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CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTCN
RESOLUTION NO. bo1
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of
the City of Kent I Washington 1 declaring
its intention to adopt a comprehensive
plan for off-street parking space and
facilities for motor vehicles for the City 1
to order the carrying out of that compre-
hensive plan I and to create a local improve-
ment district to assess the cost and expense
of that plan against the properties in such
district specially benefited thereby 1 setting
a public hearing on such plan and local
improvement district at a meeting of the City
Council on December 2 I 1968 I and notifying
all persons who desire to be heard thereon
or object thereto to appear and present their
objections or other statements at that hearing.
WHEREAS I the City of Kent by chapter 35.86 of the Revised Code
of Washington is authorized to provide off-street parking space and facilities
for motor vehicles and the use of real property for such purpose has been
declared to be a public use I and the City is authorized to finance the
acquisition and construction of such off-street parking space and/or facilities
by the creation of local improvement districts in accordance with the provisions
of Title 35 of the Revised Code of Washington; and
WHEREAS I traffic congestion within the downtown area of the City
requires the creation of additional off-street parking space and/or facilities
for motor vehicles I and the City Council has reason to believe that such off-
street parking would alleviate or prevent traffic congestion and thereby promote
the usability of the municipal streets for the movement of traffic; and
WHEREAS I the City has heretofore made economic and physical
surveys deemed necessary by the City Council thereof pertaining to the
necessity and feasibility of providing off-street parking space and facilities
for motor vehicles within the City 1 such surveys being included as a part of
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the report of John Graham & Company designated as the "Kent Development
Plan 1 " including a Parking Study Addendum; and
WHEREAS 1 such surveys undertaken by the City evidence the urgent
need of the City for adequate off-street parking space and facilities for
motor vehicles within the City to alleviate or prevent traffic congestion and
thereby promote the usability of the municipal streets for the movement of
traffic and the City does not have available any funds to meet the estimated
cost of providing such off-street parking space and facilities; NOW 1 THEREFORE 1
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT 1
WASHINGTON 1 AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. It is the intention of the City Council to adopt for the
City of Kent I Washington 1 for strictly municipal purposes and in accordance
with chapter 3 5. 86 RCW I a comprehensive plan for the provision of off-street
parking space and facilities for approximately 360 motor vehicles within
the City to consist of the acquisition and improvement of the following
described privately owned real properties by the demolition and removal of
existing improvements I if any 1 thereon and then grading I ballasting and
surfacing with asphaltic concrete 1 installing concrete curbs and access drives
along with other necessary facilities:
1 • Lots 1 through 10 and Lots 16 through 2 0 in Block
7 1 Yeslers First Addition to the Town of Kent I as
recorded in Volume 5 of Plats 1 page 64 I Records
of King County 1 Washington.
2. Lots 4 through 8 in Block 2 I Yesler' s First Addition
to the Town of Kent I as recorded in Volume 5 of
Plats I page 64 I Records of King County I Washington.
The City Council may make such changes in the plan as it may
deem necessary 1 so long as such changes do not materially alter the purpose
of the plan.
Section 2. The estimated cost of carrying out the foregoing compre-
hensive plan is hereby declared to be as near as may be $6841300.00.
Section 3. It is the intention of the City Council to order the
carrying out of the above comprehensive plan I as described in section 11
upon the adoption thereof. The entire cost and expense of the improvement
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shall be borne by and assessed against the properties specially
benefited by such improvement to be included in the local improvement
district to be established embracing as near as may be all such properties
specially benefited by such improvement. The territorial extent within
which properties to be specially benefited is located is as follows:
That portion of Section 24 I Township 22 1 Range 4 East I
W. M. 1 in King County 1 Washington described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot 2 1 Block 16 I
Yesler' s First Addition to the Town of Kent 1 Recorded in
Volume 5 of Plats 1 page 64 I in King County I Washington I
being the True Point of Beginning of property herein des-
cribed; thence South along the West line of said Lot and
West line produced to the centerline of alley in said Block;
thence East along said centerline to an intersection with the
Northerly production of the West line of Lot 16 in said Block;
thence South along said produced line of said Lot 16 and along
the West line of said Lot 16 produced South to the centerline of
Harrison Street; thence East along centerline of said street to
an intersection with the Northerly production of the West line
of Lot 7 I Block 14 of said Addition; thence South along said
produced line of Lot 7 and along the West line of Lot 7 produced
South to the centerline of Gowe Street; thence East 60 feet
along said centerline of Gowe Street to the Northerly production
of the West line of Lot 6 1 Block 18 of Said Addition; thence
South along said produced Lot 6 line and the West lines of Lots
4 and 5 to the Southwest corner of Lot 4 in Block 18 of said
Addition; thence East along South line and the South line of
Lot 4 produced to the centerline of South 4th Avenue; thence
South along the centerline of said 4th Avenue to an intersection
with the centerline of West Titus Street; thence East along the
centerline of said Titus Street to an intersection with the center-
line of South 2nd Avenue; thence South along the centerline of
said 2nd Avenue to an intersection with the South line of Lot 8 1
Block 2 of said Addition produced West; thence East along said
produced South line of Lot 8 to the Southeast corner of Lot 8 in
said Block 2 1 thence South along the west line of Lot 4 in said
Block 2 to the Southwest corner of Lot 4 in said Block 2; thence
East along the South line produced of Lot 4 in said Block 2 to
a point which lies 86 feet East of the centerline of South 1st
Avenue; thence North parallel with the centerline of said lst
Avenue to a point of intersection with the Easterly production
of the North line of Lot 8 1 Block 3 1 Ramsay's Addition to the
Town of Kent 1 recorded in Volume 16 I page 89 of Plats in King
County 1 Washington; thence West to a point of intersection with
the Northerly production of the West line of Lot 7 I Block 16 of
said Ye sler' s Addition; thence South along said produced line of
said Lot 7 in said Block 16 I a distance of 150 feet; thence West
parallel with the North margin of Shinn Street to an intersection
with the Northerly production of Lot 2 I Block 16 in said Yesler' s
Addition; thence South along said produced line of said Lot 2 in
said Block 16 to the Northwest corner of said Lot 2 in said Block
16 to the True Point of Beginning.
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There shall be included in the cost and expense of the
improvement all cost items specified in RCW 35.44. 020.
Section 4. A public hearing shall be held on the above proposed
comprehensive plan and the formation of the proposed local improvement
district. All persons who may desire to object to the improvement herein
mentioned are hereby notified to appear and present such objections at a
meeting of the City Council to be held in the Council Chambers in the
City Hall, Kent, Washington, at 8:00 o'clock p.m. (PST) on December 2,
1968, which time and place are hereby fixed for hearing all matters relating
to the proposed comprehensive plan, improvement, and local improvement
district, and all objections thereto, and for determining the method of payment
for the improvement.
Section 5. The City Engineer is hereby directed to submit to the
City Council on or prior to the 2nd day of December, 1968, all data and infor-
mation required by law to be submitted.
The foregoing resolution was ADOPTED by the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof this 4th day of November;
1968. ~ ~
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