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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the vacation of a portion of a 40-foot alley between 64th Avenue South and 65th Avenue South rights-of-way, File V-2561; Petitioner: MT Development LLC.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. A petition has been filed requesting vacation of a portion of a 40-foot
alley between 64th Avenue South and 65th Avenue South rights-of-way hereinafter described.
2. The department of transportation notified the various utility companies serving the area and has been advised that easements will not be required at this time. Easements will be attained during the development process.
3. The department of transportation records indicates that King County has not been maintaining the subject portion of 40-foot alley between 64th Avenue South and 65th Avenue South rights-of-way. The records indicate that no public funds have been expended for its acquisition.
4. The department of transportation considers the subject portion of the rights-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 rights-of-way are classified as C-Class and, in accordance with King County Code 14.40.020, the compensation due King County is based on fifty percent of the assessed value of the subject rights-of-way, which was determined from records of the department of assessments. King County is in receipt of $23,697.73 from the petitioner.
Due notice was given in the manner provided by law and a hearing was held by the office of the hearing examiner on the 14th day of November, 2007.
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 that portion of a 40-foot alley between 64th Avenue South and 65th Avenue South rights-of-way, as conveyed to King County by the recording of Auditor's File No. 3230299, recorded in Volume 2040 of Deeds, Page 195, records of King County, Washington as described below:
That portion of 40-foot rights-of-way as conveyed to King County by the recording of Auditor's File 3230299 recorded in Volume 2040 of Deeds, Page 195, records of King County, Washington as described below:
The north 20 feet of the south 68.44 feet, of Lots 9 through 15, Block 6, in the Plat of South Seattle Gardens Addition, recorded Volume 19 of Plats, Page 17, records King County, Washington. Together with the south 20 feet, of the north 40 feet, of the south 68.44 feet, of Lots 13 through 15, and of the east half of Lot 12, of said Block 6.