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Clerk 12/10/2003
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 91st Avenue Southwest, File V-2466. Petitioners: Glenn and Sharon Palmberg.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of that portion of 91st Avenue SW hereinafter described.
2. The department of transportation notified the various utility companies serving the area and has been advised that easements were not required within the vacation area.
3. The department of transportation records indicates that King County has not been maintaining 91st Avenue SW. The records indicate that no public funds have been expended for its acquisition.
4. The department of transportation considers the subject portion of the right-of-way useless as part of the county road system and believes the public would benefit by the return of this unused area to the public tax rolls.
5. The right-of-way is classified as "C-Class" and, in accordance with K.C.C. 14.40.020, the compensation due King County is based on fifty percent of the assessed value of the subject right-of-way which was determined from records of the department of assessments. King County is in receipt of $1,288.63 from the petitioners.
Due notice was given in the manner provided by law and a hearing was held by the office of the hearing examiner on the 31st day of October, 2003.
In consideration of the benefits to be derived from the subject vacation, the council has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of King County to grant said petition.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The council, on the ____ day of _________________, 2003, hereby vacates and abandons that portion of 91st Avenue SW as conveyed to King County with the recording of the plat of Dockton Addition recorded in Volume 12 of Plats, Page 17, records of King County, Washington described as follows:
That portion of the 91st Avenue SW 15 foot wide right-of-way as dedicated in the plat of Dockton Addition as recorded in Volume 12 of Plats, Page 17, records of King County, Washington, east of and adjacent to the following described property: That portion of Lots 45 and 45A between parallel lines bearing N 74º 24' 00" W from points on the east margin of said Lot 45 bearing S 2º 26' 00" E 179.5 feet and 282.2 feet respectively from the northeast corner of said Lot 45 as measured along said ease margin AND portion of Lot 45A AND tidelands second class adjacent to extreme low tide fronting the above described portion lying between said parallel lines projected N 74º 24' 00" W AND portion of vacated street adjacent all in Dockton Addition as recorded
in Volume 12 of Plats, Page 17, records of King County, Washington.