Roadway Standards Section 110 – General Provisions

1. These Clackamas County Roadway Standards will commonly be referred to as the "Standards".
2. The Standards are available online.  This website will contain the most recently adopted Standards, the Standard Drawings in both pdf and dwg formats, ADA design and inspection checklists, Design Modification Request form, Developer Engineer Agreement, Certification of Compliance and Completion and other materials.
3. The Standards apply to all improvements in right-of-ways easements under the jurisdiction of Clackamas County (including public utility easements and some trails), public and private storm drainage & erosion control as well as some onsite improvements related to development through a land use approval.  Additionally, these Standards apply to certain structures on private property and private improvements related to the adequacy of fire access, and grading required in conjunction with private and public roadway development.  Grading associated with structures shall be addressed per Title 9.03 of the County Code and are administered by the Building Codes Division.
4. In the unincorporated areas where no district is identified for stormwater management and erosion control, DTD has jurisdiction.
5. Additional requirements are also imposed upon federally funded projects and supersede the requirements of these Standards.
6. These Standards shall be used in conjunction with the Clackamas County Comprehensive Plan ("Comprehensive Plan") and the Clackamas County Zoning and Development Ordinance ("ZDO").
7. These Standards shall be used to implement and be used in conjunction with the policies and standards adopted by the Board of County Commissioners ("BCC").