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STATE OF WASHINGTON
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON
In the matter of
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JHHRSON COUN ¡ Y AUDITOR
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RESOLUTION NO. 4-95
The Statutory Vacation of
A Portion of Broadway Avenue
In the Plat of Junction City
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WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners has reviewed a road vacation
petition submitted by Mark Getzendaner et al; and
WHEREAS, real property was dedicated to Jefferson County for road purposes in an
instrument dated March 5, 1891, and filed with the Jefferson County Auditor at Page 103, Volume
2 of Plats; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County has not opened the following described right of way for
public use for road purposes within five (5) years of obtaining an interest in the real property for
road purposes:
That portion, outside the right of way of SR 101, of platted Broadway Avenue lying
northwesterly of Block 63 and westerly of the center line of platted 9th Street in the plat
of Junction City, as recorded at Page 103, Volume 2 of Plats, records of Jefferson County,
Washington State;
WHEREAS, RCW 36.87.090 provides that any road unopened for public use for five (5)
years after the authority is granted for opening it shall be thereby vacated and the authority for
building it barred by lapse of time; and
WHEREAS, the above-described road was vacated by operation of law and the County
divested of its interest before the 1909 amendment, Laws of 1909, Chapter 90, Section 1, which
exempted from vacation by operation of law certain lands dedicated for road purposes, became
effective; and
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners desires to remove this cloud
on title to the real property;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the dedicated platted roads more
particularly described above have been vacated by operation of law and Jefferson County asserts
no claim of interest for public road purposes in them. Utility rights, private easements, or
other rights or interests may still exist.
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ADOPTED THIS
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JEFF SON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
1820 Jefferson Street
Po. Box 1220
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(206) 385-9160
Gary Rowe, PE., Director / County Engineer
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Board of County Commissioners
Gary A. Rowe, County Engineer
January 9, 1995
Statutory Vacation of Broadway Ave. In Junction City
ENGINEER'S REPORT OF EXAMINATION
Per the direction of the Board of County Commissioners I have examined the platted right of way
described as follows:
That portion, outside the right of way of SR 101, of platted Broadway Avenue lying northwesterly
of Block 63 and westerly of the center line of platted 9th Street in the plat of Junction City, as
recorded at Page 103, Volume 2 of Plats, recoras of Jefferson County, Washington;
as petitioned by Mark Getzendaner et al for statutory vacation, and herewith submit the following
report thereon.
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These streets were platted on March 5, 1891 in the plat of Junction City.
There was no road constructed on this right of way within 5 years of the date of
platting. .
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The roads have not been opened for public use since it was platted.
Roads platted prior to March 12, 1904 that have not been opened within 5 years
of platting are automatically vacated by statute.
It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners concur with statutory vacation.
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Gary A. R we, P.E.,
Jefferson Public Works Director/County Engineer
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