Record No: CB 119527    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 119527
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 5/28/2019
Ordinance No: Ord 125831
Title: AN ORDINANCE vacating the alley in Block 19, Heirs of Sarah A. Bell's Second Addition, in the block bounded by 6th Avenue, Blanchard Street, 7th Avenue, and Lenora Street, on the petition of Acorn Development LLC (Clerk File 312261).
Sponsors: Mike O'Brien
Attachments: 1. Ex 1 - Block 19 Vacation PUDA, 2. Mayor's Letter on Retuning Bill Unsigned
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A – Block 19 Alley Vacation Map, 3. Presentation, 4. Signed Ordinance 125831, 5. Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE vacating the alley in Block 19, Heirs of Sarah A. Bell's Second Addition, in the block bounded by 6th Avenue, Blanchard Street, 7th Avenue, and Lenora Street, on the petition of Acorn Development LLC (Clerk File 312261).
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WHEREAS, Clise Properties, Inc. on behalf of Acorn Development LLC filed a petition under Clerk File 312261 to vacate the alley bounded by 6th Avenue, Blanchard Street, 7th Avenue, and Lenora Street; and
WHEREAS, Acorn Development LLC ("Petitioner") is the successor in interest and the current Petitioner; and
WHEREAS, following a September 25, 2012, public hearing on the petition, the Seattle City Council ("City Council") conditionally granted the petition on November 5, 2012; and
WHEREAS, a Property Use and Development Agreement recorded on October 22, 2018, with the King County Recorder's Office under Recording No. 20181022000265 commits the Petitioner and their successors to fulfill on going public-benefit obligations required as part of the vacation; and
WHEREAS, as provided for in section 35.79.030 RCW and Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 15.62, the Petitioner has paid the City a vacation fee of $5,190,000 on January 8, 2015, which is the full appraised value of the property; and
WHEREAS, the Petitioner has met all conditions imposed by the City Council in connection with the vacation petition; and
WHEREAS, vacating the alley in Block 19, Heirs of Sarah A. Bell's Second Addition, is in the public interest; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The alley in Block 19, Heirs of Sarah A. Bell's Second Addition, described below, is vacated:
Alley in Block 19, Second Addition to the Town of Seattle, as laid off by the Heirs of Sarah A. Bell, Deceased (commonly known as Heirs of Sarah A. Bell's Second Addition to the City of Seattle), according to the Plat thereof, recorded in Volume 1 of Plats, page 121, ...

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