Anacortes City Zoning Code
Division 5
Community Design
19.51 Public Street Improvements Required
A. Establish the city’s authority to require applicants for certain development permits to construct or make provisions for reasonable public street improvements.
B. Establish criteria to be used to determine the nature, extent, and location of required street improvements.
19.52 Public Street Design
A. Provide economy of land use, construction, and maintenance.
B. Promote integration of low-impact development techniques to reduce impervious surfaces, stormwater runoff, and protect water quality.
19.53 Private Driveways and Access
To enhance safe and efficient roadway operations while providing access to adjacent properties and businesses.
19.54 Subdivision Design and Block Structure
Anacortes’s comprehensive plan places a high priority on being a “walkable” community. In order to be walkable, there needs to be frequent accessible and attractive connections between destinations. Consequently, this requires a well-connected system of streets and pathways that encourages people to walk. Thus, block size and design have a direct impact on the walkability of a community.
A. All Zones.
1. Connectivity to Abutting Lands. The street system of proposed subdivisions must be designed to connect with existing, proposed, and planned streets outside of the subdivision. Wherever a proposed development abuts unplatted land or other land with the capability of being further subdivided, street stubs must be provided to allow access to future abutting subdivisions and to logically extend the street system into the surrounding area. All street stubs must be provided with a temporary turnaround unless specifically exempted by the Fire Marshal, and the restoration and extension of the street must be the responsibility of any future developer of the abutting land.
19.59 Underground Utilities
Editor’s note: Ord. No. 4086, § 2, adopted August 19, 2024, effective September 2, 2024, recodified former chapter 15.32 as chapter 19.59.
The city shall develop a program aimed at the elimination of overhead wiring and appurtenances along arterial and scenic ways.
19.50.010 Purpose.
This division was authorized by the City Council as a major implementation tool of Anacortes’s comprehensive plan. Overall, this division intends to:
A. Provide clear objectives for those embarking on the planning and design of development projects in Anacortes.
B. Preserve and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Anacortes.
C. Promote and accomplish the goals, policies, and objectives of the Anacortes comprehensive plan.
D. Upgrade the character and visual appearance of Anacortes.
E. Promote increased pedestrian and bicycling use throughout the city. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.50.020 Applicability.
The community design provisions in this division generally apply to the following development within the city:
A. All street improvements.
B. All land divisions (see AMC Chapter 19.32, Land Divisions).
C. All other development within the city where public improvements are required (see AMC 19.51.020). (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.50.030 Relationship to other street design plans and standards.
The provisions herein are supplemented by the street standards in the most recent version of the Anacortes engineering design standards. Where there is a conflict between the provisions of this division and other codes, the Public Works Director must determine which provisions to apply based on consideration of public health and safety, engineering design principles, comprehensive plan goals and policies, and facilitating low impact development. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.51.010 Purpose.
A. Establish the city’s authority to require applicants for certain development permits to construct or make provisions for reasonable public street improvements.
B. Establish criteria to be used to determine the nature, extent, and location of required street improvements.
C. Promote safe and efficient access to property.
D. Reduce the addition of impervious surfaces within the city. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.51.020 Applicability.
Construction or provision of public right-of-way improvements consistent with the requirements in this chapter and AMC Chapter 19.52, Public Street Design, is required as a condition of approval of the following development activities:
A. Creation of any new dwelling units, except for accessory dwelling units.
B. Creation of any new nonresidential development.
C. The establishment of new lots with a subdivision, short subdivision, or binding site plan when such lots do not otherwise have access from a public right-of-way.
D. Alteration of, or addition to, a single-family residence when the estimated value of the proposed structural improvements exceeds 50 percent of the Skagit County Assessor’s value of the existing structure(s) on the subject property within a 12-month period.
E. Alteration of, or addition to, a commercial, industrial, or multifamily development when the estimated value of the proposed improvements exceeds 50 percent of the Skagit County Assessor’s value of the existing structure(s) on the subject property within a 12-month period.
Exception: Tenant improvements to existing buildings (no new increase in gross floor area) are exempt from the public right-of-way improvements in this chapter.
F. A change of use to a more intensive use of property that will result in increased impact (as determined by the Director) to the transportation system, based on the Trip Generation Manual published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) for the land use, or other source approved by the city.
G. A new access point to a public street will be created.
H. When a nonresidential, multifamily, townhouse, or cottage development establishes internal roadways for the purpose of complying with the block design and connectivity standards of AMC 19.54.020. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.51.030 Minimum street improvement requirements.
A. Typical Requirements for Right-of-Way (ROW). The Public Works Director or designee must determine required improvements based on the standards and criteria in this chapter, and the Anacortes engineering design standards. Required improvements must be located within the public ROW and/or the block frontage. Typical required public improvements include the following:
1. Paved roadway.
2. Street lighting.
3. Sidewalks or other pedestrian and nonmotorized facilities.
4. Curbs and gutters. Curb cuts or curbless streets may be required to make use of bioretention treatment in the right-of-way. The landscaped areas shown in Table 19.52.040(A) may be designed for bioretention treatment.
5. Utilities, including storm drainage, wastewater, and domestic water systems.
6. Street landscaping and appurtenances.
7. Traffic control and other safety devices including, but not limited to, provisions for channelization, pavement markings, signage, pedestrian safety, and traffic calming where such improvements are only necessary or practical to provide on the same side of the street as the subject property.
8. Dedication of public right-of-way.
9. Conduit for new and existing utilities. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.51.040 Extent of required improvements.
This section identifies where improvements must be installed along the property frontage and when they must be extended past the property to ensure a smooth transition to adjacent improvements.
A. When an existing right-of-way is paved, improvements must be installed from the centerline of the right-of-way, or center of the street as constructed, to the subject property’s property line, for the entire length of the street frontage.
B. Sidewalks Extended. Sidewalks or pedestrian facilities must be extended to connect to existing pedestrian facilities where practical and reasonable, as determined by the Public Works Director.
C. Existing Alleys. The following improvements are required when right-of-way for an alley exists adjacent to a site:
1. For commercial, industrial, office, or multifamily projects, the applicant must improve the alley abutting the subject property and extend the improvements to an existing improved public street.
