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Home My WebLink AboutITEM II-A-1 Blocks in color Obsolete single family dwellings in poor condition, with vacant lots and a 39 year old King County Housing Authority apartment building. . Inappropriate uses of land and buildings. . Obsolete platts and ownership patterns. . Excessive land coverage. Block 1 ,.. ...- _~.,;r~~.', 1\ ' "tiIJi ...~. II "\fi?Ifir'< < ;"" ~., !I~ '..:-. ,:,;.;....".... ';.' rill(II"'lllllljr/'llL';~iH i" 'i"11 '1111 /i 11s,uQOf(:1. Block 2 Single family homes in moderate to poor condition. . Older small lot gas station . Inappropriate use of land and buildings. . Obsolete platting and ownership patterns. . Excessive land coverage Block 3 Machinists Union Hall, brick building in good condition. Site underutilized. . Inappropriate use of land . Extensive land coverage. Block 4 Block occupied by older two story office building in fair condition. Two homes converted to commercial uses. Single family home. . Inappropriate use of land or buildings . obsolete platting and ownership pattern . Excessive land coverage. "llIIilW1III- -I -- I ~ - ~ ! .......--,..,.;... ~':-..,'";'- " -'"---_.;~'>;-:""'""~,"-.,; Block 5 US West Switching station and surface parking occupy western half the block. Older fast food and automobile service facility the east side. Fast food and automobile services are considered incompatible in the CBD and under current zoning. . Inappropriate use of land and buildings. . Excessive land coverage. ...., Block 6 Auburn Station: No blight findings Block 7 The southern half of the block is a vacant lot, after used as a non-conforming parking lot. The City has an offer to purchase the property to promote redevelopment. A small single family home is also located along 2nd Street. The northern half of the block contains a mix of auto and repair and commercial uses in two old, functionally obsolete structures. . Excessive land coverage. . Vacant lots with public nusances of non-permitted parking on gravel. . Obsolete platting and ownership pattern. . Inappropriate uses of land and buildings IBLOCK 7 I Block 8 The block is occupied by an older two story office building, several homes in mixed condition, a small commercial building and a parking lot used by the banks located on adjoining blocks. . Inappropriate use of land and buildings. . Obsolete platting or ownership patterns. . Excessive land coverage. .1/~ ~~"~~A' J~,--'::.. \ ~".l< ~. \"'''!' i .:; II -;;;~~;~~!/''"' I.: ~~ "< ::1 ' , -,;;. " .'ti;.", __ _ . _~ . ~,- ". -..- ,1 ~ '.... Block 9 Uses consist of three buildings. From west to East, the "Lincoln" building on the corner is an historically significant structure. It is in fair condition but has a more recent cinderblock warehouse addition that is inconsistent with its location in the downtown. The center "Townhouse" building was severely damaged in a recent earthquake. It has been repaired but remains somewhat underutilized. The Truitt Building on the east corner is new, high quality construction. . Inappropriate use of land and buildings. ,~- f~ :' 11 , II "',,',~._- ."" 'l!. , .~ ( ( l" !' :tL~,~!~ l t L l ,. Ii! {t ~ I~ ,t hi -.;;;.