Title
Approval of Resolution Setting a Public Hearing Date to Consider a Vacation Petition for a Portion of an Alley Right-of-Way Adjacent to 1919 Harrison Ave NW
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution to schedule a Public Hearing on June 16, 2015 to hear public testimony regarding the vacation petition of the alley area adjacent to 1919 Harrison Ave NW.
Report
Issue:
Whether to schedule a public hearing prior to acting on a right-of-way vacation petition.
Staff Contact:
Ladd F. Cluff, City Surveyor, Public Works, 360.753.8389
Presenter(s):
N/A
Background and Analysis:
Under state law RCW 35.79.010, the Council is required to adopt a resolution to schedule a public hearing prior to acting on a right-of-way vacation petition. The statue states in part:
RCW 35.79.010
Petition by owners -- Fixing time for hearing.
The owners of an interest in any real estate abutting upon any street or alley who may desire to vacate the street or alley, or any part thereof, may petition the legislative authority to make vacation, giving a description of the property to be vacated, or the legislative authority may itself initiate by resolution such vacation procedure. The petition or resolution shall be filed with the city or town clerk, and, if the petition is signed by the owners of more than two-thirds of the property abutting upon the part of such street or alley sought to be vacated, legislative authority by resolution shall fix a time when the petition will be heard and determined by such authority or a committee thereof, which time shall not be more than sixty days nor less than twenty days after the date of the passage of such resolution.
The property owner requested that the City initiate the process to abandon the meandering north-south alley adjacent to 1919 Harrison Ave NW [see map].
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
The p...
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