Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-52 - Highway access management - Access control classification system and standards › Section 468-52-050 - Application of access control classification system standards

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Review of permits on classified highway
			 segments. Connection permit applications on controlled access facilities of the
			 state highway system received on a particular segment that has been classified
			 in accordance with this chapter shall be reviewed subject to the requirements
			 of this chapter in compliance with the permit application process specified in
			 chapter 468-51 WAC.
(2) Prior
			 approvals. Connections permitted prior to the adoption of this chapter and
			 unpermitted connections that do not require closure in accordance with WAC
			 468-51-030 are not required to
			 meet the interim standards or the standards of assigned access classifications
			 adopted in compliance with this chapter.
(3) New permits required by chapter 468-51
			 WAC. All new connection permits required due to significant changes in property
			 site use in compliance with WAC
			 468-51-110, or permit
			 modification in compliance with WAC
			 468-51-120 shall be reviewed
			 subject to the requirements of this chapter.
(4) Permits approved under interim standards.
			 Connection permits that were issued in accordance with the interim standards in
			 WAC 468-52-040 on a highway segment
			 where an access classification had not been adopted shall remain in effect
			 after adoption of an access classification on that highway segment unless a new
			 permit is required due to changes in property site use in compliance with WAC
			 468-51-110 or unless permit
			 modification, revocation, or closure of the permitted connection is required in
			 compliance with WAC
			 468-51-120.
(5) Nonconforming permits. Nonconforming
			 permits may be issued in accordance with WAC
			 468-51-100 for certain
			 connections not meeting the interim standards in WAC
			 468-52-040 or the access
			 classification location and spacing standards adopted for a particular highway
			 segment.
(6) Variance permits.
			 Variance permits may be issued in accordance with WAC
			 468-51-105 for certain
			 connections not meeting the access classification standards for location,
			 spacing or exceed the number of connections allowed by the standards adopted
			 for a particular highway segment. These permits may be allowed if conditions
			 warrant and are demonstrated to the satisfaction of the department by a traffic
			 analysis, signed and sealed by a qualified professional engineer who is
			 registered in accordance with
			 chapter
			 18.43 RCW, and included in
			 the connection permit application, and will remain in effect unless a new
			 permit is required due to changes in property site use in compliance with WAC
			 468-51-110 or unless permit
			 modification, revocation, or closure of the permitted connection is required in
			 compliance with WAC
			 468-51-120.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.50 RCW. 99-06-035 (Order
				  188), § 468-52-050, filed 2/25/99, effective 3/28/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.01.101 and chapter 47.50 RCW. 93-03-033
				  (Order 135), § 468-52-050, filed 1/13/93, effective
				  2/13/93.