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2023 Docket Enabling Ordinance December 19, 2023 <br />Page 64 <br /> <br /> <br />the roadway hierarchy is based on functional classification of roads based on distinct travel <br />movements and the service they provide. Roadways are categorized by ownership (county and <br />private), location (rural, primitive and unimproved), and by function (arterial, collector or local <br />access). General definitions of roadway classifications are presented below. These definitions <br />serve as a guide in classifying roads in Kittitas County. <br /> <br />A. County Roads. County roads are those that are on county owned right of way, have <br />been adopted into the county road system, and are continuously open for public use. New <br />roadways that are to be dedicated to the public shall become a county road according to the <br />processes outlined in KCC 12.01.100. A complete inventory of Kittitas County roads is <br />available in the most current, as amended version of the Kittitas County Road Log. <br /> <br />2. County Urban Roads. Urban roads within the county serve high density areas. <br />Except in special circumstances, county urban roads are located in UGA’s as they exist <br />within the County adopted land use map. Roadway elements may include curb and <br />gutter, sidewalks, bicycle facilities, landscape features, and underground storm drainage <br />systems. Proposed urban roads within the county may be located within an adopted <br />urban growth area. <br />3. County Roads on Easements. Public roads constructed within an easement <br />dedicated to the County may be accepted on the County Road network as approved by <br />BOCC resolution. <br /> <br />A. County Rural Roads. Rural roads within the county serve low density <br />areas with larger lot sizes that are not in or near an urban area, and are not within <br />an adopted urban growth area (UGA) or LAMIRD. They typically lack urban <br />elements such as curb and gutter, sidewalks, and underground storm drainage <br />systems, but may include other pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Storm drainage <br />systems for rural roads typically utilize ditches and culverts. <br /> <br />a. County Rural Arterial. Rural arterials (principal and minor) are typically <br />state routes and major county roads which carry the highest volumes in <br />the nonurban areas. Rural arterials are designed for longer distance travel, <br />provide for intercounty travel and connect the county roadway system to <br />interstate freeways. State Routes and major county roads are typically <br />classified as Rural Principal Arterials. See KC Standard Plan 4. <br />