PRE-EXISTING PRIVATE WAY shall mean a permanent private roadway easement, recorded as such with the Recorder of the County prior to January 1, 1989 and continually maintained as a roadway. No new roadways shall be given this designation. A conditional use permit shall be required when an unimproved lot of record to be served from a pre-existing private way becomes improved with a residence, or when a new lot is created that takes primary or secondary access from a pre-existing private way (up to maximum of five total lots, new and existing, when a new lot is created), or when a lot line adjustment shifts the accessibility of a parcel or lot to a PRE-EXISTING PRIVATE WAY. The Planning Commission must find that its use creates a more desirable living environment and better utilization of the site. PRE-EXISTING PRIVATE WAYS shall be maintained with a minimum 16-foot paved width on a minimum 24 foot wide right- of-way, and shall be reconstructed or repaired to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, with adequate drainage control, from the entrance onto the easement to the furthest point of the newly improved parcel. Fire safety considerations, including, but not limited to fire plugs, fire truck accessibility and maneuvering, shall be included in a determination as to the safe length for improvements taking access from a private way.
(`83 Code, § 16.08.220) (Ord. 91-17 § 3, 1991)