The requirements as set out in this chapter shall apply uniformly to all future applications for private roads and road approach approvals.
A. Variances from these standards may be granted by the county engineer upon evidence that such variances are in the public interest and that requirements for safety, function, fire protection, appearance and maintainability based upon sound engineering judgments are fully met. A notice of proposed findings shall be submitted to the board of county commissioner’s as public record on the agenda, and public comment as to the variance shall be taken.
B. The public works department shall provide application forms for private road variance requests and prescribe the type of information to be provided in the application. The application shall include a statement signed by the property owner and developer listing the variance request, the specific reasons for the variance request and any proposed substitute standards being proposed. A completed application for a private road variance shall be filed with the public works department accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as set by resolution by the board of county commissioners. Once a completed application has been received, will start the appeal process.
C. Whenever any variance to the provisions of the private road code is sought, the public works department shall require the applicant to submit a site plan for the variance as part of the application. The site plan drawing shall be at a scale of not less one inch equals fifty feet, unless an alternate scale is approved by the county engineer, and shall include the following:
1. Boundaries, dimensions and square footage of the property proposed to be developed;
2. All proposed and existing buildings and setback lines;
3. All existing and proposed easements;
4. Locations of all utility structures and lines;
5. All means of vehicular and pedestrian ingress and egress to and from the site and the size (width of physical roadway and width of granted easement) and location of driveways, private roads, existing streets bordering or crossing the site; and
6. Road profile drawings designed, signed and stamped by a Washington State Licensed Professional Engineer or Professional Land Surveyor showing the existing profile of the ground prior to the private road construction, the profile of the private road with the variance being requested and the profile of the private road if the variance was not granted.
D. Appeal. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the county engineer to grant or deny a private road variance, may appeal the decision to the hearing examiner. (Ord. 2008-02 (part): Ord. 2000-07 (part); Ord. 1986-02 (part))