CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE granting permission to the Board of Regents of the University of Washington to continue to operate and maintain an existing pedestrian skybridge over 12th Avenue Northeast, between Northeast 43rd Street and Northeast 45th Street; repealing Section 7 of Ordinance 119532; and providing for acceptance of the permit and conditions.
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 119532, The City of Seattle granted General Insurance Company of America permission to maintain and operate an existing pedestrian skybridge over and across 12th Avenue Northeast, between Northeast 43rd Street and Northeast 45th Street; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 123242, The City of Seattle transferred this permission to the Board of Regents of the University of Washington; and
WHEREAS, the permission authorized by Ordinance 119532 was due for renewal on March 27, 2019; and
WHEREAS, although the permission expired on March 26, 2019, the Board of Regents for the University of Washington has complied with all the conditions and obligations of Ordinance 119532; and
WHEREAS, since the adoption of Ordinance 119532, The City of Seattle has established a practice for the length of permit to be one 15-year term, renewable for one successive 15-year term; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Regents of the University of Washington submitted an application to the Director of Transportation to renew the permission granted by Ordinance 119532 for a 15-year term; and
WHEREAS, the obligations of Ordinance 119532 remain in effect after the ordinance term expires until the encroachment is removed, or the Board of Regents of the University of Washington is relieved of the obligations by the Seattle Department of Transportation Director, or the Seattle City Council passes a new ordinance to renew the permission granted; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Regents of the University of Washington has satisfied all the terms of the original authorizing ordi...
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