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Clerk 06/19/2019
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of portion of NE 32nd Street, Carnation; County Road no. 1334, file no. V-2692; Petitioner/s: Good Ground, LLC Girl Scouts of Western Washington.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition was filed requesting vacation of portion of NE 32nd Street, Solomon Korkela Extension County Road, County Road no. 1334, Carnation, hereinafter described.
2. The department of transportation notified utility companies serving the area and King County departments of the proposed vacation and has been advised that Puget Sound Energy and CenturyLink have facilities in the vacation area and will obtain written easements directly from the property owners. The vacation will not extinguish the rights of any utility company to any existing easements for facilities or equipment within the vacation area.
3. The subject right of way provides access to properties owned by the department of natural resources and parks water and land division, by Home Farm, LLC, and by Girl Scouts of Western Washington. Easements will be obtained directly from the petitioners to preserve access. The petitioners will record all access easements granted to those properties listed above within fifteen days of approval of this ordinance.
4. The department of transportation considers the subject portion of right of way useless as part of the county road system, believes the public would benefit from vacation, and recommends waiving all monetary compensation from the petitioners.
5. Due notice was given in the manner provided by law. The hearing examiner held the public hearing on April 30, 2019. As detailed in his May 15, 2019, recommendation, the examiner concluded that the road segment subject to this petition is not useful as part of the King County road system, that the public will benefit from its vacation, and that monetary compensation from the petitioners should be waived.
6. For the reasons stated in the examiner's recommenda...
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