Title
Approval of a Resolution Setting a Public Hearing Date to Consider a Vacation Petition for an Alley Right-of-Way south of Union Avenue, between Adams Street and Jefferson Street
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution to schedule a Public Hearing on May 24, 2022, to hear public testimony regarding the vacation petition of an alley right-of-way south of Union Avenue, between Adams Street and Jefferson Street.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution to schedule a Public Hearing on May 24, 2022, to hear public testimony regarding the vacation petition.
Staff Contact:
Kris Horton, PLS, City Surveyor, Public Works Engineering, 360.280.1547
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
A property owner adjacent to an alley right-of-way south of Union Avenue between Adams Street and Jefferson Street has requested the City to initiate the process to abandon the alley adjacent to their property. The additional property will be used in the development and construction of a new apartment building.
Pursuant to OMC 12.16.050 and RCW 35.79.010, the Council is required to adopt a Resolution to set the public hearing date prior to acting on a right-of-way vacation petition. OMC 12.16.050 states: "After consideration by the Public Works Director, the petition application shall be scheduled for public hearing before the Olympia City Council. Notice of such hearing shall be given not less than twenty days in advance of the day of the hearing. . ." This Code requirement is consistent with RCW 35.79.010 which states:
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...
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