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Agenda Item:
Consideration of a Vacation Request for a Portion of an Unopened Right-of-Way Adjacent to 2015 East Bay Drive NE
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Issue:
A public hearing is required prior to acting on a right-of-way vacation request.
City Manager’s Recommendation:
Conduct the Public Hearing. If, after closing the Hearing, you feel you have sufficient information to take action, move to approve on first reading and forward to second reading an ordinance to vacate the alley adjacent to 2015 East Bay Drive NE.
Staff Contact:
Tom Hill, Building Official, Department of Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8486
Presenter(s):
Tom Hill, City of Olympia Building Official
Background and Analysis:
At the January 15, 2013 City Council Meeting, Council passed a resolution establishing a Public Hearing be held March 5, 2013, to receive public comment regarding vacating the alley right-of-way abutting 2015 East Bay Drive NE.
The property owner has requested that the City initiate the process to abandon the western 37 feet of East Bay right of way in front of the property. The East Bay Drive Right of Way is in excess of what is needed and the City has no plans to expand East Bay Drive in this area. Other property owners have requested and the City has granted similar requests for right of way abandonments along East Bay Drive in the past. However, because there are existing City utilities located in the east portion of the area of the right-of-way vacation request, the request has been modified to only include the west 15-feet of the area.
To achieve a complete and comprehensive assessment of this right-of-way vacation petition, we sent requests for comments to the various cities and outside agencies responsible for water, sewer, and storm utilities, traffic engineering, fire department, police department and solid waste. Franchise utilities also had an opportunity to comment.
Each agency reviewed the request against the criteria for approval outlined in Section 12....
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