4-3-040 COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR BUSINESS DESIGNATIONS:
A. PURPOSE:
These regulations establish development standards to implement the Commercial Corridor Comprehensive Plan designation and the Renton Automall District. These regulations guide the redevelopment of the Automall District. (Ord. 5191, 12-12-2005; Ord. 5437, 12-8-2008)
B. APPLICABILITY – RENTON AUTOMALL DISTRICT:
1. Automall Area A: That area bounded by Grady Way S. on the north, Rainier Avenue S. (SR-167) on the east, I-405 on the south, and Seneca Avenue S. on the west; and
That area bounded by S.W. Grady Way on the north, Raymond Avenue S.W. on the west, Seneca Avenue S.W. on the east, and the alley midway between S.W. Grady and S.W. 12th Street on the south.
2. Automall Area B: That area along the south side of S.W. Grady defined by the alley between S.W. Grady Way and S.W. 12th Street on the north, Seneca Avenue S.W. on the east, Raymond Avenue S.W. on the west, and I-405 on the south;
That area along the south side of S.W. Grady Way west of Raymond Avenue S. between S.W. Grady Way on the north, Raymond Avenue S. on the east, a north/south line approximately four hundred feet (400') west of Raymond Avenue S.W. on the west, and I-405 on the south;
That area along the north side of S.W. Grady Way west of Lind Avenue S. bounded by S.W. Grady Way on the south, Oakesdale Avenue S.W. on the west, S.W. 10th Street on the north, and Lind Avenue S.W. on the east;
That area along the north side of S.W. Grady Way between Lind Avenue to the west and Rainier Avenue S. on the east. Beginning at a point approximately four hundred feet (400') north of S.W. Grady Way along the east side of Lind Avenue S.W. on the west, then east for a distance of approximately three hundred twenty five feet (325'), then south to a point approximately one hundred eighty feet (180') north of S.W. Grady Way, then east from this point parallel to S.W. Grady Way to a point approximately ninety feet (90') west of Rainier Avenue S., then north from this point approximately sixty feet (60'), then west approximately fifty feet (50'), and then north approximately two hundred fifteen feet (215') and then east approximately one hundred sixty feet (160') to Rainier Avenue S. on the east;
That area north of South 7th Street and west of Hardie Avenue generally described as the area beginning at the northwest corner of South 7th Street and Hardie Avenue S. and then proceeding west approximately four hundred twenty five feet (425'), then north approximately four hundred fifty feet (450') to the southern edge of the Burlington Northern Railroad right-of-way, then east along the railroad right-of-way approximately two hundred thirty five feet (235') to Hardie Avenue and then south along Hardie Avenue to the beginning point;
That area north of South 7th Street between Hardie Avenue on the west, the Burlington Northern Railroad right-of-way on the north, and Rainier Avenue on the east;
That area north of South 7th Street between Rainier Avenue S. on the west, a line approximately one hundred ninety feet (190') north of and parallel to South 7th Street on the north, and Shattuck Avenue S. on the east;
The triangular area on the south side of South 7th Street between Hardie Avenue on the west and Rainier Avenue on the east;
The larger area north of S. Grady Way between Rainier Avenue on the west and Shattuck Avenue S. on the east between South 7th Street on the north and S. Grady Way on the south;
That area north of S. Grady Way between Shattuck Avenue S. on the west, the northern edge of the former railroad right-of-way approximately one hundred fifty feet (150') north of S. Grady Way, and Talbot Road/Smithers Avenue S. on the east;
That area along the south side of S. Grady Way between SR-167/Rainier Avenue S. on the west and a north/south line approximately one thousand six hundred thirty feet (1,630') east of SR-167 on the east, S. Grady Way on the north, and on the south, west along S. Renton Village Place approximately one hundred seventy five feet (175') to the 1998 zoning boundary between the CA Zone and the CO Zone on the south; and
That area along the south side of S. Grady Way east of Talbot Road bounded by Talbot Road on the west, S. Grady Way on the northwest, Renton City Hall on the north/northeast, Benson Road S. on the east/southeast, and the I-405 right-of-way on the south. (Ord. 5191, 12-12-2005; Ord. 5355, 2-25-2008; Ord. 5437, 12-8-2008)
C. USES PERMITTED IN THE RENTON AUTOMALL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT:
The following use provisions take precedence over the underlying zoning:
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USES ALLOWED IN AREA A |
USES ALLOWED IN AREA B |
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Within the CA Zone: Auto, motorcycle, snowmobile, lawn and garden equipment, and passenger truck sales; Secondary uses including: Licensing bureaus, car rentals, public parking, and other uses determined by the Zoning Administrator to directly support dealerships; Within the IM Zone: Auto, motorcycle, snowmobile, lawn and garden equipment, passenger truck sales, and existing office; Secondary uses including: Licensing bureaus, car rentals, public parking, off-site parking consistent with RMC 4-4-080E2 and other uses determined by the Zoning Administrator to directly support dealerships. |
All uses permitted by the underlying zoning |
D. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR USES LOCATED WITHIN THE RENTON AUTOMALL – AREAS A AND B:
