HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4523 Amends ORD #4404, 4432, 4438, 4494,
2630, 3592, 3101, 3463, 4493,
1472, 4449, 4439, 4473
Amended by ORD 4584, 4587, 4595
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON 4614 , 4649 , 4651
461, 4963
ORDINANCE NO. 4523
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTIONS 4-31-2, 4-31-19, 4-31-4.1.B.2, 4-31-4.2.8.2, 4-
31-5.2 .B.2, 4-31-6.B.2, 4-31-7 .B.2, 4-31-8.B.2, 4-31-
1O.1.B.2, 4-31-10.2.B.2, 4-31-1O.3.B.2, 4-31-1O.4.B.2,
4-31-10.5.B.2, 4-31-11.1.B.2, 4-31-11.2 .8.2, 4-31-
12.B.2, 4-31-13, 4-31-25.1.B.2 AND 4-31-24 OF CHAPTER
31, ZONING CODE, OF TITLE IV (BUILDING REGULATIONS) , OF
ORDINANCE NO. 4260 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON" BY ADDING DEFINITIONS
AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE USE AND REUSE OF PUBLICLY
OWNED (P-SUFFIX) PROPERTIES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I. Section 4-31-2 , of Chapter 31, Zoning Code, 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 :
4-31-2 : DEFINITIONS:
A. ACCESSORY USE OR BUILDING: A subordinate use or
building located upon the same lot occupied by a principal use or
building with which it is customarily associated, but clearly
incidental to.
ADJACENT PROPERTIES : All contiguous properties, with
the assumption that railroads and public rights of way, except
limited access roads, do not exist.
ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS OFFICE: A use containing
one or more of the day-to-day functions (e.g. , management,
payroll, information systems, inventory control) related to the
operation of the company or affiliated corporate group.
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ADULT FAMILY HOME : A residential dwelling unit
providing personal care, room and board to more than one person,
but not more than four (4 ) adults, not related by blood or
marriage to the person(s ) providing the service. A maximum of six
( 6) adults may be permitted if the Washington State Department of
Social and Health Services determines the home is of adequate size
and the home and provider are capable of meeting standards and
qualifications as provided for in chapters 70 . 128 RCW and 388-76
WAC.
ADULT MOTION PICTURE THEATER: An enclosed building used
for presenting motion picture films video cassettes, cable
television or any other such visual media for observation by
patrons there, distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on
matter depicting, describing or relating to "specified sexual
activities" or "specified anatomical areas" as hereafter defined:
1 . Specified anatomical areas : Less than completely
and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttock and
female breast below a point immediately above the top of the
areola; and human male genitals in a discernible turgid state,
even if completely and opaquely covered.
2 . Specified sexual activities : Human genitals in a
state of sexual stimulation or arousal; acts of human
masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy; fondling or other
erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female
breast.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Housing used as a primary residence
for any household whose income is less than eighty percent ( 80% )
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of the median annual income adjusted for household size, as
determined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) for the Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Area, who pay no
more than thirty percent (30% ) of household income for housing
expenses .
ALLEY: A public vehicular right of way not over thirty
feet (30 ' ) wide.
AIRPORT HAZARD: Any structure, tree or use of land
which obstructs the air space required for the flight of aircraft
in landing or taking off at the airport or is otherwise hazardous
to landing or takeoff of aircraft.
ANIMALS, SMALL: Dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, chickens,
ducks, geese, birds, rodents and other animals of similar size and
characteristics .
ANIMALS, MEDIUM: Goats, sheep, pigs and other animals
of similar size and characteristics .
ANIMALS, LARGE: Horses, ponies, cows, llamas, oxen,
buffalo, deer and other animals of similar size and
characteristics .
AQUIFER: A geological unit of porous and permeable
rock, sand or gravel capable of yielding usable amounts of water.
AQUIFER PROTECTION AREA (APA) : The portion of an
aquifer within the zone of capture and recharge area for a well or
well-field owned or operated by the City or the recharge-discharge
area of a spring used for water supply by the City as defined in
4-31-4 of this Code.
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ARTERIAL: A major or secondary arterial as specified in
the City' s Arterial Street Plan.
AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (ADT) : An average of at least one
motor vehicle crossing in one direction per working day for any
continuous thirty (30) day period.
B . BOTANICAL GARDENS: A public or private facility for the
demonstration and observation of the cultivation of flowers,
fruits, vegetables or ornamental plants .
BOULEVARD: A broad thoroughfare with landscape,
sidewalk or pedestrian improvements, often with a landscaped
median or center divider, that functions as a linear open space.
BUILDABLE AREA: The portion of a lot or site, exclusive
of required yard areas, setbacks, landscaping or open space within
which a structure may be built.
BUILDING: Any structure having a roof supported by
columns or walls and intended for the shelter, housing or
enclosure of any individual, animal, process, equipment, goods or
materials of any kind or nature.
BUILDING ENVELOPE : The allowable building area
permissible for the construction of one single-family dwelling
unit in a residential cluster.
