1660_00001ORDINANCE NO.1660
ANORDINANCE AMENDINGCHAPTER 12.44 OF THE MOSES LAKEMUNICI-PAL CODE ENTITLED"STREET VACATIONS"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSESLAKE,WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 12.44 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Street Vacations"is amended asfollows:
12.44.020 Processing Fee:A non-refundable fee of one hundred twenty-fivedollars ($125)shall
accompany each and every petitionfor a street vacation.The petitionshall not be presentedtotheCityCouncilnorprocessedfurtheruntilthefeehasbeenpaid.
12.44.030 Appraisal Fee:The petitioners,inadditionto paying theone hundredtwenty-fivedollar($125)processing fee,shall deposit with the Cityof Moses Lake a sum established by the MunicipalServicesDirectororhisorhersuccessorintitle,but in no event less than three hundreddollars($300).The cost of appraising the property sought to be vacated in order to establishtheappraisedvalueofthepropertyshallbebornebythepetitionersanddeductedfromthepetitionersdeposit.The balance of the deposit,after deducting the cost of theappraisal,shallbereturnedtothepetitioners.
12.44.040 Compensation:The one hundred twenty-fivedollar($125)processing fee and the cost oftheappraisalofthepropertysoughttobevacatedshallbepaidbythepetitionersinadditiontothecompensationforthepropertythatthecitymayrequirepursuanttoRCW35.79.020 if thepropertyisvacatedandregardlessofwhetherornotthevacationisactuallyapproved.
Section 2.This ordinanceshall takeeffect and be in force five (5)days after its passage and publicationofitssummaryasprovidedbylaw.
Adopted by theCity Council and signed by its Mayor on December 20 1994
inance Director
Puht¿sh:12/23/94
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