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Planning Division | 1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200
Website: rentonwa.gov
ELECTRONIC FILE STANDARDS
Published: 8/3/2020
This document is intended to help an applicant better understand what is expected in preparing the applications for
submittal, review and approval within the City of Renton. Refer to Renton Municipal Code (RMC) for more information.
Specific Code Section(s) related to this document
Ch 4-8 RMC Permits – General and Appeals
Electronic plans that do not meet the requirements below will result in the application being deemed incomplete and
will not be reviewed until complete.
Electronic Formatting Requirements and
Submittal Standards
Portable Document Format (PDF) is the industry
standard for electronic review. The City of Renton only
accepts PDF files for plan review, except where noted.
PDF files must be properly formatted as described
below.
All documents are required to be reduced, flattened
and full-size, one-to-one format.
Files must not exceed 50MB.
Zip files are not accepted.
No multiple layers. Layers must be merged or
flattened.
Each plan sheet or page must be bookmarked to
clearly identify the content of the page.
Files must be unlocked or unprotected so that
comments can be made by City Staff.
Scanned plans must be legible and to scale in order
to be reviewed.
Documents resolution shall be at minimum of 150
dpi and a maximum of 300 dpi to balance legibility
and file size.
Civil construction and building plans must be in
black and white PDF documents.
All map or plan sheets must be consolidated into
one plan set. Due to file size limitations, you may
provide separate PDF documents for the different
portions of the plans (e.g. architectural, structural,
civil, etc.) if needed.
All maps or plans must be drawn to scale, and each
sheet shall state the scale.
All maps or plans must be uploaded in “Landscape”
format in the horizontal position.
Reports and other documents must be submitted as
a separate PDF document for each document type
(e.g. Drainage Technical Information Reports,
Geotechnical Reports, Wetland Reports,
calculations, specifications, reports/studies, etc.).
All reports must be rotated with the pages in the
upright position.
Figures within reports shall be a maximum size of
11” x 17”, unless part of a separate appendix.
ELECTRONIC FILE STANDARDS (CONT’D)
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Note: This handout shall not be used as a substitute for codes and regulations. The Applicant is responsible for compliance with all
codes and regulations, whether or not described in this document.
Electronic File Naming Conventions
Files must be named concisely to describe the contents of the file document and shall include the date and version
number of the file. No spaces are allowed anywhere in the file name. The underscore (_) is acceptable in place of spaces.
Not all software interprets spaces consistently. Applications with files not named consistent with examples listed below
may be rejected. Resubmittals shall use the same file name with updated date and version.
Each discipline shall be located in a separate, complete file. Acceptable Document Types include (add the appropriate
date and version number as applicable):
Document
Type Type Description File Name Examples
A Applications Civil Construction Permit, Fire Sprinkler Permit, Franchise Permit, Master Land Use Form, New
Commercial Building Permit, Single Family Building Permit, Utility Connection Permit
APL Appeals All documents associated with appeals.
C Correspondence Letter of Understanding Geologic Risk, Traffic Concurrency Test, All project correspondence such as from
the: Project Applicant, Public, Other Agencies, City (i.e. Application Acceptance, Project Expiration,
Project Hold, Project Off-Hold, etc.)
CA Calculations Density Worksheet, Landscape Analysis, Parking Analysis, Plat Calculations, Structural Calculations
CM Constr. Mitigation Construction Mitigation Description
D Decisions Project Decision (Administrative, Hearing Examiner, Council)
ECF Environ. Checklist Environmental Checklist
F Final Final Approved Plans
J Justifications Written Justification for: Adjustment, Conditional Use Permits (CUP), Modification, Variance
L Legal Documents CCRs (Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions), Bill of Sale, Declaration of Covenants, Deed of
Dedication, Easements, Impact Fee Deferrals, Lot Combinations, Plat Certificate, Proof of Plat Name
Reservation, Real-estate Excise Tax Form (REETA), Title Report
M Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
MAP Maps Aerial Photography, Assessors Map, Binding Site Plan (BSP), Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA), Existing
Neighborhood Detail Map, Plat Map, Short Plat Map, Site Conditions Map (if separate from civil plans
Topo Map,)
NOA Public Notice Affidavits of Sign Installation, Proof of Neighborhood Meeting, etc.
P Plan Drawings Alarm, Civil Construction Plans (Existing Conditions, Grading, Road, Utilities, Street Lighting, Landscape,
Tree Retention, Wetland Mitigation, etc.), Color Plans, Elevations, Floor Plans, IFC, Landscape Plans, Plan
Reductions, Renderings, Site Plans, Small Site CSWPP Plan, Suppression, Tanks, Tree Retention Map,
Plans Independent of Civil Construction Plans: Drainage Control Plan, Details (Cross-sections, On-site
Flow Control, etc.)
PN Project Narrative Project Narrative
PRE Pre-Application Pre-Application Submittal, Pre-Application Meeting Summary
RS Reports/Studies Biological Assessment/Critical Areas Study, CCTV Report, Drainage Assessment, Engineering Report, Flood
Hazard Data, Geotechnical (Soils) Report, Habitat Data Report, Special Inspection Report (Compaction,
Structural, etc), Stream/Lake Study, Drainage Technical Information Report (TIR), Traffic Impact Analysis
(TIA), Traffic Study, Wetland Assessment
S Surety Devices Bond, Bond Quantities Worksheet (.xls), Assignment of Funds, Cash Deposit Receipt, Fees, Landscape
Cost Estimate Worksheet, Maintenance and Defect Agreement, Public Agency Agreements
SC Submittal Checklists Building Permit Checklist, Construction Permit Checklist, Land Use Checklist
SR Staff Rec. Hearing Examiner (HEX) Report
TR Tree Related Items
(excludes plans)
Arborist Report, Tree Retention Worksheet, etc.
W Waivers Waiver Form
The following are examples of the acceptable document types and file names based on the above table.
Example: [Document Type] _[File Name] _YYMMDD _v[review version]
• C_Response_Letter_[creator’s name or company]_170130_v1 • P_Civil_Construction_Plans_170130_v1
• F_Approved_Site_Plan_170130_v1 • RS_Wetland_Assessment_170130_v1