CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE vacating the alley in Block 24, Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s Second Addition, in the Denny Triangle neighborhood; and accepting a Property Use and Development Agreement, on the petition of GID Development Group and the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department (Clerk File 313843).
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WHEREAS, GID Development Group and the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department filed a petition under Clerk File 313843 to vacate the alley in Block 24, Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s Second Addition; and
WHEREAS, following a June 23, 2015, public hearing on the petition, the Seattle City Council (“City Council”) conditionally granted the petition on June 29, 2015; and
WHEREAS, a Property Use and Development Agreement recorded on June 27, 2024, with the King County Recorder’s Office under Recording No. 20240627000012 commits the Petitioners and their successors to fulfill ongoing public-benefit obligations required as part of the vacation; and
WHEREAS, the Petitioners have agreed on the distribution of the right-of-way as outlined in the Property Use and Development Agreement; and
WHEREAS, as provided for in RCW 35.79.030 and Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 15.62, the GID Development Group paid the City a vacation fee of $1,070,000 on June 27, 2019, which is the full appraised value of their portion of the property; and
WHEREAS, as provided for in Seattle Municipal Code subsection 15.62.090.B, the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department is exempt from paying the full appraised value of its portion of the property; and
WHEREAS, the Petitioners have met all conditions imposed by the City Council in connection with the vacation petition; and
WHEREAS, vacating the alley in Block 24, 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 24, Heirs of Sarah A. Bell’s Second Addition, described below, is vacated, with the vacated alley area vesting in the adjoining owners as follows:
To GID Development Group:
THE ALLEY LYING WITHIN BLOCK 24, SECOND ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF SEATTLE AS LAID OFF BY HEIRS OF SARAH A. BELL, DECEASED (COMMONLY KNOWN AS HEIRS OF SARAH A. BELL’S 2ND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE), ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 1 OF PLATS, PAGE 121, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON;
EXCEPT THE SOUTHEASTERLY 85.94 FEET AND ANY PORTION OF ALLEY LYING NORTH OF WESTLAKE AVENUE;
CONTAINING AN AREA OF 1,099 SQUARE FEET;
SITUATE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
To Seattle Parks and Recreation:
THE SOUTHEASTERLY 85.94 FEET OF THE ALLEY LYING WITHIN BLOCK 24, 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 ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SEATTLE), ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 1 OF PLATS, PAGE 121, RECORDS OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON;
CONTAINING AN AREA OF 1,375 SQUARE FEET;
SITUATE IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
Section 2. The Property Use and Development Agreement and the right-of-way distribution outlined in King County Recording No. 20240627000012, attached as Exhibit 1 to this ordinance, is accepted.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Sections 1.04.020 and 1.04.070.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2025, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2025.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved / returned unsigned / vetoed this _____ day of _________________, 2025.
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Bruce A. Harrell, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2025.
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Scheereen Dedman, City Clerk
(Seal)
Exhibits:
Exhibit 1 - Property Use and Development Agreement