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for maintenance. The developer shall construct all roads proposed in any development to the <br />required standard with no liability or obligation for such construction or maintenance by the County. <br />The County may bring a road onto the county road maintenance system if the new road has a <br />potential ADT greater than 400, is a through road or the road is identified in the Long -Range <br />Transportation Plan as a future corridor. <br />For roads serving proposed developments, the County shall determine which roads, if any, are <br />intended to be added onto the county road system at the planning stage of a proposed <br />development. Any roads not intended to be added onto the County road system shall be privately <br />developed and maintained in accordance with Kittitas county Road Standards for private roads <br />B. Preliminary and Final Acceptance <br />For unconstructed roads or roads needing improvements to meet public road standards that are not <br />part of a preliminary plat or project requiring a public hearing, the developer shall petition the BOCC <br />by submitting an on system county road establishment application prior to construction. If approved, <br />the road will be accepted onto the county road system upon an approved final inspection as defined <br />in KCC 12.09.020(K). <br />Roads which are required to be constructed to public road standards and dedicated to the public as <br />a condition final plat or project approval shall be added to the county road system and shall be <br />maintained by the County upon an approved final inspection as defined in KCC 12.09.020(K) and final <br />plat or project approval. Such roads are not subject to the requirement of a resolution by the BOCC. <br />C. Planning Standards <br />Prior to the design of a new road, the functional classification, terrain classification, and the design <br />speed must be determined. The functional classification and terrain classification are defined in KCC <br />12.03.020 and 12.02.030. The design speeds are addressed under KCC 12.04. <br />The road systems of proposed new developments must correspond to the definitions given <br />previously. If the developer's engineers have any questions in regard to the classification type of a <br />particular road or roads within a proposed development, they should contact the County Engineer <br />for clarification. <br />D. Design Standards <br />Roads must be designed as required by KCC 12.08- Road plans and profiles, signing plans and <br />striping plans must be approved by the County Engineer before starting construction. <br />E. Construction and Testing Standards <br />Specific construction specifications for materials and workmanship, and testing requirements are <br />found in KCC 12.09. The construction specifications used during work on the county road system <br />generally comply with the WSDOT Standard Specifications in force at the time of construction. <br />F. Construction Warranty and Collateral <br />The developer shall guarantee all portions of construction work done in the right-of-way in <br />accordance with KCC 12.01.150 <br />(Ord. 2015-010, 2015) <br />