(A) For the purpose of adopting new county roads, there shall be three classes of county roads, local, collector, and arterial that meet the following minimum specifications.
Local | Collector | Arterial | |
Purpose | Access to Property | Distribute Traffic | Connects Towns and Facilities |
Local | Collector | Arterial | |
Purpose | Access to Property | Distribute Traffic | Connects Towns and Facilities |
Base and thickness | 3-inch DGA/equivalent | 4-inch DGA/equivalent | 6-inch DGA/equivalent |
Gross weight limit | 44,0000 pounds | 44,000 pounds | 44,000 pounds |
Length | Generally under one mile | 0.3-3.5 miles | 0.7 miles and over |
Pavement/surface width | 10 feet | 14 feet | 18 feet |
R/W width | 60-foot minimum | 60-foot minimum | 60-foot minimum |
Roadway width with shoulders | 12-foot minimum | 18-foot minimum | 22-foot minimum |
Shoulder width | 1-foot minimum | 2-foot minimum | 2-foot minimum |
Speed limit | 55 mph | 55 mph | 55 mph |
Surface thickness if Bituminous | N/A | 2-inch surface BIT | 4-inch base and 2-inch surface BIT |
Surface type | TBM (gravel) | Chip and seal | Bituminous |
NOTE TO TABLE: BIT= Bituminous hot mix | |||
(B) Roads may be accepted into the county road system by the Fiscal Court in accordance with KRS 179.470 and the minimum specifications set forth in this section.
(C) Prior to Fiscal Court consideration of a road for acceptance into the county road system, the County Road Engineer shall certify that the following minimum specifications have been met or exceeded:
(1) A copy of all property owners’ deeds and a certification of title certifying good, marketable, and fee simple title in the property owners proposing to deed the road right-of-way to the county; and
(2) Certification by the property owners and the County Road Supervisor that fences, buildings, gates, and cattle gates have been removed from the proposed county road and the rights-of-way or other provisions have been made on a case by case basis as approved by Fiscal Court.
(D) In addition to other requirements and specifications, a road may be considered for acceptance into the county road system only if three of the following five conditions are met:
(1) The road has, in any combination, at least five occupied houses or property owners per mile, or ratio thereof;
(2) The road serves as a farm to market road for cash crops;
(3) The road is served by city water;
(4) The road serves as a mail route by the U.S. Post Office; and
(5) The road serves as a school bus route.
(E) A county road shall be adopted in its entirety, for its full length. No fractional or partial length adoptions shall be made.
(Ord. 215, passed 2-1-1995; Ord. 333, passed 11-16-1999)