The picnic shelter reservations are managed by the Kenmore Senior Center at (425) 489-0707.

Not at this time. The shelter is available for use on a first come, first serve basis.

Yes, however no open flames are allowed.

Daytime moorage is permitted. Overnight moorage is not allowed.

Please visit the Moorlands Park Athletic Field page for more information.

The property owner is responsible for removal. Please visit the Development Service's Trees page for information on tree removal.

The City requires a tree removal application for all tree removal not related to development. Please visit the Development Service's Trees page for information on tree removal.

Please visit Northshore Utility District's page on Locating Water and Sewer Lines.

Please visit the Washington 811 website to learn more about safe digging requirements.

Visit King County Parcel Viewer or iMap to view an approximate location of your parcel's property lines. For an accurate measurement, hire a professional surveyor. The City does not keep records of property lines.

Per KMC 12.70.050, the adjacent property owner is responsible for removal.

Snow and ice are cleared based on priority routes as shown on the Snow Removal Priority Map. First priority roads will be treated until they are safe to travel. Crews will then move on to second priority roads. If the weather event is still in progress, crews will move back to first priority roads until they are once again safe. Despite the use of four-wheel drive and chains, some streets are still not safely navigable by the City's fleet. A decision to close a road may be made if it is deemed too hazardous to safely treat.

There is typically a "Road Maintenance Agreement" which is recorded with the plat assigning maintenance, repair and replacement responsibilities to the property owners who use the road for access. King County iMap or Parcel Viewer are helpful tools for property research.

Please see the Maintaining Sidewalks flyer for more information. Depending on the situation, sidewalk repairs may be the responsibility of the City or the adjacent property owner.

Public Works Operations repairs potholes on most streets with the exception of private roads and SR 522 (NE Bothell Way) which is a state highway. To report potholes on SR 522, visit WSDOT's online service request portal.

Street sweeping is not request based with the exception of safety issues such as gravel, or illicit discharge issues such as mud tracked on the road. The City has a contract for street sweeping which is scheduled to complete a full city sweep five times per year. The City operates it's own street sweeper weekly on the arterial roads to keep bike lanes free of debris. The City will also do additional city sweeps during the fall and winter months to clean up leafy debris.

Most likely, someone has marked the location of underground utilities. Any individual can request these markings (free of charge) through Washington 811 and the law requires the utilities in the right of way to be marked.

Northshore Utility District maintains fire hydrants through a Hydrant Maintenance Program.

Guardrails are maintained by King County through a service contract with the City of Kenmore. Please submit concerns directly to the City for review and routing.

Please immediately call Public Works at (425) 398-8900 to report water quality violations and illegal dumping. If you call after hours, on-call staff are available to receive your call. Pollutants discharged into the environment can often migrate from the area quickly. Prompt reporting is often needed in order to stop pollutants from spreading and allows the City to hold the responsible party accountable.

The City has a map of the drainage system. When viewing the map, select "stormwater" from the layers menu and the City's entire drainage system will be available to view.

City owned surface water facilities, such as ponds and water quality swales, are typically mowed between May and September. The City owns many facilities and each round of mowing may take 4 - 6 weeks depending on seasonal variations. The City will complete 2 - 3 rounds of mowing per year.

If the catch basin is in a busy roadway or you do not feel safe near it, please call Public Works and someone will assist you. A catch basin may be blocked for a variety of reasons. Most commonly, leaves or debris may be blocking the opening into the catch basin (particularly in fall) and simply removing the blockage from around the surface of the structure will allow it to drain. If the catch basin appears to be backed up internally, please call Public Works.

Adjacent property owners are responsible for maintaining vegetation and aesthetics of ditches. Additional information can be found by viewing the Right of Way Maintenance flyer. Public Works only conducts maintenance required for the structural integrity and function of the ditch.

Typically, the City only operates and maintains the drainage system in public right-of-way and on City owned properties. Maintenance of drainage systems on private property is typically the responsibility of the property owner unless a recorded easement was granted to the City (or King County) for the purpose of maintaining the drainage system.

No, ditch filling is generally not allowed. Drainage systems utilizing ditches are not designed to function the same as systems utilizing curbs, gutters and catch basins and intermittent ditch filling often leads to system wide issues, add polluted runoff and creates flooding problems downstream.

The City of Kenmore has two programs that address pedestrian safety and accessibility: The Pedestrian Facilities Plan and the ADA Transition Plan. 

