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H. Maintenance of driveway approaches shall be the responsibility of the owner whose property they <br />serve. The County will not maintain accesses. <br />I. Maintenance of any driveway culvert shall be the responsibility of the owner whose property they <br />serve. Damaged or failing culverts must be replaced by the owner whose property they serve. If the <br />culvert is in need of replacing the county may give the property owner 30 days' notice to replace <br />the culvert. After such time the County may replace the culvert and charge the owner the cost of <br />the replacement. The County will not maintain accesses. The county may clear the culvert to allow <br />water to pass. <br />J. No driveway or road shall be constructed within five feet of the side property boundary, unless the <br />driveway or road is part of an easement shared with the neighboring property owner. <br />K. The following notes regarding driveway access shall be placed on the face of the plat, short plat, or <br />other development authorization: <br />b. "Maintenance of the driveway access and private roads that are not intended to become <br />county right-of-way is the responsibility of the property owners who benefit from its use." <br />c. "Any further subdivision or lots to be served by proposed access may result in further <br />access requirements. See Kittitas County Roadway, Bridge, and Development Standards <br />d. "An approved access permit shall be required from the Department of Public Works prior to <br />creating any new driveway access or performing work within the County right-of-way." <br />12.04.07.050 Access Placement. <br />A. Residential lots shall have one access point. <br />B. Commercial and industrial property shall have one two-way access point. Two one-way access <br />points per five hundred feet of total property frontage may be considered at the discretion of the <br />County Engineer or designee. <br />C. Additional access points maybe considered by the engineer provided a development or <br />circulation plan is submitted indicating that more than the maximum number of access points <br />permitted in this subsection are required to adequately handle access point volumes and will not <br />be detrimental to traffic flow on adjacent roads. <br />D. When property frontages are narrow, such that minimum access point spacing criteria cannot be <br />met, it may be necessary to require joint access locations for adjacent properties at property lines, <br />termed joint usage driveway. This requirement is not intended to override the need for a <br />secondary access for emergency vehicles if such access has been determined by the fire marshal <br />to be necessary under the provisions of the International Fire Code, <br />E. Spacing requirements for all access points are shown in Table 12.04.07-1 <br />Title 12 Kittitas County Code Draft No. 5 —Working Draft forAdoption 6/12/2018 <br />60 <br />