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Clerk 05/07/2003
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 204th Avenue NE, File V-2447. Petitioners: David Thatcher and Nancy Thacher.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of that portion of 204th Avenue NE 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 maintaining 204th Avenue NE. 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 $5,398.61 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 16th day of April, 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 _________________, 2002, hereby vacates and abandons that portion of 204th Avenue NE as conveyed to King County in the plat of Burke & Farrar's Kirkland Addition Division 24 as recorded in Volume 21 of Plats, Page 51, records of King County, Washington described as follows:
Portion of 30 foot wide right-of-way lying adjacent to ...

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