Resolution 1588RESOLUTION NO. 1588
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
STATING ITS INTENT TO VACATE A PORTION OF 84TH
AVENUE WEST LYING SOUTH OF 240TH ST SW AND
ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTIES ADDRESSED 24024 AND
24110 84TH AVENUE WEST UPON THE FULFILLMENT OF
CERTAIN CONTIONS.
WHEREAS, on December 16, 2025, the Edmonds City Council adopted resolution
No. 1580 establishing a public hearing on a proposed street vacation, File No. PLN2024-
0086; and
WHERES, a public hearing on the proposed street vacation was held on January
22, 2026 and continued to March 10, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the existing public right-of-way gives the appearance of being a
through street when it is not; and
WHEREAS, the subject public right-of-way to be vacated has a documented use of
camping, illegal dumping, and criminal activity; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the vacation is in the public
interest, and that no property will be denied access as a result of the vacation; and
WHEREAS, the existing cul de sac within the area to be vacated will need to be
replaced by a new vehicle turnaround; and
WHEREAS, the new vehicle turnaround lies partially within the proposed street
vacation area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to retain an easement for a vehicle
turnaround; and
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WHEREAS, the City will need a new access easement for the portion of the new
vehicle turnaround that is not already within public right-of-way and is of dimensions
needed to comply with fire department standards; and
WHEREAS, a City -owned stormwater utility is located within the proposed street
vacation area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to retain an easement allowing the
continuing use, repair and maintenance of the City's stormwater facility; and
WHEREAS, the right-of-way contains third party utilities which will have an
opportunity to independently obtain easements from the fee owner; and
WHEREAS, the subject right-of-way was originally acquired, in part, pursuant to
dedication and has been part of a dedicated public right-of-way for 25 years or more; and
WHEREAS, the part that was not acquired through dedication was obtained
through a deed from the State of Washington, which contains reversionary language in
the event that the property ceases to be used as a street; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to ECDC 18.55.140.B.2 and RCW 35.79.030 the City may be
compensated in an amount equal to the full fair market value of the right-of-way prior to
vacation by ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby states its intent to vacate by ordinance that
portion of 84th Avenue West that lies adjacent to and east of the properties addressed
24024 and 24110 84th Avenue West as shown on the attached Exhibit A (hereinafter the
"Vacation Area") and further described in File No. PLN2024-0086, which is incorporated
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by this reference as fully as if herein set forth as long as the following conditions are met
within one hundred eighty (180) days:
1. The applicant shall use a utility locate service to survey the location and identify
the operator of all utilities in the Vacation Area. A copy of that survey shall be filed
with the City.
2. Upon receipt of the survey described in Section 1.1, the City shall use its best
efforts to notify the utility operators disclosed by the survey of the pending street
vacation so that they can obtain necessary easements from the applicant as
contemplated by ECDC 18.55.120. Each utility company shall be responsible for
obtaining the necessary easements, compensating the fee owner accordingly. The
City does not intend to delay the street vacation as a result of a utility's failure to
obtain a necessary easement.
3. In the forthcoming street vacation ordinance, a public utility easement shall be
reserved to the City of Edmonds for the installation, construction, operation,
maintenance, repair, reconstruction and/or replacement of the stormwater
system and necessary appurtenances, over, across, through, and below the
subject 841" Avenue West vacation. This easement shall be limited to ten feet in
width, centered on the location of the existing stormwater facilities. The value of
the easement shall be determined by the appraisal referenced below. The
easement shall require the City to relocate its facilities within a reasonable period
upon demand by the fee owner and the City's receipt in advance of the estimated
costs of relocation as determined by the City. The City's stormwater utility shall
transfer the value of the easement to the City's general fund upon adoption of the
ordinance.
4. In the forthcoming street vacation ordinance, a public access easement shall be
reserved to the City of Edmonds for the installation, construction, operation,
maintenance, repair, reconstruction and/or replacement of a vehicle turnaround
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in the portion of the Vacation Area depicted on Exhibit B. The value of the
easement shall be determined by the appraisal referenced below.
5. The fee owner of the property depicted on Exhibit C shall execute and deliver to
the City of Edmonds a public access easement for the installation, construction,
operation, maintenance, repair, reconstruction and/or replacement of a vehicle
turnaround.
6. After adoption of the street vacation ordinance and before it takes effect, a
general public and emergency vehicle turn -around shall be constructed to City of
Edmonds and South County Fire standards as depicted on Exhibit D or pursuant
to an alternative configuration that has been approved by South County Fire and
the City Engineer and for which necessary easements have been obtained.
7. The street vacation ordinance shall be drafted to take effect upon the City's
recording of the ordinance with Snohomish County, which recording shall not
occur until all conditions in this resolution and the forthcoming ordinance have
been satisfied.