BUILDING FOOTPRINT: The area of a lot or site included
within the surrounding exterior walls of a building or portion of
a building, exclusive of courtyards . In the absence of
surrounding exterior walls, the building footprint shall be the
area under the horizontal projection of the roof.
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BUILDING HEIGHT: The vertical distance above a
referenced datum measured to the highest point of the coping of a
flat roof or to the deck line of a mansard roof or to the average
height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. The
reference datum shall be selected by either of the following
whichever yields a greater height of building:
1 . The elevation of the highest adjoining sidewalk or
ground surface within a five foot (5 ' ) horizontal distance of the
exterior wall of the building when such sidewalk or ground surface
is not more than ten feet ( 10 ' ) above lowest grade measured within
a five foot (5 ' ) horizontal distance of the exterior wall of the
building.
2 . An elevation ten feet ( 10 ' ) higher than the lowest
grade when the sidewalk or ground surface described in subsection
1 above is more than ten feet ( 10 ' ) above lowest grade measured
within a five foot (5 ' ) horizontal distance of the exterior wall
of the building.
BUILDING LINE: The line between which the street line
or lot line, no building or other structure or portion of a
structure, except as provided in this Code, may be erected above
the grade level . The building line is considered a vertical
surface intersecting the ground on such line.
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL: A building in which the principal
use of a property is conducted.
BULK STORAGE : The holding or stockpiling on land of
material and/or products where such storage constitutes forty
percent (40%) of the developed site area and the storage area is
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at least one acre, and where at least three (3) of the following
criteria are met by the storage activity: 1 ) in a bulk form or
in bulk containers; 2 ) under protective cover to the essential
exclusion of other uses of the same space due to special fixtures
or exposed to the element; 3) in sufficient numbers, quantities or
spatial allocation of the site to determine and rank such uses as
the principal use of the site; 4 ) the major function is the
collection and/or distribution of the material and/or products
rather than processing; and 5) the presence of fixed bulk
containers or visible stockpiles for a substantial period of a
year.
1 . Bulk storage facilities include, but are not
limited to:
a. Automobile holding and transfer depots .
b. Brick or tile storage and manufacturing.
c . Concrete block and products storage and
manufacturing.
d. Contractor equipment yards .
e. Equipment or machinery of the stationary type
not in use, not mounted on necessary foundations or connected as
required when during use, not designated and used as portable, and
not stored in a warehouse. This includes operable motor vehicles
or wheeled equipment used only periodically where storage
durations exceed those provided for parking lots as defined in
Chapter 14, Title IV.
f . Foundries .
g. Fuel yards, wholesale.
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h. Grain or feed sites, elevators, or the open
storage of grain and feed.
i. Log, random cut and chipped wood by-products
storage.
j . Lumber mills and wholesalers .
k. Sand and gravel yards including sizing,
transfer and loading equipment when present.
1 . Scrap or junk yards and wrecking yards .
m. Solid waste holding and disposal areas .
n. Tank farms including distribution and loading
systems .
2 . Bulk storage facilities excluded:
a. Land banks, greenbelts, watersheds or public
water reservoirs .
b. Parking lots or structures for private
licensed automobiles .
c. Ship yards .
d. Warehouses alone or in conjunction with
manufacturing on the site and when not including any of the uses
in Section 4-31-2 .B. 3 .a of this chapter.
e. Facilities for storage of petroleum or any of
its by-products, for use incidental to the primary use of the
property (e.g. , heating, boiler or vehicular fuel or lubricants) .
f. Retail service stations .
g. Retail sales lots for new or used automobiles .
BOARDING OR LODGING HOUSE: A dwelling or part of a
dwelling other than a motel or hotel, where lodging with or
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without meals is provided for compensation, and boarding rooms do
not contain kitchen facilities .
BUFFER AREA: A strip of land identified by a plan or
ordinance to separate one type of land use from another land use
that is incompatible.
BUFFER SCREEN: A strip of land containing fences, berms,
trees, shrubs and other landscaping that obscures one land use
from another.
C. CAPACITY, PLANNED: Population and employment growth
planned (contained in local comprehensive plans with a specified
horizon year) in the context of the Countywide planning policies .
CAPACITY, NET: Population and employment growth likely
to occur under zoned capacity minus existing infrastructure and
service standard limitations .
CAPACITY, ZONED: Population and employment growth
permitted under current zoning, land development and environmental
regulations .
CERTIFIED: A facility and staff qualified and able
to provide certain tests and measurements relating to specific
tasks and traceable to established standards .
CLUSTER, RESIDENTIAL: The placement of more than one
building envelope on a single lot or parcel of land for the
purpose of constructing single-family residential dwelling units
in either attached or detached construction arrangement, and where
the property ownership outside the building envelopes is commonly
held by all single-family dwellings on that lot or parcel of land.
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COMMERCIAL USE: A type of land use that includes
commercial office activities, services and retail sales .
COMMERCIAL, CONVENIENCE : Small commercial areas
providing limited retail goods and services such as groceries and
dry cleaning for nearby residential customers .
