The Planning Commission, at the direction or referral by the City Council, reviews staff proposals, holds public hearings, and submits recommendations, as necessary, for implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, including:

• Neighborhood or sub-area plans and studies
• Shoreline Master Program amendments
• Land use regulations and processes, development regulations
• Short-range programs
  
  

Next Planning Commission Meeting

There will be NO meeting on March 18th. 

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM at the 7F Council Chambers, Renton City Hall, 1055 S Grady Way, Renton WA and via Zoom conference (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88034659736?pwd=z1TyxJNsMEloal0MglAamlJkjbnLaR.1/Webinar ID: 880 3465 9736/Passcode: Weplan2024)

For questions, please email planningcommission@rentonwa.gov.

Agenda:
1. Briefing: Docket 20 Group D- D248: Large Site Master Plan Flexibility and Development Agreements
2. Briefing: Docket 20 Group D- D249: Planned Urban Development Regulations (PUD) Open Space
3. Briefing: Docket 21 Group A D-250: Affordable Housing Waived Fees

Please see full agenda here. 

NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

The following non-project items went to the Environmental Review Committee for SEPA review under the authority of the Renton Municipal Code on Tue, February 10, 2026:

Docket 20 Group A & C for citywide code amendments: D-241: Neighborhood Scale Retail; D-246: Electric Fence Code Update; and D-247: Indoor Recreation

A 14-day appeal period followed the issuance of determination. More information regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the Renton City Clerk’s Office, (425) 430-6510 or cityclerk@rentonwa.gov. Per WAC197-11-340(2)(c) any person, affected tribe, or agency may submit comments to the City within fourteen days of the date of issuance of the DNS. Please submit comments online at https://rb.gy/vaqabf.

PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING
DOCKET AMENDMENT (TO THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE)

Planning Commission Public Hearing for docket items was held on February 4 (1st round for D-246: Electric Fence Code Update and February 18, 2026 (2nd public hearing for D-246: Electric Fence Code Update together with D-241: Neighborhood Scale Retail) at 6:00 PM.

All interested parties were invited to join the Public Hearing to express their opinion through attending the Planning Commission Meeting at the City Hall, 7F Council Chambers or joining via Zoom video conference using the following:

Webinar ID: 880 3465 9736 Passcode: Weplan2024
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88034659736?pwd=z1TyxJNsMEloal0MglAamlJkjbnLaR.1 

Written comments may also be submitted by 5:00 PM the day before the Public Hearing to City of Renton, Department of Community & Economic Development, Planning Division, 1055 S Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057 or by emailing planningcommission@rentonwa.gov.

Members

Full list of members and vacancies

Term
3 years

Requirements
Members must be residents or owners of a small business in the City of Renton. (City of Renton Ordinance 6064, Section II).

Meetings
First and third Wednesdays, 6 p.m. 

Click here for All Meeting Agenda and Zoom Recordings

Contact
Community and Economic Development, Planning Division
425-430-7268 or planningcommission@rentonwa.gov

As part of the implementation of the Growth Management Act (GMA), Renton and King County established the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) in 1995. Land inside that boundary is defined as urban, and must have urban densities, and land outside the UGB is to remain rural. All land within incorporated cities is “urban”. However, be-tween city limit lines and the UGB there are unincorporated urban areas that are designated as “Potential Annexation Areas” (PAA’s) and each area has been assigned to a city that agreed to consider annexing it at some point in the future. King County’s Countywide planning policies called for urban areas to be part of a city by 2012.

The City of Renton has three PAA’s, click HERE to view a map of them. The East Renton Plateau and Fairwood/Petrovitsky were designated as Renton PAA's in 1995. The West Hill area was added as a Renton PAA in 2005. If all three areas annexed to to City, Renton would be a city of 130,000 people - as many or more residents as the City of Bellevue. In 2008, a portion (4.2 square miles with 16,272 residents of the Fairwood/Petrovitsky PAA came into the City as the Benson Hill Community annexation. The Fairwood/Petrovitsky area voted not to annex to the City of Renton in 2010 and West Hill voted not to annex in 2012.

Until January 1, 2015, state law supported the annexation of unincorporated urban areas by offering a “credit” against the state portion of the sales tax to offset transition costs and deficits to serve these areas over ten years. The sales tax credit was available to annexing areas with populations over 10,000. This additional funding helped cities close the gap between expected service costs and potential revenues. Without this supportive funding from the state, the financial challenges of annexing the city’s PAA’s are compounded.

For additional information about annexations to the City, please call 425-430-6575.

How to Annex To A City