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2023 Docket Enabling Ordinance December 19, 2023 <br />Page 97 <br /> <br /> <br />One Way Roads may be considered for public and private roads. All one-way roads are subject <br />to approval by the County Engineer. Road network shall be sufficient to provide ingress and <br />egress. Roadway design to meet minimum private road standards. Applicable signing shall be <br />installed as per MUTCD. <br /> <br />12.04.04.100 Railroad Grade Crossings. <br />All proposed railroad crossings shall be coordinated, submitted, and subject to the approval <br />process of the affected railroad right of way owner. Kittitas County approvals shall be <br />contingent upon the submission of documented final approvals from all affected railroad <br />agencies. At the time of publication of these standards, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) is <br />the only railroad operating in Kittitas County. <br /> <br />12.04.04.110 Emergency Access Roads. <br />Emergency access roads, if they are deemed necessary for a particular development, shall be <br />constructed with an all-weather surface to adequately support the proposed loads of emergency <br />vehicles. Requirements and design of such roads is site specific and will require coordination <br />between the developer/applicant, public works, and area fire districts. <br />The following specific requirements shall apply to the design and construction of emergency <br />access roads: <br />A. The structural section of a permanent fire access road shall meet the same requirements <br />as those for a private rural road section contained in as described in KCC 12.03. <br />B. The maximum grade for an emergency access road is subject to Table 12.04.07-1 for <br />allowed mitigation . <br /> C. Unless otherwise approved by the County Engineer, turnarounds shall be required for <br />any dead end emergency access road in accordance with the standards in KCC <br />12.04.04.090 <br /> D. An unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than 14 feet in height shall be maintained <br />for the required width of the emergency vehicle access road. <br /> E. The emergency vehicle access road shall be shown on the site plan. <br /> F. The emergency vehicle access road shall be maintained in accordance with these <br />standards by the property owner.