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Kittitas County,WA <br /> § 12.04.07.030. Driveway classifications. <br /> The following criteria shall be used for the classification and design of driveways in Kittitas <br /> County: <br /> 1. Driveway approaches are broken into four general classifications: <br /> a. Residential driveway approach, <br /> b. Commercial driveway approach, <br /> c. Temporary construction approach, <br /> d. Agricultural access. <br /> 2. A residential driveway approach is classified into two types: <br /> a. Single family residential driveway, <br /> b. Shared residential driveway. <br /> 3. Single-family residential driveways serve no more than one single-family residences(primary <br /> or accessory residences). <br /> 4. Shared residential driveways serve no more than four single-family residences (primary or <br /> accessory residences). The shared residential driveway standard shall be used on the common <br /> shared portion of a driveway. <br /> 5. A commercial approach is used for multifamily and commercial uses with approach traffic <br /> volumes of more than forty or more vehicle trips per day. When multi-access points are <br /> desired to serve one site then each driveway approach shall conform to the applicable use <br /> criteria. See KC Standard Plans 7.Approved turnaround features shall be constructed per KCC <br /> § 12.04.04.090 and KC Standard Plan 5-6. <br /> 6. A temporary construction approach is used for access to a county or private road from a <br /> construction site. Commercial approach design criteria shall be used with the addition of <br /> measures for preventing mud and construction debris from being deposited on the county <br /> road. <br /> 7. An agricultural approach is used for access to a county or private road from unimproved <br /> agricultural land.This access shall be designed and constructed to the same standard as single- <br /> family residential driveways. <br /> 8. An access permit that is a prerequisite for a building permit will have an expiration that runs <br /> concurrent with the building permit expiration. <br /> 9. Access approved through an access review during platting process will adhere to requirements <br /> of road standards in place from date plat was recorded. <br /> (Ord. 2023-010, 2023) <br /> Downloaded from https:Hecode360.com/KI6857 on 2025-07-02 188 <br />