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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-064 Land Use / sidewalk ORDINANCE NO. 98- 64 AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and development regulation, and adding new chapters to Title 12 of the Yakima Municipal Code. WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Urban Area Regional Planning Agreement, the Regional Planning Commission and the Joint Board have reviewed and recommended the following proposed provisions relating to development standards for enactment by the City of Yakima; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the following proposed provisions relating to development standards and finds that it is in the best interest of the City that they be enacted, now therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON: Section 1. New chapters and sections are added to Title 12 of the Yakima Municipal Code to read as follows: 1 Chapter 12.02 2 PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS 3 Sections: 4 12.02.010 Establishment of easements. 5 12.02.020 Easement location and width. 6 12.02.030 Easement pattern. 7 12.02.040 Drainage easements. 8 12.02.050 Other facilities. 9 12.02.060 Excavation— compaction. 10 12.02.010 Establishment of easements. 11 Public utility easements shall be established for the location of new and proposed public 12 utility lines serving new land divisions and land development. Easements shall also be 13 established across the front of new lots and existing lots to provide future utility access as 14 needed. Public utility easements will be dedicated (granted) at the time that subdivision 15 and /or land use approval is granted. 16 12.02.020 Easement location and width. 17 Eight (8) foot wide utility easements shall be dedicated along the front of each lot in 18 subdivisions and short subdivisions. Easements for new and /or future utility lines shall be a 19 minimum of sixteen (16) feet in width, provided the width of easements for buried utilities 20 will be twice the depth of the planned excavation. Page 1 of 8 • 21 12.02.030 Easement pattern. 22 Utility easements shall be continuous and aligned from block to block within a 23 subdivision and with easements in adjoining subdivisions to facilitate the extension of public 24 utilities. 25 12.02.040 Drainage easements. 26 Drainage easements shall be provided to protect natural water courses, drainage ways, and 27 stream channels and to accommodate drainage facilities. Alignment and width of drainage 28 easements shall be determined by the City Engineer. 29 12.02.050 Other facilities. 30 Easements for unusual facilities such as high - voltage electrical transmission lines, high - 31 capacity natural gas transmission lines, and other facilities shall be provided at the direction of 32 the City Engineer. 33 12.02.060 Excavation compaction. 34 Backfill of excavations within public street right -of -way shall be mechanically compacted 35 to Washington State Department of Transportation standards. Backfill of excavations outside 36 of public street right -of -way shall be compacted to match native soil densities. 37 Chapter 12.03 38 SEWER 39 Sections: 40 12.03.010 Sewer service required. 41 12.03.020 Sewer line extensions. 42 12.03.030 Sewer line location. 43 12.03.040 Minimum line size. 44 12.03.050 Line termination. 45 12.03.060 Manholes required. 46 12.03.070 Side sewer service. 47 12.03.080 Side sewer maximum length. 48 12.03.090 Gravity flow required. 49 12.03.100 Design approval and adjustment. 50 12.03.010 Sewer service required. 51 All new lots and development shall be served by a sanitary sewer line located adjacent to 52 the lot or development site. 53 12.03.020 Sewer line extensions. 54 Sewer lines shall be extended to the point where the adjoining property owner's 55 responsibility for further extension begins. This typically requires extension across the street 56 or easement frontage of the developing property. In some cases it will require dedication of an 57 easement and a line extension across the property or extension along two or more sides of the Page 2 of 8 58 developing property. Extensions will be consistent with and implement the City's adopted 59 Sewer Comprehensive Plan. 60 12.03.030 Sewer line location. 