Buckley right-of-way and stormwater code
BMC 13.35 governs right-of-way use permits. BMC 13.35.060(1) bars anyone from trenching, digging, excavating, or penetrating a city right-of-way, roadway, street, alleyway, sidewalk, curb, or gutter without first obtaining a right-of-way use permit issued by the city. Curb cuts and driveways appear in the Type B permit list at BMC 13.35.080(2)(b). BMC 13.35.190(2) allows no work in the right-of-way until the traffic plan is approved.
BMC 14.40 sets inspection and maintenance rules for stormwater facilities. Under BMC 14.40.052(3), a facility is cleared of debris, sediment, and vegetation when they affect its functioning or design capacity, and BMC 14.40.052(2) calls for maintenance when an inspection finds the maintenance standards exceeded.
We have not confirmed a Buckley exemption for retaining walls, decks, patios, or grading in the code text we read. The codepublishing copy of Buckley’s code carries a notice that the code has moved to eCode360, so each citation is checked against the current text before it is quoted.
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