Drafter
Clerk 06/08/2006
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the sale of four parcels of surplus county-owned real property located in council districts 1, 5 and 7.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS.
A. King County holds in trust four parcels of surplus "tax title" property.
B. King County acquired the subject properties as a result of the annual foreclosure sale for delinquent real property taxes. The properties are held in trust until such time as they are sold.
C. Notices of the pending declaration that the subject projects were surplus to the county's needs were sent to county departments and none expressed an interest in owning the properties.
D. The facilities management division has declared the four properties surplus to the county's present and foreseeable needs.
E. The various cities were notified regarding the county's plan to surplus and sell the properties.
F. Parcels 1 and 2 are commercially zoned, parcel 4 has no sewer available at this time; parcel 3 is designated as an open space parcel; therefore they are not suitable for affordable housing under the Growth Management Act.
G. Pursuant to K.C.C. 4.56.140, the county may dispose of county property to another governmental agency by negotiation, upon such terms as may be agreed upon and for such consideration as may be deemed by the county to be adequate.
H. Under K.C.C. 4.56.070, when no county department or governmental agency has expressed a need for surplus real property and the property does not meet the criteria for affordable housing, the property may be declared surplus to the future foreseeable needs of the county and offered for sale. Such property may be sold through a direct negotiated sale if unique circumstances exist that make a direct negotiated sale in the best interests of the public under K.C.C. 4.56.100.
I.1. Unique circumstances make a direct sale of parcel 1 in the best interests of the public. The unique circumstances include:
a. Parcel 1 is a seven-thousand...

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