Street vacation
A street vacation, also known as an alley vacation or vacation of public access, is a type of
Examples
Alaska
In the Unorganized Borough of Alaska, vacation of public access easements require approval from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.[4]
California
The city of
Oregon
In Portland, Oregon, the street vacation process takes approximately 8 to 12 months and includes a formal petition and investigation, public hearings, and action and approval by the Portland City Council.[5]
Washington
Right-of-way vacations in the state of Washington are governed by part of the Revised Code of Washington, allowing for local governments to set their own rules on the process.[2]
In Seattle, the state's largest city, permanent street vacations require the approval of the Seattle City Council or its transportation committee after the consideration of land use impacts and public benefits provided by the requester.[3]
In 2016,
The threat of rejection of a street vacation for political reasons has also been used to halt projects in the Seattle area. In 2013, Mayor
In 2017, a group of community activists in Seattle negotiated with the
References
- ^ a b "Street Vacation: Explanation of Vacation Proceedings". Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ a b "Street and Road Vacation Procedures". Municipal Research and Services Center. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ a b "Street Vacations". Seattle Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "Easement Vacation and Replats". Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "Vacating a Street". Portland Bureau of Transportation. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ Bishop, Todd (January 12, 2016). "Seattle requires Amazon to allow free speech in future courtyard, amid larger debate over company's impact". GeekWire. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ Garbes, Angela (March 30, 2016). "Amazon Is Giving Its Downtown Employees a World of Restaurant Choices—Will the Rest of the City Show Up to Eat?". The Stranger. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ Berger, Knute (July 29, 2013). "Whole Feuds". Crosscut.com. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ Stiles, Marc (April 9, 2014). "City Council says yes to West Seattle Whole Foods project". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ Bhatt, Sanjay (November 9, 2013). "Alley divides the city and downtown hotel developer". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ Porter, Lynn (October 7, 2016). "Hedreen also planning a new 450-room hotel". Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ Baker, Geoff. "Seattle City Council kills sale of street for Sodo arena; Sonics fans despair". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "With expansion, Washington State Convention Center agrees to provide more than $80 million in public benefits". The Seattle Times. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2018-05-22.