HomeMy WebLinkAboutres2009-011 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2009 -093
CLEARANCES Initial Dat Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to:
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TITLE OF DOCU ENT: A Resolution in the Matter of Considering Vacating a Portion of Grandview
Road
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Cover Memo
2. Resolution
3. Neighboring Land Owner 's Petition
4. Map of Site
5. Comparative Market Analysis
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.)
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The attached Resolution in the Matter of Considering Vacating a Portion of Road 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 actual road vacation will be considered
by Council under a separate resolution and a public hearing will need to be scheduled.
COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION:
1 / 27 / 2009 : Substituted pages 220 & 226 and 1 / 27 / 2009 : Council Approved 7 - 0 with
forwarded to Council for approval substitute pages 220 & 226
Res . 2009 - 011
Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution
Number: Res . 2009 - 011
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 : Public Works
2 PROPOSED BY : Ron Bennett
3 INTRODUCTION DATE : January, 27, 2009
4 RESOLUTION NO. 2009 - 011
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6 A RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER OF CONSIDERING
7 VACATING A PORTION OF GRANDVIEW ROAD
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9 WHEREAS, on October 31 , 2008 ; Ron Bennett, submitted a petition for the vacation of a portion of
10 Grandview Road lying within the unincorporated area of Whatcom County, accompanied by the
11 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 Whatcom County
16 Council to consider vacation of the following described right of way: that portion of
17 County Road #32 AKA Grandview Road, comprising of the North 30 feet of the
18 West 332 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8 ,
19 Township 39 North, Range 2 East of W.M. Whatcom County, Washington.
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21 Basis of description: ROS AF # 2080202410.
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23 Subject to and/or together with all easements, covenants, restrictions and/or
24 agreements of record or otherwise. Also subject to Whatcom County retaining
25 an easement the length of the area to be vacated for utilities and drainage.
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27 AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Engineer investigate and report to the County
28 Council on the matter of the proposed vacation of said portion of Grandview Road so that the Council
29 \`\\'���C pays- , public hearing on the matter.
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