Drafter
Clerk 06/11/2014
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of F.N. Lyons Road, File V-2667; Petitioner: Diane Janshen.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of F.N. Lyons Road right-of-way, also known as County Road No. 526, hereinafter described.
2. The department of transportation notified the various utility companies serving the area and has been advised that easements have either been obtained or are not required within the vacation area.
3. The department of transportation records indicates that King County has expended public funds for the acquisition of the F.N. Lyons Road right-of-way.
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 "A-Class" and, in accordance with K.C.C. 14.40.020, the compensation due to King County is based on one hundred percent of the assessed value of the subject right-of-way, in this case, $40,000.00. King County is in receipt of $40,000.00 from the petitioner.
6. Due notice was given in the manner provided by law and a hearing was held by the office of the hearing examiner on the 14th day of May, 2014.
7. 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 effective date of this ordinance, hereby vacates and abandons that portion of the F.N. Lyons Road right-of-way, also known as County Road No. 526, as conveyed to King County by the recording of a Quit Claim Deed dated May 27, 1909, recorded in Volume 672 of Deeds, on Page 130, records of King County, Washington as described below:
That portion of the F.N. L...

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