Drafter
Clerk 07/01/2003
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 168th Avenue SE, File V-2448. Petitioners: Gerald and Janice Severance.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of that portion of 168th Avenue SE 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 maintaining168th Avenue SE. 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 $3,994.65 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 4th day of June, 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 168th Avenue SE as conveyed to King County by in the plat of Renton Suburban Tracts Division 2 as recorded in Volume 58 of Plats, Pages 97 through 98, records of King County, Washington described as follows:
A portion of the Southwest Quarter of Section 13, Township 23 N...

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