----~~ "i~ BLOCK 9 Block 10 The southern half of the block consists of a newer, single story restaurant building and City owned parking lot. The northern half from west to east, is occupied by a City parking lot, older retail building in a "quonset hut" type structure that has experienced earthquake damage. The center building is a former restaurant/bar that suffered a major fire several years ago and has never been repaired. The eastern building is an older, single story retail structure in current use. . Substantial physical dilapidation, deterioration or obsolescence. . Unsanitary or unsafe conditions. . Dangerous or unhealthful conditions . Inappropriate uses of land or buildings. . Obsolete platting or ownership pattern. . Excessive land coverage. Block 11 Project ACE. Block assembled and cleared for redevelopment project, including a 6 - story hotel and parking garage. Project partially completed. Remaining lot contains a bank which also may be incorporated into the project. If development is completed as planned, no blight findings exist. Block 12 Southern half of the block contains a single story auto repair garage and King County Housing Authority apartment building. Northern half is occupied by City - owned parking lot. . Inappropriate use of land and buildings. . Excessive land coverage. : ,... I ijli'< I . ,::', ' " ~. \' ;,:}l14, .,::. I~: . .~' -~ ~~~~ll )~I'I,,,.t ~ - :;: ~l'~ ~ ~ 1 ........ ... { "1' ~ I~~ 4 1.. LA1GK 1? Block 13 City Hall and City Hall Plaza. No blight findings. l ---.-. ,0; ~:!'I, ,< ,/' H' '. .t: \ \' '~'1~.'" . ':,. ~ . ~ ,'..,1 .~' ,- ,;- l)i,<-,,;p.' C!. ,. "f.i';", (.,,,,,.rt::' .. ..:" ';h ,:.,,',:~~; if. " :;'.;. > d ~ ~'''''\,e ",Jr, l ~ ;"~7"! "_"'''~'.),,,: . . $"'''';~ I .;.,~ ifj..,,;V- ,I - .. '.; ,r;.. :J,;~'I )~.,t~!Y",;'..t~ l ::;:."j """iJ> , 'I.YJ";-"~'i~'" ~. !':-~~'-':~'B'''''L' rl"'~J!f'1j ;- '= ~ .. - ~'"'~.~ ~:'~ ''-:J.'~ Y' ~ Block 14 The Southern half of the block is occupied by 4 taverns. Two of which are closed and vacant and under City ordinance, cannot be reopened. The remaining two are Currently being acquired by the City for public purposes. The eastern end of the block contains a drive through teller associated with a free standing bank building. The northern portion of the block contains a City owned parking lot, a retail building and a bank . Inappropriate use of land and buildings. . Obsolete platting or ownership pattern. . Excessive land coverage. r::7? ~-~ ,.- J ' !*~ -rs ..,. ~ ~...~, -,-='~"'~' -~. ~ f.i ,.2;;- ,~;:- lOCK 14 IIIIl.... Block 15 Southern half of the block contains a vacant lumberyard and warehouse adjacent to a City owned parking lot. The northern half has a cinder block warehouse, two apartment buildings in poor condition and a single family home converted to commercial purposes. . Inappropriate uses of land or buildings. . Obsolete platting or ownership pattern. . Excessive land coverage. Block 16 Most of the block contains surface parking lots used by th City and Auburn Regional Medical Center and the vacant former City court/police building. ARMC has Acquired the lot for expansion of their facilitiesa and shared parking with the City. No blighting influences if development proceeds as planned. Block 17 Most of the block is occupied by an industrial fuel tank farm, offices and storage and trucking operation. There are also a couple of homes converted to com- mercial purposes. . Hazardous soils or substances. . Inappropriate uses of land and buildings, . Obsolete platting or ownership pattern. . Excessive land coveragae. h""';"'''' .. .._.~, 1 '. 'l.:j.;,; t"-,!~J~.:; The block contains a mix of small medical clinics, several residences, one of which is converted to commercial use, a vacant lot and a gravel parking lot currently leased to the City . Inappropriate uses of land and buldings. . Obsolete platting or ownership pattern. . Excessive land coverage. Block 18 .~ ~, '<'1:~..,; , " lfi.t: _.,<~'" " ,.",.'::;~:.