CITY OF SEATTLE
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A RESOLUTION setting the public hearing on the petition of WSA Properties et al. to vacate Occidental Avenue South between the north margin of South Holgate Street and a line parallel to and 30 feet south of the centerline of South Massachusetts Street in the South Downtown neighborhood of Seattle; according to Chapter 35.79 Revised Code of Washington, Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 15.62, and Clerk File 312905.
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WHEREAS, WSA Properties et al. has filed a petition with the City Council to vacate public property; and
WHEREAS, the petition is signed by the owner of more than two-thirds of the property abutting on the subject vacation area; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE THAT:
Section 1. A hearing by the Seattle City Council for the petition to vacate Occidental Avenue South between the north margin of South Holgate Street and a line parallel and 30 feet south of the centerline of South Massachusetts Street has been scheduled to take place on Tuesday, March 15, starting at 5:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, Floor 2, City Hall.
The City Clerk is directed to give the notice of the hearing in the manner provided by law. A map, indicating the property described in the petition, shall be affixed to and become part of the notice that shall be posted by the street vacation petitioner in a conspicuous place on the right-of-way to be vacated.
Section 2. The hearing will provide opportunity for comments on the vacation of Occidental Avenue South between the north margin of South Holgate Street and a line parallel to and 30 feet south of the centerline of South Massachusetts Street described as:
That portion of South Occidental Avenue South lying east of Block 320, and west of Block 319, Seattle Tide Lands, more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of Block 319, Seattle Tide Lands, in King County, Washington, as shown on the official maps on file in the Office of Commissioner of Public Lands at Olympia, Washington;
Thence north 88°51′24″ west along the westerly extension of the southerly line of said Block 319 for a distance of 30.00 feet to the centerline of Occidental Avenue South;
Thence north 88°49′39″ west along the easterly extension of the southerly line of block 320 of said Seattle Tide Lands for a distance of 30.00 feet to the southeast corner thereof;
Thence north 01°08′29″ west along the easterly line of said Block 320 and that portion of vacated South Massachusetts Street, City of Seattle Vacation Ordinance #117475 for a distance of 680.18 feet;
Thence south 88°50′27″ east parallel and 30.00 feet southerly of the centerline of South Massachusetts Street 60.00 feet to the easterly margin of Occidental Avenue South;
Thence south 01°08′29″ west 680.17 feet to the point of beginning.
Or, in the alternative, to vacate any portion of this right-of-way as described above, reserving to The City of Seattle the right to make all necessary slopes for cuts or fills upon the property in the reasonable original grading of any right-of-way abutting upon the property after the vacation, and further reserving to The City of Seattle the right to reconstruct, maintain, and operate any existing overhead or underground utilities in the property until the beneficiaries of the vacation arrange with the owners for their removal.
Adopted by the City Council the ____ day of ____________________, 2016, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its adoption this ________ day
of ______________________, 2016.
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President ___________ of the City Council
Filed by me this ____ day of ________________________, 2016.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
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