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CITY OF PENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 3715
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING A PORTION OF CHAPTER 7 , TITLE IV (BUILDING
REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE 140 . 1628 ENTITLED "CODE
OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON" BY
ADDING A SECTION RELATING TO LANDSCAPING AND AMENDING
SECTION 4-2204 (8) .
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I : Existing Chapter 7 , Title IV (Building
Regulations) of Ordinance No . 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances
of the City of Renton" is hereby amended by adding the following section:
Section 4-744 : LANDSCAPING
(A) Purpose and Intent : Landscaping requirements are
established to provide minimum landscaped standards necessary to maintain
and protect property values and enhance the image and appearance of the
City of Renton. These requirements apply to all uses E':CEPT Single
Family and Two Family residential uses .
(B) Site/Landscaping, Plan Review: Site plans and landscaping,
plans shall be required with applications for building permits . The plans
must be approved before issuance of a building permit . All approved
landscaping shall be completed on site before the issuance of an occupancy
permit.
(C) Deferred Landscape Improvements : A developer may
wish to defer specific on-site and off-site landscaping improvements
for more than ninety (90) days after obtaining a certificate of occupancy
due to seasonal planting difficulties or plant shortages or to the fact
that the project is impacted by a pending public works project . In
such a case , a written application shall be made to the Board of Public
Works no later than fifteen (15) days prior ,to occupancy and procedures
of Section 4-2204(14) shall apply. Upon such application , the Board of
Public Works may defer landscaping for up to one (1) year unless the
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project is impacted by a pending public works project , in which case
the Board shall determine an appropriate period of time for deferral
of landscaping improvements . A performance bond as provided in
Section 4-2204 (14) must be provided in favor of the City at the
time the deferral is approved.
(D) Site/Landscape/Sprinkler System Plan Requirements :
(1) Site Plan : Site plans must include :
a. Scale : 1"=10' for sites less than one (1) acre
1"=20' for sites over one (1) acre .
b. Location and size of area
C . Buildings (structures)--new and existing.
d. Property lines .
e. Parking, circulation, walks
f. Setback lines .
g. Legal description (attached to plan) .
h. Topography--existing and proposed contours .
i. Identify abutting streets , alleys and
other rights-of-way.
j . North arrow.
(2) Landscaping Plan : Landscaping plans must include :
a. Scale : 1"=20 ' unless greater detail is required
than 1"=10 ' .
b. Location and size of planting areas . The
width of a landscaping area when curbed,
shall be measured from inside to inside
of the curbs .
C . Location, size , spacing and names of proposed
and existing plants , trees , and/or other
vegetation, decorative rocks or similar
landscaping improvements .
d. Planting details--soil mix, planting depth
and width, staking and bark mulch depth.
(3) Under round Sprinkling System Plan : Underground
sprinkling systems shall e installed and maintained
in all landscaped areas . The sprinkler system
shall provide full water coverage of the planted
areas as specified on the plan. The Building
Department may waive this requirement for good
cause shown, upon proper application by the
applicant . Underground sprinkling system plans
must include :
a. Scale 1"=20' .
b. Location and size of sprinklers .
(F) Amended Landscaping Plan : The approved landscaping
requirements may be modified upon request to the Buiding and Zoning
Department . The plans may be approved, denied or returned to the
applicant with suggestions for changes that would make them acceptable.
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(F) Landscape Requirements -. Specific :
(1) Existing Plant Material : Existing trees and
of eh r vegetation on t e site of a proposed
development may be used where practical if the
quality is equal to or better than available
nursery stock.
(2) Green River Valley : Any development in the
Green River Valley shall provide a minimum of
two (2) percent of the total site for landscaping
suitable for wildlife habitat . This landscaping
is in addition to any other landscaping requirement
by this ordinance or any other ordinance.
(3) Shorelines Master Program: Any development within
the protected s ore ines area shall be required
to meet the standards and requirements of the
City of Renton Shorelines Master Plan.
(4) Slopes :
a. General : The faces of cut and fill slopes
shall be developed and maintained to control
against erosion. This control may consist of
effective planting. The protection for the
slopes shall be installed within thirty (30)
days o f o r in
y g ad g completion and prior to a
request for final project approval . Where cut
slopes are not subject to erosion due to the,
erosion-resistant character of the materials ,
such protection may be omitted with the.
permission of the Public Works Department ,
provided that this protection is not required
by the Rehabilitation Plan.
b. Other Devices : Where necessary ,check dams ,
cribbing , riprap or other devices or methods
shall be employed to control erosion and
sediment , provide safety and control the rate
of water run-off.