8. Payment to the City for any outstanding appraisal fees as outlined in ECDC
18.55.130, and monetary compensation, prior to the effective date of the
ordinance, in an amount equal to full fair market value as determined by the
appraisal. For the purposes of this resolution, the appraisal shall make the
following extraordinary assumptions or hypothetical conditions: 1) the as -is /
before vacation larger parcel shall include all the property currently owned by the
applicant (parcel numbers 00463301700100, 00463302400102 and
00463302400203) and the property that is being surplused by WSDOT on the
west, south, and east of the right-of-way being vacated, including the right-of-way
that is subject to WSDOT's reversionary interest; 2) the as if vacated / after
vacation larger parcel would be the larger parcel under the hypothetical where
the street vacation ordinance has already been adopted and taken effect; 3) the
property shall be considered free of all utilities and related easements in the
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before condition; and 4) all easement conditions herein shall be factored into the
after condition, PROVIDED THAT the value of utility easements that are being
obtained from the owner independently pursuant to Section 1.2 shall not be
factored into the after condition.
9. The City Council shall review the amount to be paid as compensation for the street
vacation and shall use its legislative discretion in determining whether the amount
is sufficient to justify adoption of the street vacation ordinance.
10. The City of Edmonds intends for the State of Washington to be able to commence
its surplus process upon adoption of this ordinance as long as the actual transfer
of title is deferred until and conditioned upon the City's recording of the street
vacation ordinance.
Section 2. If the applicant fails to provide the survey referenced in subsection 1.1
or the easement referenced in subsection 1.5, above, within one hundred eighty (180)
days of the date of adoption of this resolution the Council's approval shall become null
and void, PROVIDED THAT the applicant, for good cause, may request an extension of this
resolution, which extension shall be granted or not pursuant to the legislative discretion
of the City Council.
RESOLVED THIS 24T" DAY OF March, 2026:
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK, LUKE LONIE
MAYOR MIKE ROSEN
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: MARCH 10, 2026
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: MARCH 24, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 1588
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
ROAD VACATION: 84TH AVENUE W. EDMONDS, WA.
THAT PORTION OF 84TH AVENUE W. LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE
SOUTHWEST QUARTER AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF
SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, W.M., SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON;
SAID PORTION MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER LOT 3, BLOCK 17, HANBURY'S SOUND VIEW
TRACTS, RECORDED IN VOLUME 7 OF PLATS, PAGE 20, RECORDS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY,
WASHINGTON;
THENCE SOUTH 00° 43' 00" EAST ALONG THE WESTERLY MARGIN OF 84TH AVENUE WA
DISTANCE OF 153.69 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 89' 12' 40" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 11.88 FEET TO A POINT ON A CURVE;
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID WESTERLY MARGIN AND THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE
RIGHT THE CENTER OF WHICH BEARS SOUTH 89° 12' 40" WEST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 437.50
FEET AND THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 07' 37' 21"AND HAVING AN ARC LENGTH OF 58.20
FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID WESTERLY MARGIN AND THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE
RIGHT THE CENTER OF WHICH BEARS NORTH 83' 09' 59" WEST, HAVING A RADIUS OF 437.50
FEET AND THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 22' 12' 43" AND HAVING AN ARC LENGTH OF 169.61
FEET,
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID WESTERLY MARGIN SOUTH 64° 01' 58" WEST, A DISTANCE
OF 38.64 FEET,
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID WESTERLY MARGIN SOUTH 37° 51' 46" WEST, A DISTANCE
OF 13.48 FEET,
THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID WESTERLY MARGIN SOUTH 33° 21' 25" WEST, A DISTANCE
OF 53.95 FEET TO A POINT 90 FEET NORTHEASTERLY, WHEN MEASURED AT RIGHTANGLES TO
ENGINEER'S STATION L-184+90 OF STATE HIGHWAY ROUTE 104, 236TH STREET SW TO MERDIAN
AVENUE;
THENCE SOUTH 56' 38' 35" EAST ALONG THE NORTHEASTERLY MARGIN OF SAID STATE
HIGHWAYA DISTANCE OF 89.78 FEET TO THE EASTERLY MARGIN OF SAID 84TH AVENUE W. AND
A POINT ON A CURVE;
THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY MARGIN AND AN ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT
THE CENTER OF WHICH BEARS NORTH 49' 07' 40" WEST HAVING A RADIUS OF 511.00 FEET,
THROUGH A CENTRALANGLE OF 35' 00' 24" AND HAVING AN ARC LENGTH OF 312.21 FEET TO A
POINT WHICH BEARS SOUTH 89' 51' 41" EAST FROM THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE NORTH 89' 51' 41" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 72.31 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH, STATE OF WASHINGTON.
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EXACT DIMENSIONS
SHALL BE DETERMINED
BY SOUTH COUNTY FIRE
/ AND CITY OF EDMONDS
ENGINEERING
RESERVATION OF
EASEMENT TO THE CITY
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EXHIBIT C
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LOT 3--,
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EXACT DIMENSIONS SHALL
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ss6e9� �o NEW EASEMENT ON
WSDOT PROPERTY
sF � S.E. 114 S.W. 114 OF SEC. 31, 1WP. 27 N., RGE. 4 E., W.M.
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EXHIBIT D
240th 5t. S. W.
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S.W. 114 S.E. 114 OF SEC. 31, 1WP. 27 N., RGE. 4 E, W.M.
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