Drafter
Clerk 04/08/2009
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 227th Place SE, File V-2549; Petitioners: Micheal E. and Beverly L. Tonda.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of the 227th Place SE right-of-way, also known as Martin Avenue, hereinafter described.
2. The department of transportation notified the various utility companies serving the area and has been advised that easements are not required within the vacation area.
3. The department of transportation records indicate that King County has maintained the 227th Place SE right-of-way. 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 "B-Class" and, in accordance with K.C.C. 14.40.020, the compensation due King County is based on seventy-five 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 $576.01 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 12th day of January, 2009.
In consideration of the benefits to be derived from the subject vacation, the King County 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 effective date of this ordinance, hereby vacates and abandons that portion of the 227th Place SE right-of-way as conveyed to King County by the recording of the Plat of Maple Valley recorded in Volume 5 of Plats, Page 94, records of King County, Washington as described below:
That portion of the 227th Place Southeast right-of-way (dedicated as Martin Avenue), described as follows:
Beginning at the southern most corner of Lot 16, Block 7, in the Plat of Maple Valley, recorded in Volume 5 of Plats, Page 94, records of King County, Washington, thence in a southwesterly direction, perpendicular to the centerline of said 227th Place Southeast, a distance of 60 feet, more or less, to an intersection with the southwesterly margin thereof;
Thence in a southeasterly direction, along said southwesterly margin, and its southeasterly extension thereof, to an intersection with the east line of Section 9, Township 22 North, Range 6 East, Willamette Meridian, King County, Washington;
Thence in a northerly direction along said east line, to the point of beginning.