2. For all types of development permits, the Public Works Director must determine the extent and nature of improvements required in alleys on a case-by-case basis. Typical improvements include, but are not limited to, any or all of the following, depending on the type of development proposed:
a. Replacement of the alley driveway apron and curb.
b. Installation of storm drainage and other utilities.
c. Paving and repair of existing paving.
d. Installation of crushed rock in gravel alleys.
D. Transition to Existing Improvements. If improvements required by this chapter will connect with improvements in the same ROW that do not conform to this chapter, the following applies:
1. If the improvements will connect with existing improvements of a greater dimension, the improvement must be built at the greater dimension unless the Public Works Director determines that the dimensions of the existing improvement will be decreased in the future.
2. If the improvements will connect with existing improvements of a lesser dimension, the following applies, as determined by the Public Works Director:
a. If the dimensions of the existing improvements will not be increased in the future, the new improvement must be permanently flared or tapered to match the existing improvements.
b. If the dimensions of the existing improvements will be increased in the future, the required improvements must be installed in the full length of the right-of-way abutting the subject property with temporary flaring or tapering on the existing improvements.
E. Replacement of Damaged or Substandard Existing Improvements. For properties that have existing improvements within the adjacent public right-of-way, the applicant must remove and replace any damaged, substandard, or nonconforming improvements in conjunction with development of the property. Replacement includes, but is not limited to, cracked curbs, gutters, landscape strips, sidewalks, storm drainage infrastructures, barrier-free ramps at street intersections, nonconforming driveway accesses, and installation of street trees.
F. Relocation of Existing Franchise Utilities. Franchise utilities must be relocated as required, including relocation underground, to accommodate necessary improvements. See AMC Chapter 19.59, Underground Utilities. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.51.050 Dedication of right-of-way.
A. Existing ROW. If an existing right-of-way abutting the subject property is not wide enough to contain the required improvements, the applicant must dedicate as right-of-way a strip of land adjacent to the existing right-of-way wide enough to encompass the required improvements.
B. New ROW. The Public Works Director may require the applicant to make land available, by dedication, for new right-of-way and utility infrastructure if it is necessary as a result of the proposed development activity. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.51.060 Modifications, deferments, waivers, and construction-in-lieu.
A. General. The provisions of this section establish under what circumstances the requirements of this chapter may be modified, deferred, waived, or provided for with a sidewalk construction-in-lieu by decision of the Public Works Director or by recommendation of the Public Works Director when not the final decision-maker.
B. Review Process.
1. A request for a modification, deferment, waiver, or sidewalk construction-in-lieu must be considered as part of the applicable review process for the underlying development permit application as outlined in Table 19.20.030-1.
2. If subsection (B)(1) of this section does not apply (no land use permit is being reviewed), the Public Works Director may grant a modification, deferment, waiver, or sidewalk construction-in-lieu in writing under the provisions of this section.
3. A modification, deferment, waiver, or sidewalk construction-in-lieu request that is approved under subsection (B)(1) of this section is binding on the city for all subsequent development permits issued for the development within five years of granting of the request.
C. Modifications. A modification to the nature or extent of any required improvement may be granted for any of the following reasons:
1. The improvement as required would not match the existing improvements.
2. Unusual topographic or physical conditions preclude the construction of the improvements as required.
3. Other unusual circumstances preclude the construction of the improvements as required.
4. The applicant proposes special amenities such as wider planter strips, wider sidewalks, and/or curb gutter bump-ins to save significant trees or other natural features, or stormwater infrastructure that exceeds minimum standards.
5. A modified standard for a particular street or neighborhood has been approved by the City Council (see the Anacortes engineering design standards).
D. Deferment.
1. A deferment to the installation of required improvements may be granted for any of the following reasons:
a. The required improvement is part of a larger project that has been scheduled for implementation and is fully funded in the city’s six-year capital facilities plan.
b. Construction or alteration of a single-family dwelling unit on an existing lot greater than one acre (net) in size where there are no frontage improvements meeting city standards within 200 feet of the lot, or identified through approved plats, and potential exists for future development of the lot.
c. Other unusual circumstances preclude the construction of the improvements as required.
2. If the applicant meets the above criteria in subsection (D)(1) of this section for deferment, the applicant is only obligated to install, at a future date, improvements subject to AMC 19.51.040.
3. If the city approves a deferment, the applicant must sign a concomitant agreement to run with the property, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, specifying that the applicant must install or reimburse the city for construction of the deferred improvements as directed by the Public Works Director. The applicant must record this agreement with the Skagit County Auditor’s office.
4. The applicant must grade the subject portion of the right-of-way as though the public improvement were to be immediately installed and stabilize the graded area in a manner approved by the Public Works Director. The applicant may be relieved of this requirement if the Public Works Director determines that unusual circumstances preclude the grading.
E. Waiver. A waiver to the requirement to install all or a portion of the required improvements may be granted for any of the following reasons:
1. The installation of the improvements will cause a safety hazard or an environmental impact that cannot be mitigated; or
2. The current level and extent of the improvements in the ROW adjacent to the subject property are not likely to be changed in the future.
F. Sidewalk Construction-in-Lieu Program.
1. This subsection establishes circumstances in which the applicant may propose an off-site sidewalk construction in lieu of installing on-site street improvements in the ROW abutting the subject property. The city may accept off-site sidewalk construction in lieu of installing on-site sidewalks in any of the following circumstances:
a. The installation of the required improvement would require substantial on-site roadway modifications.
b. The Public Works Director determines that installation of the required improvement would result in a safety hazard.
c. Other unusual circumstances preclude the construction of the improvements as required.
d. The improvements would not be extended past the property in the future, due to adjacency of critical areas, Anacortes community forest lands, or similar attribute or land designation.
2. In each instance where the city approves a proposed sidewalk construction-in-lieu under the provisions of this section, the value of the sidewalk construction-in-lieu must be no less than the then-estimated cost of constructing the street improvements that would otherwise be required under this chapter, based on information compiled and kept current by the Public Works Department on the cost of street improvement construction.
3. After the value of the improvements has been determined, the Public Works Director must determine the location of the off-site improvements. The improvements must be located within the neighborhood of the subject development and directed toward sidewalks or other similar public infrastructure improvements.
