Record No: CB 120282    Version: 1 Council Bill No: CB 120282
Type: Ordinance (Ord) Status: Passed
Current Controlling Legislative Body City Clerk
On agenda: 4/12/2022
Ordinance No: Ord 126562
Title: AN ORDINANCE vacating a portion of the alley in Block 6, A.A. Denny's Second Addition, in the block bounded by University Street, 1st Avenue, Seneca Street, and 2nd Avenue, in Downtown, and accepting a Property Use and Development Agreement, on the petition of HS 2U Owner, LLC (Clerk File 314320).
Sponsors: Alex Pedersen
Attachments: 1. Ex 1 - Property Use and Development Agreement
Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A - Block 6 Vacation Area Map, 3. Central Staff Memo, 4. Presentation, 5. Signed Ordinance 126562, 6. Affidavit of Publication
CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE vacating a portion of the alley in Block 6, A.A. Denny's Second Addition, in the block bounded by University Street, 1st Avenue, Seneca Street, and 2nd Avenue, in Downtown, and accepting a Property Use and Development Agreement, on the petition of HS 2U Owner, LLC (Clerk File 314320).
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WHEREAS, SCD 2U LLC, filed a petition under Clerk File 314320 to vacate a portion of the alley in Block 6, A.A. Denny's Second Addition, in the block bounded by University Street, 1st Avenue, Seneca Street, and 2nd Avenue; and
WHEREAS, HS 2U Owner, LLC ("Petitioner") is the successor in interest and the current Petitioner; and
WHEREAS, following a September 14, 2016, public hearing on the petition, the Seattle City Council ("City Council") conditionally granted the petition on September 26, 2016; and
WHEREAS, a Property Use and Development Agreement recorded on August 27, 2021, with the King County Recorder's Office under Recording No. 20210827002417 commits the Petitioner and their successors to fulfill ongoing public-benefit obligations required as part of the vacation; and
WHEREAS, as provided for in Section 35.79.030 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 15.62, the Petitioner has paid the City a vacation fee of $3,640,000 on June 18, 2019, 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 a portion of the alley in Block 6, A.A. Denny's Second Addition, is in the public interest; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A portion of the alley in Block 6, A.A. Denny's Second Addition, described below, is vacated:
The portion of the alley adjacent to Lots 5 through 8, and adjacent to the south 40 feet of Lots 3 and 4 in Block 6, A.A. Denny's Second Addition to t...

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