Drafter
Clerk 12/02/2021
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of S. 278th Street, File V-2737; Petitioners: Estate of Marlene Marie McCartney, James D. McCartney Personal Representative; Rose Mary and Ryan Dowd; Sharon and Robert Kiyohara; and Estate of Miriam M. Helgeland, Jerilyn Helgeland Personal Representative.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of S. 278th Street, hereinafter described.
2. The department of local services notified utility companies serving the area and King County departments of the proposed vacation and were advised that no utility requires an easement over the vacation area. The vacation shall not extinguish the rights of any utility company to any existing easements for facilities or equipment within the vacation area.
3. The department of local services's records indicate that this segment of right of way is unopened and unmaintained.
4. The department of local services considers the subject portion of right of way useless as part of the county road system, believes the public would benefit by the return of this segment of right of way to the public tax rolls, and recommends approval of the vacation.
6. Due notice was given in the manner provided by law. The office of the hearing examiner held the public hearing on October 21, 2021.
7. As detailed in the November 3, 2021, recommendation, the hearing examiner found that the road segment subject to this petition is not useful as part of the King County road system, concluded that the vacation of this segment of road will benefit the public through the transfer of responsibility for management and return of the property to the public tax roll, and recommended requiring, as a condition of vacation, compensation for two of the petitioners and no compensation for the other two.
8. For the reasons stated in the examiner's November 3, 2021, report and recommendation, the council determines that it is in the bes...
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