Public hearing on vacation of a portion of 149th Avenue SE.

METROPOLITAN 
KING COUNTY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF HEARING
Proposed Ordinance 2026-0065
 
NOTICE OF HEARING
ON THE MATTER OF THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY:
 
A portion of 149th Avenue SE and
 portions of King County Road Nos. 949, 1182, 1244 and 23-23-5-4
 
VACATION FILE V-2771
PROPOSED ORDINANCE (2026-0065)
 
Petitioner: King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed ordinance for the approval of a petition to vacate a portion of 149th Avenue SE and portions of King County Road Nos. 949, 1182, 1244 and 23-23-5-4 right-of-way has been filed with the Clerk of the County Council.
 
A remote public hearing before the King County Hearing Examiner will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
 
To connect to the hearing, join Zoom meeting at https://kingcounty.zoom. us/j/84715957569 Meeting ID: 847 1595 7569 Passcode: 438354 or call 1-253-215-8782 and enter the same meeting ID and passcode.
 
Anyone concerned with proceeding by video or phone, who needs a special accommodation, or who would like technical assistance, should contact the Hearing Examiner's office by 4:00 p.m. May 1, 2026 at hearingexaminer@king county.gov or (206) 477-0860.
 
Anyone needing a physical space to attend the remote hearing may walk into the King County Courthouse at 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington (Third Avenue between Yesler and James). Check-in at the front desk on the 12th floor. Staff will seat you in front of a video screen where you can observe the hearing and offer public comment. Please allow sufficient time in advance of the hearing start time to navigate traffic, find parking in busy downtown, and to move through Courthouse security. For more information about parking, please visit our website, http://www.kingcounty.gov/independent/hearing-examiner/hearing-locations. aspx. Note that animals are not allowed at the hearing location.
 
Any member of the public wanting to submit written statements or other documents should email those to hearingexaminer@kingcounty.gov by 4:00 p.m. May 15, 2026. If you would like to provide testimony at the hearing, please email the Hearing Examiner's Office ahead of time with your contact information.
 
The area to be vacated is described as follows: All those portions of Elliott Bridge No. 2 Road (King County Road No. 949), Jones Road (King County Road No. 1182), abandoned King County Road No. 1244, and Elliott Bridge Relocation Road (King County Road No. 23-23-5-4), Also known as 149th Avenue Southeast, lying southerly of the Cedar River and lying northerly of the following described line:
 
Commencing at the west quarter corner of Section 23, Township 23 North, Range 5 East, W.M., said corner being a scribed "X" in stone 1.5 feet below grade and having a Washington State Plane North Zone NAD 83/91 coordinate value of N.173074.34, E.1316563.79 per King County Survey Database point number 3778;
 
Thence N00°20'12"E, a distance of 382.58 feet to a point on the west line of said Section 23, said point bearing S00°20'12"W, a distance of 2139.16 feet from the northwest corner of said Section 23, said corner being a 3" brass disk set in concrete and having a Washington State Plane North Zone NAD 83/91 coordinate value of N.175596.03, E.1316578.61 per King County Survey Database point number 3765;
 
Thence S 89°39'48" E, a distance of 200.74 feet to a point on the northwesterly right-of-way margin of 149th Avenue SE at the intersection with the westerly line of Road No. 949 as deeded to King County under Recording No. 820283, said point being the True Point of Beginning of the herein described line;
 
Thence across said deeded right-of-way, N 21°25'05" E, a distance of 74.65 feet to the intersection of its easterly boundary with a line parallel with and offset 2.4' southerly of the cul-de-sac right-of-way line as deeded to King County under Recording No. 20031219001122;
 
Thence along a line parallel with and offset 2.4 feet southerly of said deeded cul-de-sac, N 79°06'58" E, a distance of 7.37 feet to the beginning of a curve the right having a radius of 60.00 feet;
Thence along said curve to the right, a distance of 98.0 feet, more or less, to the intersection with the easterly line of 149th Avenue SE as surveyed by King County Survey No. 23-23-5-4, and the terminus of the herein described line.
 
Said roads having a combined length of approximately 730 feet (0.14 miles). The adjacent parcels are zoned UR.
 
INFORMATION ON THIS PROPOSED ACTION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SERVICES ROAD SERVICES DIVISION: John Bryan
TELEPHONE: (206) 477-2594
EMAIL: jobryan@kingcounty.gov
 
Dated at Seattle, Washington, this 11th day of April, 2026.
 
Metropolitan
 King County Council,
King County, Washington
 
Melani Hay
Clerk of the Council