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MASON COUNTY BRIEFING ITEM SUMMARY FORM TO: BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FROM: Mike Collins, PLS, PE, Deputy Director/County Engineer DEPARTMENT: Public Works EXT: 450 BRIEFING DATE: November 23, 2020 PREVIOUS BRIEFING DATES: August 31, 2020 If this is a follow-up briefing, lease provide only new information INTERNAL REVIEW (please check all that apply): ❑ Budget/Finance ❑ Human Resources ❑ Legal ❑ Other— please explain ITEM: Road Vacation No. 401— Hearings Examiner Recommendation EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Tru North Investments has petitioned for a vacation of several streets in the plat of Lakewood A, C, D and F. All of the requested street to be vacated front properties that Tru North Investments own. These plats were recording between 1913 and 1913 and are very small lots. The Examiner issued his Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendations on November 15, 2020 recommending approval of the proposed vacation with one condition: That the county shall approve the proposed street vacation, subject to any existing utility easements for ingress and egress for any other purpose, if any and in accordance with RCW 36.87.140, retaining an easement in favor of Mason County for any utilities present in the vacated right of way and subject to the following recommended condition: 1. Due to concerns regarding unintendedly landlocking privately owned parcels, the Applicant shall record ingress/egress easements in gross running with the land. Public Works requests that the Board consider and act on the recommendation at the December 8, 2020 meeting. RECOMMENDED OR REQUESTED ACTION: Recommend that the Board consider the Hearings Examiner recommendation to approve Road Vacation No. 401, vacating several streets in Lakewood Plats A, C, D and F. Attachments: 1. Hearing Examiner Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendations 2. Order of Vacation Briefing Summary