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Home My WebLink About034 06 e(I').!l0 -li,( l2cad'Nj (; !;1, /C(. 0C~ ': \ (c ~\...') , STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF JEFFE~ON In the matter of x RESOLUTION NO. 34-06 Vacation of Harrison Street x In the plat of Tukey's Addition x WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners has reviewed a road vacation petition submitted by Wefore, LLC; and WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Hearing Examiner held a public hearing on the road vacation petition on May 16, 2006; and WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Hearing Examiner considered testimony of the public, comments from applicable departments, agencies and offices, the recommendation from Jefferson County Public Works Department and Jefferson County Department of Community Deyelopment at the public hearing; and WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Hearing Examiner has determined that the public will benefit from the vacation of this usage road and such vacation complies with the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan and other applicable plans, policies or ordinances; and WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners has considered said Hearing ExamiIler's report of the public hearing and his recommendation for the vacation request and hereby adopts the Findings of the Jefferson County Hearing Examiner dated May 30, 2006; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the following be vacated and abandoned pursuant to RCW 36.87.140 and Jefferson County Road Vacation Ordinance No. 01-0102-96: Harrison Street as presently built and maintained by Jefferson County and as shown on the face of the plat of Tukey's Addition, as recorded August 23, 1889 in Volume 2 of Plats at Page 20, records of Jefferson County, Washjngton, lying Easterly of Cape George Road. ADOPTED THIS ~ DAY OF June ,2006 ."': ~ ,. , '~, ) : l JEFFERSON COUNTY _.___,..__..... _U_""_."__._ .._~ : . f,.::" if r. ji :'.':1 ". ", , ~c ~ ~ . !f'" II L1 It=-- f"'" \ i J .--.----~:::~--~~ fl i \ '<';! ql !;I ".; ,I ..;. , ::., 'I' ! 'U' U' d J U N 1 2 2006 j i L~ i i I ~~~"'i I JEFFERSON COUNTY , PUBLIC WORKS GEi'T OFFICE OF THE HEARING EXAMINER REPORT AND DECISION CASE NO.: ROAD VACATION OF HARRISON STREET APPLICANT: WeFore, LLC 7377 E. Doubletree Ranch Road,Ste. 180 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 REPRESENTATIVE: Michael Asmundson SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The applicant is requesting approval to vacate that portion of the usage of right-of-way known as Harrison Street. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATION: It is hereby recommended to the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County that the Jefferson County Road known as Harrison Street be vacated subject to meeting applicable regulations. PUBLIC HEARING: After reviewing the Jefferson County Department of Public Works Report and examining available information on file with the application, the Examiner conducted a public hearing on the request as follows: The hearing was opened on May 16, 2006, at 1 :00 p.m. Parties wishing to testify were sworn in by the Examiner. The following exhibits were submitted and made a part of the record as follows: EXHIBIT "1" - County Road Vacation Petition with Attachments A-I Appearing was KELLI LARSON, the representative from Jefferson County Department of Public Works. She discussed the County road vacation petition as requested by WeFore, 1- LLC. The request is to vacate a usage right-of-way known as Harrison Street. The street only provides access to the subject property and the golf course parking lot. The applicant is proposing to reconfigure the lot and accesses. Notice of and request for comments were made to all appropriate agencies. All agencies that responded are recommending approval of the request. The Department also recommend approval. The appraised value is $7,800. Appearing was MIKE ASMUNDSON, the representative from WeFore, LLC. The applicant is requesting vacation of this right-of-way so that they can reconfigure the accesses to the golf course. The road only services the golf course. All land surrounding the road is owned by WeFore, LLC. The applicant has other permit requests regarding accesses to residential properties. There are going to be 30 homes in this area. It makes more sense to reconfigure the accesses because it will provide better access for the ultimate users. No one spoke further in this matter and the Examiner took the matter under advisement. The hearing was concluded. NOTE: A complete record of this hearing is available in the office of Jefferson County Department of Public Works. FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND DECISION: FINDINGS: 1. The Hearing Examiner has admitted documentary evidence into the record, viewed the property, and taken this matter under advisement. 