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City Council Study Session
August 10, 2015 - 5:30 PM
Auburn City Hall
AGENDA
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I. CALL TO ORDER
A. RoII CaII
11. ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS, AND PRESENTATIONS
111. AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION
A. Facade Improvement Program Update (15 Minute Presentation /15 Minute Q &A)
(Hursh)
B. Economic Development Update (15 Minute Presentation / 5 Minute Q &A)
(Hursh)
C. Right -of -Way Vacation No. V4 -14 (10 Minute Presentation / 20 Minute Q &A)
* (Snyder)
IV. OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS
V. ADJOURNMENT
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website (http: / /www.auburnwa.gov), and via e -mail. Complete agenda packets are
available for review at the City Clerk's Office.
*Denotes attachments included in the agenda packet.
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject: Date:
Right -of -Way Vacation No. V4 -14 (10 Minute Presentation / August 5, 2015
20 Minute Q &A)
Department:
CD & PW
Attachments:
Staff Report
ExhibitsA & B
Vidnity Map
We Hill VidnityMap
Comp Plan Map
Roadway Classification Map
Standard Detail Traffic -32
Administrative Recommendation:
Budget Impact:
$0
For discussion only.
Background Summary:
This is a continuation of the discussion held at the City Council meeting on August 3,
2015 regarding the proposed vacation of the right -of -way of the south side of South
318th Street, east of 56th Avenue South, shown on Exhibit "B ".
The decision that will be before the City Council on September 8th will be a
determination of whether or not there is a public need to retain the proposed vacation
area for public use.
A Public Hearing before the City Council was held on August 3, 2015 and public
comment was received. Public comments centered around concerns related to a
private civil matter between the applicant, Hastings 10, LLC, and an adjacent property
owner, Ms. Meryhew. The dispute is on private property and is not within the City's
authority to resolve and does not involve any area of the public right -of -way along
South 318th Street, therefore, staff did not present any information previously to the
Council because the dispute has no bearing on the decision before the Council. The
civil matter must be decided by the respective property owners and /or a court of
law. the dispute between the neighbors does not currently involve the City of Auburn.
However, if the City uses that dispute as a basis for its decision on the vacation the
City could become involved in the boundary line dispute. Therefore, staff strongly
urges the City Council to refrain from making any decision on the right -of -way vacation
request that relies, even in part, on the current issues between the two private
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parties. The City has no legal standing to insert itself in the boundary line dispute, and
the City's only responsibility is to insure the final plat is not approved without having
addressed that dispute one way or the other. Anything more than that has the
potential to expose the City and /or the Council members to become involved in what
is now only a private civil matter.
The disposition of the Right -of -way, if vacation is granted, between the two parties
may only involve the eastern 5 foot portion of the Right -of -way that currently abuts the
disputed area on the private properties. The vacation does not stipulate the specific
individuals that receive the vacated property but identify that the ownership would
return to the property adjacent to the right -of -way.
Council concerns raised during the public hearing were related to the existing width of
the Right -of -way verses the City's current standard required for South 318th
Street. Please find attached the following additional information:
• An additional vicinity map of the West Hill area depicting the surrounding
existing street network
• The City's current Comprehensive Transportation Plan — Roadway Improvement
Alternatives
• The City's current Comprehensive Transportation Plan — Functional Roadway
Classification map.
South 318th Street is identified as a "Local Residential" street and currently connects
between 56th Ave S and W Street. The Transportation Comprehensive Plan does not
identify any needed improvements to the capacity of the roadway of South 318th
Street nor are there any plans to extend South 318th Street to connect beyond it's
current limits. South 318th Street is not currently improved to the City's Standard
street section.
Also attached is the City's Standard Detail, Traffic -32, which depicts the required
widths of improvements for a "Local Residential" street. This standard has been in
place since 1998 requiring 50 -feet of Right -of -way to accommodate 28 feet of
pavement, 5 foot sidewalks and 5 foot planter strips. Additional Right -of -way beyond
50 feet is not necessary to meet the needs of the public as provided in the City's
design standards and requirements.
