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Council opens Mary Street vacation public hearing tied to proposed multifamily project
Summary
Staff described a Mary Street vacation request that would remove roughly 600 sq ft of excess right‑of‑way within a ~20,000 sq ft parcel to allow a proposed multifamily development; council questioned access, utility easements, traffic and pedestrian safety and directed staff to return with an ordinance and conditions.
The council opened a public hearing on March 11 to consider a petition to vacate a portion of Mary Street tied to a proposed multifamily development.
Planner Todd Abelman explained the application (filed 01/16/2025; resolution set 02/11/2025) and showed council a map of the right‑of‑way and the adjoining property owned by the applicant. He said the additional right‑of‑way includes a small triangle of roughly 600 square feet and the larger subject area is about 20,000 square feet; proposed use shown in the zoning amendment materials is multifamily residential with independent utility needs. Abelman said any ordinance would reserve easements for utilities and required access and that staff typically includes a sunset (he suggested five years) so conditions do not hang indefinitely.
Council members asked whether the vacated area would primarily add parking or additional units, whether existing adjacent fourplexes would retain garbage access, and how traffic at the nearby intersection with 1st/2nd and Andres Road would be managed. Abelman said a prior traffic study tied to the zoning amendment indicated most traffic would use SR‑904 and that sidewalk/crosswalk planning and coordination with the Washington Department of Transportation would be part of later design and condition setting. The applicant noted pedestrian walkway concepts that could link the development to a nearby shopping center.
With no public commenters in person or virtually on this item, the council closed the hearing and voted to ask staff to draft and return an ordinance for council action with appropriate reservations of easements and conditions. Council did not take final action on the vacation at this meeting.