2. Road vacations are exempt from SEPA, per WAC 197 -1,1-800(2)(h). 3. Notice of the public hearing was mailed to adjacent property owners on April 11, 2006. Legal notification of the public hearing was posted on May 3, 2006, and May 10, 2006. Notice was posted at the site by the Department of Public Works on April 21,2006. 4. The applicant, WeFore, LLC., submitted a petition to vacate a Jefferson County road on March 22, 2006. The road is legally described as follows: All that portion of Harrison Street shown on the face of the plat of Tukey's Addition, as recorded August 23, 1889 in Volume 2 of Plats at Page 20, records of Jefferson County, Washington, lying Easterly of Cape George Road. The stated reason for requesting the vacation is that the street only serves the golf 2- The stated reason for requesting the vacation is that the street only serves the golf course itself. The access for the golf course parking lot and the residential homes surrounding the golf course is going to be reconfigured. Those permits are being requested under separate application. 5. A hearing regarding the petition to vacate the road is required per RCW 36.87.060 and Jefferson County Code (JCC) Section 12.10.080. JCC Section 12.10.110 specifies certain criteria that must be reviewed prior to a recommendation being made. Findings on each of these criteria are hereby made as follows: '-(1) The property that is proposed to be vacated is designated/zoned as Rural Residential. The road currently services as an access to Discovery Bay Golf Club. Future development will be subject to all applicable plans, policies, and ordinances of the zoning code. The future development will also be subject to the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan. The present request will not violate either the comprehensive plan or other applicable zoning requirements. (2) Vacating the road will not create any circulation problems for the area. Different accesses are going to be provided which will provide better Circulation than what currently exists. (3) It does not appear that any emergency services will be impaired by this road vacation. All appropriate agencies were notified of this request and no objections were submitted. (4) There is currently a Puget Sound Energy line within a portion of the street. The line only serves the golf course. Therefore, any potential changes in the future will have to be borne by the golf course itself. The utility provider is recommending approval of the vacation request. (5) It does not appear that this particular section would be used for trails or pathways. Access will be changed, but there will eventually be improved access provided to all areas. The Jefferson County Parks Advisory Board has no objection to the approval of this request. (6) The area is not abutting any body of salt or fresh water. Therefore, there is no problem meeting the criteria for related to RCW 36.87.130. (7) The proposed location will not land lock any parcels of property. 3- CONCLUSIONS: 1. The Hearing Examiner has jurisdiction to consider and make a recommendation regarding this request. 2. The petition to vacate a portion of Harrison Street, as presently built and maintained by Jefferson County, as shown on the face of the plat of Tukey's Addition recorded August 23, 1889, in Volume 2 of Plats at Page 20, records of Jefferson County, Washington, lying Easterly of Cape George Road, does satisfy all of the review '-criteria stated in JCC Section 12.10.110. Therefore, the Hearing Examiner recommends that the petition be approved subject to the applicant satisfying all other applicable provisions of the Jefferson County Code, including, but not limited to, those sections relating to compensation as outlined in JCC Section 12.10.120. RECOMMENDATION: The Hearing Examiner hereby recommends to the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County that the petition for vacation of a Jefferson County Road known as Harrison Street be approved subject to the applicant satisfying all other applicable provisions of the Jefferson County code, including, but not limited, to those sections relating to compensation as outlined in JCC Section 12.10.120. ORDERED this 30th day of May, 2006. 1IU~ MARK E. HURDELBRINK Deputy Hearing Examiner 4- Golf Course C (7.59 Ch.) . ,VICINITY MAP (REQUEST AREA HI-LIGHTED) 17 /~~ i ~.~~ 01~l To~~~iJ~{:>d}h\, 0 ~~J~ ~ ~ ~.'~r. 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