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2. Permanent dead end roads in excess of 600 feet may be considered only if additional mid - <br />length turnaround features are constructed with no more than 300 feet of separation. <br />B. Where a public or private road transitions to a gated private road, the road shall be considered a dead <br />end, and shall require a turnaround within 150' of the gate and within 600' of the centerline <br />intersection of another county or private road consistent with these standards. <br />C. Approved turnaround features shall be constructed at the termination or within one hundred and fifty <br />feet of the termination of any shared residential driveway or commercial driveway approach. Where <br />the length exceeds one thousand feet, pull out and turnaround features shall be provided as follows: <br />1. Pull out features shall be constructed to a minimum of eighteen feet of total width (lane plus <br />widening) and a minimum fifty feet in length, and will have no more than five hundred feet <br />separation, <br />2. Turnaround features shall be constructed with maximum of one thousand feet separation. <br />Turnaround design will be based upon KC Standard Plan 9-10 and shall be fully contained <br />within the easement. <br />12.04.04.100 Railroad Grade Crossings. <br />All proposed railroad crossings shall be coordinated, submitted, and subject to the approval process of the <br />affected railroad right of way owner. Kittitas County approvals shall be contingent upon the submission <br />of documented final approvals from all affected railroad agencies. At the time of publication of these <br />standards, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) is the only railroad operating in Kittitas County. <br />12.04.04.110 Emergency Access Roads. <br />Emergency access roads, if they are deemed necessary for a particular development, shall be constructed <br />with an all-weather surface to adequately support the proposed loads of emergency vehicles. <br />Requirements and design of such roads is site specific and will require coordination between the <br />developer/applicant, public works, and area fire districts. <br />The following specific requirements shall apply to the design and construction of emergency access roads: <br />A. The structural section of a permanent fire access road shall meet the same requirements as those <br />for a private rural road section contained in as described in KCC 12.03. <br />B. The maximum grade for an emergency access road is 10 percent. <br />C. Unless otherwise approved by the County Engineer, turnarounds shall be required for any dead end <br />emergency access road in accordance with the standards in KCC 12.04.04.090 <br />D. An unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 14 feet in height shall be maintained for the <br />required width of the emergency vehicle access road. <br />Title 12 Kittitas County Code I Draft No. S — Working Draft forAdoption 6/12/2018 <br />45 <br />