(5) General Requirements :
a. Existing desirable vegetation should be
preserved where applicable .
b. Stripping of vegetative slopes where harmful i
erosion and run-off will occur shall be avoided.
C . Areas of fragile natural environments should
be protected from development and encroachment .
d. If practicable , unique features within the
site should be preserved and incorporated
into the site development design (such as
springs , streams , marshes , significant
vegetation, rock out-croppings , and significant
ravines) .
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(G) Maintenance :
(1) Landscaping required by this ordinance shall be
maintained by the owner and/or occupant and shall
be subject to periodic inspection by the Building
and Zoning Department. Plantings are to be
maintained in a healthy , growing condition and
those dead or dying shall be replaced within
six (6) months . Property owners shall keep the
planting areas reasonably free of weeds and
litter.
(2) The Building Director or his designated repre-
sentative , is authorized to notify the owner or
his agent that any installed landscaping as
required by the Building and Zoning Department ,
is not being adequately maintained and the
specific nature of the failure to maintain. The
Building and Zoning Department shall send the
property owner or his agent two (2) written
notices , each with a fifteen (15) day response
period. The notices shall specify the date by
which said maintenance must be accomplished and
shall be addressed to the property owner or agent ' s
last known address .
(h) Violation : Violation of this Section shall be a
misdemeanor punishable as provided in this Code. Each and every day
or portion thereof during which violation of any of the provisions of
this Section is committed, continued or permitted, shall constitute
a separate offense .
SECTION II : Existing subsection 8 of Section 2204 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 4-2204(8) , as amended : Landscaping. All parking
lots , loading areas and drive-in businesses , vehicle sales lot and
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storage lots except those used for detached single family dwelling units ,
duplexes and those in enclosed buildings , shall be landscaped to the
standard as set forth in Section 4-744.
(A) . Safety and Approval . Landscaping shall not conflict
with the safety of those using adjacent sidewalks or with traffic safety.
Where possible , existing mature trees and shrubs shall be preserved and
incorporated in the landscape layout . All landscaping under this Section
is subject to approval by the Building/Zoning Department .
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(B) . Required Landscaping and Screening.
(1) ScreeninZ Residential Uses : Planting or berm with
an scapi.ng, shall e provided on those sides of
a parking lot that is adjacent to properties used
and/or zoned for residential purposes . Such planting
shall be subject to the requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance and shall be of a sufficient height to
serve as a buffer . Any landscaping shall consist
of a minimum of five feet (5 ' ) in width. The
Building/Zoning Department may allow a minimum of
forty two inch (42") screening fence in lieu of
landscaping upon proper application for good cause
shown, which shall include but not be limited to a
narrow parking lot .
(2) Small Parkin Lot : Parking lots less than ten
tFo-usand square feet in area shall be landscaped
a minimum width of five feet (5 ' ) for right angle
and ninety degree (900) parking stalls along the
abutting public right of way except for areas of
ingress and egress . Angled parking layouts forming
a sawtooth pattern shall maintain a minimum of two
foot (2' ) landscaping strip in the narrowest part
of the sawtooth pattern abutting a public right of
way.
(3) Lar e Parkin - Lots . In addition to Section 4-
2-204. 8B(l) and above , parking lots ten thousand
(10,000) square feet or greater in area shall have
not less than five percent (5%) of landscaping
within the parking lot in a pattern that reduces the
barren appearance of the parking lot .
(4) Storage Lot : Perimeters of the lot must be
eTfectively screened by a combination of landscaping
and fencing.
(a) A minimum of a ten foot (10' ) landscaped
strip is required between the property .lines
along public rights of way and the fence .
The landscaping shall be of size and variety
so as to provide an eighty percent (80%)
opaque screen.
(b) The entire perimeter must be fenced by a
minimum of an eight foot (8 ' ) high sight
obscuring fence. Gates may be left unscreened
for security pruposes .
SECTION III : This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage , approval and thirty (30) days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 28th day of 11ARC11 1983.
Maxine E. otor , City Cllr cF
APPROVED BY TITLE MAYOR this 28th day of MARCH 1983 .
Approved as to form: Bar ara .Y. S inpoc , Mayor
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication : 4/3/83