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Tables 17B.20.005-1 and 17B.20.005-2 show the frontage and on-site roadway improvements required for commercial and residential type projects except those located in the zones identified in Table 17B.20.005-3 and 17B.20.005-4. Tables 17B.20.005-3 and 17B.20.005-4 show the frontage and on-site roadway improvements required for commercial and residential type projects in Towne Center (TCTR), Urban Corridor (UCOR), Employment Corridor (ECOR), and Neighborhood Corridor (NCOR) zones. Reference Title 18J PCC, Design Standards and Guidelines, for additional required improvements which may be specific to individual community plan areas. Additional improvements may also be warranted as a result of an approved traffic impact analysis. Any deviation from these requirements shall require the approval of the County Engineer following the prescribed deviation process in PCC 17B.10.090.

Table 17B.20.005-1. Minimum Required Improvements for Commercial Projects

Commercial Project Types (12)

 

New Commercial – Utility (11)

New Commercial (4)(6)

Land Division (includes Binding Site Plan with public/private roads) (3)(4)

Binding Site Plan (with shared access facility only) (4)

Expansion <60% of the building value as calculated in the IBC (4)

Site Development/ FPA (7)

 

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Required Improvements on Public Arterial Frontage Road (1)(2)(9)

Shoulder

6' min. width

Yes

Yes

Yes

Buffer or Stormwater Facility (12)

5' min. width

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sidewalk/Walkway

5' min. width

Yes

Yes (13)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Street Trees (5)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Required Improvements on Public Local Frontage Road (1)(2)(9)

Sidewalk/Walkway

5' min. width

Yes

Yes (13)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Street Trees (5)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Required On-Site Improvements (9)

Roads/Shared Access Facilities (10)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Curb

Yes – traffic curb

Yes – traffic curb

Sidewalk

Yes

Street Trees (5)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Street Lights

Yes

Connectivity per Pierce County Road Standards

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Driveway Approach

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

(8)

(8)

(8)

(8)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Required Off-Site Improvements

Per PCC 17B.20.030

Yes

Yes

Per PCC 17B.20.040

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Per PCC 17B.20.050

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Notes:

(1)Requirements for exterior sidewalk and pathway shall be waived by the Department whenever a transportation improvement project providing this infrastructure is included within Pierce County's Six Year Transportation Improvement Program and is fully funded.

(2)Additional frontage improvements may be required as a result of a traffic impact analysis.

(3)Land Division includes all land divisions in conformance with Title 18F PCC, Development Regulations – Land Divisions and Boundary Changes.

(4)Traffic study required if more than 25 peak hour trips (PHT) will be generated by the development.

(5)See specific street tree requirements within Title 18J PCC, Development Regulations – Design Standards and Guidelines.

(6)New commercial includes: new commercial building permits; attached single family and multi family; use permits; expansion > 60 percent of the building value as calculated in the IBC; Mobile Home Parks. Other commercial uses may also apply.

(7)Forest Practice Application (FPA). Haul route bond may be required.

(8)Driveway approach required for shared access facilities, alley access and any lot proposed to have direct access to an existing public or private road.

(9)Reference the Manual on Design Guidelines and Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction in Pierce County.

(10)Legal and physical access must be provided to each proposed lot utilizing an appropriate county road or shared access standard.

(11)Cell towers, water tank, and other utilities that require a building permit, but generate less than one ADT.

(12)See also the Pierce County Stormwater Management and Site Development Manual.

(13)See PCC 17B.20.008.

Table 17B.20.005-2. Minimum Required Improvements for Residential Projects

Residential Project Types (13)

 

Detached Single-Family Dwelling Unit Planned Development District (4)(12)

Land Division > 2 lots (3)(4)(12)

Land Division < = 2 lots (3)(12)

Urban Infill Design, Chapter 18J.17 PCC (4)

Low Impact Subdivision (4)(8)

Single- and Two-Family Dwelling Units

 

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Required Improvements on Public Arterial Frontage Road (1)(2)(7)

Shoulder

6' min. width

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Buffer or Stormwater Facility (13)

