Development Guidelines and Public Works Standards

The City of Lacey’s Development Guidelines and Public Works Standards are a supplement to the WSDOT/APWA Standard Specifications for Road, Bridge, and Municipal Construction as adopted by Lacey Municipal Code (LMC) 14.20.010 plus City Policies, Codes, and Ordinances.

While these standards are intended to apply to all projects within the City limits, they are also intended to be utilized in applicable circumstances where the City’s service areas, annexation areas or planning areas extend outside its limits.

Currently, the City of Lacey Development Guidelines and Public Works Standard manual is going through a revision process.  If you would like to review the proposed revisions, please select the page link.

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Please refer to Appendix A for interim revisions.

ForwardTable of ContentsChapter 1: Development Permit Procedures and AdministrationChapter 2: Excavation and GradingChapter 3: General Public Works ConsiderationsChapter 4: Transportation Chapter 4: Transportation DWG 4-1.0Chapter 5: Storm DrainageChapter 6: WaterChapter 6: Water DWG 6-1.0Chapter 7: Sanitary Sewer Chapter 8: Reclaimed WaterAPPENDIX A: Interim RevisionsAPPENDIX A: Ordinance 1669 - Permit Procedures In Development Guidelines and Public Works StandardsAPPENDIX A: Ordinance 1650 - Hearing Examiner Code Update APPENDIX A: Ordinance 1563 Amendment - Annexation RequirementsAPPENDIX A: Ordinance 1539 - Code Development Audit (PG 25 Corrected)APPENDIX A: Resolution 1082 - Modification of Policies Regarding Extension of City Utility SystemAPPENDIX A: 2021 Street Trees with Planter Strips Width ListAPPENDIX A: Material Reference RevisionsAPPENDIX B: Easement & Right-of-Way Preparation Standards APPENDIX C: Reserved for Future UseAPPENDIX D: STEP Grinder System APPENDIX E: See City of Lacey Website for Community Development ApplicationsAPPENDIX F: References to Lacey Municipal CodeAPPENDIX G: LOTT Wastewater Management Partnership Spill Incident ReportAPPENDIX H: Latecomers AgreementAPPENDIX I: Final Plat AgreementAPPENDIX J: STEP System Certificates of Origin Documents APPENDIX K: Lift Station Electrical SheetsAPPENDIX L: Structural Number for Given R-Values APPENDIX M: Boundary Line AdjustmentsAPPENDIX N: AcronymsAPPENDIX O: Waiver of Protest / Agreement for Deferral of Frontage ImprovementsAPPENDIX P: Cross Connection Control ProgramAPPENDIX Q: Stormwater Maintenance Agreement