Chapter 12.04
COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES
Sections:
12.04.010 Adams County—One unit road district.
12.04.020 Road and bridge construction.
12.04.030 Minimum requirements for rural access roads and streets.
12.04.060 Sprinkling or irrigation wastewater.
12.04.010 Adams County—One unit road district.
Adams County has and shall continue to operate as a one unit road district. (Res. dated 1/7/63)
12.04.020 Road and bridge construction.
The 1963 Department of Highways of the State of Washington Standard Specifications for road and bridge construction is adopted by the board of county commissioners along with the 1966 amendment to same. (Res. dated 4/4/66)
12.04.030 Minimum requirements for rural access roads and streets.
The following are minimum requirements for rural access roads and streets to be constructed and accepted by Adams County:
A. Subdivision Streets.
1. Minimum compacted thickness of crushed rock base to be six inches, consisting of four inches of base course and two inches of top course;
2. The finished roadway shall be bituminous surface treatment, Class A, with pavement extending shoulder to shoulder, minimum width being thirty feet;
3. Materials and construction requirements shall be according to the state of Washington Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.
B. Rural Access Roads.
1. All gravel construction shall be minimum thickness of crushed surfacing of twelve inches consisting of nine inches base course and three inches top course;
2. All hard surface construction shall be minimum thickness of crushed surfacing of twelve inches consisting of nine inches base course and three inches top course. Asphalt surface must be Class A or two inches ACP;
3. Materials and construction requirements shall be according to the state of Washington Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.
C. Drainage shall be provided as determined by the county engineer.
D. All requirements above stated are minimum requirements and individual project requirements may require higher standards, as recommended by the county engineer with final determination by the board of county commissioners.
E. All costs incurred for providing these required minimum standards shall be paid by the applicant for the plat or rural access road. Any costs incurred by the county shall be reimbursed to the public works department. Before the county will perform any work, a bond will be furnished by the applicant in an amount equal to the estimate costs as determined by the county engineer. (Res. 41-88)
12.04.040 Fees and charges.
The following fee schedules and charges for inspection and/or engineering cost incurred by the county shall be established in conjunction with the issuance of permits for underground facilities constructed within county right-of-way and for private approaches onto county roads:
A. Underground Installations.
1. A ten dollar basic fee shall be charged at the time of application for permit, and shall be received by the county prior to processing said application;
2. Any inspection costs incurred by the county engineer’s office shall be charged to the applicant. These costs will consist of direct labor costs plus fringe benefits of the county personnel involved, and equipment rental costs. The amount of inspection time required will vary, depending on the nature of the work, terrain, traffic conditions, type of road and location of the installation in relation to the roadway facility, and shall be determined by the county. Inspection may be required prior to issuance of the permit, during construction, and after the installation is completed.
B. Private Approaches.
1. Applications for a permit to construct a private approach onto a county road shall be accompanied by a basic fee of five dollars;
2. If county inspection of the site is required to determine sight distance and drainage requirements, all labor costs, including fringe benefits, and equipment rental costs, shall be collected from the applicant prior to issuance of the permit.
C. Failure to pay any of the required fees or cost charges shall be grounds for refusal to issue the permit or to revoke the permit if already issued. (Res. 74-80)
12.04.050 Dust abatement.
A. When a rural resident(s) on such county road so requests, the county will place a bituminous surface treatment on the roadway for a limited distance in the proximity of a rural residence to abate such dust. Requests for such work will be subject to availability of funds, materials and personnel.
B. Requests shall be submitted to the board of county commissioners which shall act on the request after an evaluation and recommendation is received from the department of public works.
C. The department of public roads division will record all actual costs for such improvement, including labor and fringe benefits, equipment rental and materials. The person(s) requesting the improvements will be charged the total actual costs.
D. The county reserves the right to request an advance payment equal to fifty percent of estimated costs. (Res. 93-79)
12.04.060 Sprinkling of irrigation wastewater.
A. No person, firm or corporation shall suffer or permit any irrigation water, waste or otherwise, to accumulate or encroach upon the traveled portion of any county road within the county.
B. No person, firm or corporation shall suffer, permit or engage in any irrigation activities that will result in irrigation water, waste or otherwise, being permitted to fall upon, run upon, run across, or accumulate upon any county road right-of-way in the county.
C. Any person who commits a violation of this section may be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars for each separate offense as well as responding in damages to the county for any reasonable amount necessary to repair, replace, resurface or to otherwise restore such county roads as may be affected to the condition in which the same was before the act complained of took place. (Ord. 54-83 §§ 1, 2; Res. dated 5/5/64)