HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 0982 - Policy Guidelines for Street Vacations of Maule AvenueCITY OF TUKWILA
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10/11/85
WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION No 982
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING POLICY GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE
VACATIONS OF MAULE AVENUE
WHEREAS, the current design plans for Interurban Avenue call
for the acquisition of 20 feet of additional right -of -way along
the east line of Interurban, and
WHEREAS, the City currently owns undeveloped right -of -way
known as Maule Avenue which lies east of Interurban Avenue but not
adjacent to Interurban, and
WHEREAS, the City has received requests from property owners
whose property is traversed by undeveloped Maule Avenue, and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to set forth policy
guidelines prescribing the conditions under which future vacations
involving portions of Maule Avenue will be granted, now, therfore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS
Section 1 Policy Guidelines Established In all future
vacations of Maule Avenue it shall be the policy of the City to
require that the following conditions be met
A If the owner of the adjacent property also owns property
adjacent to Interurban Avenue, the owner shall be required to
dedicate to the City 20 feet of right -of -way adjacent to the
existing east right -of -way line of Interurban Avenue Said
dedication shall be made free from all liens and
encombrances
B In the event that the property owner adjacent to Maule
Avenue does not own property adjacent to Interurban, then the
owner shall be required to provide monetary compensation to
the City for the property vacated pursuant to Section
11 60 050 of the Tukwila Municipal Code
C. The City shall retain a permanent easement for
underground utilities over the vacated portion of Maule
Avenue, subject to termination and extinction as provided
below.
D. In the event that the property owners adjacent to the
vacated portion of Maule Avenue desire to have the City
relinquish its permanent easement rights in the vacated
street or to build any structure on top of the same, then
said property owners must relocate, at their sole cost and
expense, the utliities from the vacated portion of Maule
Avenue to the Interurban right -of -way. Said relocation must
be conducted under the supervision of and to specifications
set by the City of Tukwila.
E. In the event that the City shall at any time move
existing utilities from Maule Avenue to the Interurban
right -of -way at the cost of the City, the owners of property
adjacent to the vacated portion of Maule Avenue from which
the utilities are relocated shall reimburse the City for the
cost of relocating the utilities at such time as such owners
shall require relinquishment of the permanent easement for
underground utilities over the vacated portion of Maule
Avenue by the City or shall build any structure on top of
said vacated portion.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, at a regular meeting thereof this 21st day of October 1985
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CEERK, MAXINE ANDERSON
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE P. THE CITY ATTORNEY,
By
CITY OF TUKWILA
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
RESOLUTION NO. 982
COUNT, PRESIDENT, EDGAR D. BACH