File #: 2004-0393    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 8/23/2004 In control: Budget and Fiscal Management Committee
On agenda: 10/11/2004 Final action: 10/11/2004
Enactment date: 10/22/2004 Enactment #: 15044
Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing the surplus and sale of one improved parcel of county-owned property, known as the Johnson Hardware Building, located in council district 10, and amending K.C.C. 4.56.100 to provide for sale of properties within the Urban Growth Area and a Historic Preservation District through a competitive request for proposal process to a non-profit corporation or governmental entity.
Sponsors: Larry Gossett
Indexes: Surplus Property
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 15044.pdf, 2. 2004-0393 Attachment 5 of 9/29/04 Staff Report, 3. 2004-0393 Fiscal Note.doc, 4. 2004-0393 Revised Staff Report 9-29-04, 5. 2004-0393 Staff Report 9-29-04, 6. 2004-0393 Transmittal Letter.doc, 7. A. Parcel Map, 8. A. Parcel Map, 9. B. Legal Description, 10. B. Legal Description
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the surplus and sale of one improved parcel of county-owned property, known as the Johnson Hardware Building, located in council district 10, and amending K.C.C. 4.56.100 to provide for sale of properties within the Urban Growth Area and a Historic Preservation District through a competitive request for proposal process to a non-profit corporation or governmental entity.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. King County purchased the property known as the Johnson Hardware Building from the Johnson family on May 27, 1980, for $950,000.00 as part of the Kingdome stadium development.
B. The subject property is located at 590 First Avenue South. It is irregular in shape, lying between Railroad Way South and Occidental Avenue South. There is approximately 265 feet of frontage on Railroad Way, and 241 feet on Occidental, with the north boundary running about 142 feet. The land area is approximately 21,478 square feet. The property is improved with a two story brick building which was built in 1903, containing approximately 42,668 square feet. The property is zoned City of Seattle PSM 85-120, chapter 23.66.100 SMC, and is in the Pioneer Square Preservation District. Building heights of 85-120 feet are permitted, with "all uses shall be permitted outright except those specifically prohibited by Section 23.66.322 SMC and those subject to special review under Section 23.66.324 SMC and that all uses not specifically prohibited shall be permitted as both principle and accessory use."
C. Between 1980 and 1997 the property was used as by the Kingdome stadium authority as a storage facility and as storage for the Mariners baseball organization.
D. On June 17, 1997, Washington State voters approved Referendum 48 ("the Stadium Act"), authorizing the financing, construction, ownership and operation of a stadium and exhibition center suitable for National Football League football and Olymp...

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