Title
Acceptance of the Proposed List of 2025 Engineering Design and Development Standards Updates
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to accept the proposed list of 2025 Engineering Design and Development Standards (EDDS) updates.
Report
Issue:
Whether to accept the proposed list of 2025 EDDS updates.
Staff Contact:
Stephen Sperr, P.E., Assistant City Engineer, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8739
Presenter(s):
Stephen Sperr, P.E., Assistant City Engineer, Public Works Engineering
Background and Analysis:
The Engineering Design and Development Standards (EDDS) guide the design and construction of transportation, drinking water, reclaimed water, sewer, stormwater, and solid waste collection systems in the City of Olympia and its Urban Growth Area. They are also the technical interpretation of the City's Comprehensive Plan and various utility master plans. The City Engineer is responsible for approving and administering the EDDS.
The EDDS are updated annually to:
* Implement Goals and Policies established in the City's Comprehensive Plan and other Council-approved plans such as the Downtown Strategy,
* Reflect changes to the Olympia Municipal Code (OMC), particularly Titles 12-18,
* Help implement policies established in approved Utility Master Plans,
* Address changes in equipment and materials,
* Enable the use of improvements in technology, and
* Clarify information and requirements described in the text and shown on standard drawings.
A short presentation will be made on the list of 2025 topics. The presentation will highlight a few topics of particular interest, including an update on the following substantive changes: undergrounding overhead power lines, changing the EDDS to support recent and anticipated middle housing code amendments, and changing local access street standards. These topics implement Comprehensive Plan goals and policies consistent with reducing housing...
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