4. In each instance where the city accepts a sidewalk construction in lieu of installing a sidewalk, the subject property will not be subject to participation in future sidewalk improvement costs (along the property frontage) unless redevelopment occurs to a more intense land use than what was occurring on the property at the time of the sidewalk construction-in-lieu payment.
G. Multiple Adjacent Rights-of-Way. When the subject property is adjacent to two or more rights-of-way, modifications, deferments, waivers, or sidewalk construction-in-lieu may be considered separately for each right-of-way. The highest level of improvement required must be constructed around the angle formed by the intersecting streets. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.51.070 Timing of improvements and bonding.
A. In lieu of completing the required public improvements prior to approval, the applicant may request final approval, subject to the approval of a suitable guarantee. The guarantee must be in a form acceptable to the city and in an amount commensurate with improvements to be completed. The amount of the guarantee is established at 150 percent of the cost of the city having to construct the improvements. The guarantee amount will require yearly review by the city and the applicant will be required to revise the guarantee amount to reflect the current inflation rate. Based on the revised amount, the applicant will resubmit suitable guarantee to the city. Also, the guarantee will be restricted as far as the amount of permissible time in which the improvements must be completed. If not a regular surety bond from an acceptable state-approved surety, the guarantee must be in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
B. Guarantee funds will not be released by the city unless approval has been received from all applicable departments that are responsible for acceptance and/or maintenance of such improvements. Partial releases may be allowed.
C. All improvements begun by the applicant must be completed. Once the applicant has begun making improvements, the applicant is not be eligible for submitting a guarantee to the city to cover the incomplete improvements.
D. Public improvements must be in place at time of certificate of occupancy or acceptable assurances for completion with a temporary certificate of occupancy.
E. At the time of final acceptance of the improvements, the applicant must provide to the city a two-year warranty guarantee at 10 percent of the established final cost of the public and/or off-site improvements which must be acceptable to the city. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.52.010 Purpose.
A. Provide economy of land use, construction, and maintenance.
B. Promote integration of low-impact development techniques to reduce impervious surfaces, stormwater runoff, and protect water quality. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.52.020 Applicability.
This chapter applies to the construction or provision of public right-of-way improvements per AMC Chapter 19.51, Public Street Improvements Required. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.52.030 City street classification system.
A. Functional Classification. The transportation element of the Anacortes comprehensive plan designates public right-of-way and streets based on their functional classification and must be consulted to determine which standards in this chapter apply. The following roadway classification types are designated:
1. Principal Arterials. Streets that have a primary function of carrying traffic to and from major traffic generators and provide major connections to the regional arterial system.
2. Minor Arterials. Streets that provide movement of through traffic, but also provide considerably more access for local traffic that originates in or is destined to commercial, retail, or activity centers along a corridor.
3. Collectors. Streets that assemble and concentrate residential traffic and direct it toward the higher order arterial system.
4. High-Volume Local Streets. Streets that primarily serve residential neighborhoods and some commercial uses and generally connect to collectors or minor arterials.
5. Low-Volume Local Streets. Low-volume streets that serve residential neighborhoods with no direct connections to collectors or arterials.
B. Unclassified and New Streets. Classification of new streets or existing streets not already identified or classified on the roadway functional classification map, for the purpose of determining the appropriate design of a roadway or development, or for the purpose of determining the appropriateness of a location for a proposed use, must be done by the Public Works Director.
1. Factors to be considered in determining a street’s classification include the following existing or proposed features:
a. Facility geometrics, including the number and width of traffic lanes, turning lanes, and parking lanes.
b. Access conditions, including any restrictions on access, the spacing of private accesses, and average lot frontage widths.
c. Traffic characteristics, including average daily traffic, percentage of trucks, average operating speed, percentage of turning movements, origin-destination characteristics of the traffic, and peak-hour characteristics of traffic.
d. Adjacent land uses. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.52.040 Street geometric design and streetscape.
A. Applicability. Required street improvements must meet the standards herein except when either of the following apply:
1. Capital Improvement Projects. In cases where the City Council has approved a capital improvements plan for a particular public right-of-way, that plan will govern the improvements required for the right-of-way and the provisions of this section do not apply.
2. Modified and Special Standards. In cases where a modified standard for a particular street or neighborhood has been approved by City Council per AMC 19.51.060(C)(5), or where special design standards are otherwise identified in the engineering design standards, those standards will govern the improvements required for the right-of-way and the provisions of this section do not apply.
B. Interpretation of Tables 19.52.040(A) through (E).
1. Right-of-Way. Right-of-way width depends on number of travel lanes, parking lanes, type of curb and gutter, and other elements provided.
2. Landscaped Area. Landscaped area contains vegetation, pedestrian amenities, utilities, LID BMPs, such as bioretention, and other roadside infrastructure. Street trees must be included according to the installation standards and requirements in the Anacortes engineering design standards. When included, curbs are part of the landscaped area width.
3. Pavement Width. Pavement width refers to the minimum width of the traveled way, bike lanes, and parking lanes. Parking lanes are optional and may be required in special circumstances to accommodate guest parking (AMC 19.64.030(B)), traffic calming, and/or applicable service deliveries and activities appropriate to the street context and/or typical to the size, type, and density of the proposed development. When included, parking lanes must be eight feet wide and designed to provide water quality treatment consistent with AMC Chapter 19.76, Stormwater, and the adopted DOE Stormwater Management Manual. When included, gutters are part of the pavement width.
4. Grade. The maximum grade is as noted. The maximum grade may be increased with approval of the Fire Department based on review of emergency services access and water supply availability.
5. Sidewalks. Refers to minimum width of sidewalks.
6. Bike Lanes. Bike lanes may be included as individual bike lanes reserved for bicyclists, combined with trails, or striped as part of the street system.
Bike lanes must connect to and align with the Anacortes Bikes/Walks Plan and bike lanes on abutting property. Dimensional standards for bike route signage must comply with the Manual on Uniform Control Devices (MUTCD).
7. See AMC 19.51.060 for permitted modifications to the street standards within Tables 19.52.040(A) through (E).
Table 19.52.040(A)
Low-volume local street standards.