61 Sewer lines shall be located in streets to serve abutting properties. When necessary, sewer 62 lines may be located within public easements. Lines located in streets will be offset from the 63 street centerline and not located within a vehicle tire path. Sewer lines located in easements 64 shall generally be located in the center of the easement, but may, with the approval of the City 65 Engineer, be offset to accommodate the installation of other utilities or to satisfy special 66 circumstances. 67 12.03.040 Minimum line size. 68 The minimum size for public sewer lines is eight (8) inches in diameter. 69 12.03.050 Line termination. 70 Sewer lines shall be terminated with a flush -end (clean -out) or a manhole as directed by the 71 City Engineer. Manholes will generally be used when extension of the sewer line is 72 anticipated and manhole spacing will be appropriate . for the future. 73 12.03.060 Manholes required. 74 Manholes shall be installed at intervals of 350 feet and at all vertical and horizontal angle 75 points. 76 12.03.070 Side sewer service. 77 Each building containing sanitary facilities shall be served by a separate private side sewer 78 line. Branched side sewers serving multiple buildings and properties shall not be permitted. 79 Side sewers serving multi -unit buildings are permitted. 80 12.03.080 Side sewer maximum length. 81 The maximum side sewer length shall be 100 feet unless otherwise approved by the City 82 Engineer. 83 12.03.090 Gravity flow required. 84 Sewer lines shall be designed for gravity flow operation. Lift stations and force mains 85 (pressurized lines) shall be limited to those locations and circumstances where they are 86 consistent with the Comprehensive Sewer Plan and are the preferable long -term solution to 87 service of the development site and other properties in the vicinity. 88 12.03.100 Design approval and adjustment. 89 The engineering design of sewer facilities is subject to approval by the City Engineer. The 90 City Engineer may, in his discretion, adjust these standards as necessary to facilitate 91 installation of sewer facilities. Page3 • • 92 Chapter 12.04 93 WATER 94 Sections: 95 12.04.010 Service required. 96 12.04.020 Water line extension required. 97 12.04.030 Looping required. 98 12.04.040 Minimum size and material standards. 99 12.04.050 Design approval and adjustment. 100 12.04.010 Service required. 101 All new lots and development shall be served by a public water supply line maintained by 102 the City of Yakima or Nob Hill Water Company and located adjacent to the lot or 103 development site. The water line shall be capable of providing sufficient flow and pressure to 104 satisfy the fire flow and domestic service requirements of the proposed lots and development. 105 12.04.020 Water line extension required. 106 Water lines shall be extended to the point where the adjoining property owner's 107 responsibility for further extension begins. This typically requires extension across the street 108 or easement frontage of the developing property. In some cases it will require dedication of an 109 easement and a line extension across the property or extension along two or more sides of the 110 developing property. Extensions will be consistent with and implement the City's adopted 111 Water Comprehensive Plan. 112 12.04.030 Looping required. • 113 All water lines shall be looped. Temporary dead -end water lines may be permitted based 114 upon an agreement between the developer and the City with provisions for timely.completion 115 of looping. 116 12.04.040 Minimum size and material standards. 117 New water lines in the City of Yakima water system shall be constructed of Class 52 118 ductile iron and shall be a minimum of eight (8) inches in diameter. Improvements and 119 additions to the Nob Hill Water Company system shall conform to the requirements of Nob 120 Hill Water Company. 121 12.04.050 Design approval and adjustment. 122 The design of water lines and appurtenances is subject to approval by the City Engineer. 123 The City Engineer may, in his discretion, adjust these standards as necessary to facilitate 124 installation of water lines and appurtenances. Page4of8 • 125 Chapter 12.05 126 SIDEWALKS 127 Sections: 128 12.05.010 Sidewalk installation required. 129 12.05.020 Sidewalk location, thickness and width. 130 12.05.010 Sidewalk installation required. 131 Sidewalks shall be installed along both sides of all new, improved, and reconstructed 132 streets. Sidewalks shall also be installed across the frontage of all newly developed or 133 redeveloped lots in compliance with section 15.05.020(J) YMC. 134 12.05.020 Sidewalk location, thickness and width. 