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2023 Docket Enabling Ordinance December 19, 2023 <br />Page 91 <br /> <br /> <br />Prior to final approval of any land use development activity, the entire private road system <br />serving a development shall be certified by a civil engineer licensed in the State of Washington <br />to meet Kittitas County Road Standards, unless a performance guarantee is provided in <br />accordance with KCC 12.01.090. The certification shall include all private roads used to access <br />the development from a County or other publicly maintained road. The certification shall be <br />prepared in accordance with the Department of Public Works private road certification <br />guidelines. All information required by the private road certification guidelines shall be <br />presented for the certification to be complete. <br /> <br />A final acceptance inspection by the Department of Public Works is required prior to acceptance <br />of the road certification. Any noted deficiencies must be corrected prior to final acceptance. <br />Roads not certified and associated with plats or lots approved prior to the development of <br />Kittitas County 2015 Road Standards shall be certified to Kittitas County 2015 Road Standards. In <br />cases where these standards are not feasible, the County Engineer may (1) develop site specific <br />standards or (2) deny further development on the road. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Table 12.04.04-1 <br />Private Road Minimum Design Standards, <br />Design <br />Elements <br />Private Rural Road <br />Average Lot Size <= 10.0 acres <br />Private Road <br />Avg. Lot Size <br />>10 acres <br />Number of <br />Parcels or Units <br />3-14 15-30 31+ 2+ <br />Minimum <br />Easement <br />Width <br />50 50 50 50 <br />Paved Apron Req’d Req’d Req’d Req’d <br />Roadway Width 20’ 22’ 22’ 20’