5' min. width

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sidewalk/Walkway

5' min. width

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Street Trees (5)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Required Improvements on Public Local Frontage Road (1)(2)(7)

Sidewalk/Walkway

5' min. width

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Street Trees (5)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Required On-Site Improvements (7)(9)

Roads/Shared Access Facility/Alley (12)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

LID Roads (8)

Yes

Yes

Curb

Yes – Traffic curb (11)

Yes – Traffic curb (11)

Yes – Traffic curb (11)

Sidewalk

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Street Trees (5)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

(3)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Street Lights

Yes

Yes

Yes – under 16 feet in height

Yes

Pedestrian-scale lighting along roads, sidewalks, and pathways (14)

Yes – under 12 feet in height

Road Connectivity per P.C. Road Standards (12)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sidewalk Connectivity (12)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Driveway Approach

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

Yes

Yes

Required Off-Site Improvements

Per PCC 17B.20.040

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Per PCC 17B.20.050

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Per PCC 17B.20.012 and 17B.20.014

Yes

Yes

Per PCC 17B.10.116

Yes

Yes

Notes:

(1)Requirements for exterior sidewalk and pathway shall be waived by the Department whenever a transportation improvement project providing this infrastructure is included within Pierce County's Six Year Transportation Improvement Program and is fully funded.

(2)Additional frontage and off-site improvements may be required as a result of a traffic impact analysis.

(3)Land Division: includes all land divisions in conformance with Title 18F PCC for both public and private roads, except Infill Lot subdivisions (PCC 18A.15.050) of dwelling units constructed prior to October 1, 2021.

(4)Traffic study required if more than 25 peak hour trips (PHT) will be generated by the development.

(5)See specific street tree requirements within Title 18J PCC, Development Regulations – Design Standards and Guidelines.

(6)Driveway approach required for shared access facilities, alley access, and any lot proposed to have direct access to an existing public or private road.

(7)Reference the Manual on Design Guidelines and Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction in Pierce County.

(8)Projects that intend to utilize low impact development techniques for managing stormwater runoff must utilize the design criteria contained in Volume VI of the Pierce County Stormwater Management and Site Development Manual (Title 17A PCC). These criteria shall be utilized for the design of all private roads, alleys, or shared accesses within the project. Volume VI supersedes certain standards, criteria, and requirements contained in Title 17B PCC. Standards, criteria, and requirements within Title 17B PCC not specifically superseded by Volume VI are still applicable to low impact developments.

(9)Legal and physical access must be provided to each proposed lot utilizing an appropriate road or shared access standard.

(10)Detached single-family dwelling unit Planned Development Districts can be served by a shared access facility if the average daily traffic (ADT) generated will be less than 90 ADT. Otherwise legal and physical access will need to be provided utilizing a County road standard.

(11)When the length of full height traffic curbing is reduced to short segments due to driveway spacing, rolled curbing may be used with prior County approval.

(12)Shared access facilities carry a maximum of 90 ADT. When shared access facilities are allowed, road connectivity is not required.

(13)See also the Pierce County Stormwater Management and Site Development Manual.

(14)Pierce County is not obligated to own, operate, or maintain lighting fixtures located within the public right-of-way; a power utility homeowner's association, or other appropriate entity, may be designated as the responsible party.

Table 17B.20.005-3. Minimum Required Improvements for Commercial Projects Located in Towne Center (TCTR), Urban Corridor (UCOR), Employment Corridor (ECOR), and Neighborhood Corridor (NCOR) Zones

Commercial Project Types (12)

 

New Commercial – Utility (11)

New Commercial (4)(6)

Land Division (includes Binding Site Plan with public/private roads) (3)(4)

Binding Site Plan (with shared access facility only) (4)

Expansion <60% of the building value as calculated in the IBC (4)

Site Development/ FPA (7)

Required Improvements on Public Arterial Frontage Road (1)(2)(9)

Shoulder

6' min. width (15)

Yes

Yes

Yes

On-street parking 8' min width with sidewalk bulb-outs at intersections (14)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sidewalk/Walkway

ECOR: 6' min. width

UCOR and NCOR: 8' min. width

TCTR: 10' min. width

Yes

Yes

Yes

Concrete Curb and Gutter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Street Trees (5)

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

Pedestrian Lighting 1 per 100' of linear roadway (13)

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

Required Improvements on Public Local Frontage Road (1)(2)(9)

Sidewalk/Walkway

ECOR: 5' min width

UCOR and NCOR: 6' min width

TCTR: 8' min width

Yes

Yes

Yes

Concrete Curb and Gutter

Yes

Yes

Yes

On-street parking 8' min width with sidewalk bulb-outs at intersections (14)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Street Trees (5)

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

Pedestrian Lighting 1 per 100' of linear roadway (13)

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

Required On-Site Improvements (9)

Roads/Shared Access Facilities (10)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Concrete Curb and Gutter

Yes

Yes

Sidewalk

Yes

Street Trees (5)

Yes

Yes

Street Lights

Yes

Pedestrian Lighting 1 per 100' of linear roadway (13)

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

Connectivity per Pierce County Road Standards

Yes

Yes

Yes

Driveway Approach

Yes

Yes

(8)

(8)

Yes

Yes

Required Off-Site Improvements

Per PCC 17B.20.030

Yes

Per PCC 17B.20.040

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Per PCC 17B.20.050

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Notes:

(1)Requirements for exterior sidewalk and pathway shall be waived by the Department whenever a transportation improvement project providing this infrastructure is included within Pierce County's Six Year Transportation Improvement Program and is fully funded.

(2)Additional frontage improvements may be required as a result of a traffic impact analysis.

(3)Land Division includes all land divisions in conformance with Title 18F PCC, Development Regulations – Land Divisions and Boundary Changes.

(4)Traffic study required if more than 25 peak hour trips (PHT) will be generated by the development.

(5)See specific street tree requirements within Title 18J PCC, Development Regulations – Design Standards and Guidelines.

(6)New commercial includes: new commercial building permits; attached single family and multi family; use permits; expansion > 60 percent of the building value as calculated in the IBC; Mobile Home Parks. Other commercial uses may also apply.

(7)Forest Practice Application (FPA). Haul route bond may be required.

(8)Driveway approach required for shared access facilities, alley access and any lot proposed to have direct access to an existing public or private road.

(9)Reference the Manual on Design Guidelines and Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction in Pierce County.

(10)Legal and physical access must be provided to each proposed lot utilizing an appropriate county road or shared access standard.

(11)Cell towers, water tank, and other utilities that require a building permit, but generate less than one ADT.

(12)See also the Pierce County Stormwater Management and Site Development Manual.

(13)Pedestrian-scale lighting installations shall not exceed 16 feet in height. Pierce County is not obligated to own, operate, or maintain lighting fixtures located within the public right-of-way; a power utility homeowner's association, or other appropriate entity may be designated as the responsible party.

(14)On-street parking and corner sidewalk bulb-outs shall only be provided with authorization from the County Engineer.

(15)The County Engineer may waive the requirement for a shoulder, depending on safety and operational factors.

Table 17B.20.005-4. Minimum Required Improvements for Residential Projects in Towne Center (TCTR), Urban Corridor (UCOR), Employment Corridor (ECOR), and Neighborhood Corridor (NCOR) Zones

Residential Project Types (13)

Detached Single-Family Dwelling Unit Planned Development District (4)(12)

Land Division > 2 lots (3)(4)(12)

Land Division < = 2 lots (3)(12)

Urban Infill Design, Chapter 18J.17 PCC (4)

Low Impact Subdivision (4)(8)

Single- and Two-Family Dwelling Units

Required Improvements on Public Arterial Frontage Road (1)(2)(7)

Shoulder

6' min. width (16)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

On-street parking 8' min width with sidewalk bulb-outs at intersections (15)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sidewalk/Walkway

ECOR: 6' min. width

UCOR and NCOR: 8' min. width

TCTR: 10' min. width

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Concrete Curb and Gutter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Street Trees (5)

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

Pedestrian Lighting 1 per 100' of linear roadway (14)

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

Required Improvements on Public Local Frontage Road (1)(2)(7)

