Title
Approval of an Ordinance Vacating a Portion of Unopened Right-of-Way Adjacent to 606 Kaiser Road SW
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve on second reading an ordinance to vacate a portion of unopened right-of-way adjacent to 606 Kaiser Road SW.
Report
Issue:
Whether the City Council should pass an ordinance vacating a portion of unopened right-of-way adjacent to 606 Kaiser Road SW.
Staff Contact:
Ladd F. Cluff, PLS, City Surveyor, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8389
Presenter(s):
Ladd F. Cluff, PLS, City Surveyor, Public Works.
Background and Analysis:
Background and analysis has not changed from first to second reading.
The majority of property owners, (MPH Holdings, M-Five Family Limited Partnership and Bowen Properties) adjacent to the unopened right-of-way north of Block 3, Pacific Addition to Olympia, petitioned the City to vacate a twenty (20) foot wide street right-of-way perpendicular to Kaiser Road SW. On September 19, 2017, Council adopted a resolution to set the date of October 17, 2017, for a Public Hearing to hear public comment regarding the request.
MPH Holdings entered into a Development Agreement with the City on the adjacent properties. Earlier this year Ordinance No. 6631 (attached) amended that Development Agreement.
The unopened right-of-way is a twenty-foot wide remnant from a historic plat that is not usable. Its current alignment and intersection with Kaiser Road does not align with 5th Way or Greenwood Drive. Vacation will allow the adjacent parcels to develop in a consistent and thoughtful manner. Future east-west street connections will be defined through the development process and consistent with the City of Olympia Engineering Design and Development Standards.
City and franchise utility staff reviewed and commented on the petition using criteria outlined in Olympia Municipal Code Section 12.16.100. The City does not hav...
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