The survey and legal description for the vacation area provided by the applicant were
reviewed by the City's Surveyor and were found to be an acceptable and accurate
survey and description for the proposed right -of -way vacation.
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The application has been reviewed by City staff and all utility purveyors who have an
interest in this right -of -way. Through this review City staff has determined that the right
of way is no longer necessary to meet the needs of the public and could be vacated.
Reviewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember:
Meeting Date: August 10, 2015
Staff: Snyder
Item Number: DI.0
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CITY OF
AUBURN
WASHINGTON
RIGHT -OF -WAY VACATION
STAFF REPORT
Right -of -Way (ROW) Vacation Number V4 -14
Applicant: Hastings 10, LLC
Property Location:
Right -of -Way located at the south side of South 318th Street, east of 56th Avenue
South.
Description of right -of -way:
This ROW proposed for vacation consists of the south five feet and the east 354.86 feet of South 318th Street,
east of 56th Avenue South. The proposed ROW is adjacent to Parcel 926280 -0055 on the south side and City
right -of -way on the west, north and east sides. The adjacent parcel is owned by the applicant. The proposed
area of ROW for vacation is approximately 1,774( + / -) square feet.
The ROW was Quit Claim deeded to King County for street purposes on March 28, 1944. The ROW was
annexed into the City of Auburn on January 1, 2008.
See Exhibits "A" and "B" for legal description and survey.
Proposal:
The Applicant proposes that the City vacate the above described right -of -way so that they can include the area in
development of the adjoining parcel.
Applicable Policies & Regulations:
• RCW's applicable to this situation - meets requirements of RCW 35.79.
• MUTCD standards - not affected by this proposal.
• City Code or Ordinances - meets requirements of ACC 12.48.
• Comprehensive Plan Policy - not affected.
• City Zoning Code - not affected.
Public Benefit:
• The vacated area may be subject to property taxes.
• The street vacation decreases the Right -of -Way maintenance obligation of the City.
Discussion:
The vacation application was circulated to Puget Sound Energy (PSE), Comcast, CenturyLink, Lakehaven Utility
District and City staff.
1. PSE — Comments and clarification of the location of existing facilities in S 318th Street were requested
from PSE several times but they have failed to respond with additional information. It appears that PSE's
existing facilities are well outside the proposed vacation area and there should be no reason that they can
not maintain their facilities from the street without the need for easements. Due to the location of the
facilities and PSE's failure to respond with additional information it has been determined that easements
over the proposed vacation area are not needed and will not be reserved for PSE facilities.
2. Comcast — Comcast has facilities attached to the PSE poles near the proposed area of vacation but as
long as the poles are not impacted by the vacation they do not require an easement.
3. CenturyLink — CenturyLink's existing facilities are located on the north side of S 318th Street and do not
require an easement in the proposed vacation area.
4. Lakehaven Utility District — Lakehaven has an existing 6" water main in this segment of S 318th Street that
is approximately 7 +/- feet north of the ROW centerline. No easement is required in the vacation area as
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there is more than sufficient room to stay on the north side of the ROW centerline should work need to be
done on the 6" line in S 318th Street.
5. Water — No comments on Auburn Water. This area is served by Lakehaven Utility District.
6. Sewer — Sewer does not need an easement reserved on the proposed vacation area.
7. Storm — Please retain a public drainage easement over the vacation area due to the presence of roadside
ditches.