COMMERCIAL, COMMUNITY: A mix of commercial land uses
typically serving more than one residential neighborhood, usually
a sub-area of the City, with services and retail goods .
COMMERCIAL RECREATION, OUTDOOR: Recreational uses
conducted almost wholly outdoors including golf driving ranges
(not associated with a golf course) , miniature golf, firing
ranges, water parks, amusement parks and similar uses .
COMMERCIAL, REGIONAL: A mix of land uses offering a
broad array of retail goods and services, offices and cultural
activities that serve an entire city or beyond.
COMMUNITY: A sub-area of the City consisting of
residential, institutional and commercial uses sharing a common
identity (for example, the Highlands) .
COMMUNITY FACILITIES: Public buildings and other
public facilities, such as city halls and other offices, community
or senior centers, gymnasiums or recreation centers, theaters,
police and fire stations, schools, libraries, courthouses, shops,
storage and maintenance facilities, transit centers or stations,
parks, and park-and-rides, but excluding jails .
COMMUNITY GARDENS: A private or public facility for
cultivation of fruits, flowers, vegetables or ornamental plants by
more than one person or family.
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: A set of maps and written policies
intended to represent a "vision" of the future physical design and
character of the City, and to guide development over the next
twenty (20) years .
CONDITIONAL USE (HEARING EXAMINER) : A use with special
characteristics that would not generally be appropriate within a
zoning district but may be permitted subject to review by the
Hearing Examiner to establish conditions to protect public health,
safety and welfare.
CONDITIONAL USE (ADMINISTRATIVE) : A land use permitted
within a zoning district following review by the Zoning
Administrator to establish conditions mitigating impacts of the
use and assure compatibility with other uses in the district.
CONTIGUOUS PROPERTIES: Properties sharing a property
line.
CONVALESCENT CENTERS/NURSING HOMES: Residential
facilities for patients who are recovering health and strength
after illness, or receiving long-term care for chronic conditions,
disabilities (mental or physical) or terminal illness where care
includes on-going medical or psychiatric treatment, including
hospices, extended care facilities, detoxification facilities and
sanitariums .
CRITICAL AREAS: Wetlands, aquifer recharge areas,
fish and wildlife habitat, frequently flooded and geologically
hazardous areas as defined by the Growth Management Act.
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D. DAY-CARE CENTER: A day-care operation licensed by the
State of Washington (WAC 388-73-014) , for thirteen ( 13) or more
children in any twenty four (24) hour period.
DAY-CARE, FAMILY: A day-care operation licensed by the
state of Washington (WAC 388-73-014 ) caring for twelve or fewer
children in any twenty-four (24 ) hour period.
DENSITY, GROSS: A measure of population, housing
units or building area related to land area, and expressed as a
ratio, i.e. , one dwelling unit per acre, or one thousand ( 1, 000)
people per square mile.
DENSITY, NET: A calculation of the number of housing
units that would be allowed on a property after sensitive areas
and public streets are subtracted from the gross area (gross acres
minus streets and sensitive areas multiplied by allowable housing
units per acre) . This calculation applies to residential uses
only.
DESIGNATED ZONE FACILITY: Any hazardous waste
treatment and storage facility that requires an interim or final
status permit under rules adopted under RCW 70 . 105 and that is not
a "preempted facility" as defined in RCW 70 . 105 . 010 .
DEVELOPMENT: The division of a parcel of land into two
(2 ) or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion,
structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any structure;
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any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance and any use
or extension of the use of land.
DRIVE-IN USE : Any land use which by design, physical
facilities, service or by packaging procedures encourages or
permits customers to receive services, obtain goods or be
entertained while remaining in their motor vehicles .
DUPLEX: A residential building on a single lot
containing two (2 ) dwelling units .
DWELLING UNIT: A structure or portion of a structure
designed, occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living
quarters with cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities provided
for the exclusive use of a single household.
DWELLING UNIT, ATTACHED: A one-family dwelling attached
to two (2 ) or more one-family dwellings by common vertical walls .
E . EXISTING USE: The use of a lot or structure at the time
of enactment of a zoning ordinance.
F. FAMILY: A number of related individuals, or not more
than four (4 ) unrelated individuals, living together as a single
household.
FARMING: The cultivation, production and maintenance of
plants and animals for commercial or personal uses .
FLAG LOT: A lot with access to a public road only by a
private right of way less than thirty feet ( 30 ' ) in width.
FLOOR AREA: The sum of the gross horizontal areas of
all floors of a building measured from the exterior face of each
wall, or from the center line of a common wall separating two (2 )
buildings, excluding interior parking spaces, loading space for
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motor vehicles, or any space where the floor-to-ceiling height is
less than six feet ( 6 ' ) .
FLOOR AREA (NET) : The total of all floor area of a
building, excluding stairwells, elevator shafts, mechanical
equipment rooms, interior vehicular parking or loading, and all
floors below the ground floor, except when used for human
habitation or service to the public.
FLOOR AREA RATIO: The floor area of all buildings on a
lot divided by the lot area.
FUEL DEALERS: Wholesale distribution of fuels with
associated bulk fuel storage.
