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A. Purpose. The purpose of this division is to establish street and access standards to implement:

1. The Redmond Comprehensive Plan;

2. The City of Redmond Transportation Master Plan; and

3. The Neighborhood Street Plans found in the Neighborhoods Element of the Redmond Comprehensive Plan or other adopted street plans within the RZC.

B. Scope. The requirements of this division shall apply to all development in the City processed under RMC Chapter 15.08, Building Code; RZC Article I, Zone-Based Regulations, RZC Article II, Citywide Regulations; and RZC Article VI, Review Procedures. No permit shall be issued nor approval granted without compliance with this section.

C. Street Classification. Streets and rights-of-way are classified as freeways, principal arterials, minor arterials, collectors, connectors, local access streets, and alleys. A description of each of these classifications is contained in Appendix D of the City’s Transportation Master Plan.

D. Street Plan.

1. Streets shall be designated and located to conform to the Transportation Master Plan and the Neighborhood Street Plans. Where not part of an adopted plan, streets shall be designed to:

a. Provide multimodal street improvements according to City standards;

b. Complete missing links and improve connections among adjacent neighborhoods;

c. Provide access to and from public transportation facilities;

d. Maintain continuity of the street pattern;

e. Avoid creation of excessively large blocks on local access streets; and

f. Manage access to arterials.

2. Where topography or other conditions make achievement of the design objectives in subsection D.1 impractical, street design shall conform to a system approved by the Technical Committee.

E. Access.

1. Lot Access. All lots shall have access to a public right-of-way via direct access, an easement recorded with King County, or a private drive or road. The specific design of property access shall be based on standards and guidelines established or approved by the City of Redmond.

Where there is more than one feasible access to public right-of-way, the property shall access the lower classified street as defined in RZC 21.52.030.C, Street Classification. Access is feasible when it provides a direct connection via easement, private road, or other means to a public right-of-way and when it meets minimum Fire Code access requirements.

2. Waterfront Access. Rights-of-way may be required to be extended to water bodies and/or the center of watercourses as land is developed to provide public access.

Figure 21.52.030
Access

Access

F. Traffic Control, Safety Devices, and Street Lights.

1. As a condition of development approval, the Director of Public Works may require that all or any portion of the needed traffic control and safety markings, signs, signals, street lights, turn lanes, traffic calming measures, and other devices be installed or funded. The requirement for these items shall be based on warrants and guidelines established by the City of Redmond, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Such devices shall only be required when it is clearly demonstrated that the development itself or in conjunction with other developments is causing the need for the improvement.

2. Whenever any construction within or adjacent to any public street will result in street lights being temporarily removed or disconnected for more than 24 hours, the party proposing such temporary removal or disconnection shall be required to submit a temporary lighting plan for review and approval by the Public Works Department before any removal or disconnection takes place. The Public Works Department shall approve the temporary lighting plan only if adequate provisions are made for the safety of vehicles and pedestrians during periods in which the street lights will be removed or disconnected for more than 24 hours.

3. Whenever any construction within or adjacent to any public street will result in the temporary closure of all or any portion of any sidewalk or other public walkway, the party proposing such temporary closure may be required to submit a temporary pedestrian linkage plan for review and approval by the Public Works Department before any closure takes place. The Public Works Department shall approve the temporary pedestrian linkage plan only if adequate provisions are made for the safe passage of pedestrians during the periods when the sidewalk or walkway will be closed.

G. Right-of-Way and/or Easement Dedication. Where a planned street right-of-way or roadway, sidewalk, slope, or utility easement, as indicated by RZC 21.52.030.D, Street Plan, or as is necessary to complete a public City street, lies within a proposed development, the fee owner of the property shall be required to dedicate the right-of-way to the City as a condition of approval under RZC Chapter 21.76, Review Procedures.

1. Prior to acceptance of the right-of-way and/or easement by the City, the fee owner will be required to remove or subordinate any existing private easements or rights that encumber the property to be dedicated, and shall be required to remove any underground, at the surface, and in the airspace encroachments on such easements or rights-of-way. The City of Redmond Standards Specifications DG 18 through DG 20 provide specific design guidance regarding ROW encroachment requirements.

2. The Technical Committee shall serve as the decision-making body regarding the City’s acceptance of right-of-way that is encumbered, if the City in its sole determination finds that the easement or other right will not interfere with the City’s long-term operation of the right-of-way for transportation, pedestrian mobility including the needs of the physically disabled, utility, or other customary right-of-way purposes.

H. Private Streets. Local access streets serving less than ten single-family homes may be private, subject to the approval of the Technical Committee. If agreed to by the City, private streets may be dedicated to the City but only upon meeting all requirements of RZC 21.17.010.F, Adequate Streets, Sidewalks, and Trails.

I. Construction Specifications and Design Standards. Street and right-of-way improvement construction specifications, standardized details, and design standards shall be prepared by the Director of Public Works. The specifications shall include, but are not limited to, the following: street widths, curve radii, alignments, street layout, grades, sidewalk placement and standards, length of cul-de-sacs, intersection design, sight distance and clearance, and driveway location. Amendments to these standards may be made as conditions warrant. The specifications and any amendments shall be made available to the public as RZC Appendix 2, Construction Specifications and Design Standards for Streets and Access. Alternative street designs may be approved by the City Council to encourage innovative designs or reduce disturbance to the natural setting if it finds that the alternative meets the intent of this chapter.

J. Performance Assurance. To ensure compliance with this section, the provisions of RZC 21.76.090.F, Performance Assurance, shall be met. (Ord. 2652; Ord. 2803; Ord. 3028; Ord. 3083)

Effective on: 7/2/2022