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compensation to the county, if any. (Ord. 94-32 (part), 1994; Ord. 93-17 (part), 1993. Formerly <br />12.60.080). <br />12.22.090 Vacation of roads abutting bodies of water prohibited, exception. <br />No county road or part thereof shall be vacated which abuts on a body of fresh water unless the <br />purpose of the vacation is to enable any public authority to acquire the vacated property for port <br />purposes, boat moorage or launching sites, or for park viewpoint, recreational, educational or other <br />public purposes, or unless the property is zoned for industrial uses. (Ord. 94-32 (part), 1994; Ord. 93- <br />17 (part), 1993. Formerly 12.60.090). <br />12.22.100 Retention of easement for public utilities and services. <br />Whenever a county road or any portion thereof is vacated, the board may include in the ordinance <br />authorizing the vacation, a provision that the county retain an easement in respect to the vacated <br />land for the construction, repair, maintenance of public utilities and services which at the time the <br />ordinance is adopted are authorized or are physically located in a portion of the land being vacated; <br />provided, that the board shall not convey such easement to any public utility or other entity or <br />person but may convey a permit or franchise to a public utility to effectuate the intent of this section. <br />The term "public utility" as used in this section shall include utilities owned, operated, or maintained <br />by every gas company, electrical company, communications company, telephone company, <br />telegraph company, water company and sewer company whether or not such company is privately <br />owned or owned by a governmental entity. (Ord. 94-32 (part), 1994; Ord. 93-17 (part), 1993. Formerly <br />12.60.100). <br />12.22.110 Sale to adjacent land owners. <br />The benefiting property owners will each be offered one half of the vacated road and/or road right- <br />of-way adjacent to their property. If one of the benefiting property owners does not wish to <br />purchase the one-half portion of the road or road right-of-way adjacent to his/her property then the <br />other benefiting property owner(s) shall be entitled to purchase that portion of the road and/or road <br />right-of-way. If the property is not purchased by adjacent property owner(s), then said vacation shall <br />be automatically voided. (Ord. 94-32 (part), 1994; Ord. 93-17 (part), 1993. Formerly 12.60.110). <br />Chapter 12.23 <br />UTILITY ACCOMMODATION POLICY* <br />Sections <br />12.23.010 Adoption. <br />* Formerly 12.12; renumbered by Ord. 2004.13, 2004 <br />12.23.010 Adoption. <br />In accordance with RCW 36.55, the "Policy on Accommodation of Utilities," written and approved by <br />the Washington Association of Counties in the fiscal year of 1971, is adopted by the county. Where <br />the word "State" appears in the policy, the County of Kittitas shall be used. Where the word <br />"Highway" appears in the policy, the word roadway will be used. Where the word "Commission" <br />appears in the policy, the word county engineer will be used. Where the words "Washington State <br />