054-17 - Resolution - Fixing the Date of a PH to Vacate Portion of City ROW Located at Rockwell AvenueRESOLUTION NO. 054-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, FIXING THE
DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A PETITION TO VACATE A PORTION OF CITY
RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED AT ROCKWELL AVENUE.
WHEREAS, the petitioner, City of Port Orchard City Council, proposes to vacate a portion
of City right-of-way located at Rockwell Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Council has made a preliminary determination that this portion of the
street is not needed for public travel now or in the foreseeable future; and
WHEREAS, the property sought to be vacated is approximately 1,176 square feet; and
WHEREAS, the legal description of the property sought to be vacated is as follows:
SITUATE WITHIN GOVERNMENT LOTS 1, 2, 3 AND 4, SECTION 25 AND
WITHIN GOVERNMENT LOTS 3 AND 4, SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 24 NORTH,
RANGE 1 EAST, W.M., CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, KITSAP COUNTY,
WASHINGTON DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCIGN AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 12, BLOCK 15, FIRST
ADDITION TO SIDNEY AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 1 OF PLATS,
PAGE 10 OF KITSAP COUNTY, WASHINGTON; THENCE NORTH 01°30'48"
EAST, 119.64 FEET ALONG THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LING OF ROCKWELL
AVENUE TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 88°17'05"
WEST, 18.98 FEET TO THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID ROCKWELL
AVENUE; THENCE ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE NORTH
01°42'55" EAST, 84.15 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 08°40'13" EAST, 22.33 FEET,
THENCE SOUTH 34°18'43" EAST, 4.85 FEET, THENCE NORTH 83°25'11"
EAST, 12.01 FEET, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS EASEMENT
DESCRIPTION, BEING ALSO ON THE ORDINARY HIGH WATER LINE, THENCE
SOUTH 01°30'48" WEST, 60.00 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.
WHEREAS, the Council requests that proceedings be had hereon for the vacation of said
portion of the right-of-way in the manner prescribed by Chapter 35.79 RCW; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer, Community Development Director, and City Attorney have
reviewed the request to vacate and recommend moving the petition forward to the full City
Council to conduct a public hearing; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
Resolution No. 054-17
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THAT: A public hearing upon said proposed street vacation shall be held in
the Robert G. Geiger Council Chambers at City Hall located at 216 Prospect
Street, Port Orchard, Washington on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.,
at which hearing all persons interested in said street vacation are invited to
appear.
THAT: The City Clerk is directed to post notice of the petition in three of the
most public places in the city and a like notice in a conspicuous place on
the street sought to be vacated, pursuant to RCW 35.79.020. The Clerk
shall also post the notice on the City's website and mail notices to all
owners of any property abutting the portion of the street proposed to be
vacated.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, SIGNED by the Mayor and attested
by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 26th day of September 2017.
Robert Putaansuu, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Brandy Rinearson, CMC, City Clerk
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