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Department of Community and Economic Development
Planning Division
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY/CODE INTERPRETATION
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY/CODE INTERPRETATION #: CI-Exemption for Street Standards MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS: RMC 4-6-060.D.1, Street Standards
REFERENCE:
SUBJECT: Exemption for new construction or addition
BACKGROUND: The exemption for new construction or addition with valuation less than
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) has been in place
since 2017. Many new construction and alterations exceed this valuation
because of inflation and the increase in construction costs since 2017.
JUSTIFICATION: The intention of this exemption was to exempt construction that would
be minimal in nature, however, with inflation and the increase in
construction costs, even small alterations trigger this threshold.
Increasing the exemption criteria would require only major construction
projects to trigger this threshold and allow minor alterations to move
ahead without the burden of constructing complete streets. DECISION: The exemption for new construction or addition valuation shall be
increased to one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars
($175,000.00).
ADMINISTRATOR APPROVAL: _______________________________________ C. E. “Chip” Vincent
EFFECTIVE DATE: _______________________________________
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APPEAL PROCESS: To appeal this determination, a written appeal--accompanied by the
required filing fee--must be filed with the City's Hearing Examiner (no
more than 14 days from the date of this decision). Your submittal should
explain the basis for the appeal.
Due to the ongoing state of emergency enacted by Governor’s
Proclamation 20-28.14 (and as amended), the City Clerk’s Office is
working remotely. For that reason, appeals must be submitted
electronically to the City Clerk at cityclerk@rentonwa.gov or delivered to
City Hall 1st floor Lobby Hub Monday through Friday. The appeal fee,
normally due at the time an appeal is submitted, will be collected at a
future date if your appeal is submitted electronically. Appeals to the
Hearing Examiner are governed by RMC 4-8-110 and additional
information regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the City
Clerk’s Office, cityclerk@rentonwa.gov.
DISCLAIMER: Excerpts from the Renton Municipal Code shown below may not contain the most
recently codified text. In such instances, code amendments implemented through this
Administrative Code Interpretation shall be construed to affect the current code and past/future
Administrative Code Interpretations not yet codified in the same manner as shown below.
Should any conflicts result the Administrator shall determine the effective code.
CODE
AMENDMENTS
NEEDED TO
IMPLEMENT DETERMINATIONS: RMC 4-6-060D STREET STANDARD EXEMPTIONS: The following exemptions shall be made to the requirements listed in this Section:
1. New construction or addition with valuation less than one-hundred and seventy-five
thousand dollars ($175,000.00) one-hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00).
2. Interior remodels of any value not involving a building addition. STAFF CONTACT: Brianne Bannwarth, Development Engineering Director,
bbannwarth@rentonwa.gov