File #: 2001-0554    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/19/2001 In control: Hearing Examiner
On agenda: Final action: 1/22/2002
Enactment date: 2/1/2002 Enactment #: 14283
Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 168th Avenue Southeast File V-2425 Petitioner: Issaquah School District No. 411.
Sponsors: Pete von Reichbauer, Cynthia Sullivan
Indexes: Vacation
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 14283.pdf, 2. 14283 Hearing Examiner Report dated December 31 2001FINAL.doc, 3. 2001-0554 DOT staff report.doc, 4. 2001-0554 Hearing Notice.doc, 5. 2001-0554 transmittal letter.doc, 6. A. Legal Description, 7. B. Hearing Examiner report dated Dec. 31, 2001
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 168th Avenue Southeast File V-2425 Petitioner: Issaquah School District No. 411.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of that portion of 168th Avenue Southeast hereinafter described.
2. The department of transportation notified the various utilities 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 maintained 168th Avenue Southeast.
4. The records indicate that parcel "A" of the proposed vacation area was dedicated in the Renton Suburban Tracts Division No.2, as recorded in Volume 58 of Plats, Pages 97 and 98, records of King County, Washington. The Issaquah School District under recording number 7409030550, records of King County, Washington, conveyed parcel "B" the westerly 30 feet of the right-of-way to King County. The consideration for that conveyance was for mutual benefit
5. Parcel "A" of the proposed vacation area is classified as a "C Class" road vacation. In accordance with K.C.C. chapter 14.40, compensation is due King County for vacating a county road. The compensation is based on a percentage of the assessed value of the adjoining lands as determined from the records of the department of assessments. The Issaquah School District is the owner of the abutting property, which the department of assessments records list as tax-exempt. Determining a compensation amount would require an appraisal of the property at the petitioner's expense. The Issaquah School District did not provide an appraisal. Should the council decide not to waive the compensation, then an appraisal of the land will be required and the compensation calculated accordingly.
6. Parcel "B" of the proposed vacation right-of-way is classified as "D-Class." K.C.C. 14.40.020B requires a two-hundred-dollar fee for the administrative cost of...

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