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Kittitas County, WA Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/KI6857 on 2025-07-02 §12.03.030. Road classifications. The classification of a roadway is a designation relating to the major role served within the overall road network and includes arterial, collectors, and local access streets. For the County, the roadway hierarchy is based on functional classification of roads based on distinct travel movements and the service they provide. Roadways are categorized by ownership (county and private), location (rural, primitive and unimproved), and by function (arterial, collector or local access). General definitions of roadway classifications are presented below. These definitions serve as a guide in classifying roads in Kittitas County. 1.County roads. County roads are those that are on county owned right of way, have been adopted into the county road system, and are continuously open for public use. New roadways that are to be dedicated to the public shall become a county road according to the processes outlined in KCC § 12.01.100. A complete inventory of Kittitas County roads is available in the most current, as amended version of the Kittitas County Road Log. a.County urban roads. Urban roads within the county serve high density areas. Except in special circumstances, county urban roads are located in UGA's as they exist within the County adopted land use map. Roadway elements may include curb and gutter, sidewalks, bicycle facilities, landscape features, and underground storm drainage systems. Proposed urban roads within the county may be located within an adopted urban growth area. b.County roads on easements. Public roads constructed within an easement dedicated to the County may be accepted on the County Road network as approved by BOCC resolution. c.County rural roads. Rural roads within the county serve low density areas with larger lot sizes that are not in or near an urban area, and are not within an adopted urban growth area (UGA) or LAMIRD. They typically lack urban elements such as curb and gutter, sidewalks, and underground storm drainage systems, but may include other pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Storm drainage systems for rural roads typically utilize ditches and culverts. i.County rural arterial. Rural arterials (principal and minor) are typically state routes and major county roads which carry the highest volumes in the nonurban areas. Rural arterials are designed for longer distance travel, provide for intercounty travel and connect the county roadway system to interstate freeways. State Routes and major county roads are typically classified as Rural Principal Arterials. See KC Standard Plan 14. ii.County rural collector. Rural collectors (major and minor) are the main county roads in the nonurban areas. The predominant function of rural collectors is the movement of through traffic, but they also provide connections to traffic generators such as schools, shipping points, parks, important agricultural areas, etc. Rural collectors provide for considerable local traffic that originates or is destined to points along the corridor and provide links to nearby towns or cities or with other routes of higher classification. Collectors allow for more emphasis on land access than major and minor arterials. See KC Standard Plan 25. Exhibit D 1