HomeMy WebLinkAbout3368 Resolution RESOLUTION N0.3 3�A
A RESOLUTION REVISING CITY POLICY ON REQUIRED STREET
IMPROVEMENTS ON OREGON AVENUE.
WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution No. 2337 (October 6, 1997), the City Council set forth and
affirmed policy requiring adequate and proper right-of-way improvements be installed at the time of
development of properties adjoining streets identified in the Oregon Avenue Circulation Plan (August 1997),
except for Oregon Avenue(SR397); and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2337 provides that the "unused portion of the right-of-way along Oregon
Avenue shall be developed with turf ground cover, swaled for drainage control purposes and maintained by the
adjoining property owner"; and
WHEREAS, Oregon Avenue is transitioning to a more highly developed urban corridor with a need for
a higher level of improvement of the right-of-way than in the past; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco is working with the Washington State Department of Transportation
(WSDOT) to establish a plan for the future of Oregon Avenue, including required frontage improvement;
NOW,THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
Section 1: That the intent of the City Council is to revise City policy with respect to required right-of-
way improvements on Oregon Avenue.
Section 2: That any provisions of Resolution No. 2337 pertaining to Oregon Avenue which are in
conflict with this resolution are hereby repealed and of no effect.
Section 3: That, pending the completion of the plan for the future of Oregon Avenue, right-of-way
improvements required at the time adjoining property is developed shall include:
a) Roadway widening to provide a 66-foot wide full-depth driving surface, each property owner shall
be responsible for providing half-street width (33 feet);
b) Access management (driveway location, size and number) as determined jointly by the City and
WSDOT;
c) Storm drainage facilities consistent with the roadway configuration; and
d) Other improvements, as necessary, but limited to:
i. Extension of existing water and sewer utilities;
ii. Fire hydrants as required by the Fire Department;
iii. Street illumination or traffic control devices that may be required for public safety due to
special conditions of project development.
All such improvements shall be approved by the City Engineer prior to construction and acceptance.
PASSED by the�City�Council of the City of Pasco at its regular meeting this 17th day of January, 2012.
Matt Watkins, Mayor
A EST- APPR 'D AS TO FORM:
De ra L. Clark, City Clerk Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney