CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to City-owned property; authorizing the transfer of jurisdiction of certain property in Lots 1 and 2, Sharpless Second Addition to the City of Seattle, commonly referred to as 4502 Midvale Avenue North; Tract 18, Excelsior Acre Tracts, commonly referred to as 9399 8th Ave South; Block 19B, Supplemental Plat Blocks 6, 7, 18, and 19B of York Addition to Seattle, commonly referred to as 3601 York Road South; and a portion of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 23, Township 24, Range 04, Willamette Meridian, commonly referred to as 6298 51st Place South; from the Department of Finance and Administrative Services to the Seattle Department of Transportation; designating the properties for street purposes; and laying off, opening, widening, extending, and establishing portions of North Midvale Place, 8th Avenue South, York Road South, and 51st Place South.
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WHEREAS, in 1930, Ordinance 59719 was passed accepting a deed for a portion of Lots 1 and 2, Sharpless Second Addition to the City of Seattle, together with a portion of vacated Midvale Avenue pursuant to Ordinance 33874 passed in 1914, for general municipal purposes, and commonly referred to as 4502 Midvale Avenue North (Midvale Property); and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) needs the Midvale Property as right-of-way for a small rechannelization project of North 45th Street between Midvale Avenue North and Stone Way North, which could reduce dwell times in the Westbound direction for Route 44, a mainstay in the King County Metro Bus System, and enhance public safety; and
WHEREAS, in 1973, pursuant to Ordinance 102146, The City of Seattle (City) authorized the purchase of certain property for street widening purposes and subsequently accepted a deed pursuant to Ordinance 106414 passed in 1977 for general corporate purposes for a portion of Tract 18, Excelsior Acre Tracts, and commonly referred to as 9399 8th Avenue Southwest; and
WHEREAS, in 1915, Ordinance 34889 was passed accepting a deed for Block 19B, Supplemental Plat Blocks 6, 7, 18, and 19B of York Addition to Seattle, commonly referred to as 3601 York Road South; and
WHEREAS, in 1977 the City acquired foreclosed property to satisfy a local improvement assessment for a portion of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 23, Township 24, Range 04, Willamette Meridian, commonly referred to as 6298 51st Place South; and
WHEREAS, these four properties currently support City streets either through street improvements or landscaping; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) recommends that the properties be transferred to SDOT’s jurisdiction as public right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, SDOT has reviewed these properties and concurs that they are best managed by SDOT as public right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the transfer of jurisdiction and the dedication of the properties to street right-of-way will preserve the properties in the public domain; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Jurisdiction of the following described property is transferred from the Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) to the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), designated for street purposes, and laid off, opened, widened, extended, and established as North Midvale Place (Tax Parcel Number 772110-0006):
Portion lots 1 and 2, Sharpless Second Addition to the City of Seattle, as recorded in Volume 19 of Plats, page 45, Records of King County, Washington, less portion for street condemned under Ordinance 59719, together with portion of street adjoining and vacated under Vacation Ordinance 33874, situated in the City of Seattle, King County, Washington, containing approximately 1,929 square feet.
Section 2. Jurisdiction of the following described property is transferred from FAS to SDOT, designated for street purposes, and laid off, opened, widened, extended, and established as 8th Avenue South (Tax Parcel Number 243320-0170):
East 34 feet of the South 50 feet of Tract 18, Excelsior Acre Tracts, recorded in Volume 8 of plats, page 93, in King County, Washington, situated in the City of Seattle, King County, Washington, containing approximately 1,700 square feet.
Section 3. Jurisdiction of the following described property is transferred from FAS to SDOT, designated for street purposes, and laid off, opened, widened, extended, and established as York Road South (Tax Parcel Number 983470-0200):
All of Block 19B, Supplemental Plat Blocks 6, 7, 18, and 19B of York Addition to Seattle. recorded in Volume 12 of Plats, page 81, in King County, Washington, situated in the City of Seattle, King County, Washington, containing approximately 2,356 square feet.
Section 4. Jurisdiction of the following described property is transferred from the FAS to SDOT, is designated for street purposes, and laid off, opened, widened, extended, and established as 51st Place South (Tax Parcel Number 232404-9014):
Portion of the Southwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 23, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, W. M., described as follows:
Beginning at intersection of the South line of Plat of "Vista Mountain" and a line 274 feet East of and parallel with the East line of 51st Avenue South;
Thence South along said parallel line to a line 200 feet North of and parallel with the South line of said subdivision;
Thence West along last described parallel line to a line 236 feet East of and parallel with said East line;
Thence South along last described parallel line to a line 170 feet North of and parallel with the South line of said subdivision:
Thence East along last described parallel line to a line 492 feet East of and parallel with said East line;
Thence North along last described parallel line to a line 200 feet North of and parallel with the South line of said subdivision;
Thence West along last described parallel line to a line 304 feet East of and parallel with said East line;
Thence North along last described parallel line to the South line of said plat;
Thence West along last described South line to beginning, situated in the City of Seattle, in King County, Washington, containing approximately 12,985 square feet.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2019, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2019.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2019.
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Jenny A. Durkan, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2019.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
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