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ORDINANCE NO. 2376
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12.10 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED "DRIVEWAY ACCESS CONTROL STANDARDS"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 12.10 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Driveway Access Control Standards"
is amended as follows:
12.10.010 Driveway Set Back and Separation:
A. City Streets: All driveways on city streets shall be constructed in accordance with the following
table:
DRIVEWAY SEPARATION
PRIMARY
STREET
SECONDARY
STREET
COMMERCIAL
TERTIARY
COLLECTOR
RESIDENTIAL
TERTIARY
COLLECTOR OR
RESIDENTIAL
STREET
DISTANCE FROM STREET
RIGHT-OF-WAY AT
INTERSECTION
100 FEET 75 FEET 50 FEET 30 FEET
DISTANCE FROM INTERIOR
LOT LINES
30 FEET 20 FEET 20 FEET TAPER LENGTH
SEPARATION BETWEEN
DRIVEWAYS ON ONE LOT
100 FEET 75 FEET 60 FEET 12 FEET
B. State Highways: All driveways on state highways shall be constructed in accordance with WAC
468-51 and WAC 468-52. All references to the "Department" within these WACs shall mean the
City of Moses Lake for the purposes of this section. The classification for SR-171 from 1-90 to
Gibby Road is M4 and from Gibby Road to SR-17 is M5.
12.10.035 Restricted Access Control Locations: Driveways are restricted as listed on the following streets:
A.Valley Road: Crestview Drive to Stratford Road. No additional driveways are allowed.
B.Yonezawa Boulevard: Division Street to SR-17. No additional driveways are allowed.
C.Central Drive: North of Valley Road to Grape Drive. No additional driveways are allowed.
D.East Third Avenue: Block Street to East Broadway Avenue. No additional driveways are
allowed.
E.Division Street: Nelson Road to the south corporate limits. No additional driveways are
allowed for single family residential units.
F.Wheeler Road: SR-17 to the easterly city limits, and Clover Drive: Yonezawa Boulevard to
Pioneer Way. Approval of access locations will be subject to the following criteria:
1. Common driveways shall be used wherever possible. •
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on February 26, 2008.
Ronald C. Covey, Mayor
ATTEST:
Director Rdfiald R. Cone, finance
AF'P D AS TO FOR
ernes A. hitaker, City Attorney •
ORDINANCE NO. 2376
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2.No more than one (1) driveway per platted lot or tax parcel will be allowed unless it is
shown that an additional access point would not adversely affect traffic flows or create a
safety hazard. A common driveway counts as the one (1) driveway for each of the lots that
it serves.
3.The minimum distance between driveways shall be two hundred and fifty feet (250') from
centerline to centerline, except when affected lot widths are less than one hundred twenty
five feet (125').
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days after its passage and publication of
its summary as provided by law.
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