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TITLE OF DOCU ENT: In the Matter of Considering a Vacation of a Portion of Chets Road
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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, in the Matter of Considering a Vacation of a Portion of Chets Road is submitted
per RCW 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.•
1/24/2017: Forwarded to Council for approval
1/24/2017: Approved 7 -0, Res. 2017 -003
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Number: Res. 2017 -003
Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing
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PROPOSED BY: Public Works
INTRODUCTION DATE:
RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -003
IN THE MATTER OF CONSIDERING A VACATION OF A PORTION OF CHETS ROAD
WHEREAS, on September 17, 2016; Robert Woods and Petra Tode -Woods submitted a petition for
the vacation of a portion of Chets Road lying within the unincorporated area of Whatcom County,
accompanied by the penal sum of $790.00, and,
WHEREAS, as described in RCW 36.87.010, when a county road or any part thereof is considered
useless the Whatcom County Council may declare its intention to formally consider vacation, by
resolution.
WHEREAS, without pre judging the result of its future consideration of this matter, the Whatcom
County Council has received sufficient information to warrant consideration of vacation of the right -
of -way identified in the above - referenced petition and described more fully below;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that it is the intention of the Whatcom County
Council to consider vacation of the following described right of way:
All that portion of Chets Road abutting Lots 44 and 43, Plat of Boundary Heights, according to the
plat thereof, recorded in Volume 10 of Plats, Page 44, records of Whatcom County, Washington.
Subject to and/or together with all easements, covenants, restrictions and/or agreements of record or
otherwise, and further subject to Whatcom County retaining an easement in respect to the portion of
right -of -way proposed for vacation, for the construction, repair, and maintenance of any and all public
utilities and services now located on or in the portion that may be vacated.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Engineer investigate and report to the County
Council on the matter of the proposed vacation so that the Council may set a public hearing on the
matter.
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