8. Transportation — No comments.
9. Planning — No comments.
10. Fire — No comments
11. Police — No comments.
12. Streets — No comments.
13. Construction —No comments.
14. Innovation and Technology — No comments
Assessed Value:
ACC 12.48 states "The city council may require as a condition of the ordinance that the city be compensated for
the vacated right -of -way in an amount which does not exceed one -half the value of the right -of -way so vacated,
except in the event the subject property or portions thereof were acquired at public expense or have been part of
a dedicated public right -of -way for 25 years or more, compensation may be required in an amount equal to the full
value of the right -of -way being vacated. The city engineer shall estimate the value of the right -of -way to be
vacated based on the assessed values of comparable properties in the vicinity. If the value of the right -of -way is
determined by the city engineer to be greater than $2,000.00, the applicant will be required to provide the city with
an appraisal by an MAI appraiser approved by the city engineer, at the expense of the applicant. The city
reserves the right to have a second appraisal performed at the city's expense."
RCW 35.79.030 states the vacation "shall not become effective until the owners of property abutting upon the
street or alley, or part thereof so vacated, shall compensate such city or town in an amount which does not
exceed one -half the appraised value of the area so vacated. If the street or alley has been part of a dedicated
public right -of -way for twenty -five years or more, or if the subject property or portions thereof were acquired at
public expense, the city or town may require the owners of the property abutting the street or alley to compensate
the city or town in an amount that does not exceed the full appraised value of the area vacated."
The value of the right -of -way was determined to be greater than $2,000.00 and an appraisal, by an MAI appraiser,
of the subject right -of -way was required to be submitted by the applicant. The appraisal was reviewed and found
to be acceptable by the City Engineer. The appraisal values the right -of -way in an "as is" condition at $4,700.00.
The right -of -way has been right -of -way for more than 25 years and was acquired through Quit Claim deeded to
King County on March 28, 1944 and annexed into the City of Auburn on January 1, 2008.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the street vacation be granted subject to the following conditions:
1. A public utility /drainage easement shall be reserved for City of Auburn stormwater facilities along the
entire length and width of the vacated ROW.
2. That compensation for the value of the right -of -way be required in the full amount of the appraised value
of $4,700.00 since the right -of -way has been right -of -way for more than 25 years.
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EXHIBIT `A'
RIGHT OF WAY VACATION
DESCRIPTION
THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, W.M., KING COUNTY,
WASHINGTON, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF TRACT 11 OF WEST AUBURN FIVE
ACRE TRACTS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 15 OF
PLATS, PAGE 12, IN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON; THENCE NORTH 88 °58'52" EAST,
ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID TRACT, A DISTANCE OF 39.41 FEET; THENCE
SOUTH 01 °01'08" EAST, 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, BEING A POINT ON
A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY, FROM WHICH THE RADIUS POINT BEARS
SOUTH 42 °25'43" EAST A DISTANCE OF 20.00 FEET; THENCE ALONG SAID CURVE
NORTHEASTERLY 14.45 FEET THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 41 °24'35" TO A POINT
25.00 FEET SOUTH OF AFORESAID NORTH LINE AS MEASURED PERPENDICULARLY;
THENCE NORTH 88 °58'52" EAST, PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF
341.73 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE WEST LINE OF THE EASTERLY 260 FEET OF
AFORESAID TRACT 11; THENCE SOUTH 00 °02'35" EAST, ALONG SAID WEST LINE, A
DISTANCE OF 5.00 FEET TO A POINT 30.00 FEET SOUTH OF AFORESAID NORTH LINE
AS MEASURED PERPENDICULARLY AND BEING A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THAT
PORTION OF AFORESAID TRACT 11 CONVEYED TO KING COUNTY FOR ROAD
PURPOSES BY DEED RECORDED UNDER KING COUNTY RECORDING
NUMBER 3376319; THENCE DEPARTING SAID WEST LINE, SOUTH 88 °58'52" WEST,
PARALLEL WITH AFORESAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 354.8E FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING.
KENNETH W. SWINDAMAN, P.L.S.
WASHINGTON STATE REGISTRATION NO. 34130
2601 South 35th Street, Suite 200, Tacoma, Washington 98409
(253) 473-4494 Fax: (253) 473 -0599
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