G. GARAGE SALE: All general sales open to the public
conducted on a residential premises to dispose of personal
property, including all sales entitled "lawn" , "yard" , "attic" ,
"porch" , "room" , "backyard" , "patio" , "flea market" or "rummage
sale" .
GRADE, EXISTING: The vertical elevation of the ground
surface prior to excavating or filling.
GEOLOGICALLY HAZARDOUS AREAS : Areas which may be prone
to one or more of the following conditions : erosion, flooding,
landslides, coal mine hazards or seismic activity.
GREENBELT: An area designated in the Land Use
Element of the Comprehensive Plan intended for open space,
recreation, very low density residential uses, agriculture,
geographic relief between land uses or other low intensity uses .
GROUP FAMILY HOUSEHOLD: A group of individuals not
related by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship living
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together in a dwelling unit as a single housekeeping unit under a
common management plan based on an intentionally structured
relationship to provide organization and stability.
GROUP HOME I (REHABILITATION) : A facility or
dwelling unit housing persons, unrelated by blood or marriage and
operating as a group family household. A rehabilitative group
home may include half-way houses and substance abuse recovery
homes .
GROUP HOME II (PROTECTIVE RESIDENCY) : A facility or
dwelling unit housing persons, including resident staff, unrelated
by blood or marriage and operating as a group family household.
Staff persons provide care, education and participation in
community activities for the residents with the primary goal of
enabling the resident to live as independently as possible. A
protective residency may include handicapped (mentally and
physically) persons, foster children care, battered women
shelters, orphanages and other uses where residents are deemed
vulnerable and/or disabled and are not a threat to self or to
public health or safety.
GROUP QUARTERS: A dwelling that is a residence for
more than four (4) unrelated individuals including fraternities,
sororities, dormitories, barracks, etc.
GROWTH, FORECASTED: Current estimate of population and
employment growth for King County, prepared by the Puget Sound
Regional Council based on defined assumptions and generally
accepted scientific methods .
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GROWTH TARGETS, STATE: Forecasts prepared by the
Washington State Office of Financial Management of population
growth projected to occur in King County during the succeeding
twenty (20) year period.
GROWTH TARGETS, LOCAL: Twenty (20) year goals for
population and employment growth allocated to local jurisdictions
through the Countywide planning policies .
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT: A law passed by the Washington
State Legislature in 1990 that mandates comprehensive planning in
designated counties and cities statewide. (RCW 36 . 70A)
H. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE : Any liquid, solid, gas or
sludge, including any material, substance, product commodity or
waste that exhibits the characteristics of hazardous waste as
described in RCW 70 . 105 .
HAZARDOUS WASTE: All dangerous and extremely
hazardous waste, except for moderate-risk waste, as defined in RCW
70 . 105 . 010 .
HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND STORAGE FACILITY, OFF-
SITE: A designated zone facility which treats or stores wastes
generated on properties other than those on which the off-site
facility is located.
HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND STORAGE FACILITY, ON-SITE:
A designated zone facility which treats or stores wastes generated
on the same site, including properties that are bordering or in
close geographic proximity, are under common ownership or control
and are functionally integrated by means of use, access or
development.
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HERITAGE TREES : Distinctive individual trees
determined to be of historic, cultural or visual significance to
the community.
HOME OCCUPATION: Any commercial use conducted
entirely within a dwelling and carried on by persons residing in
that dwelling unit which is clearly incidental and secondary for
the use of the dwelling as a residence.
HOUSEHOLD PETS: Small animals that are customarily kept
for personal use or enjoyment within the home, including dogs,
cats, rodents, domestic tropical birds or fish and other similar
animals totaling three ( 3) or less, and one unweaned litter
produced by any of the animals .
HELIPORT: Any landing area used for the landing and take
off of helicopters for the purpose of picking up and discharging
passengers or cargo, excluding fueling, refueling or service
facilities .
I . IMPERVIOUS SURFACE : Any material that substantially
reduces or prevents the infiltration of storm water into the
surface of the ground, including graveled driveways and parking
areas .
INDUSTRIAL USE : A type of land use characterized by
production, manufacturing, distribution or fabrication activities .
INDUSTRIAL USE, LIGHT: A type of land use including
small scale or less intensive production manufacturing,
distribution or fabricating activities .
May also include office and supporting convenience
retail activities .
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INDUSTRIAL USE, HEAVY: A type of land use including
manufacturing processes using raw materials, extractive land uses
or any industrial uses which typically are incompatible with other
uses due to noise, odor, toxic chemicals or other activities
posing a hazard to public health and safety.
INFILL: Development that occurs on vacant land within
urbanized areas .
INSTITUTION, EDUCATIONAL: A group of structures or
facilities owned or associated with a public or private college or
university, vocational or technical school .
INSTITUTION, MEDICAL: A group of structures or
facilities owned by or associated with a public or private
hospital licensed by State law.
J. RESERVED.
K. KENNEL: A facility for the care and/or breeding of
nine (9 ) or more adult dogs, cats or combination of dogs and cats,
older than four (4) months in age, excluding small animal
hospitals, clinics or pet shops .