~. '. '.',' "C",! 't' "@ ~~ihi 1~:~,...1.CK 18 ~~ '. ~-,'~ :-- .'1, -'- -~- , r't- . .~~ ~,~ '~,~.,~c'.' I._ '.', II '~-., \~, ,h". . . . ,.t:,,~\ " - '~="f.,\,; I BLOCK 18 Block 19 Single family homes in fair to good condition. Site situated across the street from Sounder Station and zoned for higher density residential development. . Inappropriate use of land or buildings. . Obsolete platting or ownership. . Excessive land coverage. Block 20 Auburn Station, with the exception of a small convenience store located at the northern end off Main Street. The Station is fully consistent with City plans. The following applies to the convenience store. . Inappropriate use of land or building. Block 21 Contains a single story retail store/garden center that was renovated approximately 6 - 7 years ago. . Excessive land coverage. ~~ . ~"'r'~~''''' f='"~" ..----,_...___.~......_ . I c"'",..,..'.,-.........,.-.i <-.- (-I "1 ; l~:r "'" i. '<d"",,"~'4 I'.l'~",. '.,",",. ':':::":':':::.ar.QC'K'21 ,. ''''');~ I, . Block 22 Contains a mix of single story retail, warehousing and single family homes in poor condition. . Inappropriate use of land or buildings. . Obsolete platting or ownership patterns. . Excessive land coverage. Block 23 From south to north contains an auto collision repair facility, propane gas sales and an old feed store operation that is being relocated. The propane sales represents a potentially dangerous situation with storage of large amounts of gas on rail tankers within a few blocks of Auburn Regional Medical Center and City Hall. Portions of the old feed store buildings are in poor condition structurally. . Substantial physical delapidation, deterioration or obsolesence, . Dangerous or unhealthful conditions. . Inappropriate use of land or buildings. . Excessive land coverage. ~' [~~ .-. ~:r'~:';-...~;;"~~' ~. . .:...'" -. ~ ---_._--------~ t ,':.,,;1 '"n. , "', ," , ,.. ,. '.',' ,'1.',-,,- ~..;~_f'>''';:,.''''.,_..::''':.'!'.;Ai'':'''''_''.I".~''.., ~~-v:j'" ~ .1 ,.' ~ ,~j~;.;'~'''.>''>~ "":,:;;,"'-'.:' :. . Q tot. .' '.' ~ '"I :&I.. ..4-\~.aA il~~-. _ ... 1. "~~ I 1 Block 24 Mix of Single family homes, many in poor condition. . Inappropriate use of land or buildings. . Obsolete platting or ownership pattern . Excessive land coverage, BLOCK 24 ,~ \"~~,~,..,." ....;c!.1 ~.t ;..~ ~ ~' <", ~l"'" ~ . ':I .p; -~~.'~ I;'; ,.. , ~',- J ,-' .:: ,,"'.' i .~~~ It ' ,,= .:......... ~ . ',~ .'.."'~. Block 25 Mix of industrial uses and single family homes in poor condition. . Inappropriate use of land or buildings . Obsolete platting or ownership pattern . Excessive land coverage. Block 26 Mix of single family homes in poor condition and truck/service gas station. . Inappropriate use of land or buildings. . Obsolete platting or ownership pattern. . Excessive land coverage. f""--'." _..".."..,..._.~.";-:-.~,._,~..,,, , J ." . '~,""""~'~~'.. " ~! -....;;..-""~"--....._..:.;...."..." -.... -...."-- Block 27 Mix of single family homes in poor condition, vacant lots, one story automobile related facilites and a restaurant. . Inappropriate use of land or buildings. . Obsolete platting or ownership pattern. . Excessive land coverage. . Obsolete buildings. N-~l r;",,"~,-.~;':1~':;;:':;;~''-''''<''''"''''''''''''J Block 28 Mix of commercial uses, including a restaurant, medical clinic, gift shop, a discount grocery and a detached espresso stand. . Excessive land coverage. . Obsolete building. u 1 i;,;o;;:;:;l ;:;;:,; ~ ..~~~.~ L """"""'*"1 ' .,~," .1..........::. 1-- ~.:..H__ " .,,,,,-'" r-n- r- ...... -,.. ;_?~' ';,.: - ,,- . .~~ :;~~ - -:~