File #: 2010-0199    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 3/29/2010 In control: Hearing Examiner
On agenda: 6/7/2010 Final action: 6/7/2010
Enactment date: 6/16/2010 Enactment #: 16851
Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of SE 352nd Street, File V-2640, Petitioner: Dianne Peterson.
Sponsors: Bob Ferguson
Indexes: Vacation
Attachments: 1. 16851.pdf, 2. 2010-0199 Transmittal Letter.doc, 3. 2010-0199 Fiscal Note.XLS, 4. 2010-0199 Map-SE 352nd Street.jpg, 5. 2010-0199 Hearing Notice.doc, 6. 16851.pdf
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Clerk 06/03/2010
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of SE 352nd Street, File V-2640, Petitioner: Dianne Peterson.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of the SE 352nd Street right-of-way, also known as Section Street, hereinafter described.
2. The department of transportation notified the various utility companies serving the area and has been advised that easements are not required within the vacation area.
3. The department of transportation records indicate that King County has not been maintaining this portion of the SE 352nd Street right-of-way and public funds have not been expended for its acquisition.
4. The department of transportation considers the subject portion of 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 $1,567.50 from the petitioner.
Due notice was given in the manner provided by law and a hearing was held by the hearing examiner on the 5th day of May 2010.
In consideration of the benefits to be derived from the subject vacation, the council has determined 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 the SE 352nd Street right-of-way, also known as Section Street, as conveyed to King County by the recording of the Plat of Cumberland, recorded in Volume 19 of Plats, on Page 52, records of King County, Washington, as described below:
That portion of the Northwest quarter...

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