2017-07-10-minutes-public-works-study-session

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KITTITAS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY CONMUSSIONERS STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT STUDY SESSION DATE: July 10, 2017 TOPIC: Wiehl Road RID Update ACTION REQUESTED: Informational — no action requested LEAD STAFF: Mark R. Cook REO ATION: None provided — informational only. BREWING SUMMARY: • Wiehl Road RID is ready for submittal to the Board of County Commissioners • 54 lots of the total 66 lot benefit area have signed RID petitions • Nine (9) lots (4) owners on Upper Wiehl and (3) lots (2) owners on lower Weihl have not returned a signed petition (only one on lower Weihl is a registered voter in Kittitas County) Without a late comers agreement, Public Works will advocate for refusing building permits to the twelve (12) Upper and Lower Wiehl lots and their respective owners BACKGROUND: For the past year, staff has worked with residents accessing residential properties via un- opened County right of way at Wichl Road. Several properties continue receiving "temporary" occupancy permits - owing to unresolved access issues. A proposed Road Improvement District (RID) seeks to remedy all outstanding access issues that remain. Once the district is formed, Public Works (PW) proposes removing all holds on building permits as improvement construction will likely occur during the 2018 construction season. DISCUSSION: Ninety-two percent (92%) of all upper and lower Wiehl Road residents have signed in favor of the RID. It is likely that the nine lots at Upper Wiehl will decline participating in the absence of the Board forcing them to participate. 112 owners are registered to vote in some other County. All 12 lots are expected to continue accessing their property via lower Wiehl Road. In the absence of Board forcing RID participation, all 12 -lots should be denied building permits and the right to sub -divide, until the RID is completed (10 years). Page 1 of 3 PUBLIC WORKS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT