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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC HEARING
DIRECTOR'S/ENGINEER'S REPORT
PROPOSED VACATION OF PERRY ROAD
Zirkle Fruit desires to acquire more access points than County Code permits to facilitate their fruit operations.
Public Works controls access points on Public Roads, by vacating portions of Perry Road Zirkle Fruit Company
would have the ability to control their access needs along the private road portion better suiting their operational
need. Due to ownership of land solely controlled by Zirkle Fruit along Perry Road no impacts would occur to
other County residents. Easements would be maintained for utilities to serve Zirkle operations.
Background:
1. Perry Road has existed under county ownership without formal documentation. Under RCW 36.75.070
and RCW 36.75.080, the County may establish right of way on roads maintained at the public expense
for 7 years or more. The county has maintenance documents on Perry road dating back to 1967.
2. As the exact turnaround location is yet to be determined and agreed upon, an exact acreage cannot be
determined; however, from conversations between the County Engineer and the vacation applicants,
the proposed location of the turnaround would result in a total vacation area of approximately 3.7
Acres.
3. The entire area in question is zoned CA— (Commercial Agriculture). There are no adjacent properties
with a different zoning. The nearest area with a different zoning is 1000 feet to the North of the
proposed Vacation, and is zoned AG20-(Agriculture 20).
4. As the applicants own both sides of the roadway as a single parcel, the vacation procedure results in a
single vacation, with no need to divide the right of way to individual owners or parcels. As there is
physical proof of underground utilities in the right of way, the right of way upon vacation should be
replaced with a coincident public utility easement to allow the continued use and maintenance of said
utilities.
5. The adjoining property for the proposed vacation falls entirely to a single parcel and single ownership,
the details of which are as follows:
Parcel ID: 390433
Map No.: 17-19-33010-0015
Owner Name: Moe, Eric S etux and Nisbet, Peter B and Molly B.
6. The road vacation fee of $4,205 was paid in full on May 12, 2017.
7. We have maintenance documents maintaining Perry Road as a primitive road back to 1967. Currently
Perry Road is maintained as a paved roadway.
8. Previously multiple residential and agricultural accesses utilized Perry Road. Currently Zirkle Fruit
Company controls all access points off of Perry Road South of the KRD irrigation canal and the
proposed vacation limit. Zirkle Fruit desires to acquire more access points than County Code permits
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to facilitate their fruit operations. Public Works controls access points on Public Roads, by vacating
portions of Perry Road Zirkle Fruit Company would have the ability to control their access needs along
the private road portion.
9. Perry Road has an average daily traffic count of 124 vehicles and is designated as a Local Access
Roadway. These counts are driven by Zirkle Fruit operations due to vehicles utilized by agricultural
workers.
10. Zirkle Fruit desires to acquire more access points than County Code permits to facilitate their fruit
operations. Public Works controls access points on Public Roads, by vacating portions of Perry Road
Zirkle Fruit Company would have the ability to control their access needs along the private road
portion better suiting their operational need. Due to ownership of land solely controlled by Zirkle Fruit
along Perry Road no impacts would occur to other County residents. Easements would be maintained
for utilities to serve Zirkle operations.
11. The attached exhibit drawing is a portion of that Record of Survey performed by Cruse and Associates
for the applicants, with the proposed vacation area highlighted in Red.
Requirements of RCW 36.87.040 Director/Eneineers Report:
Whether County road right of way should be vacated or abandoned.
• County right of way should be vacated to the owners of the neighboring properties.
Whether road is in use or has been in use.
The road is in use, previously the road served various residents and agricultural operations. Currently
Zirkle Fruit Company is the sole owner of the surrounding property and agricultural operation. The
road is a dead end road that only provides access to Zirkle Fruit ag operations.
The condition of the road.
• The road is in good condition; the pavement was recently rated and required no action during the 2017
chip seal program.
Whether it will be advisable to preserve it for the county road system in the future.
• Public Works sees no viable reason for the County to preserve Perry Road as a public facility. The new
agricultural operation is a long term fruit orchard operation that will be a central headquarter location
for a private agricultural company in Ellensburg.
Whether the public will benefit by the vacation.
• The Public will benefit by the reduction in future maintenance costs along Perry Road. These
maintenance costs are anticipated to increase with the change in use and truck traffic.
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Ellensburg, WA 98926 FAX (509) 962-7663
Dept. of Public Works
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A determination by appraisal of the fair market value of the area sought to be vacated.
• An appraisal was not needed since compensation for the vacated land will not be required from the
neighboring land owners.
The classification of the road area according to the type and amount of expenditures made and the nature of the
county's interest therein according to the following classification:
a. Class A - public expenditures made
b. Class B - no public expenditures made.
Class A - In 1998, approximately $32,500 in contract works was expended applying ground up asphalt
to the roadway surface.
Whether the proposed area to be vacated contains utilities.
• There are utilities along Perry Road, these will be maintained and an easement established to facilitate
the current operation.
All other matters which will be of interest to the board including an itemized list of costs and expenses incurred
in the examination, report, appraisal and all proceedings pertaining to such petition to vacate and abandon.
The Department of Public Works recommends the Board approved the proposed vacation of Perry Road.
Dated this I st day of February, 2018
Mark Cook, Director
Public Works Department
Lucas Huck, County Engineer
Public Works Department
411 North Ruby Street, Suite 1 TEL (509) 962-7523
Ellensburg, WA 98926 FAX (509) 962-7663