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Kittitas County,WA <br /> § 12.03.030. Road classifications. <br /> The classification of a roadway is a designation relating to the major role served within the overall <br /> road network and includes arterial,collectors,and local access streets.For the County, the roadway <br /> hierarchy is based on functional classification of roads based on distinct travel movements and the <br /> service they provide.Roadways are categorized by ownership(county and private),location(rural, <br /> primitive and unimproved),and by function(arterial,collector or local access).General definitions <br /> of roadway classifications are presented below. These definitions serve as a guide in classifying <br /> roads in Kittitas County. <br /> 1. County roads. County roads are those that are on county owned right of way, have been <br /> adopted into the county road system,and are continuously open for public use.New roadways <br /> that are to be dedicated to the public shall become a county road according to the processes <br /> outlined in KCC § 12.01.100. A complete inventory of Kittitas County roads is available in <br /> the most current, as amended version of the Kittitas County Road Log. <br /> a. County urban roads. Urban roads within the county serve high density areas. Except in <br /> special circumstances, county urban roads are located in UGA's as they exist within the <br /> County adopted land use map. Roadway elements may include curb and gutter, <br /> sidewalks, bicycle facilities, landscape features, and underground storm drainage <br /> systems.Proposed urban roads within the county may be located within an adopted urban <br /> growth area. <br /> b. County roads on easements. Public roads constructed within an easement dedicated to <br /> the County may be accepted on the County Road network as approved by BOCC <br /> resolution. <br /> c. County rural roads. Rural roads within the county serve low density areas with larger lot <br /> sizes that are not in or near an urban area,and are not within an adopted urban growth area <br /> (UGA) or LAMIRD. They typically lack urban elements such as curb and gutter, <br /> sidewalks, and underground storm drainage systems, but may include other pedestrian <br /> and bicycle facilities. Storm drainage systems for rural roads typically utilize ditches and <br /> culverts. <br /> i. County rural arterial. Rural arterials (principal and minor) are typically state routes <br /> and major county roads which carry the highest volumes in the nonurban areas. <br /> Rural arterials are designed for longer distance travel,provide for intercounty travel <br /> and connect the county roadway system to interstate freeways. State Routes and <br /> major county roads are typically classified as RuralPr-ineipal Arterials. See KC <br /> Standard Plan 14. <br /> ii. County rural collector. Rural collectors (major and minor) are the main county <br /> roads in the nonurban areas. The predominant function of rural collectors is the <br /> movement of through traffic,but they also provide connections to traffic generators <br /> such as schools, shipping points, parks, important agricultural areas, etc. Rural <br /> collectors provide for considerable local traffic that originates or is destined to <br /> points along the corridor and provide links to nearby towns or cities or with other <br /> routes of higher classification. Collectors allow for more emphasis on land access <br /> than major and minor arterials. See KC Standard Plan 2-5. <br /> Downloaded from https:Hecode360.com/KI6857 on 2025-07-02 183 <br />