For rules of interpretation, see subsection B of this section. | ||
Right-of-way width | 44 ft. minimum |  Note: All residential subdivisions must accommodate provisions for guest parking (AMC 19.64.030(B)) and applicable service deliveries and activities typical to the size, type, and density of the proposed development. Guest parking may be accommodated by integrating on-street parking lanes and/or pockets, off-street parking areas, or other methods to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director. |
Landscaped area width | 6 ft. minimum on each side | |
Pavement width | 20 ft. except where parking lane(s) are included | |
12% maximum | ||
Sidewalk width | 6 ft. minimum | |
Bike lanes | NA | |
Parking pocket | 8 ft. minimum |  Parking pockets may be integrated into one or both sides of the street in place of landscaped areas for up to 50% of the street length provided wider planting strips and trees planted elsewhere along the street compensate for the displaced landscaped areas. |
Table 19.52.040(B)
Minor arterial, collector, or high-volume local street design standards.
For rules of interpretation, see subsection B of this section. | ||
Right-of-way width | 54 ft. minimum |  Note: On-street parking lanes may be integrated or required along key street segments to support adjacent land uses (including service access and delivery) based on the existing and planned context of the area. |
Landscaped area width | 6 ft. minimum on each side | |
Pavement width | 30 ft. except where parking lane(s) are included | |
12% maximum | ||
Sidewalk width | 6 ft. minimum | |
Bike lanes | Yes | |
Table 19.52.040(C)
Principal arterial street design standards.
For rules of interpretation, see subsection B of this section. | ||
Right-of-way width | 80 ft. minimum |  |
Landscaped area width | Varies per block | |
Pavement width | Varies | |
12% maximum | ||
Sidewalk width | 6 ft. minimum | |
Bike lanes | Yes | |
Table 19.52.040(D)
Alley design standards.
For rules of interpretation, see subsection B of this section. | ||
Right-of-way width | 16—20 ft. |  |
Landscaped area width | NA | |
Pavement width | 12—20 ft. | |
12% maximum | ||
Sidewalk width | NA | |
Bike lanes | NA | |
Table 19.52.040(E)
Lane design standards.
Lane street types are permitted for residential development accessing up to nine dwelling units. For rules of interpretation, see subsection B of this section. | ||
Right-of-way width | 32 ft. |  |
Landscaped area width | 6 ft. minimum one side | |
Pavement width | 20 ft. | |
12% maximum | ||
Sidewalk width | 6 ft. minimum (one side) | |
Bike lanes | NA | |
(Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.52.050 Dead-end streets and cul-de-sacs.
A. Limited Application. Dead-end streets and cul-de-sacs are limited in application and may only be permitted where, due to demonstrable physical constraints, no future connection to a larger street pattern is physically possible. See AMC 19.54.020, Block design and connectivity standards, for related standards.
B. Minimum Requirements. Streets longer than 150 feet require an approved turnaround, such as a hammerhead or cul-de-sac. The Fire Department will determine the type of turnaround required based on the number of units accessing the street and other site-specific characteristics.
C. Hammerhead Design. The hammerhead turnaround must comply with the Anacortes engineering design standards and Fire Department requirements.
D. Cul-de-Sac Design. The cul-de-sac turnaround must comply with the Anacortes engineering design standards and Fire Department requirements. Cul-de-sacs may have a landscaped center area to implement LID BMPs like bioretention. The landscaping must be maintained by the homeowner’s association or adjacent property owners.
E. Waiver of Turnaround. The requirement for a turnaround or cul-de-sac may be waived with approval of the Fire Department when the development proposal will not create an increased need for emergency operations or the impacts are otherwise mitigated. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.52.060 Street intersections.
The following standards apply to street intersections:
A. Streets must intersect at right angles, except when topography dictates otherwise, and in no case may the angle of intersections be less than 60 degrees.
B. Two streets meeting at a third street from opposite sides must meet at the same point, or their centerlines must be offset at least 125 feet.
C. Intersection design must provide acceptable visibility for traffic safety as dictated by the designed operating speeds on the individual roadways.
D. Intersections of local streets with arterials and highways must be kept to a minimum. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.52.070 Pavement design.
The design of pavement structures and subgrades must conform to the Anacortes engineering design standards. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.52.080 Street names and signage.
A. Generally. Names of new streets must not duplicate the names of existing streets unless the new street continues or aligns with an existing street. All new street names must be submitted to and approved by the city.
B. Street Name Signs. Street name signs must be manufactured and installed in accordance with specifications of the Anacortes engineering design standards.
C. Warning and Regulatory Traffic Signs. Within the Anacortes city limits, warning and regulatory traffic signs must be installed within and must abut the subdivision in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Control Devices (MUTCD). (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.52.090 Street lights.
Street lighting must be installed by the applicant conforming to the Anacortes engineering design standards. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.52.100 Street monuments.
Existing monuments must remain undisturbed during construction. New monuments may be required per the Anacortes engineering design standards. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.53.010 Purpose.
To enhance safe and efficient roadway operations while providing access to adjacent properties and businesses. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.53.020 Applicability.
All new or altered private driveways and private accesses onto a city street (including temporary or construction accesses) must comply with this chapter and the Anacortes engineering design standards. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.53.030 Driveways and access easements.
A. General. Dimensions, slopes, and details for all driveways and access easements connecting to a city street must comply with this chapter and the Anacortes engineering design standards.
B. Driveway Location.
1. Collector and Arterial Streets. Driveways providing direct access onto a collector or arterial street are prohibited when an alternative access is available. When alternative access is not available, a driveway or access may be permitted onto a collector or arterial when approved by the Public Works Director.
2. Frontage on Multiple Streets. Where a property has frontage on more than one street, driveways and accesses are limited to the lowest volume street, as determined by the Public Works Director.
3. Alleys. Where a property abuts an alley, driveways must access from the alley, except when either of the following conditions exist:
a. The property is in a residential zone and topography, lack of existing improvements, or other conditions makes alley access impracticable.
b. The property is located in a mixed-use, industrial, or R4 zone and anticipated traffic generation of the use in combination with other existing or future permitted uses along the block would exceed the functional capacity of the alley.
C. Driveway Spacing from a Street Intersection.
1. Driveways and access easements should be located at the greatest distance possible from an intersection of two streets and must meet the minimum spacing standards in the Anacortes engineering design standards.
