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Home My WebLink About3763'RDTNANCE No. ? Ag AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, vacating approximately 5,000 sqlrare feet olunimproved and undeveloped City right- of-way located between Marine Drive and W. 4th Street, adjoining Potl- or,vned industrial properly within Block 105, Townsite oFPort Angeles. WHE,REAS, the Porl of Port Angeles filed Street Vacation Petition No. STV 26-0045 requesting vacation of r,rnimproved and uncleveloped City right-of-way located between Vlarine Drive and W.4th Street, adjoining Porl-owned industrial property within Blocks 105 and I 10 of the Tor'vnsite of Port Angeles, as shown in Exhibit A; and WHERAS, upon further review of the original application, City staf,f are recorrmending a reduction olthe proposal provided to the Hearing Examiner by removing all parcels in Block 110' Townsite of Porl Angeles and "C" Street fiom vacation considet'ation. WHEREAS, the proposed street vacation is categorically exempt from review under the State Environmental Policy Act pursuant to WAC 197- 1 1-800(2Xi); and WHEREAS, public notice was provided pursuant to Chapter 35.79 RCW, and the Hearing E,xaminer held an open record pr,rblic hearing on April 10,2026; and WHEREAS, the Hearing Examiner issLred Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations on April22,2026. recommending approval of Street Vacation Petition No. STV 26-0045 subject to conditions; and WHERAS, the Hearing E,xaminer conclrrs that as long as the Lrpdated street vacation legal description does not exceed that which was ar-rthorized by their recommendation. there is no need to amend or revisit the hearing record. WHEREAS. the City Council finds that the proposed vacation is consistent with Chapter 35.79 RCW, the Porl Angeles MLrnicipal Code. and the Porl Angeles Comprehensive Plan; NOW. THEREFORE, THE CITY COLI]\ICIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO HEREBY ORDAIN as follows: Section t. - Findinss and Adonfion of Exhihits. The recitals set forth above are hereby adopted as the City Cor.rncil's findings olflact. The Ciry CoLrncil approves and adopts the Hearing Conclusions. and Recommettclation lor Street Vacation Petition No. STV 26-0045, Examiner's Findings, r,vhich are incorporatecl by this relerence. Exhibit A, inclLrcling the Lrpdated legal description and map of the vacation area. is incorporated by ret-erence as ilset forlh in full. Section 2. - Vacation. Subject to the terrns anci conclitions of this Ordinance, the approrimately 5'000 rq** f*t "l *t"rp-vecl and undeveloped City right-of-way located between Marine Drive and W. 4th Sireet, adjoining Port-or,vnecl inclr-rstrial propefiy within Block 105 of the Tor'vnsite of Porl Angeles' and legally described and shown in Exhibit A. is hereby'vacated. -1- Section 3. - Conditions of Vacation. Vacation of the right-of-way described and shown in Exhibit A is conditioned on fulfillment of all of the following: l. The petitioner shall pay compensation to the City representing the full appraised valr"re of the vacation area as determined by Deer Park Appraisal, LLC. 2. The City shall retain necessary easement rights for the construction, operation, repair, replacement, and maintenance of public utilities and services, including the existing 42-inch stormwater conveyance located within the vacation area. 3. The petitioner shall prepare and provide a qLrit claim deed or equivalent conveyance instrument acceptable to the City. 4. The petitioner shall provide a final legal description and exhibit map of the vacation area, subject to City review and approval. 5. The petitioner shall be responsible for all recording fees. document preparation, and implementation steps required to finalize the vacation. 6. The final ordinance and associated conveyance documents shall be recorded with the Clallam Cor"rnty Auditor. 