File #: 2006-0071    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 2/13/2006 In control: Hearing Examiner
On agenda: Final action: 5/15/2006
Enactment date: 5/24/2006 Enactment #: 15468
Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of Northeast 8th Street (a/k/a Ferch Road Extension), File V-2489, Petitioner: Matthew King.
Sponsors: Larry Phillips
Indexes: Vacation
Attachments: 1. 15468.pdf, 2. 2006-0071 Fiscal Note.xls, 3. 2006-0071 Hearing Notice.doc, 4. 2006-0071 Site Map (2).jpg, 5. 2006-0071 Transmittal Letter.doc
Drafter
Clerk 05/10/2006
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of Northeast 8th Street (a/k/a Ferch Road Extension), File V-2489, Petitioner: Matthew King.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of Northeast 8th Street (a/k/a Ferch Road Extension) hereinafter described.
2. The department of transportation notified the various utility companies serving the area and has been advised that easements have either been obtained or are not required within the vacation area.
3. The department of transportation records indicates that King County has not been maintaining this portion of Northeast 8th Street (a/k/a Ferch Road Extension). The records indicate that no public funds have been expended for its acquisition.
4. The department of transportation considers the subject portion of the right-of-way useless as part of the county road system and believes the public would benefit by the return of this unused area to the public tax rolls.
5. The right-of-way is classified as "C-Class" and, in accordance with K.C.C. 14.40.020, the compensation due King County is based on fifty percent of the assessed value of the subject right-of-way which was determined from records of the department of assessments. King County is in receipt of $10,943.35 from the petitioner.
Due notice was given in the manner provided by law and a hearing was held by the office of the hearing examiner on the 5th day of April, 2006.
In consideration of the benefits to be derived from the subject vacation, the council has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of King County to grant said petition.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The council, on the effective date of this ordinance, hereby vacates and abandons that portion of Northeast 8th Street (a/k/a Ferch Road Extension) as conveyed to King County by the recording of Auditor's File Nos. 2930859 and 2930860, recorde...

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