2. When compliance with minimum spacing standards in the Anacortes engineering design standards would result in a property without a reasonable means of connection to the street system, a new driveway may be allowed within a smaller distance. The applicant may be required to provide a traffic impact analysis to support the request. Conditions of approval may be established, including, but not limited to:
a. Traffic Volume and Movements. Limits on the maximum vehicular usage of the connection or limits on turning movements.
b. Joint Use Connection. A legally enforceable joint use driveway easement when needed to maintain the operational efficiency and safety of the street.
c. Future Alternate Access. If and when future alternate means of access becomes available, the nonconforming connection must be removed.
D. Driveway Separation. Driveways must be separated by a minimum of 30 feet, except where no other option exists per the Public Works Director.
E. Number of Driveways. A maximum of one driveway per lot is allowed, except:
1. When additional driveways or accesses are needed due to the amount of traffic generated by the project and there is enough space to safely accommodate the additional driveway or access.
2. When permitted for applicable housing type standards in AMC 19.43.010, provided such driveways meet separation standards in subsection D of this section.
F. Driveway Cut Width. Driveway cuts are limited to the widths identified in Table 19.53.030.
Table 19.53.030
Driveway cut width.
(Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.53.040 Residential shared driveways.
A. Shared driveways may be allowed for providing access to residential units in a subdivision per Table 19.53.040(B), provided:
1. The residential units being served by a shared driveway are any combination of single-family, duplex, or triplex buildings on individual lots.
2. At least one lot abuts a public right-of-way and the lot frontage of the lot is equal to or greater than the minimum lot width circle requirement of the zone.
3. A public street is not anticipated by the city of Anacortes to be necessary for existing or future traffic and/or pedestrian circulation through the short subdivision or to serve adjacent property.
4. The shared driveway would not adversely affect future circulation to neighboring properties.
5. The shared driveway poses no safety risk and provides sufficient access for emergency vehicles and personnel.
See AMC 19.54.040(E) for shared-access lot standards.
B. Minimum Standards.
1. Shared driveways must be located within an easement or tract.
2. Table 19.53.040(B) provides standards for the maximum length, minimum paved width and easement width, and applicable turnaround requirements.
Table 19.53.040(B)
Residential shared driveway standards.
Max. No. Units1 | Max. Length | Min. Paved Width | Min. Easement Width | Turnaround?3 |
Up to 3 | 150' | 16'2 | 20' | No |
Up to 6 | 150' | 20' | 20' | No |
Up to 6 | >150' | 20' | 20' | Yes—approved turnaround |
1Individual cottages, for the purposes of these shared driveway standards, count as one-half dwelling unit. 2Or as determined by the Fire Department based on the number of units and the provision of fire suppression sprinklers. | ||||
3. If a shared driveway abuts properties that are not part of the subdivision, a five-foot-wide landscape buffer must be provided between the shared driveway and neighboring properties.
4. Stormwater management (minimum requirement Nos. 5 and 7 of NPDES permit may apply) must be provided according to AMC Chapter 19.76, Stormwater.
5. The maximum grade must not exceed 12 percent. The maximum grade may be increased with approval of the Fire Department based on review of emergency services access and water supply availability.
6. The minimum base and surfacing must comply with the Anacortes engineering design standards and be capable of supporting fire apparatus.
7. New lots served by shared driveways are subject to the design provisions of AMC 19.54.040(E).
C. Signage and Addressing.
1. Traffic control devices including installation of “No Parking” signs as required by the city must be provided.
2. Lots served by the shared driveway must be addressed to the public street to which the shared driveway connects.
D. Easement or Tract Ownership and Maintenance.
1. The easement or tract must be shown and recorded on the face of the plat or with the land division to be preserved in perpetuity. If a tract is created, the owners of the subject lots must have an equal and undivided interest in ownership of the tract.
2. Appropriate legal instruments ensuring that the shared driveway can be continually maintained to minimum standards listed in this section by the owners of the lots served by the driveway must be provided prior to recording of the short plat.
E. Obstructions. A restriction prohibiting any temporary or permanent physical obstructions within the easement, including, but not limited to, the parking of nonemergency vehicles, must be shown on the face of the short plat.
F. Timing of Improvements. The shared driveway must be installed prior to recording of the plat unless approved for deferral/bonding. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.53.050 Internal circulation for cottage, townhouses, and multifamily developments.
Internal shared-access drives for cottages, townhouses, and multifamily development are subject to the following standards:
A. Internal shared-access drives must be a minimum of 20 feet wide within a minimum 20-foot-wide easement (if applicable). Alternative designs will be considered in consultation with the Fire Department based on whether fire apparatus can enter the site, location and distance of fire hydrants, provision of fire-suppression sprinklers, and water supply availability.
B. Internal shared-access drives may provide direct access to off-street parking spaces and/or incorporate parallel parking spaces, provided the minimum dimensional standards of AMC 19.64.050 are met. Note that certain parking angles may require wider dimensions than those required in subsection A of this section.
C. Pedestrian Circulation.
1. Sidewalk.
a. When Required. Internal shared-access drives which serve four or more units must include at least one sidewalk on one side of the drive.
b. Dimensions. Sidewalks must be curbed and raised six inches and have a minimum clear width of five feet. Where a sidewalk is adjacent to perpendicular or angled parking, an extra two feet of width must be provided to accommodate parked vehicles overhanging the sidewalk unless wheel stops are installed to prevent parked vehicles from overhanging the curb.
c. Ramps and other accessibility features must be provided in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the current ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
d. The sidewalk must connect to a public street and must minimize walking distances to the extent practical.
e. Use of permeable pavements for sidewalks is required, when feasible.
2. Sidewalks must be separated from structures with at least three feet of landscaping.
Departures will be considered, provided the location and design of the walkway and adjacent building elevation minimize privacy impacts to building residents and enhance the character of the development.
3. Crosswalks are required when a pedestrian pathway crosses an on-site paved area accessible to vehicles. Crosswalks must contain contrasting material (such as concrete) and/or patterns (such as stamped asphalt), excluding painted surfaces.
