HomeMy WebLinkAboutres2012-025 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO, 2012-272
CLEARANCES InifL'al Date gtetz _crrity Agenda Date Assigned to:
AH " t I f 7-17-12 8-7-12 PW/Council
Ori 'nator: j�
Division Head: JUL 3 1 2012
Dept. Head: j hilki
Prosecutor:
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Executive: I I \ti/ •
TITLE OF DO ' it` 4 NT: A esolution to Consider Vacating a Portion of Bridgewater Street (Shipyard
Road) and Dears orn Avenue
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Cover Memo
2. Resolution
3. Neighboring Land Owner 's Petition
4. Map of Site
SEPA review required? ( ) Yes (X) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing ? ( ) Yes (X ) NO
SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( ) NO Requested Date:
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: (If this item is an ordinance or requires a public
hearing, you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate.
Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.)
The attached Resolution to Consider Vacating a Portion of Bridgewater Street (Shipyard Road) and
Dearborn Avenue is submitted per RCW 58. 17 & 36. 87 and WCC 12-20.
Adoption of this resolution will trigger the County Engineer to report on the proposed vacation at a future
Council meeting. Once the County Engineer 's report is submitted the road vacation will be considered by
Council under a separate resolution and a public hearing will need to be scheduled.
COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION::
8 / 7 / 2012 : Forwarded to Council for approval 8 / 7 / 2012 : Council Approved 7 -0
Res . 2012-025
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Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution
Number: Res . 2012-025
Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing
on the County 's website at: www. co. whatcom. wa. us/council.
1 SPONSORED BY: Consent
2 PROPOSED BY: Public Works
3 INTRODUCTION DATE: 8 / 7 / 2012
4 RESOLUTION NO . 2012-025
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6 A RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER VACATING A PORTION OF BRIDGEWATER STREET
7 (SHIPYARD ROAD) AND DEARBORN AVENUE
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9 WHEREAS, on June 5 , 2012; Jayme Gilday and Jean Allen, et.al., submitted a petition for the
10 vacation of a portion of Bridgewater Street (Shipyard Road) and Dearborn Avenue lying within the
11 unincorporated area of Whatcom County, accompanied by the penal sum of $682 .00, and,
12 WHEREAS, as described in RCW 36. 87 .010, when a county road or any part thereof is considered
13 useless the Whatcom County Council may declare its intention to formally consider vacation, by
14 resolution.
15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that it is the intention of the Whatcom County
16 Council to consider vacation of the following described right of way:
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18 That portion of "Plymouth City, Whatcom County, Washington", as per the map thereof,
19 recorded in Book 2 of Plats, Page 56 in the Auditor' s Office of said county and state, more
20 particularly described as follows:
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22 Commencing at the Northeast corner of a tract of land conveyed to Jayme S .
23 Gilday under Whatcom County Auditor' s File Number 2011203587; thence
24 north 0°00 ' 00" east, 7.50 feet; thence south 89°59 '22" west parallel to the
25 centerline of Bridgewater Street (Shipyard Road), 295 .01 feet to a point of
26 curvature; thence along a curve to the left having a radius of 35 .00 feet
27 through a central angle of 89°59 ' 23" for an arc distance of 54.97 feet to a
28 point of tangency; thence south 0°00 ' 00" west, 104.51 feet to a point of
29 cusp; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 132 .00 feet the
30 center of which bears north 90°00' 00" east through a central angle of
31 . 90°00 ' 00" east through a central angle of 90°00 ' 38" for arc distance of
32 207.37 feet to a point of tangency and south right of way margin of
33 Bridgewater Street (Shipyard Road); thence north 89°59 '22" east along said
34 margin, 198 .00 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 5 ,950 square feet
35 more or less.
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37 Subject to and/or together with all easements, covenants, restrictions and/or
38 agreements of record or otherwise. Also subject to Whatcom County retaining
39 an easement the length of the area to be. vacated for utilities and drainage.
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2 AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Engineer investigate and report to the County
3 Council on the matter of the proposed vacation of said portion of Bridgewater Street (Shipyard Road)
4 `` `a G b U i A pinue so that the Council may set a public hearing on the matter.
5 APP�p f 'a��ay <de August , 2012
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