Drafter
Clerk 09/10/2024
Title
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of Cedar Grove Road SE/John Hallworth Rd/County Road No. 583, V-2761; Petitioners: Don and Janette Dunavant.
Body
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of Cedar Grove Road SE/John Hallworth Rd/County Road No. 583, hereinafter described.
2. The department of local services notified utility companies serving the area and King County departments of the proposed vacation and has been advised that no utility requires an easement over the vacation area. The vacation shall not extinguish the rights of any utility company to any existing easements for facilities or equipment within the vacation area.
3. The department of local services's records indicate that this segment of right of way is unopened and unmaintained.
4. 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.
5. 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 $9,238 as compensation for the vacation of 10,985 square feet of Cedar Grove Road SE/John Hallworth Rd/County Road No. 583 right of way to the property of Petitioners Don and Janette Dunavant, King County assessor's parcel number 222306-9092.
6. Due notice was given in the manner provided by law. The office of the hearing examiner held the public hearing on ________, ______, 202__.
7. As detailed in the _________, ___ 202__, recommendation, the hearing examiner found that the road segment subject to this petition is not useful as part of the King County road system, concluded that the vacation of this...

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