Title
Approval of Ordinance Vacating a Portion of Alley Right-of-Way Adjacent to 1919 Harrison Avenue NW
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
N/A
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve on second reading an ordinance to vacate a portion of alley right-of-way adjacent to 1919 Harrison Ave NW.
Report
Issue:
Whether the City Council should pass an Ordinance vacating a portion of alley right-of-way adjacent to 1919 Harrison Ave NW.
Staff Contact:
Ladd F. Cluff, PLS, City Surveyor, Public Works, 360.753.8389
Presenter(s):
Ladd F. Cluff, PLS, City Surveyor, Public Works
Background and Analysis:
The background and analysis have not changed from first to second reading.
The West Central Park Project, property owner of 1919 Harrison Ave NW, petitioned the City to vacate a twelve (12) foot wide alley right-of-way. On May 5, 2015 Council adopted a resolution to set the date of June 16, 2015 for a Public Hearing to hear public comment regarding the request.
In September 1999 Council passed Ordinance No. 5955, vacating the north-south alley adjacent to 1919 Harrison Ave NW. The vacation required that construction on the adjacent property would begin within three years of passage of the Ordinance. The developer planned to dedicate a meandering alley located westerly of the north-south alley with the proposed development. The meandering alley was dedicated in July 2000. Development did not begin within three years. The north-south alley vacation was void September 2002, by operation of law.
Two alleys existed through the 1919 Harrison Ave NW parcel until December 2010 when Council passed Ordinance No. 6740. This action resolved the two alley issue; the north-south alley was vacated with a reservation for a sanitary sewer easement.
Ownership and development plans for the land has changed. The current owner, West Central Park Project, has petitioned the City to vacate the 12 foot wide meandering alley and in exch...
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