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Kittitas County, WA Downloaded from https://ecode360.com/KI6857 on 2025-07-02 § 12.03.030 § 12.03.030 iii. County rural local access. Rural local access roads typically provide access to individual homes, businesses, and similar traffic destinations. Through traffic is discouraged by appropriate geometric design and/or traffic control devices and these roads typically do not include on-street parking. Direct access to abutting land is encouraged, but urban local access roads may terminate in a cul-de-sac or other dead end turn-around configuration. See KC Standard Plan 3. For dead ends and turn-arounds, see KCC § 12.04.04.090 and KC Standard Plan 5-6. d. County primitive roads. Primitive roads are a specialized classification of road. They are defined as unpaved rural roads with an annualized average daily traffic (AADT) of less than 100. They are identified and included in the Kittitas County Road Log. Primitive roads are not adequate for further development without extending new improvements to an identified county arterial or county collector in accordance with the design and construction standards identified in these standards. Primitive County Roads are further defined by RCW 36.75.300. e. County unimproved rights-of-way. In various locations throughout the county there are portions of dedicated or deeded public road right-of-way that do not contain a roadway and have not been identified in the Kittitas County Road Log. These rights-of-way are public, but are unimproved. These rights-of-way should not be construed as adequate access for any type of land use application. They are not adequate for further development under any circumstances without extending new improvements to an identified county arterial or county collector in accordance with the design and construction standards identified in these standards. The county does not provide maintenance for unimproved county rights-of-way. 2. Private roads. A Private road is defined as any access serving five or more lots (including residential, commercial, industrial, or agricultural use), residences, or multi-family units that is privately owned and maintained. Private roads are classified as urban and rural just as the public county road system. They must meet the Kittitas County private road minimum design standards as identified in these standards. Benefited property owners are required to perform their own maintenance and repair work. Operation and maintenance agreements to provide for this work on both the road network and the stormwater system are required. Short plats proposed on properties to which the access is over private roads that do not meet the standards in this section shall be recommended for denial unless upgraded to the current standard. a. Private rural roads. Like rural county roads, private rural roads serve rural lots. 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. See KC Standard Plan 48. (Ord. 2023-010, 2023) Exhibit D 2