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Council approves vacation of alley and preliminary unit‑lot subdivision, securing 2.75 acres adjacent to ACFL
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance vacating roughly 2,407 sq ft of unopened alley in exchange for a quitclaim deed of about 2.75 acres adjacent to Anacortes Community Forest Lands, a public access easement, and $5,000 for future hazard tree removal, and approved the associated 21‑lot unit lot subdivision with cottage standards.
Anacortes — The City Council voted Feb. 9 to vacate a portion of unopened alley and to approve an associated unit‑lot subdivision and cottage development submitted by Strandberg Construction.
City Attorney Swetnam explained the petition seeks to vacate about 2,407 square feet of alley in the 17th Street area. In exchange the applicant would convey to the city a roughly 2.75‑acre parcel adjacent to the Anacortes Community Forest Lands (ACFL), grant a public access easement connecting 17th Street to the ACFL, and pay $5,000 for removal of future hazard trees. Swetnam said former public works director Rayum assessed the alley’s value at $24,936 and determined the proposed compensation "is…
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