Drafter
Clerk 05/10/2002
Title
AN ORDINANCE directing that 119th Avenue Southeast from Southeast 170th Place to the Cascade Vista Shopping Center be closed.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. 119th Avenue Southeast from Southeast 170th Place to the Cascade Vista Shopping Center is a county road that poses a serious threat to public safety, as evidenced by the many accidents that have caused damage to adjacent property.
2. Residents of the surrounding area have petitioned the county to close this road due to their concerns about the safety hazards posed to residents and private property.
3. In May 2001 the King County Road Services Division installed a concrete barrier adjacent to property owned by the Williamson family to protect the property from damage caused by vehicles leaving the county-owned portion of the roadway.
4. The department of transportation recommends against closure of the street and, recognizing the need to protect the Williamson family property against further damage, proposes to replace the existing concrete barrier with a concrete jersey barrier or guardrail.
5. K.C.C. 14.38.030F reserves to the council the option of closing a county road following notification by the director of transportation of a recommendation to reject a road closure petition.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. 119th Avenue Southeast from Southeast 170th Place
to the Cascade Vista Shopping Center, a county-owned road, shall be closed.