4-2307-2-B
Section 4-2307-4
Section 4-2307-5-1
Section 4-2307-10
Section 4-2309-1
Section 4-2310-1
Section 4-2310-5
Section 4-2312-8
Section 4-2704-1
Section 4-2704-2
Section 4-2704-3
Section 4-2710-2
Section 4-2710-3
Section 4-2710-4
Section 4-2710-5
Section 4-2710-6-A
Section 4-2710-8
Section 4-2712-1
Section 4-2714
Section 4-2810(B)l
Section 4-2810(B)2
Section 4-2810(B)4
Section 4-2815(A)
Section 4-2816(A)
Section 4-3011(A)
Section 4-30ll(A)l
Section 4-3012
Section 4-3101-2
Section 9-1102-13-C
1) Section 4-710-4 36)
2) Section 4-722(B) 37)
3) Section 4-725(C) 38)
4) Section 4-734(B) 2 39)
5) Section 4-734(B) 4 40)
6) Section 4-734(E) 1 41)
7) Section 4-734(E) 2 42)
8) Section 4-734(J) 7 43)
9) Section 4-736(F) 44)
10) Section 4-736(L) 45)
11) Section 4-1803 (J) 46)
12) Section 4-2003-1-A 47)
13) Section 4-2003-1-B 48)
14) Section 4-2003-1-•D 49)
15) Section 4-2004-1 50)
16) Section 4-•2004-2 51)
17) Section 4-•2004-3 52)
18) Section 4-•2004-4 53)
19) Section 4-•2005-1 54)
20) Section 4-•2005-3 55)
21) Section 4-•2006-3--6 56)
22) Section 4--2201-3--A 57)
23) Section 4--2004-3--B 58)
24) Section 4--2204-6 59)
25) Section 4--2204-8--A 60)
26) Section 4--2204-8--B(l) 61)
27) Section 4--2204-8--C 62)
28) Section 4--2204-8--D(l) 63)
29) Section 4--2204-8--D(2) 64)
30) Section 4--2204-13 65)
3D Section 4--2205 66)
32) Section 4--2208-1--A(3) 67)
33) Section 4--2303-1--A 68)
34) Section 4--2303-1--B(l) 69)
35) Section 4--2303-1--B(2) 70)
71) Section 9-1102-•18 83) Section 9-1106-•2-C
72) Section 9-1103-•1 84) Section 9-1106-2-D
73) Section 9-1104-1-A 85) Section 9-1106-3-A
74) Section 9-1104-2 86) Section 9-1106-3-G
75) Section 9-1105-1 87) Section 9-1108-18
76) Section 9-1105-2 88) Section 9-1108-21-F
77) Section 9-1105-4 89) Section 9= 1108-22
78) Section 9-1105-6 90) Section 9-1108-23-A(5)
79) Section 9-1105-6-B 91) Section 9-1108-23-A(7)
80) Section 9-1106-1-D 92) Section 9-1108-23-A(8)
81) Section 9-1106-1-E 93) Section 9-1108-23-F(4)
82) Section 9-1106-2-A 94) Section 9-1108-24-E(l)(d)
95) Section 9-1109-2
96) Section 9-1110-3
SECTION II: \Alhenever reference is made in the following
sections of the Renton Municipal Code to the terms "Public Works
Department" or "Department of Public Works" the term "Building
Department" shall be substituted therefor:
1) Section 4-731(E) 10) Section 4-2310-4
2) Section 4-2201(C) ID Section 4-2310-5
3) Section 4-2201(F) 12) Section 4-2312-1
4) Section 4-2303-1-B 13) Section 4-2312-6
5) Section 4-2305-1 14) Section 4-2318-4-A
6) Section 4-2308-1 15) Section 4-2319-1
7) Section 4-2308-2 16) Section 4-2320-1
8) Section 4-2310-2-E 17) Section 4-2320-2
9) Section 4-2310-3 18) Section 4-2709-4-B
SECTION III: Whenever reference is made in the following
sections of the Renton Municipal Code to the term "Planning Department'
the term "Policy Development Department" shall be substituted
therefor:
1) Section
2) Section
3) Section
4) Section
5) Section
6) Section
7) Section
8) Section
9) Section
1-1301
1-1302
1- 1303
2- 205
2-206
2-601-3
4-736(E)
4-1505
4-3101-2
SECTION IV: Existing Section 1-1102 of the Renton
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as -follows:
Section 1-1102, as amended: SALARIES OF APPOINTIVE
OFFICERS: The appointive officers shall receive such salaries as
are fixed and established by City of Renton ordinances and such
salaries shall be paid in equal semi-monthly installments unless
otherwise determined by the City Council or by State law. For the
purpose of this Ordinance the appointive officers are those appointed
by the Mayor and whose appointment is subject to confirmation by the
City Council. They shall include, among others: Director of
Finance, City Attorney, Municipal Court Judge, Personnel Director,
Policy Development Director, Director of Public Works, Hearing
Examiner, Building Official and Police and Fire Chief as per
applicable Civil Service laws* Library Director and City Clerk.
SECTION V: The following subsections of Title IV (Building
Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances
of the City of Renton" are hereby amended as follows:
Section 4-722(B), as amended: Special Permits: Recognizing
that there are certain uses of property that may be detrimental to
the public health, safety, morals and general welfare, and not
permitted by right in the zone where proposed, depending upon the ;
facts of each particular case, a limited power to issue permits for !
such uses is vested in the Hearing Examiner following recommendation
by the Building Department. The standards of review and procedural
requirements shall be the same as a Conditional Use Permit. \
Section 4-1403-1, as amended: The "Land Use Map" attached j
hereto, labeled Exhibit "A" and by reference thereby incorporated
herein as if fully set forth, illustrates in broad and general terms the I
foreseeable development of the City of Renton. The use areas shown ;
thereon indicate the principles which are intended to guide implementatiori
of this development program. The Policy Development Director is :
hereby authorized and directed to make the necessary changes on said
"Land Use Map" to evidence future amendments.
Section 4-1901-3 B, as amended: Board of Appeals. In order
to provide for a system of appeals from administrative decisions in
the reasonable interpretation of the provisions of this Code, the
Hearing Examiner provided in Section 4-3010-A-8, Chapter 30, Title IV
(Building Regulations) of the Code of General Ordinances of the City
of Renton", shall upon proper application, render a decision consistent
with the provisions of Section 4-3011 (B).
Section 4-1903-l-B(l), as amended: Appointment and Composition.
The Design Committee shall be made up of a representative from Zoning and
Inspection Divisions of the Building Department and a representative
from the Traffic Engineer Division appointed by the Public Works
Director.
Section 4-2001-4, as amended: Board of Appeals. In order to
provide for a system of appeals from administrative decisions in the
reasonable interpretation of the provisions of this Ordinance, the
Hearing Examiner, provided in Section 4-3010-A-8 of the Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton, shall, upon proper application,
render a decision consistent with the provisions of Section 4-3011(B).
Section 4-2003-2 A, as amended: It shall be the duty of the
Building Official to enforce all provisions of this Ordinance. For
Inspection purposes, any of the members of the Building Department
or their duly authorized representatives and agents shall have the
right and are hereby empowered to enter upon any premises at any
reasonable time on which any trailers or mobile homes, as above defined,
are located. The Building Department is empowered to issue orders,
grant, renew and revoke such permits and licenses as are provided
for in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. !
Section 4-2003-2 B., as amended: Revocation of License. The
Building Official is hereby authorized to revoke any license issued
pursuant to the terms of this Ordinance if after due investigation it is :
determine^ that: the owner thereof has violated any of the provisions
of this Ordinance or that any mobile home or mobile home park is being
maintained in an unsanitary or unsafe manner or is a nuisance. Such
notice of revocation shall be in writing and shall advise the licensee
of the violations found. The licensee shall have a period of ten
(10) days in which to remedy the defects or omissions therein
specified. In the event that the licensee fails or neglects to do
so within the said ten (10) day period, the order of revocation shall
be final.
Section 4-2006-3-A, as amended: A signed completion certificate
shall signify that the mobile home park has been satisfactorily
completed according to the approved final plan and the requirements
of this Ordinance. Said completion certificate shall be submitted
to the Building Official as partial requirement for the initial
license. Completion certificate forms are available from the
Building Department.
Section 4-2007-1, as amended: It shall be unlawful for any perso
to construct, establish, operate, maintain or permit to be constructed,
established, operated or maintained upon any property owned or
controlled by him, a mobile home park within the limits of the City
without having first secured a license from the Finance Dept. as approved
by the Building Official in compliance with the provisions of this
Ordinance. Such annual licenses will expire on July 1st of each
year, but may be renewed under the provisions of this Ordinance for
additional periods of one year. If the license is for less than half
a year, the fee shall be one-half (1/2) the annual rate. No license
shall be transferable. Every person holding such a license shall
give notice in writing to the Building Official within ten (10) days
after having sold, transferred, given away or otherwise disposed of
his interest in or control of any mobile home park. Such notice
shall include the name and address of the persons succeeding to the
ownership or control of such mobile home park.
Section 4-2007-3, as amended: Before such license may be issue;
there must be a favorable recommendation by the Building Offical
certifying compliance with all provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 4-2008-1, as amended: An occupancy permit from the
Department of Public Works shall be required for each mobile home
to connect to utilities. Setbacks, lot coverage, skirting and related
requirements shall be inspected at the same time as utility connections.
An occupancy permit shall be approved and issued prior to the occupation
of each mobile home. A fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be paid at
the time of application for said permit.
Section 4-2008-2, as amended: An occupancy permit shall not
be issued for the location of any mobile home unless the mobile home
park has been issued a completion certificate and a license from the
Building Official.
Section 4-2011, as amended: INSECT AND RODENT CONTROL:
Insect and rodent control measures to safeguard public health, as
recommended by the Building Official, shall be applied in the mobile
home park. No accumulations of debris shall be permitted in the mobile
home park. In the event that rats or other rodents are known to be
in the mobile home park, the operator or licensee of said park shall
immediately take corrective action as directed by the Building Official.
Section 4-2107, as amended: APPEALS COMMISSION. There is
hereby created and established an Appeals Commission to be known and
designated as the "Building Appeals Commission of the City of Renton",
sometimes called herein the "Appeals Commission", which Commission
shall be the Hearing Examiner as presently provided for by Section
4-3010-A-8 of the Code of General Ordinances of the City.
Section 4-2201-3-A., as amended: The Building Department
is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all the provisions of
this Ordinance. For such purpose, the Building Official or his duly
authorized representative shall have the authority of a police officer.
Section 4-2201-3-B, as amended: Board of Appeals. In order to
provide for a system of appeals from administrative decisions in
the reasonable interpretation of the provisions of this Ordinance,
the Hearing Examiner, provided in Section 4-3010-A-8 of the Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton, shall, upon proper appli-
cation, render a decision consistent with the provisions of Section
4-3011(B).
Section 4-2303-4, as amended: Board of Appeals. In order to
provide for a system of appeals from the administrative decisions
in the reasonable intrepretation of the provisions of this Ordinance,
the Hearing Examiner, provided in Section 4-3010-A-8 of the Code of
General Ordinances of the City of Renton, shall upon proper application
render a decision consistent with u.he provisions of Section 4-3011(B).
Section 4-2312-6, as amended: Permitted Work Hours. All work dor
in residential areas shall be between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and
8:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, except repairs to machinery. The
Building Official is authorized to grant an extension of working time
during an emergency. An emergency shall include but is not limited
to natural and man-made disasters.
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-Section 4-2806 (D) , as amended: Decision of Responsible. Official
Final. The decision of the responsible official determining the \
exemption or significance of an action, or the sufficiency of a
final EIS, shall be firi^^unless withi^tourteen (14) days from the
date of publication and posting of the decision whichever is later,
any interested party appeals thfe<decision to the Hearing Examiner.
