CHAPTER 12.24
CONNECTIONS TO THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
Sections:
12.24.020 Standards for issuing permits.
12.24.010 Intent.
The purpose of this chapter is to implement the City’s delegated responsibility to regulate access to managed access highways within the City’s incorporated boundaries, as directed by RCW 47.50, in a manner coordinated with the City’s land use planning process. (Ord 08-229 §2 (Ex A))
12.24.020 Standards for issuing permits.
Subject to the rules regarding the administration of applications for permits for connection to the state highway system, set out in Title 17, the provisions of RCW 47.50, as it currently exists, and as it may hereafter be modified, is adopted as the standards of the City with regard to the regulation and control of vehicular access and connection points of ingress to, and egress from, the state highway system within the limits of the City. (Ord 08-229 §2 (Ex A))
12.24.030 Standards for regulation and control of access.
Subject to the rules regarding the administration of applications for permits for connection to the state highway system, set out in Title 17, the provisions of WAC 468-51 and WAC 468-52, as they currently exist, and as they may hereafter be modified, are adopted in order to implement the requirements of RCW 47.50. (Ord 08-229 §2 (Ex A))
12.24.040 Process for issuing permits.
The process of reviewing issues associated with development permits, set out in Title 17, is adopted as the process for reviewing issues associated with connections to the state highway system. To the extent that the processes of Title 17 are inconsistent with the standards set out in RCW 47.50 and/or WAC 468-51 and WAC 468-52 (hereafter, the "State Standards"), the provisions of Title 17 shall govern the process of issuing permits and reviewing compliance with permits, and the State Standards shall govern the substantive requirements relating to the issuance of permits. The Land Use Code Administrator, as defined in Title 17, shall have the authority to resolve disputes as to the application of Title 17 and the State Standards, as an Administrative Interpretation, defined in Section 17.03.020, relying on the findings and policies of the Legislature, set out in RCW 47.50.010. (Ord 08-229 §2 (Ex A))