1. Approval of this street vacation does not authorize development and does not waive compliance with any other applicable local, state, or federal regr-rlations. All future development activities remain subject to separate permit review and approval. Section 4. - Severabilitv. If any provision of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is not affected. Section 5. - Effective Date. This Ordinance is an exercise of power specifically delegated to the City legislative body and is not sr-rbject to referendum. This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the City provides written notice that the conditions stated in Section 3 have been futfilled. The Director of Community and Economic Development or their designee shall prepare all necessary documents for transmittal to the County. The City Clerk is directed to then ftte certified copies with the Clallam County ALrditor and the Clallam Cor,Lntv Assessor. PASSED by the City CoLrncil of the City ol Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Cor"rncil held on the l9th day of May 2026 Kate Dexter, Mayor A T:I' a Kari Marlinez-tsailey, City APPROVED AS TO FORN4 ) Sheida Sahandy, City Attorney PUBLISHED . T/IAU hN B\ 3"hl{yrrr .2026 2 Exhibit A: Legal Description and Map a- -) - Exhibit A UPDATED LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF STREET VACATION PETITION ALL THAT PORTION OF THE FORMER SEATTLE, PORT ANGELES, AND LAKE CRESCENT RAILWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY LYING BETWEEN THE NORTH MARGIN OF THE PLATTED ALLEY RIGHT-OF-WAY WITHIN BLOCK 105, TOWNSITE OF PORT ANGELES, AND THE NORTH MARGIN OF SAID RAILROAD RIGHT.OF-WAY ADJOINING LOTS 1 THROUGH 1O WITHIN SAID BLOCK. 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ORDINANCE NO. 3763 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington,vacatingapproximately 5,000 square feet of unimproved and undeveloped City right of-way located between Marine Drive and W. 4th Street, adjoining Port owned industrial property within Block 105, Townsite of Port Angeles. This Ordinance is an exercise of power specifically delegated to the City legislative body and is not subject to referendum. This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the City provides written notice that the conditions stated in Section 3 have been fulfilled. The Director of Community and Economic Development or their designee shall prepare all necessary documents for transmittal to the County. The City Clerk is directed to then file certified copies with the Clallam County Auditor and the Clallam County Assessor. The fulI texts of Ordinances are available at City Hall in the Clerk's office, on the City's website at www.cityofpa.us or will be mailed upon request. Kari Martinez-Bailey City Clerk Published by summary: Saturday, May 30,2026 ,,(hrtrRr-_ E'!r:f - WASHINGTON U,S City Clerk's Office 321 East 5th Street, Port Angeles WA 98362 ANGELES TO: Auditor of Clallam County Assessor of Clallam County STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) COUNTY OF CLALLAM ) I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, do hereby certif,i that the hereto attached: Ordinance No. 3763 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, vacating approximately 5,000 square feet of unimproved and undeveloped City right-of-way located between Marine Drive and W. 4th Street, adjoining Port-owned industrial property within Block 105, Townsite of Port Angeles. is a true and correct copy(s) of the document(s) indicated above. WITNESS my hand and official seat this Q#au, or J.l 2026 Kari Martinez-Bailey, Ci City of Port Angeles i8r FJ,, t'. S oj"i'*i ., o tat r,t: ' '; "n l.ll ,f t .:i.'i' .''* l,l""t+" Summary of Ordinances Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council on Mav 19,2026. ORDINANCE NO. 3762 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amending the City's 2026budget. This Ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved sunmary thereof consisting of the title. ORDINANCE NO. 3763 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, vacating approximately 5,000 square feet of unimproved and undeveloped City right of-way located between Marine Drive and W. 4th Street, adjoining Port owned industrial property within Block 105, Townsite of Port Angeles. This Ordinance is an exercise of power specifically delegated to the City legislative body and is not subject to referendum. This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the City provides written notice that the conditions stated in Section 3 have been fulfilled. The Director of Community and Economic Development or their designee shall prepare all necessary documents for transmittal to the County. The City Clerk is directed to then hle certified copies with the Clallam County Auditor and the Clallam County Assessor. The full texts of Ordinances are available at City Hall in the Clerk's office, on the City's website at www.cityofpa.us or will be mailed upon request. Kari Martinez-Bailey City Clerk Published by summary: Saturday, May 30,2026