ORD 2052 ORDINANCE NO . 0 �
AN ORDINANCE amending Section 17 . 20 . 050 by
revising the design standards for cul - de - sacs ,
and adding a new section to Chapter 17 . 20
requiring a secondary emergency or temporary
access for certain developments .
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
Section I
Section 17 . 20 . 050 is amended to provide as follows :
17 . 20 . 050 - Cul - de - sacs . A cul -de - sac shall be no longer
than 400 feet in length as measured from the curb return of said
cul - de - sac to the radius point at the terminus . However , a variance
to this requirement may be requested when certain topographic or
site conditions warrant increasing the maximum length , provided ,
however , under no circumstances will the cul -de - sac be permitted
to exceed 800 feet in length . The engineering and fire departments
may assign special conditions to any cul - de - sac exceeding the 400 - foot
maximum . Said conditions shall be considered as part of the preliminary
plat or short plat reviews , or any other procedure associated with
establishment of a cul - de - sac .
The special conditions associated with a cul - de - sac exceeding the
prescribed maximum length may include , but shall not be limited
to , the following :
A . A secondary emergency access route , which meets
the requirements established in Section 17 . 20 . 240 .
Be Pavement with wider than the minimum required
by Section 17 . 20 . 160 .
C . Restrictions on on - street parking of vehicles .
D . Requiring internal sprinkling systems .
E . Requiring the use of fire -resistant construction
materials .
F . Requiring the increase of defensible space for
fire prevention purposes .
Section II
There is hereby added to Chapter 17 . 20 a new section to provide
as follows :
17 . 20 . 240 - Secondary Access Required . A secondary emergency
or temporary access shall be required when a development or developments
exceed 1 , 200 linear feet of roadway from the primary access point
without a second access point being available . The design of the
secondary emergency or temporary access shall be determined by
the fire chief as based on requirements of the Uniform Fire Code .
The fire chief shall have the discretion to modify said requirements ,
if deemed appropriate .
The need for and criteria associated with secondary emergency
or temporary accesses shall be established during preliminary plat
or short plat reviews , or any other procedure associated with a
development activity that would qualify under the above -mentioned
definition .
Ordinance No . Page 2
Section III
This ordinance shall take force and be in effect five ( 5 )
days from and after its publication according to law .
PASSED by the Council and APPROVED by the Mayor thisnl
day of January , 1996 .
SIGNED :
M or
ATTEST : r A
Clerk
APPROVE as t
i Atto ney
Affidavit of Publication
ORDINANCE NO. 2052
AN ORDINANCE amending Section
STATE OF WASHINGTON ) 17.20.050 by revising the design standards
for cul-de-sacs, and adding a new section to
COUNTY OF CLARK ) Chapter 17.20 requiring a secondary emer.
gency or temporary access for certain devel.
opments.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
I, Michael Gallagher being first CAMAS DO ORDAINoAS FOLLOWS:
duly sworn, depose and say that I am the owner, editor, publisher Section 17.20.050 is amended to provide
of The Post-Record, a weekly newspaper. That said newspaper is as follows:
a legal newspaper and has been approved as a legal newspaper by 17.20.050—Cul-de-sacs. A cul-de-sac
order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and shall be no longer than 400 feet in length as
it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of de-sac
from the curb return of said cul.
to the radius point at the terminus.
the publication hereinafter to, published in the English language However, a variance to this requirement
continuously as a weekly newspaper in Camas, Clark County, may be requested when certain topographic
Washington, and it is now and during all of said time was printed or site conditions warrant increasing the
in an office maintained at the aforesaid place of publication maximum length, provided, however, under
o circumstances will the cul-de-sac be per.
mitted to exceed 800 feet in length. The
engineering and vire departments may as.
sign special conditions to any cul-de-sac ex.
of said newspaper, that the ORDINANCE N09 2052 ceeding the 400-foot maximum. Said condi.
tions shall be considered as part of the pre.
liminary plat or short plat reviews, or any
other procedure associated with establish-
ment of a cul-de-sac.
The special conditions associated with a
cul-de-sac exceeding theprescribed maxi.
mum length may include, but shall not be
a printed copy of which is hereto annexed, was published in the limited to, the follows:
entire issue of said newspaper for one A. A secondary emergency access route,
successive and consecutive weeks in the followingissues; which meets the requirements established in
Section 17.20.240.
B. Payment with
Issue date Jan . 30 , 1996 mum required by Section 17iai60 mini.
C. Restrictions on on-street parking of
vehicles.
Issue date D. Requiringinlemalsprinklingsystems.
E. Requiring the use of fire-resistant con-
stmction materials.
F. Requiring the increase of defensible
Issue date space for fire prevention purposes.
Section II
There is hereby added to Chapter 17.20
a new section to provide as follows:
Issue date 17.20.240—Secondary Access Required.
A secondary emergency or temporary ac.
cess shall be required when a development
Issue date or developments exceed 1,200 linear feet of
roadway from the primary access point with.
out a second access point being available.
The design of the secondary emergency or
Issue date temporary access shall be determined by the
fire chief as based on requirements of the
The fee charged for the above publication was: Uniform Fire Code. The fire chief shall have
the discretion to modify said requirements,
$ 55 . 57 if deemed appropriate.
The need for and criteria associated with
secondary emergency or temporary accesses
shall be established during preliminary plat
orshortplat reviews, or any otherpricedure
- - blisher associated with a development activity that
would qualify under the above-mentioned
definition.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Section IIIThis ordinance shall take force and be in
effect rive (5) days from and after its publica.
tion according to law,
day of 19 76 PASSED by the Council and AP.
PROVED by the Mayor this 22nd day of
January, 1996.
f( SIGNED: Dean Dosset[, Mayor
ATTEST: /s/Joan M. Durgin, Clerk
Notary Public in and for the APPROVED as to form:
State of Washington, /s/Roger D. Knapp, City Attorney
Residing at Camas, Washington No. 3868—Jan. 30, 1996