Drafter
Clerk 01/26/2021
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of S.A. Nelson Road, File V-2726; Petitioners: Gary Habenicht and Richard and Wendy Melewski.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of S.A. Nelson Road, hereinafter described.
2. The department of local services notified utility companies serving the area and King County departments of the proposed vacation and has been advised that no easements are required over the vacation area. The vacation does 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' 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 and 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 and recommends vacation without requiring compensation.
5. Due notice was given in the manner provided by law. The office of the hearing examiner held the public hearing on December 17, 2020.
6. As detailed in the December 29, 2020, recommendation, the hearing examiner found that the road segment subject to this petition is not useful as part of the King County road system. The examiner concluded that vacation of this segment will benefit the public both through avoided management and maintenance costs, jettisoned liability risk, and added property taxes, and also through clearing up cloudy county interests. And the examiner recommended that the council approve the vacation with no additional monetary compensation from petitioners.
7. 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 peti...
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