17.34.130 Private roads.
(1) Any right-of-way less than town standards for public roads shall be retained permanently as privately owned and maintained except when the street is developed to adopted town standards and specifications. The town shall not maintain roads or signs within such rights-of-way.
(2) The face of any short plat containing a private road shall bear the following language: “WARNING, the town of Cathlamet has no responsibility to build, improve, maintain, or otherwise service the private roads contained within or providing service to the property described in this short plat.”
(3) Privately owned roads shall be open for necessary public use.
(4) When three or more lots are served, the cul-de-sac turnaround dimension shall have a turning radius of 25 feet. Rights-of-way may be required to be expanded to accommodate turnaround requirements.
(5) Private road rights-of-way may be required to be located within “future public right-of-way tracts.”
(6) Private roads shall serve no more than four lots; provided, however, that private roads may serve any number of lots when both of the following circumstances apply:
(a) The private road is gravel surfaced, consistent with town of Cathlamet standards and specifications, and serves no lot smaller than five acres; and
(b) The private road is located within a “future public right-of-way tract” as provided in CMC 17.34.140 and is improved to the standards set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 665 § 13, 2022)