KENNEL, HOBBY: A facility for the care and/or breeding
of four (4) to eight ( 8 ) adult dogs, cats or combination of dogs
and cats, older than four (4 ) months in age, excluding small
animal hospitals, clinics or pet shops .
L. LAND USE ELEMENT: A plan or scheme designating the
location and extent of use for agriculture, timber production,
housing, commerce, industry, recreation, open spaces, public
utilities, public facilities and other land uses as required by
the Growth Management Act.
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LOT: A specifically described parcel of land with
boundary lines defining the extent of the lot in a given
direction.
LOT COVERAGE: The horizontal area measured within the
outside of the exterior walls of all principal and accessory
buildings on a lot including all covered decks and porches .
M. MANUFACTURED HOME : A factory built structure,
transportable in one or more sections, built on a chassis and
designed to be a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation
when connected to required utilities . Manufactured homes must
comply with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety
Standards Act of 1974, and bear the red approval insignia.
MANUFACTURED HOME, DESIGNATED: A manufactured home that
meets the following requirements :
1 . It is comprised of at least two (2 ) fully enclosed
parallel sections each not less than twelve feet ( 12 ' ) wide by
thirty six feet (36 ' ) long;
2 . It has a composition, wood shingle, coated metal or
similar roof of not than less three to twelve (3 : 12 ) pitch; and
3 . It has exterior siding similar in appearance to
siding materials commonly used for conventional site-built single-
family residences .
MANUFACTURING USES: Types of land uses in which
materials or substances are transformed into new products
including construction and assembling of component parts, and the
blending of materials such as lubricating oils, plastics, resins
or liquors .
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MARINA: A facility for storing, servicing, fueling,
berthing and securing and launching of private pleasure craft that
may include the sale of fuel and incidental supplies for the boat
owners, crews and guests .
MASTER PLAN: A land use plan focused on one or more
sites within an area, which identifies site access and general
improvements, and is intended to guide growth and development over
a number of years or in several phases .
MINI-MART: A small grocery or food store usually
located within or associated with another use.
MIXED USE : A building or site with two (2 ) or more
different uses such as residential, office, manufacturing, retail,
public or entertainment.
MOBILE HOME : A factory built structure, transportable
in one or more sections, built on a chassis and designed to be a
dwelling without a permanent foundation, which was constructed
prior to the enactment of the National Manufactured Home
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 .
MODULAR HOME: A factory-built home designed to be
permanently installed on a foundation.
MULTI-FAMILY: A residential building or group of
building which contain two (2 ) or more dwelling units in each
building.
N. NATURAL WATER SYSTEM: Any and all parts of the
hydrologic cycle independent of size and residence time. The
meaning includes "waters of the state" as defined in RCW
90 . 48 . 020 .
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NEIGHBORHOOD: A sub-area of the City in which the
residents share a common identify focused around a school, park,
community business center or other feature.
NONCONFORMING USE: A lawful use of land that does not
comply with the current use regulations for its zone, but which
complied with applicable regulations at the time the use was
established.
0. OFFICE, INTENSIVE: Mid- ( 6 stories ) to high-rise (over
6 stories) office development including structured parking.
OPEN SPACE: Any physical area which provides visual
relief from the built environment for environmental, scenic or
recreational purposes . Open space may consist of developed or
undeveloped areas, including urban plazas, parks, pedestrian
corridors, landscaping, pastures, woodlands, greenbelts, wetlands
and other natural areas, but excluding driveways, parking lots or
other surfaces designed for vehicular travel .
OUTSIDE STORAGE : The storage of any materials outside
the principal or accessory buildings on a property.
P. PARKING, STRUCTURED: Parking areas within a building
or structure, usually with more than one story.
PARKING, SURFACE: Open lots or grounds with at-grade
parking improvements .
PEDESTRIAN CORRIDORS: Areas designated in the
Comprehensive Plan as primary routes for pedestrian use to connect
sub-areas of the City or regional trail systems, and to provide
access to public facilities .
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PERSONAL SERVICES: Beauty and barber shops, retail
laundry and dry cleaning including coin-operated, garment
alterations and repair, photo studios, shoe repair.
PLAT: A legally recorded map or drawing which
subdivides a parcel of ground and describes specific lots and
restrictions .
PRIMARY USES : Land uses permitted outright within a
zone, representing the predominant uses within the district.
PRIME AGRICULTURAL LAND: Lands with extremely fertile
soil classifications as established by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture Soil Conservation Service.
POTENTIAL ANNEXATION AREAS : Areas which have been
designated for annexation within the twenty (20) year planning
horizon by agreement with King County as required by the
Countywide planning policies .
PUBLIC FACILITIES: Streets, roads, highways, sidewalks,
street lighting systems, traffic signals, domestic water systems,
storm and sanitary sewer systems .
PUBLIC USE SUFFIX: A mapping overlay designation used
to identify publicly owned, operated, or leased land and
facilities and the uses contained therein.
