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Type C3 permits for landscaping, fences, gates or other special uses of the opened right-of-way for private features are subject to the following additional conditions:

(1) All features to be located in the opened right-of-way shall be installed in accordance with plans and specifications approved with the Type C3 permit.

(2) All approved landscaping, fences or other features installed in the opened right-of-way shall be maintained by the permittee and the permittee’s successor(s).

(3) The engineer may require that permitted features be modified or removed from the opened right-of-way if they interfere with drainage, obstruct sight distance, create a safety hazard or conflict with plans for improvement of the opened right-of-way. The permittee shall be responsible for modification or removal of the permitted features upon notification by the county. If the permittee does not comply with the county’s request, the county may modify or remove the features at the permittee’s expense.

(4) All fences and freestanding walls located in a portion of the opened right-of-way adjacent to corner lots must meet the vision clearance requirements of SCC 30.23.100.

(5) Gates shall not be used to control or limit access on a public road except when approved by the county council or the engineer in accordance with chapter 48.47 RCW. Gates approved inside the opened right-of-way shall be located outside the motor vehicle clear zone.

(6) An applicant for a permit to install a private gate in the opened right-of-way may be required to analyze the need for and provide additional facilities to accommodate the gate, such as a vehicle turnaround and queuing area in front of the gate or turn pockets on the public road, depending on the proposed gate location and expected traffic volume.

(7) All landscaping installed within the opened right-of-way shall comply with the EDDS and SCC 30.25.015 (General landscaping requirements). (Added by Amended Ord. 12-001, Feb. 15, 2012, Eff date Feb. 26, 2012; Amended by Ord. 13-051, July 31, 2013, Eff date Aug. 12, 2013).