DEPARTURES will be considered for alternative pedestrian circulation designs that provide an equivalent level of pedestrian safety and comfort. For example, a curbless woonerf (shared street) with special pavement, landscaping, bollards, and other design features may adequately calm traffic speeds and movements. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.54.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to:
A. Enhance the character and livability of Anacortes’s neighborhoods.
B. Encourage compact and walkable neighborhoods and connections between neighborhoods.
C. Promote “eyes on the street” for safety.
D. Promote subdivision design that reduces energy consumption and encourages low impact development.
E. Integrate open spaces, natural elements, utilities, and recreational features into the design of developments. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.54.020 Block design and connectivity standards.
Anacortes’s comprehensive plan places a high priority on being a “walkable” community. In order to be walkable, there needs to be frequent accessible and attractive connections between destinations. Consequently, this requires a well-connected system of streets and pathways that encourages people to walk. Thus, block size and design have a direct impact on the walkability of a community.
A. All Zones.
1. Connectivity to Abutting Lands. The street system of proposed subdivisions must be designed to connect with existing, proposed, and planned streets outside of the subdivision. Wherever a proposed development abuts unplatted land or other land with the capability of being further subdivided, street stubs must be provided to allow access to future abutting subdivisions and to logically extend the street system into the surrounding area. All street stubs must be provided with a temporary turnaround unless specifically exempted by the Fire Marshal, and the restoration and extension of the street must be the responsibility of any future developer of the abutting land.
2. Continuation of Streets. Planned streets must connect with surrounding streets to permit the convenient movement of traffic between neighborhoods and to facilitate emergency access and evacuation. Connections must be designed to meet or exceed the block standards in subsections (B) and (C) below, and to avoid or minimize through traffic on local streets.
3. Pedestrian Pathways. Short internal pathways can improve pedestrian mobility within developments. Examples could include a pathway in the middle of a block or at the end of a cul-de-sac. Such pathways must be located within an easement or common open space tract allowing for public access and maintained by the homeowner’s association unless the city or other public authority accepts an offer of dedication.
B. Residential Zones. New residential developments must provide an integrated and connected network of streets to help provide a sense of place and orientation and provide multiple travel route options for all users. A street network dominated by long, irregular loop roads and cul-de-sacs is not appropriate. The following standards apply to new development in the residential zones:
1. Blocks must be designed to provide pedestrian and vehicular connections at intervals no greater than 660 feet.
2. DEPARTURES to the standard in subsection (B)(1) of this section will be considered per AMC 19.20.220, provided the alternative design meets the purposes of the standards (see AMC 19.54.010) and meets the following criteria:
a. A departure provides the opportunity for a public open space or other public amenity that goes well beyond minimum standards herein. For example, a larger block could allow for the development of a compact village of homes around a centralized open space; and
b. Departures meeting criteria in subsection (B)(2)(a) of this section allow configurations with pedestrian and vehicular connections at intervals greater than 660 feet, but no greater than 1,000 feet, when the following conditions are present: where topography, right-of-way, existing construction or physical conditions, or other geographic conditions, prevent compliance or impose an unusual hardship on the applicant, the director may relax the standards, provided the proposed design maximizes pedestrian and vehicular connectivity on the site given the constraints.
C. Mixed-Use and Industrial Zones. New developments in mixed-use and industrial zones must provide an integrated and connected network of streets to help provide multiple travel route options for all users and comply with the goals and policies of the Anacortes comprehensive plan. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.54.030 Open space/parks.
A. Park-Land Requirement. Park-land dedication is required for residential subdivisions with 10 or more lots. The decision-maker must select one of the following:
1. One-tenth of the combined area of lots one acre or less in size, exclusive of all other dedications, must be forever dedicated to the public for parks, open space, or playgrounds. The decision-maker, in consultation with the Parks Department, must determine suitable locations for such parks and playgrounds.
2. The subdivider creates a property owners’ association for the proposed subdivision and deeds to the association land to be held in perpetuity for use as parks, open space, or playgrounds. The area of land to be deeded to the association must equal the amount that would otherwise have been dedicated to public use.
3. The city may make an order to be endorsed and certified on the plat accepting impact fees per AMC Chapter 3.93 in lieu of dedication of land that would have been dedicated. If the value is not agreed upon between the subdivider and the Administrator, the developer may, at his/her expense, have the value established by a qualified real estate appraiser acceptable to the Administrator.
B. Park Design Criteria. Parks and open space integrated into residential subdivisions must meet the following design criteria:
1. Must be convenient, usable and accessible. All open spaces must be physically and visually accessible from the adjacent street or major internal pedestrian route. Open spaces must be in locations that the intended user(s) can easily access and use, rather than simply leftover or undevelopable space in locations where very little pedestrian traffic is anticipated or terrain makes access and use difficult. Locations integrated with transit stops, for instance, would be encouraged, as there is likely to be pedestrian traffic in the area.
Figure 19.54.030(B)(1)
Examples of accessible parks.
 These parks are located in accessible and centralized locations within the neighborhood. Both parks have accessibility from streets on multiple sides combined with good visibility from adjacent homes. |
2. Must be inviting. Inviting open spaces feature amenities and activities that encourage pedestrians to use and explore the space. On a large scale, it could be a combination of active and passive recreational uses. It could include a children’s play area, special landscaping element, or even a comfortable place to sit and watch the world go by. In order for people to linger in an open space, it must be comfortable. For instance, a plaza space should receive ample sunlight, particularly at noon, and have design elements that lend the space a “human scale,” including landscaping elements, benches and other seating areas, and pedestrian-scaled lighting. No use must be allowed within the open space that adversely affects the aesthetic appeal or usability of the open space.
Figure 19.54.030(B)(2)
Examples of inviting park design.
 Examples of inviting park design, with design features and amenities that attract usage from the surrounding community. |
3. Must be safe. Safe open spaces incorporate Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles:
a. Natural surveillance—which occurs when parks or plazas are open to view by the public and neighbors. For example, a plaza that features residential units with windows looking down on space means that the space has good “eyes” on the park or plaza.
b. Lighting that reflects the intended hours of operation and is appropriate for the proposed activities.
c. Landscaping and fencing. Avoid configurations that create dangerous hiding spaces or minimize views.
d. Entrances should be prominent, well lit, and highly visible from inside and outside of the space.
e. Maintenance. Open spaces must utilize commercial grade materials that will last and require minimal maintenance costs. Walls, where necessary, must be designed and treated to deter graffiti. Use and maintain landscape materials that reduce maintenance cost and maintain visibility, where desired.
