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Q. Rural and urban residential, joint usage and shared residential driveway approaches shall be <br />constructed at the maximum practical distance, but in no event (unless a closer distance is <br />permitted in an approved UGA) less than one hundred twenty-five feet from a state highway, <br />county collector, or local access intersection. <br />12.04.07.060 Design Requirements. <br />A. Site distance requirements are shown in Table 12.04.07-2. <br />B. Residential and agricultural accesses shall be designed in accordance with KC Standard Pians - <br />C. All commercial and industrial accesses shall be designed in accordance with driveway design <br />guidelines in the WSDOT Design Manual and approved by the County Engineer prior to access <br />permit issuance. <br />D. All driveway access locations shall be oriented at 90 degrees to the roadway for a distance of at <br />least 30 feet from the edge of the traveled way. Skewed angle driveway approaches may be <br />approved at the discretion of the County Engineer if topography or other site conditions limit the <br />feasibility of a 90 degree approach. <br />E. For commercial or industrial driveways with heavy traffic volumes or a significant number of <br />trucks, the County Engineer may require construction of the driveway access as a road intersection <br />subject to the requirements of KCC 12.04.04.070. <br />F All driveway access shall be designed and constructed to include proper drainage considerations. <br />This includes but is not limited to, installation of culverts, ditch grading, and site grading to ensure <br />positive drainage away from the county roadway prism. <br />G. For driveways crossing an open ditch, or where the driveway may at any point obstruct stormwater <br />flows, culverts shall be installed per KCC 12.04.05.080. Other specific requirements shall be <br />constructed as noted on the Access Permit. Size and material type substitutions shall require the <br />approval of the County Engineer. <br />H. The minimum distance between the paved edge of a driveway approach and the face of an <br />obstruction, (for example, an existing utility riser) may be no less than four feet without curbing <br />and three feet with curbing on the driveway access approach. Obstructions located closer than <br />these distances must be relocated. <br />I. The construction of all access points involving removal of existing vertical curb or vertical curb and <br />gutter shall meet the following requirements: <br />1. The new driveway must include a cement concrete driveway approach that meets or <br />exceeds the most current ADA accessibility guidelines at the time of construction. <br />Title 12 Kittitas County Code I Draft No. 5— Working Draft forAdoption 6/12/2018 <br />62 <br />