135 Sidewalks shall be located in the street right -of -way or, when necessary, in a public 136 easement. They shall be constructed of cement concrete and be a minimum of 4 inches thick. 137 Sidewalks at driveway approaches shall be a minimum of 6 inches thick. Sidewalks which are 138 in need of repair or replacement may be reconstructed at their existing width. Otherwise, 139 minimum sidewalk width for all new development shall be: 140 A. Residential streets • 5 feet 141 B. Arterial and collector streets 7 feet 142 C. Central Business District streets 12 feet 143 Chapter 12.06 144 STREETS 145 , Sections: 146 12.06.010 Street types, functional classification. 147 12.06.020 Right -of -way and pavement width standards. 148 12.03.030 Design standards, adjustment of standards. 149 12.06.040 Bicycle and pedestrian facilities. . 150 12.06.050 Cul -de -sac streets. 151 12.06.060 Pattern. 152 12.06.070 Provision of street curbing. 153 12.06.080 Street lighting. 154 12.06.090 Private access streets. 155 12.06.010 Street types, functional classification. 156 Map V -1, Functional Classification of the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan, 157 designates arterial and collector streets and establishes their functional classification. All other 158 streets are classified as Business District Access or Residential Access based upon the zoning 159 and use of adjacent properties. • 160 12.06.020 Right -of -way and pavement width standards. 161 Right -of -way shall be dedicated and street surfacing provided in accordance with the 162 following: Page 5 of 8 • 163 Right -of -Way Pavement Width 164 (feet) (feet) 165 Principal Arterial 100 70 166 Minor Arterial 80 65 167 Collector Arterial 80 54 168 Business District Access 70 46 169 • Residential Access 50 32 170 Alley Ways 20 20 171 12.06.030 Design standards, adjustment of standards. 172 The preferred construction design standards for each class of street are depicted in 173 Figure 1. Final design of street improvements is subject to approval by the City Engineer. 174 The City Engineer, at his discretion, is authorized to adjust these standards as necessary to 175 facilitate the construction of new streets and improvement of existing streets. 176 12.06.040 Bicycle and pedestrian facilities. 177 Bicycle lanes and pedestrian sidewalks shall be provided along all new or reconstructed 178 arterial and collector arterial streets. 179 12.06.050 Cul -de -sac streets. 180 Cul -de -sacs shall be constructed within a street right -of -way 80 feet in diameter and have 181 an improved diameter of 65 feet. The maximum length of a cul -de -sac street shall be 600 feet 182 measured along the street centerline from the nearest street intersection to the center of the 183 cul -de -sac. 184 12.06.060 Pattern. 185 A. Street pattern shall provide for the continuation or appropriate projection of existing 186 and new streets. 187 B. Residential streets shall be planned to discourage their use by nonlocal traffic. 188 C. Right -of -way boundaries at intersections of access streets shall be rounded with a 189 minimum radius of twenty (20) feet, or greater when determined by the City Engineer to be 190 necessary. Right -of -way boundaries at intersections of arterial or collector streets shall be 191 rounded with a curve concentric with the curb and required or future sidewalk. When 192 determined necessary by the City Engineer, the boundary line intersection shall be truncated 193 with a chord having a nominal deflecting angle of 45 °. The end points of said chord shall be 194 located directly opposite the points of tangency of the curb radius. 195 D. Streets shall be designed to intersect as nearly as possible at right angles and in no case 196 shall streets intersect at an angle of less than eighty (80) degrees. 197 E. Local access streets with centerlines offset less than one hundred eighty (180) feet shall 198 not be allowed. 199 F. Temporary dead -end streets shall be provided with a temporary cul -de -sac at the closed 200 end and the design shall provide for continuation of the full right -of -way width to the 201 property boundary. Page 6 of 8 • 202 G. Alleys, if used, shall be centered on the rear lot lines and shall serve only as secondary 203 access to lots. Dead end alleys are not permitted. 204 H. The Hearing Examiner and City Council may, upon recommendation from the City 205 Engineer, require such other design standards as deemed appropriate to ensure a safe and 206 efficient street system. 207 12.06.070 Provision of street curbing. 208 Barrier curbs shall be installed along all arterial, collector, and business district access streets. 