Drafter
Clerk 09/23/2026
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 48th Ave S/Nebraska Ave in the Jovita area of unincorporated King County, V-2775; Petitioners: Vasiliy Chebotarev and Scott Stevens.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of 48th Ave S/Nebraska Ave in the Jovita area of the West King County Community Service Area of unincorporated King County, hereinafter described.
2. The department of local services notified utility companies serving the area and King County departments of the proposed vacation. Puget Sound Energy and Lumen responded. None of the responding utility providers had facilities within the area and there were no objections or stipulations. The vacation shall not extinguish the rights of any utility company to any existing easements for facilities or equipment within the vacation area.
3. No properties rely upon this right of way for access.
4. The department of local services's records indicate that this segment of right-of-way is unopened and unmaintained.
5. The department of local services considers the subject portion of right of way useless as part of the county road system and believes the public would benefit by the return of this segment of right of way to the public tax rolls and recommends approval of the vacation.
6. Pursuant to K.C.C. 14.40.020 and RCW 36.87.120, the value of the vacation area is offset by the costs to King County to manage and maintain this segment of unopened right of way and the present value of future property tax resulting in: a determination of no compensation required for the vacation of approximately 6,800 square feet of 48th Ave S/Nebraska Ave right of way to the property of petitioners Vasiliy & Olga Chebotarev, identified by King County assessor's Parcel Numbers 375160-5079 and 375160-5093; and a determination of no compensation required for the vacation of approximately 4,800 square feet of 48th Ave S/Nebraska Ave ri...
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