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Ordinance No. 0598
CITYOFMEDINAORDINANCENO598ANORDINANCERELATINGTOTHEVACATIONOFAPORTIONOF73RDAVENUENORTHEASTINTHECITYOFMEDINAWHEREASapetitionforstreetvacationdatedSeptember261994wasfiledbyWilliamHGatesIIIPetitionerwiththeCityofMedinatheCity0andcontainedthefollowingreasonsforthedesiredvacationaPetitionerwillagreetoconstructanimprovedturnaroundtoCityspecificationstoimprovetheCitysvehicularcirculationon73rdAvenueNortheastinpartialexchangefortheportionof73rdAvenueNortheastsoughttobevacatedbVacationwilllessentheneedfortheCitytorespondtopotentialsecurityandtrafficproblemsalong73rdAvenueNortheastinvolvingcuriouspassersbybyreducingtheamountofPetitionerspropertythatabuts73rdAvenueNortheastandincreasingthedistanceofthelowergatefromtheactualresidencecVacationwillrelievetheCityofresponsibilityandcostsassociatedwiththemaintenanceandadministrationofthevacatedportionoftherightofwayandofliabilityfortherightofwaydVacationwilladdpropertytotheCitystaxrollsandeVacationwillnototherwiseresultinnegativeeffectsontheCitysvehicularbicycleorpedestriancirculationsystemsoronaccesstotheshorelineor neighboringpropertyWHEREASPetitioneristhesoleownerofpropertyabuttingbothsidesoftheportionof73rdAvenueNortheastsoughttobevacatedand73rdAvenueNortheastprovidesnoshorelineaccessandnodestinationaccessbuttoPetitionerspropertyintheportionsoughttobevacatedWHEREASAudreyHousetheonlyownerofpropertyabuttingacornerthesouthwestcorneroftheportionof73rdAvenueNortheastsoughttobevacatedandlyingacrossthestreetfromtheexistingturnaroundon73rdAvenueNortheastindicatedhersupportforthepetitionforastreetlettertotheMedinaCityCouncildatedJulyvacationina191994andWHEREASapublichearingonthestreetvacationtookplacebeforetheMedinaCityCouncilonNovember141994andhavingheardandconstruedalltestimonyanddocumentaryevidenceproducedtheCouncilwassatisfiedthatprovidedcertainconditionsuponthegrantofstreetvacationaremetsaidportionof73rdAvenueNortheastisuselessaspartoftheCitystreetsystemandthattheimmediateneighborhoodandthepublicwillbebenefitedbyitsvacationandabandonmentTHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFMEDINAORDAINSASFOLLOWSSection1GrantofVacationofaPortionof73rdAvenueNortheastThepetitiontovacateaportionof73rdAvenueNortheastshallbegrantedbyfinalorderofvacationuponsatisfactionofthefollowingconditions2 aPaymentbyPetitionerofonehalfoftheassessedvalueofthestreetbeingvacatedbasedupontheassessedvalueonasquarefootagebasisoftheadjacentrealpropertybPaymentbyPetitionerofallreasonableconsultingcostsincurredbytheCitycAgreementbyPetitionertoconstructathissolecostandexpenseanimprovedturnaroundtobelocatedintheCityrightofwayatalocationandinaccordancewithaplanapprovedbymotionoftheCityCouncilsuchlocationandplantakingintoaccounttheconcernsofAudreyHousetheonlyownerofpropertylyingacrossthestreetfromtheexistingturnaroundanddIdentificationandreservationofeasementsforexistingutilitiesinaformacceptabletosaidutilitiesPugetPowerandtheBellevueWaterDepartmentThefinalorderofvacationshalllegallydescribetheportionof73rdAvenUeNortheastbeingvacatedandshallreservetotheCitytherighttograntfutureeasementsforpublicutilitiesandservicesprovidedsucheasementsshallbelocatedbelowgroundiffeasibleSuchvacationshallnothoweverprejudiceprivaterightsprivateeasementsprescriptiverightsrightsofaccessingressegressorpassageSection2EffectiveDateThisordinanceshalltake3 effectfive5daysafteritspublicationorthepublicationofasnmmaryofitsintentandcontentsPASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILONTHIS14THDAYOFNOVEMBER1994ANDSIGNEDINAUTHENTICATIONOFITSPASSAGETHEewyTaylrMaorApprovedastoformKirkRWinesCityAttorneyAttestFiledwithCityClerkPublishedEffectiveDatemed59S4