Resolution 10050006.900000
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6/28/01
RESOLUTION NO. 1005
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING A USE
CLASSIFICATION FOR CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
DEEDED TO THE CITY BY SNOHOMISH COUNTY AND
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE WOODWAY
MEADOWS PROPERTY.
WHEREAS, on September 10, 1999, the City of Edmonds accepted a property tax
deed from Snohomish County for certain real property located near Woodway Meadows and
long used as an access for adjacent property, and,
WHEREAS, the City established a temporary use classification for the property
on September 21, 1999, directing that the property be used for established access to private
properties, utility purposes and emergency access to the Town of Woodway, and
WHEREAS, neighborhood residents expressed concern regarding the future use
for the property, as well as opposition to its use as a bikeway or walkway, and
WHEREAS, the City maintains that bikeway comprehensive plan and a walkway
comprehensive plan for the designation of City property to be used for biking or walking, and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board held a public hearing on May 23, 2001 and has
recommended to the City Council that:
1. A permanent use classification be established consistent
with the temporary classification established by the City Council in
September of 1999;
2. That a street map amendment be initiated to classify the
property's right of way and tying use of the right-of-way to the
uses established and adopted use resolution; and
3. That a drainage easement access be included as a utility use,
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NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Certain real property acquired by the City of Edmonds pursuant to
Treasurer's Deed No. 5358 and described as the East 20 feet and the South 20 feet of the
Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 36, Township 27, Range 3, East, W.M. is
hereby designated for use in the City of Edmonds Comprehensive Plan for the following
purposes:
1. For previously established access to private properties from
the aforementioned strip of land to be maintained by private
property owners to, but only to, the limited extent such access was
established on or before the date of recordation of Treasurer's
Deed No. 5358; and
2. For maintenance of and access to water, sewer and other
public utilities duly franchised by the City of Edmonds, including
but not limited to utility structures maintained by the Olympic
View Water District, structures maintained by the City's drainage
utilities and other public utilities authorized to use public property
within the City of Edmonds pursuant to statute, ordinance and
franchise agreement.
3. For emergency access purposes including such limited
improvement of the area as ordered by the Town of Woodway
pursuant to development approvals for Woodway Highlands
Subdivision or under the terms and conditions of any street -use
permit issued by the City of Edmonds to the developer authorizing
use of the strip of land.
Section 2. Nothing herein shall be interpreted to limit the legislative discretion of
the City Council to ultimately determine and/or redetermine the use of this or any other property
within the City of Edmonds in accordance with the powers granted to the City Council under the
Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Washington, the Laws of the
State of Washington and the ordinances of the City of Edmonds.
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RESOLVED this 17th day of July, 2001.
APPROVED:
MA OR, G�Y"HkAXENSON
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 07/13/2001
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 07/17/2001
RESOLUTION NO. 1005
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