CITY OF SEATTLE

ORDINANCE __________________

COUNCIL BILL __________________

AN ORDINANCE vacating a portion of an alley in Block 9, Plat of Holly Park Phase III, on the petition of the Seattle Housing Authority, a Washington public body, corporate and politic (C.F. 306415).

WHEREAS, the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) filed a petition to vacate the alley in Block 9, Plat of Holly Park Phase III, in connection with SHA's New Holly Project (Project) as part of an overall redevelopment of Holly Park; and

WHEREAS, the Project consists of three phases that require vacation and dedication of streets for each development phase; and

WHEREAS, following a June 8, 2004 public hearing on the petition, the Seattle City Council (City Council) conditionally granted the petition subject to conditions that have now been met; and

WHEREAS, consistent with Chapter 35.79 of the Revised Code of Washington and Chapter 15.62 of the Seattle Municipal Code, an equivalent amount of right-of-way was dedicated to the City by SHA to realign, straighten, and widen the diagonal alley vacated by this petition. SHA also dedicated additional property to the City for the western extension of Holly Park Drive South to Martin Luther King Jr. Way South; and

WHEREAS, the deeds conveying the property for street and alley purposes have been accepted by the City according to Sections 17, 18, and 19 of Ordinance 122495;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The real property described below is vacated:

That portion of Lot 2, Block 9 of the Final Plat of Holly Park Phase III, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Volume 215 of Plats, pages 01 through 36, Records of King County, Washington, more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Lot 2;

Thence along the West line of said Lot 2, North 00 degrees 48' 03" West, a distance of 29.25 feet to the True Point of Beginning;

Thence along the prolongation of said West line, North 00 degrees 48' 03" West, a distance of 134.17 feet to the Easterly line of said Lot 2;

Thence along said Easterly line North 07 degrees 38' 59" West, a distance of 71.08 feet to the South margin of South Holly Park Drive;

Thence along said South margin, South 89 degrees 12' 58" West 16.12 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot 2;

Thence along the Westerly line of said Lot 2, South 07 degrees 38' 59" East, a distance of 206.22 feet to the True Point of Beginning.

Situated in the Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, W.M., King County, Washington.

Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.

Passed by the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2014, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this

_____ day of ___________________, 2014.

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President __________of the City Council

Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2014.

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Edward B. Murray, Mayor

Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2014.

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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk

(Seal)

Beverly Barnett SDOT SHA Holly Park Phase III Alley Vacation ORD July 23, 2013 Version #4