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Right of Way (ROW) Management Plan
General Information
1.1. Purpose
The purpose of the Road Right-of-Way (Right-of-Way) Management Plan is to establish policies, procedures and guidelines governing the use and management of roadways under the jurisdiction of the Board of Blaine County Commissioners, based on its responsibility to maintain a roadway system that is reasonably safe and convenient for public travel.
Overview
2.1. Public Road Rights-of-Way Defined
All public roads are located within land which is referred to as public road rights-of-way (right-of-way). Within a typical right-of-way, the following public facilities can be commonly found: driving surface, roadside shoulders and borrow areas, public utilities, bike lanes, sidewalks, and traffic signs. Lands within the right-of-way are reserved for public travel, other public facilities, and their maintenance. Right-of-way width is established by deed, statute, or through the platting process. Generally, private use of the right-of-way is only allowed by obtaining an approved approach or encroachment permit.
2.2. Right-of-Way Establishment
County rights-of-way are established through a variety of processes, including but not limited to dedication through the subdivision platting process, prescriptive use, express easements, and federal grants known as R.S. 2477 roads. Each right-of-way’s width and scope of enforcement will vary dependent upon the manner in which the right-of-way was established. County rights-of-way are 50 feet wide, in the absence of evidence of establishment of a different right-of-way width. Once established, the right-of-way cannot be abandoned or vacated without express action by the Board of Blaine County Commissioners.
Complete ROW Documents
Road Right of Way Management Plan
Blaine County Road Right of Way Management Plan
Reference Links
- Permit application and inspection fees - Blaine County Resolution 95-19
- Cattle Guards and Mailboxes - Title 6, Ch. 1: Road & Public Ways
- Adoption of Rights-of-Way Management Plan - Blaine County Resolution 2019-03
- Roads and Public Ways regulations - Blaine County Road Ordinance 2019-01
- Transportation Comprehensive Plan - Title 8, Ch. 1: County Comprehensive Plan, Transportation
- Subdivision Design & Improvement Standards - Title 10, Ch. 5: Subdivision Design & Improvement Standards related to roads
- Blaine County Road Construction Standards (March, 2018)
- Blaine County Roadway Functional Classification (March, 2018)
- Blaine County Road Inventory Classifications (March 2018)
- Blaine County Recreation District Public Pathway Construction Permit Standards (1994)
- US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) – Highway
- Functional Classification: Concepts, Criteria and Procedures
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD, FHWA 2009)
- Highways and Bridges, Idaho Code - Idaho Code – Title 40 Highways and Bridges
- Underground Facilities Damage Prevention, Idaho Code - Idaho Code – Title 55, Chapter 22 Underground Facilities Damage Prevention
- Idaho Transportation Department Map Book (updated annually)
- COMPASS Functional Classification - Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) – Functional Classification in a Nutshell
- Blaine County Transportation Plan, (Keller & Associates and Galena Engineering, 2012)
- Blaine County Community Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (June, 2014)
- Blaine County Geographic Information Systems, Road Information & Land Use Information Layers
- Idaho Hwy. 75, Timmerman to Ketchum Environmental Impact Statement, (Idaho Transportation Department, August, 2008)
Forms and Drawings
Blaine County Approach & Encroachment Permit Application
Underground Utilities - Standard Drawing
Road Cut and Patch - Standard Drawing
Private Road with Public Access – Standard Drawing
Rural Major Access – Standard Drawing
Rural Minor Access/Residential – Standard Drawing
Rural Drywell – Standard Drawing
Agricultural Access – Standard Drawing
Improved Access – Standard Drawing
Recreational Access – Standard Drawing