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Edmonds revises street‑vacation rules; council votes on appraisers, appeal period and notice
Summary
Edmonds — City staff reopened a street‑vacation code rewrite July 22, proposing to move the rules to the city’s public‑works code, delay appraisals until after a resolution of intent, and align compensation options with state law; council voted on appraiser selection, appeal timelines and notice rules.
Edmonds — City staff reopened a long‑running rewrite of the city’s street‑vacation code July 22, focusing on where the regulation should live in municipal code, whether and when appraisals are required, and how monetary compensation should be handled if the public interest is relinquished.
Jeanne McConnell, a city staff member, told council the primary goals are to move the code from Title 20 (land use) to Title 18 (right‑of‑way and public works) so engineering can lead the technical review, to clarify application timing and definitions, and to revise the appraisal and compensation process. “The proposed code states that the appraisal is only required after staff has reviewed it and presented to council, and council has approved a resolution of intent to vacate,” McConnell said.
State law (RCW) allows a city to require compensation equal to one‑half or up to the full appraised value of vacated property depending on factors such as whether the land has…
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