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Private-road standards raised in public comment; local landscape architect urges code change to allow larger gated private roads
Summary
A Vancouver-based landscape architect asked La Center council to consider updating the city code that limits private ('bridal') roads to serving four lots, suggesting a maximum of up to 30 lots consistent with the International Fire Code and county practice; no formal action was taken.
At the Jan. 22 meeting, Scott Taylor, a Vancouver-based landscape architect working on projects in and around La Center, asked council to consult staff about updating the city code limiting private roads (referred to in the public comment as “bridal” roads) to serve a maximum of four lots.
Taylor explained that private roads are common in Clark County, can be built…
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