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sidewalks, and underground storm drainage systems, but may include other pedestrian and <br />bicycle facilities. Storm drainage systems for rural roads typically utilize ditches and culverts. <br />a. County Rural Arterial. Rural arterials (principal and minor) are typically state routes <br />and major county roads which carry the highest volumes in the nonurban areas. <br />Rural arterials are designed for longer distance travel, provide for intercounty travel <br />and connect the county roadway system to interstate freeways. State Routes and <br />major county roads are typically classified as Rural Principal Arterials. See <br />Standard Plan 4. <br />b. County Rural Collector. Rural collectors (major and minor) are the main county <br />roads in the nonurban areas. The predominant function of rural collectors is the <br />movement of through traffic, but they also provide connections to traffic generators <br />such as schools, shipping points, parks, important agricultural areas, etc. Rural <br />collectors provide for considerable local traffic that originates or is destined to <br />points along the corridor and provide links to nearby towns or cities or with other <br />routes of higher classification. Collectors allow for more emphasis on land access <br />than major and minor arterials. See KC Standard Plan 5. <br />c. County Rural Local Access. Rural local access roads typically provide access to <br />individual homes, businesses, and similar traffic destinations. Through traffic is <br />discouraged by appropriate geometric design and/or traffic control devices and <br />these roads typically do not include on -street parking. Direct access to abutting land <br />is encouraged, but urban local access roads may terminate in a cul-de-sac or other <br />dead end turn -around configuration. For dead ends and turn -grounds, see <br />12.04.04.110 and KCC Standard Plan 9- See KC Standard Plan 6. <br />3. County Primitive Roads. Primitive roads are a specialized classification of road. They are <br />defined as unpaved rural roads with an annualized average daily traffic (AADT) of less than <br />100. They are identified and included in the Kittitas County Road Log. Primitive roads are <br />not adequate for further development without extending new improvements to an <br />identified county arterial or county collector in accordance with the design and construction <br />standards identified in these standards. Primitive County Roads are further defined by RCW <br />36.75.300 <br />4. County Unimproved Rights -of -Way. In various locations throughout the county there are <br />portions of dedicated or deeded public road right-of-way that do not contain a roadway <br />and have not been identified in the Kittitas County Road Log. These rights-of-way are <br />public, but are unimproved. These rights-of-way should not be construed as adequate <br />access for any type of land use application. They are not adequate for further development <br />under any circumstances without extending new improvements to an identified county <br />Title 12 Kittitas County Code I Draft No. 5— Working Draft forAdoption 6/12/2018 <br />20 <br />