Plumas County Municipal Code Art. 4 Classification of Public and Private Roads

County roads and private roads shall be designated with a classification based upon the planned density of development and projected traffic volumes as determined by the General Plan designation of areas to be served as set forth in this article.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987)

(a) Roads which are within a Commercial, Industrial, Recreation or Multiple-Family Residential Area on one or both sides serve such areas.

(b) Roads which are within a town or a community and roads which provide access to a town or a community from a State highway or a major thoroughfare serve a town or a community.

(c) Roads which are within a Suburban Residential Area and roads which provide access to a Suburban Residential Area from a State highway or a major thoroughfare serve a Suburban Residential Area.

(d) Roads which are within a Secondary Suburban Residential Area and roads which provide access to a Secondary Suburban Residential Area from a State highway or a major thoroughfare serve a Secondary Suburban Residential Area.

(e) Roads which are within a Rural Residential Area and roads which provide access to a Rural Residential Area from a State highway or a major thoroughfare serve a Rural Residential Area.

(f) Roads which are within a Limited Access Rural Residential Area and roads which provide access to a Limited Access Rural Residential Area from a State highway or a major thoroughfare serve a Limited Access Rural Residential Area.

(g) Roads which are within an Agricultural Preserve, Agriculture and Grazing, Mining Resource Lands, Timber Resource Lands Area serve such areas.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Class 1 Roads shall be:

(a) County roads with a projected traffic volume of more than 7,500 ADT and which serve Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, or Multiple-Family Residential Areas, or any combination thereof;

(b) Private roads in towns or communities with a projected traffic volume of more than 7,500 ADT and which serve Commercial, Industrial, or Recreation Areas or any combination thereof; and

(c) Private roads with a projected traffic volume of more than 7,500 ADT and which serve Commercial or Industrial Areas, or both.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Class 2 Roads shall be:

(a) County roads with a projected traffic volume of 5,000 to 7,500 ADT and which serve Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, or Multiple-Family Residential Areas, or any combination thereof;

(b) Private roads in Towns or Communities with a projected traffic volume of 5,000 to 7,500 ADT and which serve Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, or Multiple-Family Residential Areas, or any combination thereof; and

(c) Private roads with a projected traffic volume of 5,000 to 7,500 ADT and which serve Commercial or Industrial Areas, or both.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Class 3 Roads shall be:

(a) County roads with a projected traffic volume of 5,000 ADT or less and which serve Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, or Multiple-Family Residential Areas, or any combination thereof;

(b) Private roads in towns or communities with a projected traffic volume of 5,000 ADT or less and which serve Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, or Multiple-Family Residential Areas, or any combination thereof.

(c) Private roads with a projected traffic volume of 5,000 ADT or less and which serve Commercial or Industrial Areas, or both.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Class 4 Roads shall be:

(a) County roads which are Resource Transportation Routes with a projected traffic volume of more than 1,000 ADT, and which do not qualify for any of Road Classifications 1, 2, or 3; which shall be Class 4A;

(b) Private roads in towns or communities which are Resource Transportation Routes with a projected traffic volume of more than 1,000 ADT and which do not qualify for any of Road Classifications 1, 2, or 3; which shall be Class 4A;

(c) County roads which are Resource Transportation Routes with a projected traffic volume of 400 to 1,000 ADT, and which do not qualify for any of Road Classifications 1, 2, or 3; which shall be Class 4B;

(d) Private roads in towns or communities which are Resource Transportation Routes with a projected traffic volume of 1,000 ADT or less and which do not qualify for any of Road Classifications 1, 2, or 3; which shall be Class 4B;

(e) County roads which are Resource Transportation Routes with a projected traffic volume of 400 ADT or less and which do not qualify for any of Road Classifications 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, or 7; which shall be Class 4C; and

(f) Private roads which are Resource Transportation Routes and which do not serve any Commercial or Industrial Areas, which shall be Class 4C.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Class 5 Roads shall be:

(a) County roads with a projected traffic volume of more than 1,000 ADT and which do not serve any Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, or Multiple-Family Residential Area and which are not Resource Transportation Routes; and

(b) Private roads with a projected traffic volume of 1,000 ADT or more, and which do not serve any Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, or Multiple-Family Residential Area.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Class 6 Roads shall be:

(a) County roads with a projected traffic volume of 400 to 1,000 ADT and which do not serve any Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, or Multiple-Family Residential Area and which are not Resource Transportation Routes; and

(b) Private roads in towns or communities with a projected traffic volume of 400 to 1,000 ADT and which do not serve any Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, or Multiple-Family Residential Area.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Class 7 Roads shall be:

(a) County roads in towns or communities with a projected traffic volume of 400 ADT or less and which do not serve any Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, or Multiple-Family Residential Area and which are not Resource Transportation Routes;

(b) County roads outside towns or communities with a projected traffic volume of 400 ADT or less and which do not serve any Commercial, Industrial or Recreation Area;

(c) Private roads in towns or communities with a projected traffic volume of 400 ADT or less and which do not serve any Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, or Multiple-Family Residential Area;

(d) Private roads outside towns or communities which serve Suburban Residential Areas with a projected traffic volume of 400 ADT or less, and which do not serve any Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, or Multiple-Family Residential Area; and

(e) Roads which have no feasible possibility of future extension or connection which could result in an ADT of more than 400. Where such a possibility exists, a road which would otherwise be Class 7 shall be Class 6.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Class 8 Roads shall be:

(a) One-way County roads which provide access to an area zoned for no more than ten (10) dwellings; and

(b) One-way private roads in towns or communities which provide access to an area zoned for no more than ten (10) dwellings.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987, as amended by § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Class 9 Roads shall be private roads serving Secondary Suburban Residential and Rural Residential Areas which do not serve any Commercial or Industrial Area.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987, as amended by Ord. 87-668, eff. July 9, 1987, and § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Class 10 Roads shall be roads which serve only Limited Access Rural Residential Areas, Agricultural Preserve, and Agriculture and Grazing, and which are not Resource Transportation Routes.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987, as amended by Ord. 87-668, eff. July 9, 1987, and § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)

Class 11 Driveways shall be driveways which provide access to no more than two (2) buildings, with no more than three (3) dwellings, on a single parcel, and any number of accessory buildings.

(§ 1, Ord. 87-662, eff. June 4, 1987, as amended by § 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991, § 1, Ord. 92-783, eff. July 9, 1992, Exh. A, § 10, Ord. 873, eff. October 31, 1996, and § 1, 02-975, adopted September 3, 2002; § 1(Exh. A), Ord. 2018-1114, adopted October 9, 2018)