Drafter
Clerk 11/07/2019
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of SE 184th Street, File V-2710; Petitioners: Robbie and Chree Donaldson, Monica L. and James N. Runyon, Duane and Michele D. Schilling and Steve K. Tran.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of SE 184th Street, hereinafter described.
2. The road services section notified utility companies serving the area and King County departments of the proposed vacation and has been advised that no utilities require easements over the vacation area. Vacation does not extinguish the rights of any utility company to any existing easements for facilities or equipment within the vacation area.
3. Road services records indicate that King County has not expended public funds for the acquisition or maintenance of the subject portions of SE 184th Street right-of-way. The subject vacation area is an unopened right-of-way.
4. Due notice was given in the manner provided by law. The office of the hearing examiner held public hearings on February 27, 2018, and on August 27, 2019.
5. The examiner concluded that the subject portion of right-of-way is useless as part of the county road system, that the public will benefit from its vacation, and set the appropriate amount of compensation due from each petitioner.
6. For the reasons stated in the examiner's recommendation, the council determines that it is in the best interest of the citizens of King County to grant said petition and vacate the right-of-way, at the compensation levels set out in sections 1 through 4 of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The council, on the effective date of this ordinance, hereby vacates and abandons a portion of SE 184th Street right-of-way abutting the Schilling property, parcel 400840-0191, as described below:
That portions of a 30-foot wide right-of-way for SE 184th Street lying within the Southwest Quarter of the Northe...
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