209 Rolled mountable curbs may be permitted along residential access streets. Curb design shall be 210 consistent with the standards of the City Engineer. 211 12.06.080 Street lighting. 212 A street light shall be installed at each street intersection and at mid block if the block 213 exceeds five hundred (500) feet in length. Street lights shall meet the design and placement 214 standards of the City Engineer. Lighting improvements shall become the property of the City 215 of Yakima upon installation and will thereafter be maintained by the City. 216 12.06.090 Private access streets. 217 Private streets may be used as sole access to new lots and development and for internal 218 circulation within manufactured home parks and residential planned developments. 219 Private streets shall be constructed in conformance with following standards: 220 Potential Easement Engineered Surface Surface 221 Density Width Street Plans Width Type 222 3 30 NO 18 Paved 223 8 40 NO 24 Paved 224 16. 50 YES 30 Paved 225 Private streets shall be constructed with curbs, sidewalks, and street lighting and shall 226 otherwise conform to the standards for public streets. 227 12.07 228 TRAFFIC STUDIES 229 Sections: 230 12.07.010 When required. 231 12.07.020 Professional qualifications. 232 12.07.030 Scope of study. 233 12.07.010 When required. 234 In order to provide sufficient information to assess a development impact on the 235 transportation system and level of traffic service, the City Engineer may require a traffic study 236 to be completed at the developer's expense. This decision will be based upon the size of the 237 development proposal, existing roadway condition, traffic volumes, accident history, 238 expressed community concern, and other factors relating to transportation. Page 7 of 8 • 239 12.07.020 Professional qualifications. 240 Traffic studies shall be conducted under the direction of a civil engineer or.civil 241 engineering firm licensed in the State of Washington and possessing special training and 242 experience in traffic engineering and, preferably, with membership in the Institute of 243 Transportation Engineers (ITE). 244 12.07.030 Scope of study. 245 The level of detail and scope of the traffic study may vary with the size, complexity and 246 location of the proposed development. A traffic study shall be a thorough review of the 247 immediate and long -range effects of the proposed development on the transportation system. 248 Guidelines for traffic studies shall be published and available from the City Engineer. Section 2. Severability: If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or any provision of the Yakima Municipal Code established by this ordinance, is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, or other provisions of the Yakima Municipal Code established by this ordinance. Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL at a regular meeting and signed and approved this 24th day of November, 1998. 4 John Puccinelli, Mayor ATTEST: GC v✓ ) f J c Ye. G City Clerk Publication Date: / ( -2. 7 g Effective Date: 1 C: \word docs \gma \gma '98 \lap oct -nov revs \dev stds \option b.doc Last printed 12/24/98 3:05 PM Page8of8 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No: For Meeting Of November 24, 1998 ITEM TITLE: Continued Joint Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Growth Management Implementation Ordinances SUBMITTED BY: William Cook, Director Community and Economic Development CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE: Don Skone, Planning Manager (575 -6163) SUMMARY EXPLANATION: On October 20, 1998 the Yakima City Council and Yakima County Commissioners opened a Joint Public Hearing to consider testimony regarding the adoption of a series of Implementation Ordinances, as recommended by the Yakima Urban Area Regional Planning Commission. The Hearing was continued to receive final testimony, and direct legislation. A series of ordinances has been prepared for consideration. Resolution (X ] Ordinance s Contract _ Other (Specify) Staff Report Funding Source APPROVAL FOR SUBMITTAL: City Manager . STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Consider final testimony, consider previous testimony , direct changes as necessary and adopt ordinances BOARD RECOMMENDATION: The Yakima Urban Area Regional Planning Commission recommended adoption of ordinances. Several ordinances and map changes have been submitted to the RPC recommendation and included herein. COUNCIL ACTION: