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ORDINANCE NO. 3607 4o3q
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING SECTION 4-2710 OF TITLE IV (BUILDING
REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO. 1628 ENTITLED
"CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
RENTON" RELATING TO PRELIMINARY AND FINAL
PUD PLAN APPLICATIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Existing Section 4-2710 of Title IV (Building
Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton" is hereby amended to read as
follows :
Section 4-2710: PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL OF PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENTS: The approval of a planned unit development shall
be by the City Council , upon recommendation by the Hearing, Examiner ,
and shall be processed in accordance with the following procedures :
1. Who May Apply. Any owner or group of owners of contiguous
property acting jointly may submit an application for a planned unit
development.
2. Filing of Application. The application for preliminary
approval of the planned unit development shall be filed with the
Building and Zoning Department accompanied by a filing fee as
established by the Filing Fee Ordinance. Any fees required by the
Subdivision Ordinance shall be paid at the time of the application.
In all other respects the processing of the application and the
submission of information for preliminary planned unit development
shall be the same as that required by a conditional use permit
pursuant to Section 4-722(F) .
3 . Informational Meetings . Prior to making application for
preliminary approval , the developer shall meet with the reviewing
departments to study and review the proposed ;Manned unit development .
The develoTer shall prepare and submit to the Building and Zoning
Department eight(B)copies of a tentative application with vicinity
and site maps containing the information required in Section 4-2710 -4
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above, together with other pertinent information required by the
reviewing department. The maps may be reasonably accurate sketches .
A fee as established by the Filing Fee Ordinance shall be paid by
the petitioner applicant at the time the application is made.
4. Preliminary Plan. A preliminary development plan in the form
of a conditional use permit (Section 4-722(F) shall be submitted
to the Building and Zoning Department and shall include the general
intent of the development , apportionment of land for buildings
and land use and such other information or documentation which
the Building and Zoning Department shall require. The Building and
Zoning Department shall determine that the plans comply with the
development policies of the Renton Comprehensive Plan and this
Ordinance. The Renton City Council, upon recommendation of the
Hearing Examiner , shall approve, modify or deny the recommendation of
the Hearing Examiner. Upon application by the developer, the
Hearing Examiner may grant an extension of the approved preliminary
plan for a maximum of twelve (12) months .
5. Documents Required with Preliminary Plan & Application
A preiiminary EUD Eian app i.cation snaii consist of:
A. Vicinity Map
B. Site maps of an appropriate scale including:
(1) Names and dimensions of bounding streets .
(2) Proposed pedestrian and circulation patterns .
(3) Identification of building type and typical numbers
of dwelling units or floor area by type.
(4) Type and general design of off-street parking
facilities .
(5) Typical locations and area specifications for
common and private open space.
C. Illustrative landscaping treatments for key locations .
D. Building Standards : Height , bulk, lot coverage and
setback provisions .
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E. Written information including:
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(1) Program for development, including phasing and
timing .
(2) Proposed ownership patterns .
(3) Tabulations of dwelling unit densities , building
floor area, lot coverage and/or anticipated employees .
(4) Statement describing the relationship of the proposed
planned unit development to the City' s Comprehensive
Plan.
(5) A detailed narrative, illustrative perspective
drawings , or appropriate cross-sections describing
the relationship of the major elements and uses
within the planned unit development to each other,
and the relationship of the major planned unit
development elements and structures to the
surrounding properties and uses .
6. Final Plan
A. The developer shall , within two (2) years of approval by
the City Council of the preliminary plan, submit to the Building and
Zoning Department a final development plan showing the ultimate
design and specific details of the proposed planned unit development
or the appropriate phase or phases thereof. If the final development
plan is not filed within such two (2) years or within the extended
time period, if any, the planned unit development preliminary plan
shall be deemed to have been abandoned and shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 4-2710-8. Said application shall be in the
form of a conditional use permit (Section 4-722(F) . The final plan
shall be in substantial conformance with the approved preliminary
plan. A filing fee in the amount established by the Filing Fee
Ordinance shall accompany the application. The City Council upon
recommendation by the Hearing Examiner shall approve, modify or deny
the proposed final plan. At the time of approval of a final plan
for a portion of a preliminary plan, the Hearing Examiner may
recommend an extension of the approved preliminary plan for a time
period exceeding the time limits prescribed herein.
B. Approval of a final plan for any phase of the approved
preliminary plan shall constitute an extension for twelve (12)
months of the remainder of the preliminary plan. For large planned
unit developments containing a site area of more than twenty five
(25) acres , and including more than four hundred (400) dwelling
units or four hundred thousand (400,000) square feet of gross floor
area at the time of ultimate development , approval of a final plan
covering at least ten percent (10%) of either the site area or floor
area of the total project shall constitute a two (2) year extension
of the approved preliminary plan. The Examiner may grant an
extension beyond the two (2) years specified herein, after conducting
a public hearing and determining that:
(1) The reasons for delay in approval of additional final
plan applications are circumstances beyond the control
of the applicant, and
(2) The preliminary plan is consistent with the overall
plans and policies of the City as they exist at the
time of the public hearing.