All permitted uses in Area A and all auto sales and related uses in Area B of the Renton Automall shall comply with the following development standards:
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ALL USES IN AREA A, DEALERSHIPS AND RELATED USES IN AREA B |
NON-DEALERSHIPS AND RELATED USES IN AREA B |
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SERVICE AREA ORIENTATION |
Service areas shall not face public street frontage. |
Service areas shall not face public street frontage. |
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LANDSCAPING – STREET FRONTAGE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS for lots which abut Lind Avenue S.W., S.W. Grady Way, Talbot Road S. (SR-515) and Rainier Avenue S. |
A 15-foot-wide landscape strip along these street frontages. This frontage requirement is in lieu of the frontage requirement listed for the zone in chapter 4-2 RMC. Unimproved portions of the right-of-way may be used in combination with abutting private property to meet the required 15-foot landscape strip width. The landscaping shall include a minimum 30-inch-high berm and red maples (Acer rubrum) planted 25 feet on center. |
Pursuant to landscaping requirements listed in chapter 4-2 RMC (requirements for the underlying zone) and RMC 4-4-070. |
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LANDSCAPING – MINIMUM AMOUNT AND LOCATION |
Minimum 2.5% of the gross site area shall be provided as on-site landscaping. Landscaping shall be consolidated and located at site entries, building fronts, or other visually prominent locations as approved through the site plan development review process. |
Pursuant to landscaping requirements listed in chapter 4-2 RMC (requirements for the underlying zone) and RMC 4-4-070. |
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WHEEL STOPS |
If frontage landscaping is relocated, then permanent wheel stops or continuous curbs must be installed a minimum of 2.5 feet from sidewalks to prevent bumper overhang of sidewalks. Where these requirements differ from the requirements of the parking, loading and driveway regulations of chapter 4-4 RMC, these requirements shall govern. |
If frontage landscaping is relocated, then permanent wheel stops or continuous curbs must be installed a minimum of 2.5 feet from sidewalks to prevent bumper overhang of sidewalks. Where these requirements differ from the requirements of the parking, loading and driveway regulations of chapter 4-4 RMC, these requirements shall govern. |
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CUSTOMER PARKING |
Customer parking shall be designated and striped near entry drives and visible from public streets. Where possible, customer parking shall be combined with adjacent dealership customer parking and shared access. Where these requirements differ from the requirements of the parking, loading and driveway regulations of chapter 4-4 RMC, these requirements shall govern. |
Customer parking shall be designated and striped near entry drives and visible from public streets. Where possible, customer parking shall be combined with adjacent dealership customer parking and shared access. Where these requirements differ from the requirements of the parking, loading and driveway regulations of chapter 4-4 RMC, these requirements shall govern. |
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AUTOMALL RIGHT-OF-WAY IMPROVEMENT PLAN COORDINATION |
Once completed, all development shall coordinate with a right-of-way improvement plan. A right-of-way improvement plan shall be completed by the City in coordination with adjacent property owners, and shall address gateways, signage, landscaping, and shared access. |
Once completed, all development shall coordinate with a right-of-way improvement plan. A right-of-way improvement plan shall be completed by the City in coordination with adjacent property owners, and shall address gateways, signage, landscaping, and shared access. |
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AUTOMALL IMPROVEMENT PLAN COMPLIANCE |
All development shall coordinate with the Automall Improvement Plan adopted by Resolution No. 3457. The plan addresses potential street vacations, right-of-way improvements, area gateways, signage, landscaping, circulation, and shared access. |
All development shall coordinate with the Automall Improvement Plan adopted by Resolution No. 3457. The plan addresses potential street vacations, right-of-way improvements, area gateways, signage, landscaping, circulation, and shared access. |
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MODIFICATIONS |
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Where full compliance with these provisions would create a hardship for existing uses undergoing major modifications, the Zoning Administrator may modify them. Hardship for existing uses may result from existing lot coverage, existing siting of buildings, etc., which preclude full compliance. |
(Amd. Ord. 5355, 2-25-2008)
E. POTENTIAL WAIVER OF STREET VACATION FEES FOR DEALERSHIPS LOCATED WITHIN THE RENTON AUTOMALL AREA A:
All street vacation fees and compensation for the right-of-way may be waived by the Council for developing properties in Area A, provided:
1. The properties are designated to be vacated on the Automall Improvement Plan Map,
2. The application for street vacation conforms to RMC 9-14-10, Administrative Procedure for Right-of-Way Vacations, and
3. The uses proposed conform to subsection C of this Section. (Amd. Ord. 4749, 10-19-1998)
F. Reserved.
(Amd. Ord. 5331, 12-10-2007; Ord. 5437, 12-8-2008)
G. MAPS OF AUTOMALL OVERLAY DISTRICTS: 
(Amd. Ord. 5355, 2-25-2008)