CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Finance and Administrative Services; declaring the vacant property located at 8646 45th Ave S. as surplus to the City's needs; authorizing the sale of said property; authorizing the Director of Finance and Administrative Services to execute all documents for the sale and transfer of the property; reserving a permanent utility easement; placing the property rights and interests conveyed by the utility easement under the jurisdiction of Seattle Public Utilities; and directing how proceeds from the sale shall be distributed.
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WHEREAS, the property located at 8646 45th Ave. S, by Ordinance 66808, in October 1936 identified a portion for the establishment of 45th Ave S. and a portion for general municipal purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) has determined that the property acquired for general municipal purposes does not serve an essential City function; and
WHEREAS, to construct, operate and maintain water, sewer and drainage infrastructure in the adjacent street, the City requires a utility easement upon, across and through the property; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 30862, the City adopted amended Procedures for the Evaluation of the Reuse and Disposal of the City's Real Property, which established a uniform evaluation process for the reuse or disposal of real property the City owns in fee simple; and
WHEREAS, the parcel, being 596 square feet in size, is exempt from the public notification requirements of Resolution 30862; and
WHEREAS, FAS received a fair market offer from Atsede Lewateh, who owns the adjoining property; and
WHEREAS, FAS recommends declaring the subject property surplus to the City's needs and requests authorization to sell and transfer the property to Atsede Lewateh;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The property legally des...
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