15.14.030 Criteria for approval of a plat vacation.
The plat vacation may be approved or denied after a written determination is made whether the public use and interest will be served by the vacation of the subdivision. If any portion of the land contained in the subdivision was dedicated to the public for public use or benefit, such land, if not deeded to the city, shall be deeded to the city unless the city council shall set forth findings that the public use would not be served in retaining title to those lands.
A. Vacation of Streets. When the vacation application is specifically for a city street vacation, the city’s street vacation procedures shall be utilized. When the application is for the vacation of a plat together with the streets, the procedure for vacation in this section shall be used. However, vacations of streets may not be made that are prohibited under Chapter 35.70 RCW or the city’s street vacation ordinance.
B. Easements established by a dedication are property rights that cannot be extinguished or altered without the approval of the easement owner or owners, unless the plat or other document creating the dedicated easement provides for an alternative method or methods to extinguish or alter the easement. (Ord. 1632 § 1, 1996).