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2023 Docket Enabling Ordinance December 19, 2023 <br />Page 57 <br /> <br /> <br />Roads may be added to the county road system by resolution passed by the Kittitas County <br />Board of County Commissioners upon compliance with Section 12.01.090(B). Sources of roads <br />for addition to the County system include but are not limited to: realignment of existing roads, <br />relinquished State Highways and Forest Service roads, and new roads from land development <br />activities. Before a new road becomes a part of the county road system, it passes through seven <br />steps: <br />1. Planning <br />2. Design <br />3. Right-of-way acquisition or dedication <br />4. Construction <br />5. Inspection <br />6. Acceptance through resolution <br />7. Warranty period <br />The approval of a subdivision or development roadway for construction is for purposes of <br />releasing the applicant's development collateral and does not obligate the County to accept the <br />new roadway into the County system, provide maintenance, or accept any liability or <br />responsibility for the new roadway until passing final inspection (and acceptance through <br />resolution, and warranty period if necessary). <br /> <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 <br />privately developed and maintained in accordance with Kittitas County standards for private <br />roads. <br /> <br />For unconstructed roads or roads needing improvements to meet public road standards that are <br />not part of a preliminary plat or project requiring a public hearing, the applicant shall petition <br />the Board of County Commissioners by submitting an on system county road establishment <br />application prior to construction. If approved, the road will be accepted onto the county road <br />system by resolution by the BOCC upon an approved final inspection as defined in these <br />standards.