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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />STUDY SESSION DATE: May 14, 2018 <br />TOPIC: Grading Permits Requirements and Driveway Construction <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Direct staff prepare an amendment to Kittitas County <br />Code 14.05.060 adding driveway construction and <br />addressing geolocially unstable land <br />LEAD STAFF: <br />Mark R. Cook <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Direct that staff prepare an amendment to Kittitas County Code 14.05.050 adding <br />driveway construction to the list of exempted grading activities. <br />BRIEFING S <br />Current code does not exempt driveway inspection from "engineered grading" <br />• Current code does exempt public facility and road construction with oversight <br />from Kittitas County Public Works <br />• "Engineered grading" is grading in excess of 500 cubic yards <br />• Ever increasingly, Public Warks is seeing driveway construction exceeding 500 <br />cubic yards (west valley) <br />• Geologic stability should be a consideration when granting any exemption <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Kittitas County Code (KCC) 14.05.060 provides grading permit exemptions for: public <br />facilities and road construction with oversight from Kittitas County Public Works. Our <br />business practice is to not require a grading permit when we have reviewed a civil <br />engineered roadway plan set. <br />Recently, we are seeing renewed interest in lot development in Robinson Canyon. The <br />lots are typically 20 acre parcels and home sites are set back from the existing road <br />network. The amount of driveway grading approaches the "engineering grading" <br />threshold of 500 cubic yards. Bonded and licensed excavation contractors are <br />questioning why there is no "driveway" exemption in KCC. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />PUBLIC WORKS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />