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G. An agricultural approach is used for access to a county or private road from unimproved agricultural <br />land. This access shall be designed and constructed to the same standard as single family residential <br />driveways. <br />12.04.07.040 General Requirements. <br />A. Driveway access permits shall be issued only in compliance with this chapter, and the conditions for <br />approval of the Kittitas County Access Permit. <br />B. In no event shall an access be allowed or permitted if it is detrimental to public health, welfare, and <br />safety. <br />C. Lots that access easements or rights-of-way controlled by different agencies, such as WSDOT, Forest <br />Service Roads, irrigation canals, or railroads will require separate access approvals from those <br />agencies. A copy of outside agency access approval shall be submitted to the County prior to <br />issuance of the County's access permit or preliminary approval for any land use development <br />application. <br />D. For commercial or industrial driveways with heavy traffic volumes or a significant number of trucks, <br />the County Engineer may require construction of the access as a road intersection. This <br />requirement will be based on a concurrency analysis that considers, among other factors, <br />intersection spacing, sight distances and traffic volumes. The concurrency analysis shall be <br />completed in conformance with KCC 12.04.02 <br />E. The following conditions shall apply to the use of all driveway access locations; <br />1. it is the responsibility of the property owner to ensure that the use of the access to the <br />property is not in violation of the section, permit terms and conditions. The terms and <br />conditions of the permit are binding upon all assigns, successors -in -interest and heirs. <br />2. When there are changes in property use which result in changes in the type of access <br />operation and/or the access is not in conformance with this chapter, the reconstruction, <br />relocation, and conformance of the access to this chapter may be required at the expense <br />of the owner. <br />The property owner will be sent written notice of any illegal access location, or use. The owner will <br />be given 10 days to respond to notification of pending actions. After 10 days, the Department may <br />install barriers across or remove any access not conforming to this chapter at the expense of the <br />owner. <br />G. All abandoned driveways that are replaced with a new permitted driveway, or driveways shall be <br />removed at the owner's expense. <br />Title 12 Kittitas County Code I Draft No. 5 — Working Draft for Adoption 6/12/2018 <br />59 <br />