4. Provides for uses/activities that appropriately serve the anticipated residents and users of the development. For example, common open space that serves a variety of functions will attract greater usage. When designing open spaces, project applicants should consider a broad range of age groups, from small children, to teens, parents, and seniors.
5. Must be well maintained. Open space must be maintained by the land owner(s) unless the city or other public authority accepts an offer of dedication.
6. May include LID BMPs. Open spaces may include LID BMPs, like rain gardens, in up to 25 percent of subdivision open spaces (cumulative). (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.54.040 Lot design.
A. Generally.
1. Lots within subdivisions must be designed to allow placement of homes to address functional design issues. Lots must be designed to contain a usable building area. If the building area would be difficult to develop, the lot must be redesigned or eliminated, unless special conditions can be imposed that will ensure the lot is developed consistent with the standards of this code and does not create nonconforming structures, uses or lots. Soil analysis which determines low impact development infiltration feasibility may affect site designs and home placement.
2. The placement and orientation of lots and homes should consider privacy, solar orientation, access, location and access to open space and other factors that can contribute to the overall livability of the home and its relationship to the surrounding environment. Flexibility is encouraged in spatial orientation of homes on lots to address these issues and create interesting and attractive streetscapes with homes having a high functional value that might not otherwise occur with a less flexible approach.
3. To maximize site efficiency and usable open space, small lot developments (generally less than 5,000 square feet in area and less than 50 feet wide) are encouraged to utilize the lot design standards of this chapter or related design schemes provided they meet access, design, and other applicable standards established in this title.
B. General Standards.
1. Zero lot line, reciprocal use easement lots, and shared-access lots developments are allowed in all residential zones except Old Town (see AMC 19.42.160 for supplemental form and setback standards in Old Town).
2. Lot lines which are contiguous with the development’s exterior property line must meet the standard setback requirements of Table 19.42.020.
C. Zero Lot Line. This is a configuration where the house and/or garage is built up to one of the side property lines within the development, providing the opportunity for more usable side setback space. Standards:
1. Dwelling units and accessory structures may be placed on one interior side property line that is part of the development. The opposite side setback must be at least 10 feet. Also see AMC 19.43.030 for small lot single-family development standards, including minimum usable open space requirements.
2. Privacy Wall. In order to maintain privacy, no windows, doors, air conditioning units, or any other types of openings in the walls along a zero lot line structure are allowed except for windows that do not allow for visibility into the interior side setback of the adjacent lot. Examples include clerestory or obscured windows. See Figure 19.54.040(C) below for an example of a privacy wall for a zero lot line house.
3. Eaves along a zero lot line may project a maximum of 18 inches over the interior side property line.
4. Lots intended for zero lot line homes must be noted on the plat, together with minimum side setback areas and maximum building envelopes.
D. Reciprocal Use Easement Lots. Reciprocal use easements work similarly to the zero lot line configuration. Principal and accessory structures must meet the standard setbacks, and easements are granted on one side to allow use of the side setback by the adjacent property (see Figure 19.54.040(D) for an example). Reciprocal use easements may also be used in the rear setback to maximize usable open space.
1. Reciprocal easements must be noted on the plat.
2. Privacy Wall. In order to maintain privacy, no windows, doors, air conditioning units, or any other types of openings in the walls of a structure along a reciprocal use easement are allowed except for windows that do not allow for visibility into the side setback of the adjacent lot. Examples include clerestory or obscured windows. See Figure 19.54.040(C) above for an example of a privacy wall.
3. Areas within reciprocal use easements may count towards usable open space requirements for applicable lots (see AMC 19.43.030).
E. Shared-Access Lots. This includes a series of lots clustered around a shared driveway (see AMC 19.53.040). Standards:
1. Maximum number of lots served by a shared-access: six (this includes lots fronting the street on either side of the shared-access as shown in Figure 19.54.040(E)).
2. Maximum length and width of shared-access: See AMC 19.53.040.
3. Setback Standards and Options for Lots Served by a Shared Driveway.
a. Lots fronting on a public street and containing a shared driveway on one side are considered corner lots for the purpose of determining setbacks (see AMC 19.42.130(B)(2) for details).
b. Garages facing a shared driveway easement must be set back at least 20 feet from the easement line.
c. For interior lots featuring a shared driveway and easement extending through one side of the lot, no street setback is required. Such lots are subject to interior side setbacks on three sides. For the side of the lot featuring the access easement, the interior side setback is applied from the edge of the easement. The rear setback is located opposite the shared driveway.
d. Lots sited at the terminus of a shared driveway easement are exempt from the street setback requirement. Such lots must meet interior side setbacks on three sides and a rear setback on one side.
See Figure 19.54.040(E) for examples of subdivisions served by shared driveways and clarification of street, interior, and rear setbacks.
Figure 19.54.040(E)
Examples of shared-access lots.
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F. Alley Access Lots. This includes configurations where lots are provided with vehicular access by an alley designed per the most recent version of the Anacortes engineering design standards. Standards:
1. Alley access lots are only allowed where the lots front onto a park or trail (on the opposite side of the lot from the alley). Dead-end alleys are subject to the turnaround standards of AMC 19.52.050 and through alleys are limited by the maximum block length standards of AMC 19.54.020(B).
2. Pedestrian access to each alley access lot must be provided by either a public street or a pedestrian easement with a sidewalk. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.54.050 Access, services, and utilities.
A. Each lot in a residential subdivision must have access directly to a public right-of-way, except for:
1. Interior lots served by a shared driveway that complies with the provisions of AMC 19.53.040.
3. Any lot created that is not adjacent to a public right-of-way but that has a right of ingress and egress to that right-of-way; provided, that such right has been established as a matter of record in a manner that runs with the land and is irrevocable.
B. All driveways must be constructed in compliance with AMC 19.53.030 and the Anacortes engineering design standards.
C. Each lot in a residential subdivision must be provided with adequate provisions for water supplies, sanitary wastewater facilities, storm drainage and surface water facilities, electric, and natural gas facilities (if applicable), consistent with the requirements of Anacortes engineering design standards.
