4-1-110 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES:

A. VIOLATIONS:

Violations are illegal and are misdemeanors subject to the enforcement penalty and abatement procedures of RMC 1-3-1 and 1-3-3. (Ord. 4346, 3-9-1992; Amd. Ord. 5153, 9-26-2005)

B. REMEDIES AND PENALTIES:

1. Stop Work Order: Any construction in violation of this Title, or any condition(s) imposed on a permit or license, may be subject to the issuance of a “Stop Work Order.”

2. Refusal of Approvals:

a. The City shall not issue any permit or grant any approval necessary to develop any real property which has been divided, or which has resulted from a division, in violation of the provisions of the Renton Municipal Code or state subdivision regulations.

b. No approval shall be granted for a land use permit, land division, or building permit for any parcel of land on which there is a violation of any City or state law or permit to use or development of the property, unless such violations are either corrected prior to application or are required to be corrected as a condition of approval.

c. The City shall not issue any permit or grant any land use approval to any individual or corporation that has not paid all land use-related fines, penalties, permit fees, or collections due to the City for any previous infraction or criminal violation of RMC Title 4.

3. Provisions of RMC 1-3-1: Any person violating or failing to comply with any order made hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished pursuant to RMC 1-3-1.

4. Remedies Cumulative: All remedies concerning this Title shall be cumulative and not exclusive. The conviction and punishment of any person hereunder shall not relieve such person from the responsibility of correcting prohibited conditions or removing prohibited structures, signs, or improvements, and shall not prevent the enforced correction or removal thereof.

5. Recovery of Costs: Where any action or activity is required to be taken by a person under the provisions of this Title, the City Administration may direct that in default of its being done by the responsible party, such action or activity shall be done at the expense of the party in default and the City may recover the expenses. (Ord. 4722, 5-11-1998; Amd. Ord. 4856, 8-21-2000; Ord. 5153, 9-26-2005)

C. INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS AGAINST VIOLATION:

1. The City may initiate proceedings to revoke or modify any permit or land use approval it has issued;

2. An aggrieved party may file a request for the City to initiate revocation or modification proceedings, or suspend a permit, or land use approval.

3. Regarding requests to inspect or review active repair invoices, City code compliance officers may enter an area that is open to the public and request to see the active repair invoice or invoices for vehicles that are being stored or that are present on or at a vehicle service and repair facility. If the request is refused, the vehicle service and repair facility shall have forty-eight (48) hours from the time that the request was made to take the active repair invoice or invoices, and any other necessary documents or information, to City Hall, to the appropriate code compliance or City official, for inspection or review.

If the vehicle service and repair facility fails to comply with the request to inspect or review the active repair invoice or invoices, there is a presumption that the vehicle or vehicles are being stored. (Ord. 5153, 9-26-2005; Ord. 5639, 12-12-2011)

D. AUTHORITY TO REVOKE OR MODIFY A PERMIT OR LAND USE APPROVAL:

Authority to revoke or modify a permit or land use approval shall be exercised by the approving body, as follows:

1. The City Council, after a recommendation from the Hearing Examiner, may revoke, modify, or refuse to grant any preliminary subdivision, zone reclassification or other approval issued by the Council or Hearing Examiner.

2. The Community and Economic Development Administrator may, for cause, revoke or modify any permit or other land use approval issued by the Administrator. (Ord. 5450, 3-2-2009; Ord. 5676, 12-3-2012)

3. For purposes of this Section, cause to revoke or modify a permit or land use approval shall mean that the permit or land use approval was obtained by fraud or by providing inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading information where the person holding the permit fails to perform a condition precedent or subsequent to the granting of the permit or land use approval. (Ord. 5153, 9-26-2005)

E. CRITERIA FOR PERMIT SUSPENSION, REVOCATION OR MODIFICATION:

Any permit, or other land use approval issued by the City pursuant to this Title, may be suspended, revoked or modified on one or more of the following grounds:

1. The approval was obtained by fraud;

2. The approval was based upon inaccurate, incomplete or misleading information provided by the applicant;

3. The holder of the permit or approval interferes with the Administrator or any authorized representative in the performance of his or her duties related to the permit or approval;

4. The holder of the permit or approval fails to comply with any notice and order issued pursuant to code compliance regulations; or

5. The holder of the permit or approval fails to comply with the condition precedent or subsequent to the granting of the permit or land use approval. (Ord. 5153, 9-26-2005; Ord. 5984, 10-26-2020)

F. APPEALS:

See RMC 4-8-110 for appeal process. (Ord. 5153, 9-26-2005)