Sidewalk/Walkway

ECOR: 5' min width

UCOR and NCOR: 6' min width

TCTR: 8' min width

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Concrete Curb and Gutter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

On-street parking 8' min width with sidewalk bulb-outs at intersections (15)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Street Trees (5)

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

Pedestrian Lighting 1 per 100' of linear roadway (14)

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

Required On-Site Improvements (7)(9)

Roads/Shared Access Facility/Alley (12)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

LID Roads (8)

Yes

Concrete Curb and Gutter

Yes (11)

Yes (11)

Yes (11)

Sidewalk

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Street Trees (5)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Street Lights

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pedestrian Lighting 1 per 100' of linear roadway (14)

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

TCTR, UCOR, and NCOR -Yes

ECOR - No

Road Connectivity per P.C. Road Standards (12)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sidewalk Connectivity (12)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Driveway Approach

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

Yes

Required Off-Site Improvements

Per PCC 17B.20.040

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Per PCC 17B.20.050

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Per PCC 17B.20.012 and 17B.20.014

Yes

Per PCC 17B.10.116

Yes

Notes:

(1)Requirements for exterior sidewalk and pathway shall be waived by the Department whenever a transportation improvement project providing this infrastructure is included within Pierce County's Six Year Transportation Improvement Program and is fully funded.

(2)Additional frontage and off-site improvements may be required as a result of a traffic impact analysis.

(3)Land Division: includes all land divisions in conformance with Title 18F PCC for both public and private roads, except Infill Lot subdivisions (PCC 18A.15.050) for dwelling units constructed prior to October 1, 2021.

(4)Traffic study required if more than 25 peak hour trips (PHT) will be generated by the development.

(5)See specific street tree requirements within Title 18J PCC, Development Regulations – Design Standards and Guidelines.

(6)Driveway approach required for shared access facilities, alley access, and any lot proposed to have direct access to an existing public or private road.

(7)Reference the Manual on Design Guidelines and Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction in Pierce County.

(8)Projects that intend to utilize low impact development techniques for managing stormwater runoff must utilize the design criteria contained in Volume VI of the Pierce County Stormwater Management and Site Development Manual (Title 17A PCC). These criteria shall be utilized for the design of all private roads, alleys, or shared accesses within the project. Volume VI supersedes certain standards, criteria, and requirements contained in Title 17B PCC. Standards, criteria, and requirements within Title 17B PCC not specifically superseded by Volume VI are still applicable to low impact developments.

(9)Legal and physical access must be provided to each proposed lot utilizing an appropriate road or shared access standard.

(10)Detached single-family dwelling unit Planned Development Districts can be served by a shared access facility if the average daily traffic (ADT) generated will be less than 90 ADT. Otherwise legal and physical access will need to be provided utilizing a County road standard.

(11)When the length of full height traffic curbing is reduced to short segments due to driveway spacing, rolled curbing may be used with prior County approval.

(12)Shared access facilities carry a maximum of 90 ADT. When shared access facilities are allowed, road connectivity is not required.

(13)See also the Pierce County Stormwater Management and Site Development Manual.

(14)Pedestrian-scale lighting installations shall not exceed 16 feet in height, or 12 feet in height for Urban Infill Design developments. Pierce County is not obligated to own, operate, or maintain lighting fixtures located within the public right-of-way; a power utility homeowner's association, or other appropriate entity may be designated as the responsible party.

(15)On-street parking and corner sidewalk bulb-outs shall only be provided with authorization from the County Engineer.

(16)The County Engineer may waive the requirement for a shoulder, depending on safety and operational factors.

(17)Street lights shall not exceed 16 feet in height.

(Ord. 2021-125s2 § 3, 2022; Ord. 2021-31s § 3, 2021; Ord. 2020-102s § 2, 2020; Ord. 2020-13 § 1, 2020; Ord. 2018-68s § 1 (part), 2018; Ord. 2017-28s § 4 (part), 2017; Ord. 2015-55s § 1 (part), 2015; Ord. 2012-2s § 3 (part), 2012; Ord. 2010-70s § 6 (part), 2010)