7 . Documentation Required with Final Plan Application. A
planned unit development shall be initiated by a final plan filed by
the developer with the Building and Zoning Department which application
shall be in such form as shall be prescribed by the Building and
Zoning Department and shall include the following:
A. Vicinity Map . A vicinity map drawn to an appropriate
scale which shall show all adjacent subdivisions , true north arrow,
type of existing land use, zoning , streets and tract lines of acreage
parcels with the names of owners of record. The map shall show the
streets in the proposed planned unit development and their relationship
with existing and proposed streets in adjacent subdivisions or
undiv'
idedro erties .
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B. Site Maps . A map or maps of the site drawn to a scale
of not less than one inch representing forty feet (1" = 40 ' ) showing
the following proposals :
(1) Names and dimensions of streets bounding or touching
the site.
(2) Pedestrian and vehicular circulation patterns .
(3) Buildings including identification of types and
number of dwelling units in each or use of building .
(4) Dimensions between buildings .
(5) Off-street parking facilities .
(6) Areas to be landscaped.
(7) Existing surface drainage system .
(8) Locations , dimensions and area of common and
private open space.
(9) The information listed in Sections 9-1106 21 (2)
through 9-1106 21 (11) of the City Code entitled
"Tentative, Preliminary and Final Plat Requirements" .
(10) Any other pertinent information required to review
the planned unit development.
C. Landscaping Plan. A landscaping plan at a scale of
one inch representing ten feet or twenty feet (1" = 10 ' /20 ' ) indicating
planting bed dimensions ; north arrow, plant layout and identification
plant list, size and spacing of plants and irrigation.
D. Building Elevations . Elevation or perspective drawings
to scale to illustrate the architectural character of structures .
E. Written Information. In addition to the information noted
above, the developer shall submit a written statement with the necessary
illustrations providing the following information:
(1) Program for development , including staging or
timing of development .
(2) Proposed ownership pattern upon completion of
development.
(3) Basic content of restrictive covenants .
(4) Provisions to assure permanence and maintenance
of common open space through home owners
association formation, condominium development
or other means acceptable to the City.
(5) Statement or tabulation of dwelling unit
densities proposed or number of anticipated
employees .
8. Expiration of Planned Unit Development ; Applications for
Approval of Planned Unit Developments shall expire as provided
below:
A. Expiration of Unapproved Preliminary Plans . The
preliminary plans shall be approved or denied within twelve (12)
months of the date of filing of the application, or within eighteen (18)
months of the date of filing of the application when an environmental
impact statement or other permit or approval required by another
public agency is required in order to approve the preliminary plan.
B. Expiration of Approved Final Plans . The developer
shall complete the approved planned unit development or any phase
thereof as designated in the approved final plan within two (2)
years from the date of approval of the final plans unless the City
Council designates a shorter time . Upon proper application by the
developer including the payment of a filing fee as established by
the Filing Fee Ordinance, and for good reason, the Hearing Examiner
may grant one extension of not more than one year. The request for
an extension of time shall include the reasons why the extension
is needed, a revised timetable for completion, and any other pertinent
information the Building and Zoning Department or the Hearing Examiner
deems necessary.
9. Abandonment of Incompleted Project. Upon the abandonment
of a particular project authorized under this Ordinance or upon the
expiration of the final approval of a planned unit development which
has not been completed, the authorization shall expire and the land
and the structures may be used only for a lawful purpose permissible
within the zone in which the planned unit development is located.
A. Abandonment Defined: Abandonment for the purpose of
this Section shall mean the failure and neglect of the developer to
diligently pursue the project and the improvements incidental thereto,
after final approval by the City Council for a period of six (6)
months from the date of such approval unless the City Council designate
a different time period.
B. Open Space and Underlying Zone Requirements . In the
event any structures , improvements or facilities have been constructed,
or construction therefor has commenced, and completion therefor has
been abandoned as hereinabove defined, and the full plan is not
being implemented, then in any such case, the open space requirements
as set forth in Section 4-2709 2, and as set forth in any approved
preliminary plan, shall be adhered to in connection with any further
approved development; furthermore, if all of such improvements and
facilities are completely removed, then the requirements of the
applicable zone shall be controlling.
C . Occupation of Structure. Any finished structures , short
of full implementation of the approved Plan, may be occupied upon
the issuance of a conditional use permit by the Hearing Examiner, to-
gether with such conditions , covenants or other terms in order to
assure compliance with the requirements of Section 4-2709 and/or any
other applicable provision of this Ordinance and the City' s Zoning
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Code.
10. Sale of Planned Unit Development . If a developer sells the
parcel or a portion of the parcel after preliminary approval, such
sale shall not prevent final approval of the planned unit development,
providing that any succeeding owner agrees to comply with the
requirements of this Ordinance, and any and all conditions or covenants
that have been established, upon proper application to the Building
and Zoning Department , which application shall include a fee in
accordance with the Fee Schedule Ordinance.
SECTION II : This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage,
approval and thirty (30) days after its publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 25th day of January, 1982.
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Delores A. Mead, ity Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 25thday of January, 1982.
Appro ed as to orm:
Barbara Y Shinpoch, Mayor
Lawrence J: Wa r-en; 7City Attorney
Date of Publication: February 5, _1982