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Clerk 12/08/2004
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of 64th Avenue Northeast - File V-2491. Petitioner: Jerold Ullery.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of 64th Avenue Northeast hereinafter described.
2. The department of transportation notified the various utility companies serving the area and has been advised that easements were not required within the vacation area.
3. There is no evidence that the subject portion of 64th Avenue Northeast was opened for public use or maintained by King County. 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 to be $18,336.03. King County is in receipt of that amount from the petitioner.
Due notice was given in the manner provided by law and a hearing was opened by the office of the hearing examiner on the 22nd day of September, 2004 and closed on the 9th day of November, 2004.
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 the right-of-ways as described herein:
That portion of the southerly half of 64th Avenue Northeast abutting Lot 4 of King County Short Plat Number L95S0065, recorded under Recording
Number 9802119015, ...
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