Any decision of the Examiner/to theNapp>eal shall be final unless within
twenty (20) days from the/date of the decision any interested party
applied to King County/Superior Court for a\^rit review.
SECTION VI: The following subsections of Title IX (Public
Ways and Property) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton" are hereby amended as follows:
Section 9-1105-7, as amended: Short Plat" Signatures. After all
improvements have been satisfactorily installed, the Hearing Examiner
the Traffic Engineer and the Director of Public Works shall sign the 1
original copy of the plat.
Section 9-1105-10, as amended: Expiration Period. If the plat
is not filed within one year of the date of submission, the plat shall
be null and void. Upon proper application by the subdivider, the
Building Department may grant one extension of not more than six (6)
months. To revitalize any expired plat, it must be resubmitted.
Section 9-1106-1 B, as amended: Referrals, Recommendations
of Departments: The Building Department shall transmit copies of
the tentative plat to other departments and agencies as necessary
for their review and recommendation. One copy shall be retained for
the use of the Building Department. These departments and agencies shall
make their respective recommendations regarding the tentative plat to
the Building Department and to the subdivider. These departments and \
agencies shall notify the Building Department of their recommendation
for approval or disapproval of the tentative plat.
Section 9-1106-2-B, as amended: Referrals. • Recommendations of Departments
The Building Department shall transmit copies of the Preliminary Plat
to other departments and agencies as necessary for their review and
recommendations. Two (2) copies shall be retained for the use of the
Hearing Examiner. These departments and agencies shall make their
written recommendations regarding the Preliminary Plat to the Building j
Department at least fourteen (14) days prior to date of hearing. ;
Section 9-1106-3-C, as amended: Referrals, Recommendations of
Department. The Building Department shall transmit copies of the final
plat to other departments and agencies as necessary for their review
and recommendations. Two (2) copies shall be retained for the use
of the Hearing Examiner. These departments and agencies shall make
their respective recommendations regarding the final plat to the
Building Department in writing within fifteen (15) days of receipt of
the final plat.
Section 9-1106-3-H, (10), as amended: Certification of
approval to be signed by the Director of Public Works, Traffic Engineer,
and Hearing Examiner. I
Section 9-1106-3-J, as amended: Filing of Final Plat. Before a
final plat is submitted to the City Council for approval, it shall be
signed by the Hearing Examiner, the Director of Public Works, and the
Traffic Engineer. After final plat approval by resolution of the City
Council, the final plat shall be signed by City Council President,
FinanceDirectorand
City Clerk. After adoption of the final plat, the original copy of
the plat shall be filed for record with the King County Department of
Records and Elections by the City Clerk. Recording fees shall be paid
by the subdivider to the City.
Section 9-1108-21, as amended: Deferred Improvements. No
final plat shall be submitted to the Hearing Examiner or accepted by :
the City Council until all improvements are constructed in a satisfactory
manner and approved by the responsible departments or a bond has been
satisfactorily posted for deferred improvements. I
Section 9-1109-1, as amended: Variance Requirements. The j
Hearing Examiner may recommend to the City Council a variance from
the requirements of this Ordinance when, in its opinion, undue hardship ;
may be created as a result of strict compliance with the provisions j.
of this Ordinance. In recommending any variance, the Hearing Examiner
may prescribe conditions that it deems necessary to or desirable for
the public interest. No variance shall be recommended unless the
Hearing Examiner finds: I
A. That there are special physical circumstances or conditions j
affecting said property such that the strict application of the
provisions of this Ordinance would deprive the applicant of the
reasonable use or development of his land; i.j
B. That the variance is necessary to insure such property the
rights and privileges enjoyed by other properties in the vicinity and
under similar circumstances;
C. That the granting of the variance will not be detrimental to
the public welfare or injurious to other property in the vicinity.
SECTION VII: The following sections of the Renton Municipal
Code are hereby repealed:
1) ' Section 4-2202-1
2) Section 4-2003-2-C
3) Section 4-2003-2-D
SECTION VIII: This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approved and five days after its publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 14th day of December , 1981.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 14th day of December 1981.
Approved as to form:
Date of Publication: December 18, 1981