SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 121117

• Record No: CB 121117
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 121117
• Type: Council Bill (CB)
• Status: In Committee
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 12/2/2025
• Title: 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).
• Sponsors: Rob Saka
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att A - Block 24 Vacation Area Map, 3. Central Staff Memo, 4. Presentation

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/2/2025	1	Transportation Committee	discussed
11/12/2025	1	City Council	referred
4/28/2025	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
4/23/2025	1	City Clerk	sent for review
4/23/2025	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

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, describe...