Drafter
Clerk 12/09/2004
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of SE 403rd Street, File V-2444. Petitioners: Eugene and Karen Vezzetti and Walter and Sheri Anderson.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of that portion of SE 403rd Street hereinafter described.
2. The department of transportation notified the various utility companies serving the area and has been advised that all necessary easements within the vacation area have been secured.
3. The department of transportation records indicates that King County has not been maintaining SE 403rd Street. 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 $2,876.83 from the Vezzettis and $4,816.67 from the Andersons.
Due notice was given in the manner provided by law and a hearing was held by the office of the hearing examiner on the 29th day of April, 2004.
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 6th day of December, 2004, hereby vacates and abandons that portion of SE 403rd Street as conveyed to King County in the plat of New Horizons as recorded in Volume 76 of Plats, Page 100, records of King County, Washington described as follows:
A portion of the Northeast Quar...

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