Q. RESERVED.
R. RECOGNIZED HIGHER RISK: The handling, processing or
storage of flammable, explosive, blasting or toxic agents and
their related processes and/or activities which are generally
considered as high hazard occupancy by agencies and/or
publications, which include, but are not limited to, the
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Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau, the American Insurance
Association as per its Fire Prevention Code and National Building
Code as the same may be amended, from time to time, as posing as
higher risk on its neighbors and/or adjacent or nearby properties
natural or manmade waterways or which may tend to endanger
environmental qualities before special actions are taken to
mitigate adverse characteristics .
RECYCLING COLLECTION STATION: A container or containers
for the collection of secondhand goods and recyclable materials .
RECYCLING COLLECTION CENTER: A collection point for
small recyclable items, such as cans, bottles, newspapers and
secondhand goods . Activities are limited to sorting, compaction
and transferring.
RECYCLING PROCESSING CENTER: A facility where collected
recyclable items are brought for processing including changing the
form of materials .
RETIREMENT RESIDENCE : A facility or group of
buildings which provide residential facilities, including a common
kitchen and dining room without individualized cooking facilities,
for more than four (4) residents sixty two ( 62 ) or more years in
age, except for spouses for whom there is no minimum age
requirement. Retirement residences include federally assisted
senior housing facilities .
ROOFS, PITCHED: A shed, gabled or hipped roof having
a slope or pitch of at least one foot ( 1 ' ) rise for each four feet
(4 ' ) of horizontal distance in the direction of the slope or pitch
of the roof .
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RURAL: A sparsely developed area where the land is
primarily used for farming, forestry, resource extraction, very
low density residential uses ( 1 unit per 10 acres or less) or open
space uses .
S. SECONDARY USES: Land uses permitted within a zone
subject to conditions specified in the applicable section for that
zone and designed to make the uses compatible with primary uses .
Secondary uses will generally comprise a smaller proportion of the
total uses in the zone. Secondary uses are not subject to
requirements different from those that apply to primary uses
except as provided in the zoning code.
SENSITIVE AREAS : Areas not suitable for development
which are included within the City' s greenbelt, geologically
hazardous, wetlands or flood plain regulations .
SETBACK: The minimum required distance between the
building footprint and the property line.
SERVICE AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS: An incorporated or
unincorporated association of persons organized for social,
education, literary or charitable purposes .
SITE PLAN: A detailed plan drawing, prepared to
scale, showing accurate boundaries of a site and the location of
all buildings, structures, uses and principal site development
features proposed for a specific parcel of land.
SOCIAL SERVICE FACILITIES : Facilities other than
offices providing a social service directly to the adjacent
community such as food banks, blood banks, emergency shelters,
crisis centers, etc .
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SPECIAL BENEFIT DISTRICT: A subarea of a community
designated by City ordinance to assess payments for construction
or installation of public facilities which primarily benefit the
property owners within the district.
SPHERE OF INFLUENCE : A designated area beyond the
existing City boundaries in which the City of Renton has an
inherent interest in future land use actions or decisions .
STORY: That portion of a building included between
the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor or ceiling,
if there is no floor, above it.
STORY, FIRST: The lowest story in a building which
qualifies as a story, as defined herein, except that a floor level
in a building having only one floor level shall be classified as a
first story, provided such floor level is not more than four feet
(4 ' ) below grade, as defined herein, for more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total perimeter, or not more than eight feet (8 ' )
below grade, as defined herein, at any point.
STRIP COMMERCIAL USES : An area occupied by businesses
that are engaged in auto-oriented commercial activity and are
arranged in a line, usually along an arterial street.
STRUCTURE: Any object constructed or installed by
man, including but not limited to buildings, towers, smokestacks,
overhead transmission lines, etc.
T. TEMPORARY USE: A use of limited term or duration or a
use within a nonpermanent structure.
THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV) : The concentration of
certain airborne materials representing conditions under which it
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is believed and adopted by the American Conference of Governmental
Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) that nearly all workers may be
repeatedly exposed day after day without adverse effects .
TOWNHOUSES (GROUP or ROWHOUSES) : Three (3) or more
single-family residential dwelling units on a single property
having a common or party wall separating the dwelling units .
TOXIC SUBSTANCE: Those materials listed and
documented by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGIH) .
U. URBAN GROWTH AREAS: Areas designated by a county for
urban development over the next twenty (20) years as required by
the Growth Management Act. Urban growth should not occur outside
these areas .
USED: The word "used" in the definition of "Adult
Motion Picture Theater" herein, describes a continuing course of
conduct of exhibiting "specific sexual activities; and "specified
anatomical areas" in a manner which appeals to a prurient
interest.
UTILITIES, SMALL: Small scale facilities serving a
local area, including power lines, water and sewer lines, storm
drainage facilities, transformers, pump stations and hydrants,
switching boxes and other structures normally found in a street
right of way to serve adjacent properties .
UTILITIES, MEDIUM: Moderate scale facilities serving a
sub-area of the City, including power lines, water transmission
lines, wireless base stations, sewer collectors and pump stations,
sub-regional switching stations ( 115 kv) and similar structures .
