HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 4651 Amends Ord 4523, 4404, 4963
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE N0. 4651
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING SECTIONS 4-31-2, DEFINITIONS, AND 4-31-
10.1.B.2 OF CHAPTER 31, ZONING CODE, OF TITLE IV
(BUILDING REGIILATIONS) , OF ORDINANCE NO. 4260
ENTITLED "CODE OF GENER.AL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
� RENTON, WASHINGTON" BY ADDING TWO DEFINITIONS AND
' ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION ALLOWING NEW SINGLE-FAMILY
DWELLINGS IN T�iE CENTER DOWNTOWN (CD) ZONE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION I. Section 4-31-2, Definitions, of Chapter 31,
Zoning Code, of Title IV (Building Regulations) , o.f Ordinance
No. 4260 . entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of
Renton, Washington" is hereby amended by adding the following
definitions which read as follows :
BLOCK: A block consists of two (2) facing block fronts
bounded on two (2) sides by alleys or rear property lines and
on two (2) sides by the centerline of platted streets, with no
other intersecting streets intervening. Where blocks are
unusually long or short, or of unusual shape, block length
shall be determined by address ranges .
BLOCK FRONT: A block front means the frontage of property
along one (1) side of a street bound on three (3) sides by the
centerline of platted streets and on the fourth side by an
alley or rear property lines .
ORDINANCE N0. 4651
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� SECTION II . Section 4-31 . 10 . 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�' is hereby amended by adding the following
subsection which reads as follows :
s : New single family dwellings subject to all of the
following:
(1) The single-family residence shall not be located on a
lot platted after the effective date of this
subsection. (March 2, 1997)
(2) The lot size is not greater than 6, 000 square feet .
(3) The single-family residence will be located on a
block where a minimum of seventy percent (700) of the
land area of the block is utilized for single-family
residential purposes . �
(4) The single-family residence will not be located in
the "downtown core area" as defined in section 4-31-
10 . 1 .D. l .a, or along a street classified as a
"principal, " "minor, " or "collector" arterial in the �I
Transportation Element of the Renton Comprehensive I
Plan. I
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ORDINANCE N0. 4651
(5) The provisions of this subsection shall expire on
December 31, 1999, or upon the creation of a
redevelopment authority by the City of Renton,
whichever occurs first . Subsequently, the units
developed under this subsection shall be treated as
existing single family dwellings per 4-31-10 . 1 .B. l .k.
SECTION III. This Ordinance shall be effective upon its
passage, approval, and thirty days after its publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 2'7th day of Januarv ,
1997 .
Marily J etersen, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 2�th day of January , 1997 .
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Je " e Tanner, Mayor �
Approved as to form:
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Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney -� �
Date of Publication: January 31, 1997 `�, I
ORD. 635 : 12/18/96 :as .
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