D. Approval of subdivisions may be conditioned upon dedications to the city of drainage ways, other public ways, water supplies, sanitary wastewater facilities, parks, playgrounds, and sites for schools per RCW 58.17.110 and subject to the provisions of RCW 82.02.020. (Ord. 3040 § 2 (Att. A), 2019)
19.59.010 Policy.
It shall be the policy of the city to encourage installation of all new utilities underground, as well as convert existing overhead wiring, according to provisions contained in this chapter, and through such procedures as local improvement districts, contract agreements between property owners and utility companies, and by any other legal means. (Ord. 4086 § 2, 2024; Ord. 1503 § 1, 1970. Formerly 15.32.010)
19.59.020 Program.
The city shall develop a program aimed at the elimination of overhead wiring and appurtenances along arterial and scenic ways. (Ord. 4086 § 2, 2024; Ord. 1503 § 2, 1970. Formerly 15.32.020)
19.59.030 Overhead wires deemed dangerous.
The installation and maintenance of overhead wires carrying any electrical energy including, but not limited to, telephone, telegraph, cable television and electric power in certain streets in areas in the city within the boundaries set forth in Section 19.59.070 has been, now is, and will hereinafter continue to be a possible source of danger to the inhabitants of said city and persons using such streets, and that the conversion of overhead electric and communication facilities to underground facilities is substantially beneficial to the public safety and welfare, is in the public interest and is a public purpose. (Ord. 4086 § 2, 2024; Ord. 1503 § 3, 1970. Formerly 15.32.030)
19.59.040 Exempt facilities.
The following facilities are exempted from the operation of this chapter:
A. Electric utility substations, pad mounted transformers and switching facilities not located on the public right-of-way;
B. Improvements and extensions of electric utility distribution systems of a voltage of fifty-five KV or less, which are required to upgrade reliability or general circuit performance and are not intended to serve new customers, provided that the utility company desiring to utilize this provision must make a showing to the city council that the aboveground extension of the electric utility distribution system is necessary and that the alternatives available are not practical under the circumstances, and provided further that the city council must by motion approve said aboveground extension;
C. Electric transmissions systems of a voltage of fifty-five KV or more;
D. TV cable amplifiers;
E. Telephone pedestals, cross connect terminals, repeaters, and cable warning signs. (Ord. 4086 § 2, 2024; Ord. 1575 § 1, 1972; Ord. 1503 § 4, 1970. Formerly 15.32.040)
19.59.050 Nonexempt facilities.
Everyone engaged in the distribution of electrical energy for light, heat or power by wires or using or maintaining wires for telephone, telegraph, cable TV or other electric service in the city shall have all wires and appliances used for the purpose stated above and situated on, in, or over the streets, alleys and other public places, within the boundaries described in Section 19.59.070, placed underground and all poles removed in accordance with schedules developed by the city engineer through coordination with parties involved. (Ord. 4086 § 2, 2024; Ord. 1503 § 5, 1970. Formerly 15.32.050)
19.59.060 Liability of costs.
The cost and expense of converting existing overhead facilities to underground, or installing new facilities underground, shall be borne by the serving utilities and/or the owners or occupants of the real property served, and/or persons applying for such underground service in accordance with the applicable filed tariffs or the rules and regulations of the respective utilities furnishing such service. Thereafter, the serving utilities will maintain and replace at their own cost and expense said underground facilities, as public interest may require. (Ord. 4086 § 2, 2024; Ord. 1503 § 6, 1970. Formerly 15.32.060)
19.59.070 Affected areas.
Subject to the exempted facilities previously set forth in Section 19.59.040, the requirements of this chapter apply to the following generally described areas within the city:
A. All new construction;
B. All new extensions;
C. Airports;
D. Other areas as may be developed in a comprehensive plan for underground wiring developed through coordination between the city engineer and serving utilities. (Ord. 4086 § 2, 2024; Ord. 1549, 1971; Ord. 1503 § 7, 1970. Formerly 15.32.070)
19.59.080 Commencement of program.
Everyone owning, using or maintaining such wires shall, and they are directed, ordered and required to commence forthwith and to diligently prosecute the work of placing such wires underground at the direction, under the supervision of, and in accordance with plans and specifications supplied by the utility and approved by the city engineer, except, where financing is to be accomplished by means other than the local improvement district method, the utility shall not be required to proceed with any underground service as described in Section 19.59.060; provided, however, that in any local improvement district where streets are being paved or repaved, the undergrounding of utilities shall be completed before the commencing of such paving or repaving; provided adequate notice is given the utility. (Ord. 4086 § 2, 2024; Ord. 1503 § 8, 1970. Formerly 15.32.080)
19.59.090 Facilities replacement—Exemptions.
All extension, rebuilds, relocations or duplications of electrical and communication facilities within the areas designated in Section 19.59.070 shall be installed underground from and after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter; provided, that minor routine maintenance, rearrangements, replacements and additions to overhead facilities be exempt. (Ord. 4086 § 2, 2024; Ord. 1503 § 9, 1970. Formerly 15.32.090)
19.59.100 City engineer’s responsibility.
The conversion and installation of underground electric and communications facilities shall be subject to the supervision of the city engineer who shall be responsible for the coordination of any such work with planned street or road improvement projects within said areas, including notification of utility companies. (Ord. 4086 § 2, 2024; Ord. 1503 § 10, 1970. Formerly 15.32.100)
19.59.110 Restoration of public property.
The owners of such wires shall, as part of an underground project, cause to be restored to good condition and repair to the satisfaction of the city engineer, any pavement, sidewalk, sewer, water main, or public utility equipment or facilities disturbed in connection with the work of removing any existing poles supporting the wires referred to in this chapter in said areas, or in connection with the placing of such wires underground; such restoration and repair to be made pursuant to ordinances relating thereto. (Ord. 4086 § 2, 2024; Ord. 1503 § 11, 1970. Formerly 15.32.110)
19.59.120 Reserved.
19.59.130 Penalty.
Violation of the provisions of this chapter or failure to comply with any of these requirements shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars or imprisoned for not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 4086 § 2, 2024; Ord. 1503 § 13, 1970. Formerly 15.32.130)