Drafter
Clerk 01/03/2008
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of Lakeridge Drive South, File V-2574; Petitioners: Aaron Eugene Collier and Dorian Colleen Kensok.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of Lakeridge Drive South 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 indicates that King County has not been maintaining Lakeridge Drive South. 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 $17,553.81 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 5th day of December 2007.
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 Lakeridge Drive South as conveyed to King County by the recording of the Plat of Lakeridge Division No. 2, recorded in Volume 32 of Plats, Page 37, records of King County, Washington as described below:
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