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UTILITIES, LARGE: Large scale facilities serving the
entire City or region such as microwave substations,
radio/television antennas, two hundred thirty (230) kv power
transmission lines, natural gas transmission lines, water storage
tanks and reservoirs, major water transmission lines or sewer
collectors and interceptors over thirty inches ( 30" ) in diameter,
solid waste disposal or processing, sewage or wastewater treatment
plants and generating facilities .
V. RESERVED.
W. WETLANDS: Areas characterized by the presence of surface
or ground water at a frequency or duration to support vegetation
adapted for life in saturated soil conditions .
WILDLIFE HABITAT: An area characterized by wildlife
that forage, nest, spawn or migrate through in search of food or
shelter.
X. RESERVED.
Y. YARD: An open unoccupied space between a building
and the lot line on which the building is located.
YARD REQUIREMENT: An open space on a lot or block
unoccupied by structures, unless specifically authorized
otherwise. The required yard depth is measured perpendicularly
from a lot line; the depth is specified in the Zoning Ordinance.
The Building Department shall determine the various requirements
for uniquely shaped lots and pipestem lots .
1 . Front Yard: The yard requirement which separates
the main structure from public right( s) of way. For "through"
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lots the fronting public right of way will be determined by the
Zoning Administrator.
2 . Rear Yard: The yard requirement opposite one of
the front yards . For irregularly shaped lots, the rear yard shall
be measured from an imaginary line at least fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in
length located entirely within the lot and farthest removed and
parallel to the front lot line or its tangent.
3 . Side Yard: The yard requirement which is neither a
front nor a rear yard.
Z . ZERO LOT LINE: The location of a building on a lot in
such a manner that one or more the building' s sides rest directly
on a lot line.
ZIPPER LOTS: A division of property using smaller lots
with offset rear lot lines to allow a usable rear yard.
ZONE: A portion of the territory of the City to
which a uniform set of regulations applies controlling the types
and intensities of land uses .
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: The Planning/Building/Public Works
Administrator or his/her designated representative.
ZONING, AREAWIDE : Zoning adopted for all properties
within a district consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, rather
than on a lot-by-lot basis .
SECTION II . Section 4-31-19 of Chapter 31, Zoning Code, of
Title IV (Building Regulations) , of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled
"Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" is
hereby amended by adding subsection I which reads as follows :
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4-31-19. I: Public Use Notification Procedures :
The owner of any property designated with a "P" suffix shall
be required to give written notice to the owners of all property
within a 300 foot radius of the site involved, as well as all
residents and/or businesses with a 300 foot radius of the site or
facility, at least 60 days in advance of any of the following:
1 . A proposed change of use of the premises;
2 . A proposed change of the major tenant and/or tenant
group using the premises if such a change is determined by the
Planning/Building/Public Works Administrator or designee to have
probable major adverse impacts to the immediate surrounding area;
or
3 . Any proposed change of ownership of the premises .
Such notice shall not be required if the proposed change has
been identified in a Master Site Plan adopted pursuant to the
Master Site Plan Ordinance. The notice shall also invite these
neighboring property owners, residents and/or business persons to
attend an informational meeting in the area, hosted by the owner
of the property or their representative. The notices shall
indicate that a summary of the meeting shall occur at least thirty
(30) days in advance of any of the above three actions . At least
fourteen ( 14) days in advance of the information meeting the
agency hosting the meeting shall give general notice of it and the
availability following the meeting of the below referenced meeting
summary in a local newspaper having broad circulation in the area.
This meeting is intended to explain the proposed changes and
invite citizen input. A summary of the meeting shall be compiled
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a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60% ) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five (75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet ( 75 ' ) , to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4 ) acres or greater, five
(5 ) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1%) reduction
below a twenty percent (20% ) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc. when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
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and circulated within seven (7 ) days of the meeting to all in
attendance who request in writing to receive the summary as well
as parties that do not attend the meeting but request in writing
to receive the summary in response to the above-referenced
notices . In addition, the Planning/Building/Public Works
Department shall receive and keep the summary of the meeting in
its files for future reference.
Any use so designated with a "P" suffix shall be allowed to
develop pursuant to the special development standards for such
uses contained in section 4-31-4 . 1 - section 4-31-25 .2 of Chapter
31, Title IV, of the City Code as well as under the Master Site
Plan Ordinance.
