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12.22.020 Resolution. <br />When a county road or any part thereof is considered useless, the board by resolution entered upon <br />its minutes, may declare its intention to vacate and abandon the same or any portion thereof and <br />shall direct the director of public works to report upon such vacation and abandonment. (Ord. 94-32 <br />(part), 1994; Ord. 93-17 (part), 1993. Formerly 12.60.020). <br />12.22.030 Freeholder's petition. <br />Ten freeholders residing in the vicinity of any county road or portion thereof may petition the board <br />to vacate and abandon the same or any portion thereof. <br />1. The petition must show the land owned by each petitioner and set forth that such <br />county road is useless as part of the county road system and that the public will be <br />benefited by its vacation and abandonment. <br />2. The petition shall be accompanied by an application fee in the amount specified in <br />Kittitas County Code Chapter 4.16. When necessary to cover the cost and expenses <br />incurred in the examination, report, appraisal and all proceedings pertaining to such <br />petition to vacate and/or abandon, the petitioners will be required to pay such <br />additional costs. <br />3. On the filing of the petition and application fee and on being satisfied that the petition <br />has been signed by petitioners residing in the vicinity of the county road or portion <br />thereof, the board shall direct the director to report upon such vacation and <br />abandonment. (Ord. 94-32 (part), 1994; Ord. 93-17 (part), 1993. Formerly 12.60.030). <br />12.22.040 <br />Director's report. In response to the board's direction, the director of public works shall examine any <br />county road or portion thereof proposed to be vacated and abandoned and report to the county on <br />the following: <br />1. Whether the county road should be vacated and abandoned; <br />2. Whether the same is in use or has been in use; <br />3. The condition of the road; <br />4. Whether it will be advisable to preserve it for the county road system in the future; <br />5. Whether the public will be benefited by its vacation and abandonment; <br />6. A determination by appraisal of the fair market value of the area sought to be vacated; <br />7. The classification of the road area according to the type and amount of expenditures <br />made and the nature of the county's interest therein according to the following <br />classification: <br />a. Class A -public expenditures made <br />b. Class B - no public expenditures made. <br />8. Whether the proposed area to be vacated contains utilities. <br />9. All other matters which will be of interest to the board including an itemized list of costs <br />and expenses incurred in the examination, report, appraisal and all proceedings <br />pertaining to such petition to vacate and abandon. (Ord. 94-32 (part), 1994; Ord. 93-17 <br />(part), 1993. Formerly 12,60.040). <br />12.22.050 Notice of hearing. <br />Notice of hearing upon the report for vacation and abandonment of a county road shall be <br />published by the board at least once a week for two consecutive weeks preceding the date fixed for <br />the hearing in the county official newspaper and a copy of the notice shall be posted for at least <br />twenty days preceding the day fixed for hearing at each termini of the county road or portion thereof <br />proposed to be vacated or abandoned. Notice of hearing shall also be addressed through the United <br />