File #: 2005-0148    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 4/18/2005 In control: Natural Resources and Utilities Committee
On agenda: 5/16/2005 Final action: 5/16/2005
Enactment date: Enactment #: 15181
Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to convey to the Washington state Department of Transportation development rights acquired by the Farmland Preservation Program necessary for the public safety improvement of State Route 164, 196th Avenue S.E. to S.E 440th Street, located in Council District 9 and requiring notice of any proposal to convey development rights acquired in accordance with this chapter and held in trust by the county to the agriculture commission; and amending Ordinance 4341, Section 9, and K.C.C. 26.04.080.
Sponsors: Steve Hammond, Larry Gossett
Indexes: Farmlands, Transportation, Washington, State of
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 15181.pdf, 2. 2005-0148 Fiscal Note.doc, 3. 2005-0148 Staff Report WSDOT Farmland Sale.doc, 4. 2005-0148 Transmittal Letter.doc, 5. A. Legal Description, 6. B. Parcel Map, 7. C. Mitigation Site List, 8. Map attachments to transmittal letter.pdf
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Clerk 05/17/2005
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to convey to the Washington state Department of Transportation development rights acquired by the Farmland Preservation Program necessary for the public safety improvement of State Route 164, 196th Avenue S.E. to S.E 440th Street, located in Council District 9 and requiring notice of any proposal to convey development rights acquired in accordance with this chapter and held in trust by the county to the agriculture commission; and amending Ordinance 4341, Section 9, and K.C.C. 26.04.080.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings of fact.
A. In 1979, King County passed Ordinance 4341, authorizing it to acquire development rights for the protection of farmland and open space.
B. On August 6, 1986, the King County Farmlands Preservation Program purchased the development rights to approximately 113 acres of farmland from Harvey and Ida Ritter.
C. The Washington state Department of Transportation ("WSDOT") is in the process of acquiring right-of-way necessary for public safety improvements along State Route 164, from 196th Avenue S.E. to S.E. 440th Street ("the project").
D. The project requires the use of 1.57 acres of Farmland Preservation Program ("FPP") property. K.C.C. 26.04.080 authorizes the county council to convey public road and utility easements across FPP property.
E. WSDOT approached King County regarding the necessity of purchasing the development rights from King County in conjunction with a fee purchase from the Ritters for 1.57 acres of farmland.
F. The acquisition will allow WSDOT to make needed public safety improvements at the intersection of SR 164 and 196th Avenue S.E.
G. A small portion of the impacted property will be used for right-of-way. The majority of the land in question will be used for wetland mitigation purposes.
H. WSDOT will compensate King County at fair market value for its FPP interest in...

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