SECTION III. Sections 4-31-4 . 1 .B. 2, 4-31-4 . 2 .B. 2 , 4-31-
5 .B. 2 , 4-31-6 .B. 2 , 4-31-7 .B.2 , 4-31-8 .B. 2 , 4-31-10 . 1 .B. 2 , 4-31-
10 . 2 .8. 2, 4-31-10 . 3 .B.2, 4-31-10 . 4 .B. 2 , 4-31-10 . 5 .B. 2 , 4-31-
11 . 1 .8. 2 , 4-31-11 . 2 .B. 2, 4-31-12 .B. 2, 4-31-13 .B. 2 , 4-31-16 .B. 2 and
4-31-25 . 1 .B.2 of Chapter 31, Zoning Code, of Title IV (Building
Regulations) , of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" are hereby amended
by creating a new subsection at the end of each of the above
listed sections which will read as follows :
4-31-4.1.B.2 .f: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply:
1 . Height:
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4-31-4.2.B.2 .g: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60%) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five (75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet ( 75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
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(iii) on lots four (4 ) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1%) reduction
below a twenty percent (20%) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc. when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-5.B.2.f: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60%) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five (75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet (75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
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otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1%) reduction
below a twenty percent (20% ) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc. when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-6.B.2 .f: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60% ) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five (75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
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may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet ( 75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4 ) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1% ) reduction
below a twenty percent (20%) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc . when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-7 .B.2.e: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
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defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60%) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five (75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet (75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1% ) reduction
below a twenty percent (20% ) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc. when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-8.B.2.d: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
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these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60% ) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five (75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet ( 75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4 ) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1% ) reduction
below a twenty percent (20%) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
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and/or landscaped open space areas, etc . when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-1O.1.B.2.q: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60% ) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five (75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet (75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
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perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1%) reduction
below a twenty percent (20% ) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc. when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-10.2.B.2.p: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60% ) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five ( 75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet ( 75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
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setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1%) reduction
below a twenty percent (20% ) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc. when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-10.3.B.2.o: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60% ) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five (75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
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may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet (75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4 ) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1% ) reduction
below a twenty percent (20%) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc . when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-10.4.B.2 .1: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
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defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60%) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five (75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet (75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4) acres or greater, five
(5 ) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1%) reduction
below a twenty percent (20%) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc. when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-1O.5.8.2.g: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "p" suffix designation. Where
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these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60%) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five ( 75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet (75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1%) reduction
below a twenty percent (20% ) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
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and/or landscaped open space areas, etc . when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-11. 1.B.2.i: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60%) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five (75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet (75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
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perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1%) reduction
below a twenty percent (20%) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc . when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-11.2.B.2 .j : Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60% ) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five (75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet ( 75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
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setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4 ) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1%) reduction
below a twenty percent (20%) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc . when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-12.B.2.g: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60% ) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five ( 75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
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may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet (75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1% ) reduction
below a twenty percent (20%) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc. when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-13.B.2.d: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
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defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60%) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five ( 75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet (75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1% ) reduction
below a twenty percent (20% ) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc. when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-16.B.2.n: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
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these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60%) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five (75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet (75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4 ) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1% ) reduction
below a twenty percent (20%) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
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and/or landscaped open space areas, etc. when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
4-31-25.1.B.2 .d: Community Facilities : The following
development standards, in addition to those in section D below,
shall apply to all uses having a "P" suffix designation. Where
these standards conflict with those generally applicable, these
standards shall apply.
1 . Height:
a. Public owned structures housing such uses
shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet ( 15 ' ) in height
above that otherwise permitted in the zone if pitched roofs, as
defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent ( 60% ) or more
of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures .
b. In addition, in zones where the maximum
permitted building height is less than seventy-five (75 ' ) , the
maximum height of a publicly owned structure housing a public use
may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-
five feet (75 ' ) to the highest point of the building:
(i) when abutting a public street, one
additional foot of height for each additional one and one half
feet of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street
setback required at street level unless such setbacks are
otherwise discouraged (e.g. inside the Downtown Core Area in the
CM Zone) ;
(ii) when abutting a common property line, one
additional foot of height for each additional two feet of
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perimeter building setback beyond the minimum required along a
common property line; and
(iii) on lots four (4 ) acres or greater, five
(5) additional feet of height for every one percent ( 1%) reduction
below a twenty percent (20% ) maximum lot area coverage by
buildings, for public amenities such as recreational facilities,
and/or landscaped open space areas, etc . when these are open and
accessible to the public during the day or week.
SECTION IV. Section 4-31-24, of Chapter 31, Zoning Code,
of Title IV (Building Regulations ) , of Ordinance No. 4260 entitled
"Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, Washington" is
hereby amended by adding subsection D which reads as follows :
4-31-24.D: CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY:
When an existing structure or use is being replaced elsewhere
on a lot, the structure being replaced, if remaining during the
interim, shall not be considered as countable or measurable
development under the provisions of this Code when: that structure
has been condemned as a threat to the public health, welfare, or
safety and cannot be reoccupied; or, the applicant has provided
the City with sureties and/or other devices satisfactory to the
City Attorney, to ensure compliance with lot coverage and other
possible requirements prior to the issuance of a certificate of
occupancy for the replacement structure(s) ; or, within a
reasonable period thereafter. Unless the Council or Hearing
Examiner makes a determination that such a surety device should be
provided no such device shall be required for a public owned or
operated use having a "P" suffix designation.
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SECTION V. This ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval, and thirty days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 5th day of June , 1995 .
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Brenda Fritsvold, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED BY. THE MAYOR this 5th day of June , 1995 .
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Earl Clymer, Ma,
Approved a to form:
Lawr d. r - r , ity Attsrney
Date of Publication: June 9, 1995 (Summary Only)
ORD. 420 : 4/05/95 :as .
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