Drafter
Clerk 5/30/2007
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of SE Tanner Road, File V-2498; Petitioner: North Bend Industrial Park LLC.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of SE Tanner Road hereinafter described.
2. The department of transportation notified the various utility companies serving the area and has been advised that easements are not required at this time, and that Puget Sound Energy and Comcast will retain easements as needed.
3. The department of transportation records indicates that King County has been maintaining SE Tanner Road. The records indicate that no public funds have been expended for its acquisition.
4. The petitioner, North Bend Industrial Park LLC, has proposed to construct a new public access from SE Tanner Road to SE North Bend Way near the western terminus of the subject vacation area, via tax parcel #1423089182.
5. SE North Bend Way, in this vicinity, has been classified as a bike route on a moderate traffic street without a wide curb lane or shoulder. Due to the close proximity of Tanner Road, the subject vacation area currently serves as an alternate bicycle route. The department of transportation maintains that equivalent provisions should be retained for this nonmotorized public use of the subject vacation area. The department of transportation has offered two alternatives that if implemented could be supported in conjunction with an approval recommendation for the proposed vacation. Ideally, frontage improvements to North Bend Way would be done now and would incorporate a standard bicycle lane. Alternatively, the petitioner may choose to temporarily retain a minimum six-foot wide paved access route along, and within, the subject vacation area. The petitioner is encouraged to provide signage authorizing this limited public use of the vacation area. Neither the department of transportation, nor the department of natural resour...
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