Pedestrian Facilities Plan: With the large need of sidewalks with the City, areas were identified as high priority for constructing pedestrian facilities.  The plan identifies 159 projects proposed throughout the City. Projects were identified by road type, proximity to and influence by schools, proximity to public services, and the number of pedestrian that could potential be served by the project.  All identified projects were scored from several criteria and given a priority number.  Unfortunately, given the high number of projects and cost involved, the process for building new sidewalks will be slow and heavily dependent upon available funding. As such, the City engineering team look for outside funding sources to help speed along the construction of projects.  To be competitive, some projects are pulled out of order as they may rate higher with grant agencies and may get funding. We make every effort to secure funding for the projects in the plan but with limited funds and resources, we cannot address every concern in the short term.

ADA Transition Plan: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan identifies where the existing sidewalks, curb ramps, crosswalks, parking, and push buttons (Elements) do not meet accessibility guidelines.  The plan looks at the number and type of issues with each Element and assess what needs to be done to bring it into compliance with ADA and then it is assigned a priority. Funding has been approved by the City Council to address these concerns, however, the issues are numerous and funding and resources are limited. Our goal is to address as many concerns as possible every other year based upon the transition plan.

Kenmore is a small town, and generally our police department has at most two patrol vehicles active at any time. It’s impossible for Kenmore’s law enforcement officers to happen across all parking violations on their own, and reporting by residents is immensely helpful in making sure Kenmore’s parking restrictions are enforceable, and that enforcement is able to discourage future violations. Parking violations will not be addressed by engineering measures except at the request of the Kenmore Police Department; enforcement by KPD is always the first step in resolving issues related to parking violations. Parking violations can be reported to the police by following the non-emergency report instructions on our website: https://www.kenmorewa.gov/i-want-to/report-a-concern

The City of Kenmore takes the risk of crashes and the risk of severe or fatal crash injury very seriously. The City’s engineering department evaluates crash risk and crash severity through analysis of the crash history on City streets, as well as through the identification of high-risk features, or precursors to crash risk even in areas where severe crashes have not yet occurred, such as elevated travel speeds or frequent pedestrian or cyclist conflicts. Crash history analysis and crash risk analysis are included in the City’s Local Road Safety Plan, which identifies projects which will reduce crash risk and prioritizes those projects in a way that provides the greatest safety improvement with the resources available.

Being able to see and be seen by vehicles in the traffic environment is a critical safety standard for all road users, whether exiting a driveway, navigating an intersection, crossing the street, or any number of other areas where there is a potential for conflicting paths with an oncoming vehicle. When a service request regarding sight line concerns is received for a location where no sight distance study has been conducted recently, the City will conduct a study to evaluate whether travel speeds and sight lines are adequate, and, if not, the City will identify what changes need to be made to meet standards for reasonably safe use of the roadway.

The City of Kenmore collects speed and volume data at over 100 locations each year and maintains a detailed database of travel speed and traffic volume data for all major roads and many neighborhood streets as well. This allows the City to monitor its streets proactively for problematic travel speeds and identify opportunities for traffic calming and speed management projects. Many roads throughout Kenmore do have speeds that are higher than is desired; because budget and staff resources are limited, however, the roads that are prioritized for new projects and traffic calming are those that have the highest safety risk. If there is an issue with problematic travel speeds on a street in Kenmore, it is very likely that the City is already aware of it and working to address the issue as soon as is feasible. If the City receives a service request related to travel speed at a location not near an existing study location, a new study will be scheduled to monitor travel speeds at that location, and travel speed concerns at that location will be prioritized along with all other travel speed concerns throughout the City.

Please visit the Street Parking page for more information.

Police enforce illegally parked vehicles on public streets. Please report illegal parking to King County Sheriff Non-Emergency Dispatch at (206) 296-3311 or report online. City staff does not have the ability to ticket and/or tow illegally parking vehicles.

The Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program is currently under review and this FAQ will be updated soon.

Washington State Department of Transportation operates and maintains signals on SR 522 and within 1 block of the highway. More information on the 14 signals within Kenmore, including ownership and maintenance responsibility, visit the Traffic page in Engineering. City staff works closely with King County and WSDOT. Please submit concerns regarding traffic signals directly to the City for review and routing to the appropriate jurisdiction.

Please see the Intersection Sight Distance flyer for more information.

Please see the Maintaining Vegetation and Right of Way Maintenance flyers for more information. Per KMC 12.70.040, maintenance of planting strips, including trees, tree limbs that protrude over the road and sidewalk, shrubbery, weeds, grass or other ground cover, will be the responsibility of the abutting property owner. Vegetation in planting strips will be kept in a condition that does not impair the use by the traveling public of the right of way.

The property owner is responsible for removal. Please visit the Development Service's Trees page for information on tree removal.