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Council adopts code change allowing updated street cross-sections and core sampling
Summary
The council introduced and approved Ordinance 2026-1 to amend municipal code to permit adopting street design specifications by resolution and to allow core sampling and flexible curb cross-sections; Resolution 179 adopted new cross-sections by resolution.
Council moved to amend Preston municipal code to allow the city to update street design specifications by resolution and to permit engineers to use core sampling to determine appropriate cross-sections. The ordinance (2026-1) amends PMC 16.24 and 17.46 to add provisions for the public works director and the planning director to jointly determine when ribbon curb or curb-and-gutter is appropriate for individual lots.
Council voted to introduce and then approve Ordinance 2026-1 in summary and subsequently adopted Resolution 179 to set four new official cross-sections, including options with and without geogrid and with swales versus curb-and-gutter. Council members said the change gives staff discretion and reduces unnecessary costs for developers where geogrid is not required; staff recommended the change and noted developers had offered mixed feedback about geogrid requirements. The ordinance and resolution passed on roll-call votes.
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