Renton City Zoning Code
4-2-130 INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
4-2-130A
| IL | IM | IH |
|---|---|---|---|
LOT DIMENSIONS | |||
Minimum Lot Size for lots created after September 1, 1985 | 35,000 sq. ft. | ||
Minimum Lot Width/Depth for lots created after September 1, 1985 | None | ||
LOT COVERAGE | |||
Maximum Lot Coverage for Buildings | 65% of total lot area or 75% if parking is provided within the building or within a parking garage | None | |
HEIGHT | |||
Maximum Building Height5, except for Public Facilities5,13 | 50 ft.; | ||
Maximum Height for Wireless Communication Facilities5 | See RMC 4-4-140. | ||
SETBACKS8,11 | |||
Minimum Front Yard | Principal Arterial streets:12 20 ft. Other streets: 15 ft.; provided, that 20 ft. is required if a lot is adjacent to or abutting a lot zoned residential. | Principal Arterial streets:12 20 ft. Other streets: 15 ft. Except 50 ft. is required if a lot is adjacent to or abutting a lot zoned residential. | Principal Arterial streets:12 20 ft. Other streets: 15 ft. |
Minimum Secondary Front Yard | Principal Arterial streets:12 20 ft. Other streets: 15 ft. Except 50 ft. is required if a lot is adjacent to or abutting a lot zoned residential. | Principal Arterial streets:12 20 ft. Other streets: 15 ft. | |
Minimum Freeway Frontage Setback | 10 ft. landscaped setback from the property line. | ||
Minimum Rear and Side Yards11 | None, except 20 ft. if lot is adjacent to or abutting a lot zoned residential; which may be reduced to 15 ft. through the Site Plan development review process. | None, except 50 ft. if lot is adjacent to or abutting a lot zoned residential. | None, except 50 ft. if lot abuts a lot zoned residential. 20 ft. if lot abuts a lot zoned CN, CV, CA, CD, CO, COR, or lot with Public Facilities. |
Clear Vision Area | In no case shall a structure over 42 in. in height intrude into the 20 ft. clear vision area defined in RMC 4-11-030. | ||
LANDSCAPING | |||
General | See RMC 4-4-070 | ||
SCREENING | |||
Minimum Required for Outdoor Loading, Repair, Maintenance or Work Areas; Outdoor Storage, Refuse or Dumpster Areas | See RMC 4-4-095 | ||
Special Screening Requirements for Tow Truck Operations and Impoundment Yards | NA | 6 to 10 ft. high solid wall or sight-obscuring fence required. | |
LOADING DOCKS | |||
Location | Not permitted on the side of the lot that is adjacent to or abutting a lot zoned residential.2 | NA | |
DUMPSTER/RECYCLING COLLECTION STATION OR CENTER | |||
Location of Refuse or Recycling Areas | See RMC 4-4-090 | ||
PARKING | |||
General | |||
SIGNS | |||
General | See RMC 4-4-100 | ||
CRITICAL AREAS | |||
General | |||
(Ord. 4851, 8-7-2000; Amd. Ord. 4963, 5-13-2002; Ord. 5153, 9-26-2005; Ord. 5528, 3-8-2010; Ord. 5574, 11-15-2010; Ord. 5676, 12-3-2012; Ord. 5744, 1-12-2015; Ord. 5746, 1-12-2015; Ord. 5759, 6-22-2015; Ord. 5841, 6-12-2017; Ord. 5965, 3-2-2020; Ord. 6100 (Att. B), 12-5-2022)
4-2-130B CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS
1. Reserved.
2. These provisions may be modified through the site development plan review where the applicant can show that the same or better result will occur because of creative design solutions, unique aspects or use, etc., which have not been fully planned at the time of site plan development review.
3. Reserved.
4. Reserved.
5. Building height shall not exceed the maximum allowed by the subject zoning district or the maximum allowed pursuant to RMC 4-3-020, Airport Related Height and Use Restrictions, whichever is less. (Ord. 6101, 12-12-2022)
6. Reserved.
7. Reserved.
8. Specified development standards may be modified by an Administrative Conditional Use Permit in the Employment Area, or by a Hearing Examiner Conditional Use Permit outside the Employment Area.
9. Reserved.
10. Reserved.
11. Allowed Projections into Setbacks:
a. Eaves and cornices may extend over the required setback for a distance of up to twenty-four inches (24").
b. Accessory buildings when erected so that the entire building is within a distance of thirty feet (30') from the rear lot line may also occupy the side yard setback of an inside lot line.
c. Steps and decks having no roof and not exceeding forty-two inches (42") high may be built within a front setback.
12. References to “principal arterial streets” include principal arterials as defined in the Arterial Street Plan and depicted in RMC 4-2-080E. (Ord. 5804, 5-23-2016)
13. Public facilities are allowed the following height bonus: publicly owned structures shall be permitted an additional fifteen feet (15') in height above that otherwise permitted in the zone if “pitched roofs,” as defined herein, are used for at least sixty percent (60%) or more of the roof surface of both primary and accessory structures. In addition, in zones where the maximum permitted building height is less than seventy-five feet (75'), the maximum height of a publicly owned structure may be increased as follows, up to a maximum height of seventy-five (75') to the highest point of the building:
a. When abutting a public street, one additional foot of height for each additional one and one-half feet (1-1/2') of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum street setback is required at street level unless such setbacks are otherwise discouraged (e.g., inside the Center Downtown Zone);
b. When abutting a common property line, one additional foot of height for each additional two feet (2') of perimeter building setback beyond the minimum is required along a common property line; and
c. On lots four (4) acres or greater, five (5) additional feet of height for every one percent (1%) reduction below a twenty percent (20%) maximum lot area coverage for public amenities such as recreational facilities, and/or landscaped open space areas, etc., when these are open and accessible to the public during the day or week, is permitted.
(Amd. Ord. 4963, 5-13-2002; Ord. 5519, 12-14-2009; Ord. 5574, 11-15-2010; Ord. 5607, 6-6-2011; Ord. 5676, 12-3-2012; Ord. 5744, 1-12-2015; Ord. 5759, 6-22-2015; Ord. 5965, 3-2-2020)