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HomeMy WebLinkAboutord1994-059KMTCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 94- -098 CLEAR4NCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office: Agenda date Assigned to: Originator. Reeves 4/14 9/27/94 Council Introduction Division Head: 10/11/94 Council Hearing Dept. Head: Prosecutor. Purchasing/Budget: Executive: SUBJECT Ordinance regarding the revision of the Road Vacation procedure. ATTACHMENTS: Proposed Ordinance SUMMARY STATEMENT.- Related Countv contract Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item below Should Clerk schedule a hearine? NO / / YES /Y/ Requested date: The road vacation petition /review process and fees for the same have not been updated since 1972. The attached ordinance provides for a streamlined petition, review and approval /denial process which will take effect immediately, and also provides for an increase in fees (to take effect in January 1995). CLERK'S RECOMMENDED MOTION (for final action): "I move that the Council adopt the Ordinance as proposed." COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN: COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN.• 9/13/94: 9/27/94: Council introduction 10/11/94: Council adopted Related File Numbers: the ordinance. 7 -0. Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only): Ord 94 -059 roadwc.ord " A /7 94P4 9/19/94 AB94 -098 SPONSORED BY: Consent PROPOSED BY: Council Clerk INTRODUCTION DATE: 9/13 /94 ORDINANCE NO. 94 -059 AMENDING WHATCOM COUNTY CODE SECTION 12.20, REGARDING ROAD VACATION PETITIONS WHEREAS, Whatcom County Code Section 12.20 provides a process for vacating county roads or portions thereof; and WHEREAS, the existing process needs to be streamlined for the benefit of the public and county staff, to encourage a 'one -stop shopping" approach to government services when possible; and WHEREAS, this goal will be accomplished if the revision to Whatcom County Code 12.20, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is adopted; and WHEREAS, the fees charged to cover the costs of processing road vacation petitions have not been changed since 1972; and WHEREAS, it is the best interest of the public and Whatcom County taxpayers in particular for the County to attempt to recover costs, particularly for processes that benefit a small number of individuals; and WHEREAS, the Council intends to appropriately amend the Whatcom County Unified Fee Schedule to charge a fees to cover the costs as described in Exhibit B to this ordinance; Ordinance Amending WCC 12.20, 4114194 Page I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 .9 1.0 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that Whatcom County Code Chapter 12.20 is hereby amended as indicated in Exhibit A to this ordinance; and BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the revenues obtained as a result of the petition's administrative and appraisal fees shall be distributed to the Current Expense and Road Funds as specified in Exhibit B to this ordinance; and 1995. BE IT FINALLY ORDAINED that this ordinance will take effect January 1, ADOPTED this 11th day of October. 1994. ATTEST: Ramona Reeves, Council Clerk APPROVED as to form: Civil Deputy Prosecutor WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON Ildb Imhof, Chai (,.Approved () Vetoed Shirley Van Zaliten, Execikke Date: 1v - /Z -9,Y Ordinance Amending WCC 1220, 4114194 Page 2 1 Exhibit A to Ordinance 94- , AB94 -098 2 3 REVISIONS TO WHATCOM COUNTY CODE 4 SECTION 12.20, ROAD VACATIONS 5 6 Note to Code Reviser.• Prior to changes being made as indicated below, the text of Chapter 7 12.20 as it appeared in the Whatcom County Code was brought up to date (in conformance 8 with Ordinance 93 -080, adoption of the Whatcom County Unified Fee Schedule, filed as 9 AB93 -419 in the Council Office). 10 11 12 Chapter 12.20 ROAD VACATIONS 13 14 12.20.010 Authority. 15 This chapter is enacted pursuant to authority contained in RCW 36.87.120. 16 17 12.20.020 Scope and application. 18 This chapter shall apply to all applications to the Whatcom County council seeking 19 vacation and abandonment of a Whatcom County road, or any portion thereof, initiated 20 pursuant to RCW Chapters 36.87,, `per 5 m- 21 22 12.20.030 Petition - Applieatien Faes. 23 A. 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The 7 majority of taxpayers should not unduly supplement services benefiting only a few private 8 individuals. Therefore these new fees are based on conservative estimates of the 9 County's costs. Hourly rates for engineering and clerical services are similar to those 10 paid by the County's taxpayers to private engineering firms for services in recent years' 11 (clerical, $26 per hour; engineering, $75 per hour). 12 13 Fees, to be set in the Whatcom County Unified Fee Schedule, are justified as shown in 14 the chart below. In setting fees, staff hours were rounded to the lowest possible number. 15 From time to time a petition may take more time to process, and in those circumstances 16 the County will bear the additional costs involved, unless the Engineer's report to the 17 Council recommends otherwise. Fees are to reimburse the County for its costs; no profit 18 is sought. Only the appraisal fee may be reimbursed (see footnote 2 below). 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 County Staff Tasks (expenses): Cost to petitioner. A Application fee (Transportation Services Department 300.00 services) (assistance with filing petition, preparation /verification of legal description, field inspection, report & resolution preparation) B Appraisal fee 200.00 C Application fee (Council Office services) (legal 162.00 advertisement preparation, notice to parties of Council hearing, legal advertisement costs (based on average), final paperwork preparation) D Application fee (Auditor's Office services, document 20.00 recording fee (based on average of 6 pages))3 Estimated cost to County (to be borne by petitioner): 682.00 Amount to Current Expense (steps E to I): 182.00 Amount to Road Fund: 500.00 28 'See contracts 9209017, 9210022, and 9108002 between Whatcom County and Weden Engineering. 29 'ne appraisal fee may be refunded by the Council, at the Engineer's 30 recommendation, if an appraisal is not conducted. At times an appraisal is not required 1 when a road vacation petition is being considered. 32 3The portion of the application fee set aside for recording may be refunded if the 33 Council does not pass the resolution granting the road vacation.